Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays and a fantastic New Year from everyone here at Dodge College! Here’s to an amazing 2015!
Akin Ceylan offers up Career Advice
Earlier this week, I had the great fortune to attend the keynote address of Chapman University’s Student Research Day. The speaker was Akin C. Ceylan, COO Home Entertainment, Lionsgate Entertainment, and Chapman University alumnus, Class of 1990. It was a great speech and I wanted to share some of the career advice Ceylan offered our
Join Us For Project W: Stories of Women Creating Change
Please join us on Thursday, December 11 at 7PM in the Folino Theater for Project W. We will be screening a few social issue documentaries profiling inspiring women leaders across the country. These women are creating change through stories of courage in the face of adversity. We will be screening the following films: UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The Real Thing: A Love Story For Dreamers
Wandering the halls of Marion Knott Studios, you often come across some pretty amazing things. Just a few weeks ago, I happened to walk past Stage A, and saw a spectacular set being built. It had a very dream-like quality, with a brilliant blue background, white fluffy clouds, and a hot air balloon. I had
Screening Event: Chapman Filmed Entertainment’s “The Barber”
You are invited to a special screening of Chapman Filmed Entertainment’s first feature film THE BARBER on Monday, December 8 at 7:30 PM in the Folino Theater. A character-driven thriller, The Barber examines two men fixated on what triggers the enormity of evil: a father whose life is destroyed in pursuit of a killer, a
Dodge Alumni Take A Stand Against Landmines with New Film
What if you were stranded with someone you didn’t necessarily get along with, and had to work together in order to survive? What if, on top of that, you added in the threat of landmines hidden beneath the ground, threatening your every move? Director Cosmos Kiindarius (BFA/Film Production ’03) brings this story to life
Remembering Marion Knott…
It is with deep regret and sadness that I write to inform the Dodge College community of the passing of a benevolent philanthropist and dear friend of the university, Marion Knott. Words can hardly express the difference Marion made to Dodge College. I met Marion in my first years at Chapman, when I was a
Film Assignment More Relevant Than Ever
This past September at Impact14, I had a déjà vu moment that has been about ten years in the making. I’ll set the stage: I was at the annual conference hosted by the Internet Marketing Association, an organization established by Chapman University alumnus Sinan Kanatsiz. During the presentation by Kreg Peeler, CEO at SpinGo, Peeler showed
Positive Strides
EDITOR’S NOTE: We love hearing from our students, especially when it comes to having a positive attitude toward your school. Today, we welcome Max Mandel (BA/Communications ’16) who shares some tips for students on how to make the most out of their college experience! Hey, you! Yeah, you, with the face, and the nose! I
Chapman Broadcast Network Prepares Students For The Big Leagues
For the last few weeks, I have been slowly gathering information for a post about The Chapman Broadcast Network, a club that was created earlier this year to give Dodge students a chance to work on professional productions, such as live Chapman events, such as football games. However, I was pleasantly surprised to see that
Arc Entertainment Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights to Chapman Filmed Entertainment’s “The Barber”
Los Angeles, CA – November 8, 2014 – It was announced today that ARC Entertainment has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to Chapman Filmed Entertainment’s thriller “The Barber” (formerly known as “Trigger”), starring Scott Glenn (“The Silence of the Lambs,” “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “Training Day”) in a deal worth mid-six figures. “The Barber” will have
Modern Post: Professor and Alumni Work Together on Textbook
Professor Scott Arundale is a man of many talents…one of which is literally writing the text book for his class! What’s even more amazing about it is that he co-wrote it with one of his former students, Tashi Trieu (BFA/Film Producing ’10). The book is Modern Post: Workflows and Techniques for Digital Filmmakers. Arundale met