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MFA student Raquel Hagman worked as a cinematographer on MFA student Justin Garza’s short film, &quot;My Nightmare.” She said she utilized a number of different techniques, ranging from a tripod to handheld camera movements, in order to reveal the main character’s varying emotional states. The film was shot throughout West Hollywood and UCLA, with the team traveling from a house in Hollywood Hills to an office building on Rodeo Drive. (Naveed Pour/Daily Bruin)

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A chance encounter with Freddy Krueger inspired Justin Garza’s student short film. While at a bar in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the graduate student ran into Robert Englund, the actor who played Freddy Krueger in the 1984 “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise.

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Horror movie draws from fears of Nightmare on Elm Street to build thrilling story

By Allyson Weissman

Feb. 24, 2020 10:08 p.m.