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Faculty Spotlight: James Gardner Television Writing & Production

February 28, 2018 by Ian Cabrera | Faculty Spotlight

When asked what he wants to have done before he dies, Professor James Gardner says: “For me the most important thing is twofold, number one: tell a story to an audience and affect them, either make them laugh or make them cry. Number two: help other people, give them the skills to do number one.”

How 27 Chapman Alums Collaborated to Make a ‘Weird and Wild’ Feature Film Alumni Spotlight: Skye Braband ('18), Sarah De Leon ('18), Marty Lang ('16)

February 4, 2022 by Izzy Betz | Alumni

Between 2017 and 2020, Skye Braband (’18), Sarah De Leon (’18), and Marty Lang (’16), along with 24 other Dodge alumni, had the opportunity to collaborate on the feature film Chompy and The Girls, a horror/comedy that draws attention to deeper issues surrounding mental health. The film is centered around a young woman who meets

Enroll Now in Sessions Offered Summer 2018

May 11, 2018 by Ian Cabrera | Academics

Listed below are the courses available to students for the 2018 summer sessions. Please email the professors for specifics on each course. The Stories Public Records Tell – Session 1 – Broadcast Journalism – Professor Robbi Peele Consumer Investigations – Session 3 – Broadcast Journalism – Professor Robbi Peele Digital Sculpting in Zbrush – Session 1

Take the Leap into TV with Our Unique M.F.A. in Television Writing and Producing

August 15, 2017 by Dodge College Staff | TV Writing / Production

We keep hearing about movie actors making the leap to TV, from Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Kevin Spacey, Jane Fonda, Matthew McConaughey, Susan Sarandon and a host of others. And so many film directors have made the move as well; David Fincher, Martin Scorsese, Guillermo del Toro, Baz Luhrmann and Spike Lee, etc., are also working

2017 Television Pilots Dodge College Presents: 'Washed Up' & 'Veil'

May 11, 2017 by Sarah De Leon | Events

From the page to the screen and everything in-between, Prime Time Production is more than just an interterm class; it’s an opportunity for students to get an immersive, hands-on experience working on full length television pilots. Each year, two original pilot scripts are chosen and paired with student producers to help bring the stories to

Alum Company Replay Collective Help Tell The Dodge College Story In New Promo Video

March 14, 2017 by Jeff Heimbuch | Alumni

Dodge College is proud that when our students graduate, they stay connected and collaborate as professionals. One example of this continued comradery is Replay Collective, a video marketing agency specializing in engagement-driven content targeted for the millennial generation. Replay’s story began in spring 2014, when Siddharth Ganji (MBA and MFA/Film and Television Producing ’14), Christian

Alumni Spotlight – Jonathan Formica

March 23, 2016 by Jeff Heimbuch | Alumni Spotlight

Every so often, we’ll be spotlighting alumni and what they are up to these days. These Q&A sessions will give you a bit of insight into where the world has taken them since graduation. This week, the spotlight is on Jonathan Formica (BFA/Television and Broadcast Journalism ’12). DODGE: Share your career path with

Alumni Spotlight – Shana Wilensky

October 9, 2014 by Jeff Heimbuch | Alumni

Shana Wilensky, M.F.A. Screenwriting ‘12 Current Occupation: Participant in Interterm TV Pilot Class What was your most memorable moment while at Dodge College? Why? My most memorable moment was arriving on set the first day shooting the pilot. We began before the sun came up, practicing a fight scene with our stunt co-coordinator in a

Interterm TV Pilot Program Gives Students Real World Experience

September 3, 2014 by Jeff Heimbuch | Academics

Before a television show gets a full order of episodes, they usually have to make a test episode for the network to see how it would look on screen. This test episode is called a pilot, and pilot season is one of the most intense times of the year in the world of television.

Warner Bros. Backlot Tour Wows Korean Students

July 10, 2014 by Jeff Heimbuch | Beyond Dodge

For the last few weeks, we’ve had a group of Korean students visiting us at Dodge College as part of our Cross Cultural Filmmaking course, taught by James Gardner . Recently, the students went on the Warner Bros. Backlot Tour. Guest author Brian Hamilton was lucky enough to join them, and sent back this report:

Interterm Projects: TV Faculty on New Pilots “Perceptors” and “Sharp Left Turn”

February 18, 2014 by Jared Parmenter | TV Writing / Production

This past Interterm semester saw all kinds of exciting productions, from the Dodge College sound stages, to local “on location” films and TV pilots, to international destinations from London to Korea. Today, I have some updates from the Television faculty on their teams’ projects, small changes to the program, and some history of how successful

On-Location with the Dramatic Series Pilot, “Called to Serve”

February 4, 2013 by Jared Parmenter | TV Writing / Production

Guest author Brian Hamilton recently went on-location with the students of Interterm’s “Shooting the Dramatic Series” class, who are shooting and producing a pilot titled Called to Serve. The narrative follows the story of two men leading a life of religion, in an overtly secular world. Brian shares his experience interviewing the subjects post-shoot.