[Photos] College to Career Night 2012
Recently, the class of 2013 gathered in Los Angeles for “College to Career Night,” an annual networking event for young professionals. Click past the break to see photos and learn more about the event!
Alumni Kickstarter Highlight: AXLE, a digital arts Android-based Videogame
You may remember the fantastic success enjoyed by a team of Digital Arts students last Spring, when their videogame Axle won a trophy for Chapman at a major independent gaming event here on campus. After being nominated for a Cecil Award, then graduating, the alumni have been hard at work preparing the game for release,
Alumni Interview: Katie Chilson
TV Professor Ross Brown interviews a recent grad, Katie Chilson, who majored in Television and Broadcast Journalism, who now works for ABC.
Alumnus Joseph Ruggieri Lands Distribution for Feature Film “Joy”
Congratulations to alumnus Joseph Ruggieri (MFA ’04) and his production company, Red Love Film, whose newest feature film, Joy, is now released through Amazon.com and other retailers like Best Buy and Barnes & Noble. Joseph wrote to us recently, sharing the success his film is achieving. Read on!
TV Is Good 4U: Prof. Brown Interviews Jillian Arnold About Filming in Space
Chapman Alumna Jillian Arnold, professor of Cinematography, describes the process of filming in space, which she recently had the opportunity to do as a cinematographer for NASA.
Dinner and a Movie: “She Wants Me” Screening with Alums Rob Margolies and Jeremy Schott
< ?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> Tuesday September 18 th marks the cable release of Dodge College alumnus Rob Margolies ’ (BFA/FTV’05) romantic comedy, She Wants Me (2012). Last week, we celebrated this milestone by arranging a free screening followed by a question and answer session with Margolies , and fellow alumnus/producer Jeremy Schott (BFA/Film Prod. ’08)
Alumni-Produced Thriller “Mzungu” Impresses Kickstarter, IndieWire
A pair of Chapman Alums are returning to the crowdfunding space for the production of their most recent film “Mzungu,” a low-budget thriller set in Africa. Their Kickstarter campaign is currently seeking backers, and most recently landed a huge spot in IndieWire’s “Project of the Day.”
Dodge College Films to Screen at LA Shorts Film Festival
The Toronto Film Festival may be starting in Canada this week, but a more important festival for short films is happening here in LA., the L.A. Shorts Festival! Many of our student films will be playing this year. Read on for more info!
Special Screening of “She Wants Me” with Special Guest Rob Margolies
< ?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> Dodge College invites you to join us for a screening of the romantic comedy She Wants Me , followed by a Q&A with the director alumnus Rob Margolies (BFA/FTV’05) on Thursday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Folino Theater .
Alum Jason Wise Opens Wine Country Fest With Wine-Tasting Film
The new short full-length film from Alum Jason Wise (BFA Film Production, ’04), SOMM, was recently named the opening film of the Napa Valley Film Festival, and received a glowing write up in The Hollywood Reporter.
Broadcast Journalism Student Whitney Drolen Now In the News – Literally!
Alumna Whitney Drolen is now reporting live on CBS in Dallas, TX. With visions of working on TV fueling her young high school career, the Chicago native brought her dreams to life by leveraging the medium itself – by winning her tuition through a TV game show!
Dodge College Film “Shoot The Moon” at Stony Brook Film Fest
More film festival successes for Alexandar Gaeta’s undergraduate thesis film, Shoot The Moon, recently admitted to the prestigious Stony Brook Film Festival in New York. Our own Film Coordinator Derek Horne, mastermind behind much of Chapman’s successful film festival campaign, was invited by the film’s creatives to attend the event. [-JP]