Projects From The Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago

Run For Cover- Gold

Uchicago A Cappella group Run For Cover recently recorded a cover of Gold, a song by Adventure Club, at the Logan Center. This track was awarded a perfect score of 5.0 by the Recorded A Cappella Review Board, and won catgory runner-up in the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards, 2016.

Voices In Your Head: Show Me How You Burlesque

The new single by UChicago a cappella group Voices In Your Head, “Show Me How You Burlesque,” was recorded at the Logan Center using equipment and resources from the media center. A cover of a Christina Aguilera song, it was the opener of the 2015 International Championship of A Cappella set for which Voices were…

Continue Reading

Healing Home

Fire Escape Films presents Healing Home, directed by Anna Gregg and released in April 2016. Grace McLeod of Fire Escape Films says, “Two young women experience the effects of divorce as they cope with living in separated households. This short film utilized LED panels, ARRI lights, and Glidecam technology from the Logan Media Center.”  …

Continue Reading

With Family

Fire Escape Films presents With Family, directed by directed by Sean Raju and Mimi Wilcox, and released in April 2016. Grace McLeod of Fire Escape Films explains, “After the passing of their parents, an older sister loses sight of what is best for her two younger siblings. This short film utilized lighting and sound equipment…

Continue Reading

Yellow Wallpaper

All of us at the Logan Center were deeply saddened by the loss of Renata Horowitz. Renata was a vibrant presence around the building, and at the Logan Media Center in particular. Yellow Wallpaper is a video piece Renata made using LMC equipment. It is exemplary of her creative spirit. For more on how Renata…

Continue Reading

The Creator

The Creator is a stop-motion animation piece by DoVA major Anna Tropnikova. It was featured in the 2016 DoVA BA Thesis Exhibition, and created using digital tools at the Logan Media Center. Anna says: “This project was created using a Canon T3i (DSLR camera), Photoshop and Final Cut Pro 10. To create an unmodulated lighting…

Continue Reading