LAFS Library

Koha Catalog Collection at The Library

The Los Angeles Film School Library Digital Catalog Collection: Koha Introducing the Koha Open Public Access Catalog (OPAC), a new Library catalog! Students can browse through the collection easily and search by item type or…
DFD Music Shane Foster

Meet the Founders of DFD Music

Photo of DFD founders Davis Chris (left) and Shane Foster (right) Two Alumni. Two Cities. Two Stories. Shane Foster and Davis Chris founded their music marketing and recording company, DFD Music, in 2016. DFD Music embodies the success…
Media Communications

Media Communications

Malcolm X

’90s Movies Focused on Black Narratives

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington in Malcolm X A LIST OF ’90S FILMS THAT IMPACTED AMERICAN CULTURE AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY The 1990s brought a surge of films that impacted or drew focus to the Black experience. From blockbuster hits to…
Spotlight Awards 2020

Announcing FAME Week and Spotlight Awards

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You'll Want to Pull Up a Chair for This Celebration! Last year’s Spotlight Awards Ceremony was a festival of new beginnings, and this year, we are in the midst of historic change. We believe change is a good thing. As we…
12 Principles of Animation

History and Use: 12 Principles of Animation

Updated September 17th, 2026. When you think of wildly successful animation, one of the first studios that comes to mind is Disney. From the original Mickey Mouse all the way through their newest feature film, Disney knows how to create…
LAFS Animation

The Best Animation Schools in California

Animation Program Game Designing's 10 Best Animation Schools Thank you to Game Designing for ranking our Animation Program as one of the best in California. Our Animation Department celebrated its 10-year anniversary…
Marvel

The 48 Alumni Behind Marvel Universe

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Photo via Reddit Our Marvelous L.A. Film School Alumni Have Credits on These Marvel Movies You probably already know that The Los Angeles Film School is pretty super, but did you know just how super our alumni are? Many alumni…
Ari Levine

How Grammy-Winner Ari Levine Stays Busy

Ari Levine with Bruno Mars. Photo via Los Angeles Outlook We Talked With Recording Engineer to the Stars Ari Levine About How He's Staying Creative During COVID-19 A New Jersey native, Ari Levine played drums as a kid and from…