The OC Weekly magazine and online blog, had some awesome thoughts to share about Cyrus Kowsari (’12, Film Production) and his most recent film, which is currently playing at film festivals across the country. From the OC Weekly, Cyrus Kowsari, a Chapman University alum, has been living the aspiring filmmaker dream. The Color of Christmas,
Hello prospective Film Production students, Every year we get dozens of questions about what we are looking for in our Film Production admission video essay. While there is no wrong or right way to compose a video, the main thing we are looking for is how you represent yourself and how you demonstrate your creativity
Professor John Badham, one of the many faculty members we have first known for their big-screen successes, has been making headlines with the publication of his new book, John Badham On Directing: Notes from the Set of Saturday Night Fever, War Games, and More (Amazon link). Dodge College students will enjoy his experienced perspective in
Over the past three decades, as the founding dean of Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman U., Bob Bassett has continually pushed to innovate ways of giving students practical, hands-on experience, and to provide a curriculum largely unconstrained by more rigid, traditional ideas. Dean Bassett is Variety’s “Media Mentor of the Year”!
Don’t miss this important workshop for AD’s: Next Friday, September 13, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., there will be an Assistant Director Workshop in the Folino Theater. If you wish to AD on any advanced projects (AP, Cycles or Thesis) you must take this workshop and be checked in and out on the sign-out
The deadline for Spring 2014 transfer applications is coming up soon: October 15, 2013! There’s still plenty of time to put your application together, but the sooner you start, the better – transfers in particular have a lot of information to assemble, and you don’t want to be stuck waiting on a transcript in the
With fall semester in full swing, we’re holding some essential equipment and safety workshops this weekend – just for current Dodge students. They take place this Saturday and Sunday, with two sessions each to choose from. You’ll definitely want to learn these skills to boost your productivity on- and off-set, the sooner the better! If
Every year, the best of the best of our students’ work is compiled in a showcase we lovingly call “First Cut.” The showcase plays at two of the industry’s most important venues on each coast of the country – the Director’s Guild of America theater in Los Angeles, and in New York. As you’ve seen
With First Cut 2013 coming up in just a few short weeks, we’re unveiling our slate of films from 2012’s First Cut Showcase online, for the first time! Check out this adorable, hillarious short from the 2012 digital arts program: First Cut 2013 – Light Me Up Don’t forget, if you’re a student, you’re encouraged
Orange, CA (August 28, 2013) – Academy Award® winning producer and President of Mandalay Pictures Cathy Schulman (“Crash,” “The Illusionist”) and veteran Hollywood art director and set designer John Chichester are the two newest industry luminaries to join the faculty of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the
I had an opportunity earlier this week to present some information to the incoming class of graduate (and undergrad Television & Broadcast Journalism) students, and to share my experiences with them. One of the true perks of going to film school is it’s your job to watch a lot of TV. I spent Thursday evening
With First Cut 2013 coming up in just a few short weeks, we’re unveiling our slate of films from 2012’s First Cut Showcase online, for the first time! First Cut 2012 – Amos After a robbery goes horribly wrong, a young gangster seeks refuge from a rival gang on a university campus, where he meets