capstones

Seven Dance Majors Presented Their Research in End of Year Symposium

Natalie Nash Crafted a Printed Book On Documentary Filmmaking as Part of Her Senior Capstone Project

The College of Fine Arts and Communications Convocation Ceremonies Celebrate the Graduating Class of 2023

A Team of BYU Students Worked on the Award-Winning Game as Part of an Animation Program Capstone Project

Wright hopes to open up the conversation about the difficult experiences that missionaries have while serving through her graphic novel

“Skaterhood” tells compelling story of female skateboarders and their ties to motherhood

Schill — a South Carolina native — will graduate with a BFA in photography and a BA in sociocultural anthropology on April 24, 2020

Students and faculty from BYU’s School of Communications hope the release of their recently produced documentary will reignite the public’s interest in solving the cold case of Rosie Tapia — a six-year-old girl who was abducted from her Salt Lake City apartment, sexually assaulted and murdered in August of 1995. The debut of the documentary is met with much emotion, especially in the wake of a sketch of the suspect given to police earlier this year by a former neighbor of the Tapia family. “Murderers Living Among Us: Who Killed Rosie Tapia?” not only covers the events of the tragedy but also explores different issues tied to the abduction and murder of Tapia, the impact it has had on her family and the cultural phenomena of true crime as entertainment. The film is the result of a year-long student and faculty-mentored project. Garofalo and the other documentary producers worked closely with the Utah Cold Case Coalition and members of the Tapia family to tell a story that was both factual and emotional. “I really wanted to bring awareness back to this story,” said Garofalo. “The case didn’t get the attention it deserved 24 years ago — it got shoved under the rug. At the end of the day, her killer still hasn’t been found.” Read the full story at comms.byu.edu.

Howie Burbidge’s senior project focuses on how dying isn’t losing