As a kid, I was always fascinated by the filmmaking process. I would sit for hours, and read up on how things were done, just to understand it a little better. Not too long after, with DVDs becoming the norm, special features began to be included to show us just how the magic was made.
Last Saturday, alumni from Dodge College of Media Arts met for their monthly brunch. Even on a gloomy, drizzly day, there was a great turn out! Our recent grads had an opportunity to speak with older alumni about navigating the transition from University to career and to ask about how they got to where they
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 Bruno Tatalovic (MFA/Film Production ’07). DODGE: Share your career path with us – how
There are very few things that would make me drive through two hours of traffic on a weekday to visit my alma mater. When I heard last minute that the time had come for the Chapman Digital Arts seniors to screen their films, I dropped everything and left work at Disney Interactive early to make
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 Ora Yashar (MFA/Film Production ’09). DODGE: Share your career path with us – how did
For public relations students, pitching the media is one of the most important skills they can learn. And there is no better proof of the effectiveness of classroom practice than having to use those skills in the real world. But what could be more nerve-wracking than pitching your client to the man who taught you
Artificial Intelligence is amazing; it can automate your household chores, suggest Google searches, drive our cars, make logical decisions like a human being, and trap you inside a building and try to kill you. Wait, what?! While that last one hasn’t happened in real life, it IS the plot of Ctrl Alt Delete
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 Paul Higgins (BA ’85). DODGE: Share your career path with us – how
EDITOR’S NOTE: Making a living as a writer isn’t always the easiest thing in the world to accomplish, but many Chapman alumni have been able to do so. A perfect example of that is Michael Ashley (MFA/Screenwriting ’07), who has had many of his screenplays optioned and co-written a book about how to turn your
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
EDITOR’S NOTE: No one knows better that making a feature isn’t easy than Cameron Sawyer (MFA/Film Production ’09). Today, he shares with us the trials and tribulations of making his first feature film. Making a feature film is scary, especially when it’s your first! It is all you can do to convince investors to
Music comes from all over the world. With vastly different styles and meanings, music can tell a story unto itself, and really open your eyes to seeing things in a new way. That’s the case with The Journey Within , the documentary from Mian Adnan Ahmad (MFA/Film Production ’09), which will be screening this