March 29, 2013: The Hollywood Shuffle: Exploring Race and Ethnicity Behind and in Front of the CamerannUSC Annenberg, in conjunction with th...
March 29, 2013: The Hollywood Shuffle: Exploring Race and Ethnicity Behind and in Front of the CamerannUSC Annenberg, in conjunction with the International Communication Association presents, The Hollywood Shuffle: Exploring Race and Ethnicity Behind and in Front of the Camera, a panel discussion moderated by associate professor Stacy Smith at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Smith lead a discussion on the underrepresentation of minorities in the entertainment industry with leading scholars and industry players. Joining Prof. Smith was Darnell Hunt, Director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, Russell Robinson, the Distinguished Haas Chair in LGBT Equity Professor of Law at UC Berkeley, Ava DuVernay, winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for "Middle of Nowhere," and Tim Story, director, writer and producer of "Fantastic Four," "Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer," and "Think Like a Man." Based on Robinson and Hunt's work on casting, anti-discrimination norms, and racial realities in Los Angeles, this panel discussed the in's and out's of Hollywood's type casting and lack of diversity behind the lens. DuVernay and Story gave the industry point of view from their journey to Hollywood success.nnFor more on Stacy Smith: http://annenberg.usc.edu/Faculty/Communication%20and%20Journalism/SmithS.aspxnnFor more on Darnell Hunt: http://www.sociology.ucla.edu/professors/DARNELL%20MONTEZ%20HUNT/?id=38nnFor more on Russell Robinson: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/php-programs/faculty/facultyProfile.php?facID=14282nnFor more on Ava DuVernay: http://www.avaduvernay.com/ Less
