This past weekend, during Chapman University’s Homecoming, Dodge College celebrated two milestone anniversaries: 20 years of the film school’s existence and 10 years of Marion Knott Studios itself. Dean Bob Bassett was on hand to give the ‘Dialogue with the Dean,’ and took alumni, friends, parents, and more a look at the 20 year journey
I was invited to participate in Turner Classic Movies’ Trailblazing Women Series on ‘Actresses Who Made a Difference’, which is co-sponsored by Women in Film. This multi-year programming initiative aims to shine a spotlight on the historical contributions of women working in the film industry, to raise awareness of the current under-representation of women in
On Wednesday, September 21, Dodge College held the 2016 Leo Freedman Foundation First Cut Screening at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Los Angeles. The event showcased five of the best films from last year, with two of them being Student Academy Award winners in the Narrative category (Rocket and It’s Just A Gun)
This past Saturday, Professor Steven Hirsen’s Advanced Multi-Camera TV Production class accompanied him to the Emmy’s rehearsal, the day before Sunday’s broadcast hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. As they sat in the audience, they watched Emmy presenters including Henry Winkler, Tracee Ellis Ross, Terrence Howard and Allison Janney rehearse their segments. They also got to sit
“You have to be prepared for anything…literally, anything.” Those were some practical words of advice imparted to students from Allan Kartun, former director of Conan’s late-night shows. Professor Steven Hirsen recently had Kartun come into his Advanced Multi-Camera TV Production class to give the students some advice and talk about his career working with the
Back in 2012, Dodge College lost one of its best and brightest students, Katie Weinstein (MFA/Film and Television Producing ’12). Katie was loved by everyone due to her great smile and cheery disposition. She never wavered, and loved to share her happiness with others. She was also fantastic at what she did, taking on projects, and
Last night, we welcomed the Class of 2020 with our annual orientation dinner. Over 600 people, including students and their families, attended to meet the division chairs and the faculty. During the course of the evening, many faculty were on hand to chat with the new students, offering them valuable advice on their college career.
Every year, Dodge College puts on the Leo Freedman Foundation First Cut Screenings to show off our top films from the previous year. This year, we are expanding our reach, with screenings in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Orange, to showcase these wonderful films to industry professionals, media, alumni, prospective students, and
Every year, The Hollywood Reporter releases their list of the top 25 film schools in America, and for the last few years, Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts has been lucky to make that list. This year, we continue our standing as Number 7 on the list, for the third year in
On Saturday, October 1, in addition to it being Homecoming, Dodge College will also be celebrating the 10th anniversary of our move into Marion Knott Studios and the 20th anniversary of the creation of the School of Film and Television, later named Dodge College in honor of the transforming gift of Larry and Kristina Dodge.
One of the many things we are thankful for every year are our generous donors, who help provide funding support for school-wide projects, student grants, and much more. One organization that has been very kind to us over the years are the Women of Chapman. The Women of Chapman are a group of philanthropic-minded women
EDITOR’S NOTE: We have so many fantastic programs here at Dodge College that sometimes stories get lost in the shuffle. We wanted to highlight this great piece about one of our latest interterm classes that worked in motion capture. Since VR is very big at our school right now, we wanted to show just how