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Comic Con 2016
UCLA Bruins are out in full force at the annual pop culture convention
Planning to check out the 2016 edition of San Diego Comic Con, which runs through Sunday, July 24? Be sure to visit the many UCLA alums and current students who are screening their films or TV shows, exhibiting their projects, teaching seminars and moderating and speaking on panels at the San Diego Convention Center and its surrounding venues. They include:
PREVIEW NIGHT: WEDNESDAY, JULY 20
Teaching with Comics: An Interactive Workshop for Educators
Shiley Special Events San Diego Central Library, 4:00 p.m.
PETER CARLSON (GSEI M.Ed '11)
ANTERO GARCIA (GSEI Ph.D. '12)
Embarcadero Marina Park
JUSTIN LIN (B.A. ’95), director
THURSDAY, JULY 21
Presentation: DreamWorks Animation Theatrical: Trolls
Hall H, 10:00 a.m.
CHRIS HARDWICK, moderator
Spotlight on Lisa Hanawalt
Room 23ABC, 11:00 a.m.
LISA HANAWALT (A&A '06), graphic novel author, Hot Dog Taste Test
Panel: Getting Into Comics and Staying There
Room 28DE, 12:00 p.m.
DAFNA PLEBAN (UCLA '07), moderator
Panel/Q&A: The Pitching Hour
Room 7AB, 12:00 p.m.
CARINA SCHULZE (UCLA '01), panelist
Panel: Something for Everyone: Indie Comics
Room 29AB, 1:00 p.m.
LISA HANAWALT (A&A '06), panelist
JENNIFER HAYDEN (UCLA '01), panelist
Star Trek: 50th Year Celebration with Roddenberry Entertainment
Room 24ABC, 1:30 p.m.
TREVOR ROTH (UCLA '96), moderator
Live Podcast: Two Packs a Week: The Trading Card Comedy Show
Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library, 2:00 p.m.
ERIKA ISHII (UCLA '09), guest
Screening: Thunderbirds Are Go
Room 7AB, 2:00 p.m.
ROB HOEGEE (M.F.A. '96), head writer
Panel: Hollyweird Science: Science Fiction as Inspiration
Room 5AB, 7:00 p.m.
KEVIN GRAZIER (UCLA Ph.D. '97), panelist
FRIDAY, JULY 22
Panel: Keeping it Short: Short Form Comics
Room 28DE, 10:00 a.m.
LISA HANAWALT (A&A '06), panelist
Panel: Intro to TV Writing
Room 8, 10:30 a.m.
JEFF BELL (M.F.A. '90), panelist
Screening: Nobility
Neil Morgan Auditorium, San Diego Central Library, 11:00 a.m.
WALTER KOENIG (UCLA '58), actor
Panel: di-VR-sity: Opportunities in VR/AR and Immersive Storytelling
Room 29AB, 11:00 a.m.
EVETTE VARGAS (M.F.A. '12), panelist
Panel: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: It's Morphin Time
Room 5AB, 11:30 a.m.
DAFNA PLEBAN (UCLA '07), editor
Panel: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Return to New York
Room 6A, 11:45 a.m.
SEAN ASTIN (UCLA '97), actor
GWENDOLINE YEO (UCLA '97), actor
Panel/Q&A: AMC's Fear the Walking Dead
Hall H, 12:00 p.m.
CHRIS HARDWICK, moderator
Panel: Inside the Writer's Room: Writing and Producing for Star Trek
Room 7AB, 5:00 p.m.
ROBERT HEWITT WOLFE (B.A. '87, M.F.A. ’90), panelist
Panel: From Day Job to Dream Job: Making the Transition
Pacific 23, North Tower, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, 6:10 p.m.
DALLAS KING (M.F.A. '14, UCLA Extension instructor), panelist
The 17th Annual Animation Show of Shows
Room 6BCF, 7:00 p.m.
RON DIAMOND (M.F.A. '82), founder and curator
SATURDAY, JULY 23
Forest J. Ackerman Centennial Celebration
Room 6BCF, 10:30 a.m.
JIM UHLS (M.FA. '84), screenwriter
Presentation: The Simpsons
Ballroom 20, 12 p.m.
MIKE B. ANDERSON (M.F.A. '90), supervising director
NANCY CARTWRIGHT (B.A. '81), voice actor
DAVID SILVERMAN (B.A. '79), director
Presentation: Lucifer Special Video Presentation and Q&A
Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 1:30 p.m.
ILDY MODROVICH (B.A. '91), executive producer
Panel: Inside the Writer's Room: The Pilot: Part One
Room 24ABC, 1:30 p.m.
ROBERT HEWITT WOLFE (B.A. '87, M.F.A. ’90), panelist
SARAH WATSON (B.A. '07), panelist
Panel: Women Rocking Hollywood
Room 25ABC, 2:00 p.m.
CATHERINE HARDWICKE, panelist
Presentation: geekED VI: College and The Nerd Brain
Shiley Special Events San Diego Central Library, 5:00 p.m.
BRIAN MACDONALD (UCLA), panelist
KAMIL OSHUNDARA (UCLA), panelist
Presentation: The Last Man on Earth
Indigo Ballroom, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, 6:00 p.m.
WILL FORTE (UCLA B.A. '93), actor
Screening: Designated Survivor
Horton Grand Theater, 7:00 p.m.
KAL PENN (UCLA B.A. '00), actor
Screening: Flesh and Blood
Pacific 23, N. Tower, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, 8:50 p.m.
MERLIN CAMOZZI (M.F.A. '16), writer-director
TIM LEWIS (M.F.A. '15), producer
RICHARD PERRY (M.F.A. '15), production design
JULIA SWAIN (M.F.A. '15), cinematographer
ERIC VENNEMEYER (M.F.A. '16), first AD
MARTA SAVINA (M.F.A. '16), first AC
LINDA RIEDMANN (TFT grad student), UPM
JOSH YUNIS (M.F.A. '16), script supervisor
MATTHEW KNUDSEN (TFT grad student), gaffer
DAVID KIRKEBY (TFT grad student), gaffer
THIENTAM NGUYEN (TFT undergrad student), grip
JENNIFER GITTINGS (M.F.A. '12), color correction
MELISSA KAN (TFT grad student), post producer
SUNDAY, JULY 24
Cartoon Voices II panel
Room 6A, 11:30 a.m.
FRED TATASCIORE (B.A. '91), panelist
THURS.-SUN.
Exhibitor: Boston Metaphysical Society
Artist Alley (AA-20), all day, starting at 9:30 a.m.
MADELEINE HOLLY-ROSING (M.F.A. '09), creator
More details can be found on the Comic Con website.
Posted: July 21, 2016