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The Chimes

Arts and entertainment semester highlights

This larger-than-life charcoal and graphite on paper piece serves as the centerpiece to the "Sea We Must Wade" exhibit. Created by Shawn Michael Warren, the piece “was created as a response to the water crisis in Flint, MI.”
Here are the Top 4 pieces of student and faculty art on campus this semester.
Emily Coffey and Kate Bomar April 19, 2022

This semester, the campus came alive as students and faculty worked hard to produce their best work during the celebration of arts and media. Here is a quick rundown of the best art pieces and productions this year.  THE COLOR PINK On March 22, THE COLOR PINK was an exquisite embark on femininity...

Education department premieres COVID-19 influenced documentary

Education department premieres COVID-19 influenced documentary
The new documentary sits down with educators to look at the successes and failures of virtual learning.
Caleb Jonker, News Editor April 7, 2022

Over the summer of 2021, Interim Director of Elementary Education Luciano Cid executive produced a documentary, “Navigating the Global Pandemic: A Round Table Conversation with Christian Educators.” He hopes the video can be a teaching tool for education majors a world reshaped by the global pandemic. On...

The inside scoop on the newest Biola Film

The inside scoop on the newest Biola Film
Biola Film’s winner “Guber” overcomes difficult weather conditions.
Kate Bomar, Photographer March 31, 2022

Biola Film’s winner “Guber,'' written and directed by junior cinema and media arts major Juliet Lucas, is in the process of filming. The release date looms at only a month away, but the shoot process was more than what cast and crew bargained for.  THE PROCESS Originally written as a short novel...

‘The Chosen’ comes to Biola

‘The Chosen’ comes to Biola
The School of Cinema & Media Arts hosted a special event with writers, producers and actors from the hit show.
Chris Charpentier, Staff Writer March 27, 2022

On March 25, the School of Cinema & Media Arts held a special event centered around the hit Christian TV show, “The Chosen.” Some of the writers, producers and cast came for a meet and greet as well as a Q&A moderated by the school’s dean, Tom Halleen. A CROWD OF 2,000 Over 2,000 people...

CMA building still pending approval

CMA building still pending approval
COVID-19 delays and undetermined department relocations are just some of the problems the cinema and media arts building faces.
Chris Charpentier, Staff Writer February 5, 2022

In 2017, the university announced plans for a new cinema and media arts building. The three-story, 56,000 square foot building includes a 300-seat screening theater, a 3,000 square foot soundstage, new foley studios and a student café. However, despite the ambition and passion behind this project, approval...

An interview with 2 The Sun and the genre fusion of ‘Meudon Drive’

An interview with 2 The Sun and the genre fusion of ‘Meudon Drive’
Cinema and media arts major Ryan Jachetta gives insight into his debut album.
Chris Charpentier, Staff Writer December 2, 2021

Senior cinema and media arts major Ryan Jachetta, also known as 2 The Sun, released his debut album “Meudon Drive” on Nov. 18. His audacious genre blend distinguishes him from other artists in his class. Jachetta progressed his sound in this last record past the one-off singles of his previous work...

Dean Yamada on “Rust” shooting

Dean Yamada on “Rust” shooting
Cinema & media arts professor Dean Yamada gives insight on the recent shooting on the set of “Rust.”
Chris Charpentier, Staff Writer November 2, 2021

Two weeks ago, the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins rocked the film industry. The events leading up to this shooting revealed a lack of safety attentiveness and poor set leadership. Professor of cinema and media arts professor Dean Yamada gave his insight on this event and the implications it...

CMA students and commercial music alumna unite to create “Banana Pop”

CMA students and commercial music alumna unite to create “Banana Pop”
Aluma Ellery Sablan and crew discuss the filmmaking process behind the music video for “Banana Pop.”
Chris Charpentier, Staff Writer September 23, 2021

Filming for “Banana Pop” began on Sept. 3, a unique collaboration between commercial music alumna Ellery Sablan and cinema and media arts students. The music video reflects the sentiments of Sablan’s single about heartbreak and the longing to experience happiness again.   With help from her...

Q&A with CMA professor and producer of “What Lies Below”

Q&A with CMA professor and producer of “What Lies Below”
This intricate film has been trending on Netflix for the past week, leaving students inspired to follow in Abel Vang’s footsteps.
Kate Bomar, Photographer April 13, 2021

Produced by Biola professor Abel Vang,“What Lies Below” hit Netflix and became trending one day after Easter and remained in the Top 10 for a week. Vang gives readers an inside scoop to the production of his trending Netflix film.  “What Lies Below” tells a story of  a 16-year-old girl who...

Biola students highlight importance of supporting women

Biola students highlight importance of supporting women
Two Biola students use their platform to explore femininity and share the struggles women go through on a daily basis.
Maria Weyne, News Editor April 1, 2021

Despite women’s history month coming to a close on March 31, junior psychology major Alexandra Artuso and senior cinema and media arts major Bree Mays share the same sentiment toward celebrating minorities beyond their respective months.  MORE THAN JUST A MONTH  “I think it’s really great to...

Everything students need to know about the new CMA building

Students and professors seek to find the compromise between artistic expression and community expectations in Biola's Cinema Media Arts department.
Amid a COVID-19 financial crisis, the donor-funded building project is through planning stages.
Emily Coffey, Managing Editor March 11, 2021

As Phase 3 students flock back to campus, one poster board standing just between the Alton and Lydia Lim Center for Science, Technology and Health and Crowell School of Business stands out. Promising old Hollywood architecture, a 300-seat theater and space for the new game design program, the timeline...

CMA returns to campus for Phase 2

CMA returns to campus for Phase 2
The return to campus presents challenges Biola professors are at the forefront of solving.
Emily Coffey, Managing Editor February 20, 2021

This week, the wave of students approved for Phase 2 in the School of Cinema and Media Arts department filed into classrooms for the first time since last March. They were 6 feet apart and masked, with wet hands from the gallons of hand sanitizer stationed at the entrance of classrooms. Not only have...