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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18,2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
COMMENTARY
Film school dean doubles as 'Smurfs' director
PATRICK GOLDSTEIN
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LOS ANGELES — Veteran movie producer Jordan Kerner spent nearly 10 years finding a way to make "The Smurfs," which earned $35.6 million in its opening weekend in the U.S. But it's not his long track record in Hollywood, which includes producing everything from "Less Than Zero"
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Kerner has recruited a host of faculty members who still have their day jobs, which helps give students a grounding in the kind of problem-solving necessary to survive on a film set. Through a shadowing program, students get
up to talk to an actor, our kids would be right there with him. They also got to spend time with our editors, visual effects supervisor, sound designers and other crew members. Sometimes the discussions were difficult, but that was the whole point — it's a way to learn the whys and why notes of filmmaking." (With it being 2011, students had to sign release forms promising not to blog about what
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked," which will hit theaters this Christmas. He also has his students listen in on his conversations with his agent so they can develop an understanding of the demands of the marketplace.
Kerner never imagined himself being a film school dean — in fact, he never went to film school himself. But after surviving a freak staph infection and enduring the
their experiences. But Kerner felt the school needed more outside professionals on the faculty, so he recruited a host of industry pros, including producer Bob Gosse and Peter Bogdanovich, who teaches a freshman film class.
My biggest concern with today's film schools is that they tend to offer students far more instruction in technique than in actual ideas.
But the student films I watched
Immersion project, where students gain a deeper understanding of character and story by spending several weeks at places like the Veterans Artificial Limb Hospital in Philadelphia and Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans.
"They can't take cameras or recording devices — just a pad and pen," he says. "The whole idea is to go out and get to know people, hear their stories and get under
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
HEALTH
New sunscreen labels aim to better educate public
HANNAH DAVIS editor@kansan.com
It's a balmy Friday afternoon in June. The sun is high and a smattering of clouds offer minimal shade for the swimmers and synbathers around the pool at Tuckaway apartment complex, 2600 West 6th St. Kelly Flynn and Kate Johnson, both seniors, wade in the pool for their daily post-class ritual — working on their tans. In spite of years of data demonstrating the correlation between skin cancer and sun exposure, vanity trumps caution.
Johnson agreed.
"This sounds horrible, but I would rather look good now than worry about a possibility of cancer way in the future," Flynn said.
"It's that whole being young, dumb and having an invincible mindset," she said.
That mindset may be common, but the Food and Drug Administration is making it easier than ever to see the dangers in sun exposure by changing the language of sunscreen.
Reynold Tan, an interdisciplinary scientist at the FDA, said he hoped the newly announced standards for sunscreen labeling would better educate the public about the importance of skin protection.
"There are a lot of words used in sunscreen marketing that have been redefined," Tan said. "And the language companies use to market their products is going to come under greater scrutiny."
Newly prohibited marketing words include sunblock, waterproof, sweatproof and any SPF above 50.
"Sunblock" implies that a person is completely protected from harmful rays. That simply will never be the case," Tan said.
Rather than hailing a product as waterproof or sweatproof, sunscreens must be labeled water- or sweat-resistant and the amount of time the product lasts must be listed next to the claim of resistance. No product can claim to last for more than two hours. Currently, the term broad-spectrum can be found on many sunscreens.
Kelly Flynn's tanning habits of using low-SPF sunscreen are dangerous, according to FDA standards.
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New regulations define broad-spectrum as a sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB rays. Only broad-spectrum sunscreens aid in cancer and premature aging risk reduction.
Flynn and Johnson had brought three different sunscreens ranging from SPF 4 to 15 to the pool with them. Flynn only uses sunscreen if she is burnt from the day before.
"My main motivation is avoiding pain or a goofy tan" — it is less about the health benefits." Flynn said.
This is not effective, Tan said.
"Tanning oils or anything less than an SPF 15 will prevent burns only; they do not adequately protect the skin from the UVA and UVB rays," Tan said.
Patty Quinlan, supervisor of nursing at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said that, during her 24 years treating college students, she has seen serious burns from the sun.
"Students come in with blisters all over their body. The pain is enormous," Quinlan said.
In severe cases a person may feel nauseae, lightheaded, weak and feverish. Quinlan compared severe sunburns to burns sustained from curling irons or flames.
"Sunburns are like any other burn. They cause cell necrosis," Quinlan said.
Cell necrosis, the premature death of cells and living tissue, causes irreversible and long-lasting damage to the skin. Although skin cancer is relatively rare in people between 20 and 26, accounting for less than 1 percent of skin cancer cases, damage done during those years increases the risk of a cancer diagnosis later in life.
Increasing rates of skin cancer and new information on the harmful effects of UVA rays recently prompted the FDA to act. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, about 90 percent of nonmelanoma skin cancers are associated with exposure to UVA rays from the sun. Treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancers increased by nearly 77 percent between 1992 and 2006.
The FDA suggests people apply a liberal amount of sunscreen, which is about the size of a golf ball. They also recommend reapplying sunscreen every two hours. People should avoid extended exposure between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., wear long sleeves, hats and sunglasses.
"These precautions should be taken every day all year round. Many people think they only need sunscreen while at the pool in the middle of August," Tan said. "That is not the case."
While no one is exempt from the dangers of sun exposure, people with fair skin, a family history of cancer and high rates of exposure to the sun are the most at risk.
Students such as Flynn and Johnson don't have to sacrifice their bronze glow for their health. Sunscreen still allows the skin to develop color. The process may be slower, but experts say it's better for your health.
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