For Melissa Cano (BFA/Television & Broadcast Journalism ’16), things fell into place fairly quickly for her internship. As the Investigative News Intern at KCBS / KCAL-TV, she got the position within a matter of days after she first applied to it. She was kind enough to take some time out of her busy schedule
Every year around this time, the Production Design students take over the lobby of Marion Knott Studios to show off the amazing things they’ve worked on over the year. The display showcases concept drawings, previsualization sketches, architectural blue prints, and models of various sets that the students created. When making a film or show, production
Recently, Helen Scheer took some of our students, attending as “Fellows”, to the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, NC. Our students were kind enough to keep a journal each day, and we’re happy to present some entries from them so you can get a snap shot of the festival and their time
Last Friday, students, faculty, guests, panelists and friends gathered in the Folino Theater for the 16th Annual Women in Focus conference, where Dodge College hosted a panel of the most prominent women in the television industry participating in an open discussion with students and the community regarding their personal experiences. The event kicked off
Dodge College is extremely fortunate to host an expert filmmaker every semester, to meet and mentor 10 students, as part of the Filmmaker-in-Residence program. For the Spring 2015 semester, we were honored to have Producer Gary Foster. Foster is a veteran Hollywood producer, and has been active in the TV and film industry for
EDITORS NOTE: All of our students do amazing things, but some of them are actively working to help create change in our local communities. In today’s guest post, Rachel-Jean Firchau tells us about the fantastic things Chapman’s PRSSA is doing here in Orange County. What creates a strong community? Five students from Chapman University
Aside from film and television, another one of my biggest passions is Disney. Specifically, Disney history; from the company itself, to the films (both animated and live-action), and to the Parks. I just can’t get enough. When I heard that there was going to be a class here at Dodge during the Winter Interterm, I
It’s no secret that Chapman’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts is one of the best film schools in the world. We are number #1 in the sheer size and number of student productions, the only school with a Screen Acting and defined Television program, and our school is ranked the #7 film school by
On Monday night, Dodge College launched its brand new course, The New Era of Television, on the Sony Pictures lot with an amazing panel of some of today’s most influential people in entertainment. The panel included Sony Pictures Television President Steve Mosko, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, and AMC Networks COO Ed Carroll. The
Last week, production design students (along with a few others), had the opportunity to check out the Hollywood Costume exhibit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The exhibit, which was organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, is now at its final stop here in Southern California, after a
During the interterm, some of our students had the unique opportunity to visit the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT. For about a week, they were able to experience this prestigious festival, and get a taste of what industry life is like. Kendall Goldberg (BFA/Film Production ’17) wrote a bullet pointed journal of
Over on the Chapman Happenings blog, Dawn Bonker visited the set of “Calculations,” one of the two pilots the students filmed over the interterm here at Dodge College. From the post: Two pilot scripts are pitched, written and polished during spring and fall. But come January nearly 100 students come together to film them start