production Archives - The Chimes

“Antigone Now” — battling a hopeless darkness

Seeing “Antigone Now” as a story of the struggle for mental health.

Patricia Yang, Editor-in-Chief • October 26, 2023

Soft atmospheric music with chirping birds played gently in the background as people trickled into Mayers Auditorium. The audience settled into their seats, playbills in hand, eyes cast toward the stage. The room lights dimmed. The stage lights glowed. Four actors strode about the stage with power and...

Class of ‘14 alumnus Daniel Pimentel talks album making in Honduras

“Fear and Trembling” is a relic of deep Old Testament theology and Pimentel’s long-time passion for music.

Emily Coffey, Managing Editor • October 14, 2021

Daniel Pimentel graduated in 2014 with a degree in cinema and media arts with a focus on production. The next eight years of his life would be split between being a youth pastor in Salt Lake City, Utah then moving to Honduras, doing volunteer work and audio and video production for a bilingual school....

Biola film “Healing” shows strength and recovery

This student-run film produced within Biola’s three-course sequence classes has brought these students' vision to life.

Kate Bomar, Photographer • April 11, 2021

Hope is hard to find in dark times, but the Biola-produced student film “Healing” shows that it is not impossible. Biola’s Motion Picture Production class is one that cinema and media arts students look forward to taking, and despite all the COVID-19 regulations, this semester's class has not let...

Meet the Biola alumna working for one of YouTube’s most beloved channels

Annaliese Franklin gives a rundown of her production roles at Rhett & Link’s Mythical Entertainment studio.

Lydia Snow, Freelancer • April 1, 2021

This story was edited with revised information on April 3 at 9:36 a.m. It all began with kazoos. In 2012, Annaliese Franklin had just transferred to Biola University. The night she moved into Stewart Hall, she received an unexpected email. Up-and-coming YouTube personalities Rhett McLaughlin and Link...

Melanie Martinez releases “After School EP”

Deep and insightful lyrics with alternative production techniques help define Martinez’s sound.

Emily Coffey, Managing Editor • September 29, 2020

Melanie Martinez released her “After School EP” on Sept. 25. She performed on the 2012 season of The Voice, which launched her career into alternative stardom almost immediately. It has been just under a year since the “Pity Party” artist released her last album, “K-12”, and this EP acts...

“The Boys Next Door” joyfully highlights those in the intellectually challenged community

Theatre 21 presents a two-act comedy-drama 1986 classic.

Brooke Torres, Freelance Writer • November 8, 2018

“The Boys Next Door” opens this Friday, Nov. 9, presenting a stellar comedic production with serious and important undertones. This production details the lives of four men with different intellectual challenges and their caretaker Jack. It highlights the different challenges these characters go...

Torrey puts a twist on Shakespeare

Student-directed play incorporates comedy into theater.

Isabella Tkachuk, Freelance Writer • November 15, 2017

When it comes to the Torrey Honors Institute, time for breaks becomes exceedingly rare. This makes the amount of time and energy that the Torrey Theatre puts into the production of “The Complete Works of Shakespeare Revised and Abridged” extraordinary. DIFFERENT PORTRAYAL OF SHAKESPEAREAN WORKS The...