Pathway: Fine Arts
Career Education
June 4, 2021
MAD Student Is a Festival Finalist
"A Media Arts Design student at Cypress College is a finalist in the 2021 MODE: Motion Design Educational Summit festival and conference, being held June 10-13, 2021. Jocelyn Hernandez and 11 other Cypress College MAD students submitted work and earned free admittance to the annual conference. This student competition is part"
May 12, 2020
MAD Film Fest Premieres Online
"The Media Arts Design Film Showcase debuts today, to display the work of MAD students and , this year, to offer alumni contributions. In keeping with government guidelines to limit the spread of the Coronavirus, this year’s festival will take place online. According to Professor Ian Holmes, digital cinema coordinator, the"
Career Education
April 28, 2020
Student Finalists in National Video Contest
"Cypress College students have gained national attention in a contest called “Stay Home and Sing,” with a video featuring their adaptation of a song from the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical “In The Heights.” The students performed the song “96,000,” selected from their spring production of the musical, which was cut short due"
Career Education
January 25, 2020
Retired Journalism Chair Robert Mercer Remembered
"Cypress College is remembering Robert Mercer, a long-time Journalism Department Chair who died on Tuesday morning (January 21, 2020). Mr. Mercer retired from Cypress College in 2015, almost 20 years after being hired. Mr. Mercer brought the Cypress College Journalism Program into the digital age. He was a pioneer in convergence"
Career Education
January 10, 2020
Go MAD This Semester
"This spring, several courses offer a variety of ways to learn or improve computer illustration, modeling, and projection mapping, among other skills. These Media Arts Design classes can help expand and enhance your professional portfolio or provide enrichment if you are simply interested in digital design. Learn art that you can"
Career Education
January 8, 2019
Preproduction for Filmmakers Class Available
"Interested in becoming a filmmaker? Our Media Arts Design program is offering a class for you! MAD 183, Preproduction for TV, Video, and Film, prepares students to make a film by teaching the necessary steps leading up to shooting the film in production. Topics covered include script, proposal, treatment, casting, crew,"
#CYProfessional
December 12, 2018
#CYProfessional: Michael Coronado, Instructor, Journalism
"At Cypress College, we are proud of our employees and realize that recognizing personal and professional achievements, along with establishing a human connection between students, faculty, and staff, promotes a collegial atmosphere imbued with the Charger Spirit! Our employees always strive for excellence and make significant contributions to the campus and"
Career Education
December 4, 2018
Media Arts Design Receives Approval for its First Associate Degree
"The Cypress College Media Arts Design (MAD) department recently received state approval to offer an Associate in Science in Film, Television, and Electronic Media. “While the MAD department has over ten skill certificates it offers students, this is our first two-year degree,” MAD Department Chair Ian Holmes said. “This means that"
Career Education
November 19, 2018
MAD Students Featured in Daniel Stephens Gallery
"The Daniel Stephens Gallery — the small gallery in the Fine Arts lobby — features student artwork. For two weeks, the gallery featured Media Arts Design (MAD) students, including Zimmo Mojica. Mojica’s work has been featured before on the campus’ marquee."
September 26, 2018
#CYProfessional: Katalin Angelov, Media Arts Design Professor
"At Cypress College, we are proud of our employees and realize that recognizing personal and professional achievements, along with establishing a human connection between students, faculty, and staff, promotes a collegial atmosphere imbued with the Charger Spirit! Our employees always strive for excellence and make significant contributions to the campus and"