On March 5th and 6th, Alexandra Bowen, who works at The Kennedy/Marshall Company, taught a Career Center workshop on the basics of development internships and everything you need to know to write stand-out coverage. Alexandra is a member of the Producers Guild Association, and her credits include Finding Oscar (executive produced by Steven Spielberg), Laurel
Some may think that training in voice-over is only useful for those interested in ADR, animation, and commercials. However, Heaven Macpherson, host of Dodge College’s recent Voice-Over Acting Workshop on December 3rd, proved that voice-over acting can be helpful and relevant across a variety of creative disciplines. Having played recurring roles on FX’s Emmy Award
On Friday, November 12th, part-time professor Eva Finn hosted the Pitch & Present Workshop in the Folino Theater. Professor Finn teaches PRA 351: Business Presentations and PRA 230: Principles of Advertising here at Chapman University. In fact, two students from Finn’s Business Presentations class, Valerie Chan and Abigail Finnerty, helped demonstrate some of her public
UPDATE: ALL SEATS HAVE BEEN FILLED FOR BOTH THE 9/15 AND 9/29 COVERAGE SESSIONS HOW TO WRITE COVERAGE – VIRTUAL WORKSHOP HOSTED BY Barbara Doyle and Donna Roth TWO DATES: September 15th and September 29th, 4:00pm to 6:00pm (PST) RSVP to Barbara Doyle (barbarafdoyle@gmail.com) by email to attend. ZOOM link will be sent out prior
We have an amazing opportunity for the Dodge College graduating class of 2021 to meet and have a 30-minute virtual discussion with a Chapman alumna/us. The alumni have insight from various areas of the industry including: Producing Directing Management Production Design Public Relations Advertising Writing Editing And More… These Virtual Coffee Talks are a dedicated
On Sunday, October 13, 2019, we welcomed 11 alumni to a panel moderated by Winsor Yuan (MFA ’12) to discuss career-related topics. The panel included Rachel Skidmore (MFA ’12) of Skybound Entertainment, Laura Avila-Tacsan (MFA ’10), Aubrey Lee (BFA ’13) of Lord Miller, Natalie Welch (BFA ’17) of Warner Brothers, Esther Sokolow (BFA ’13) (It,
Fifteen students and alumni had the opportunity to visit the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Linwood Dunn Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 14 for the annual InFocus: LatinX & Hispanic Cinema Film Festival. The event celebrated international filmmakers and their films with screenings and panel Q&A’s. The NewFilmmakers LA organization has
This Thursday, April 25, a group of Dodge College and Schmid College students had the opportunity to tour the Santa Monica facilities of Riot Games. 22 students joined us for this interactive event that included a small panel with current “Rioters” and Chapman alumni Ovilee May ’18 and Kiley Theiring ’13 (BFA/FP). The tour included
It’s 11 a.m. on a Saturday morning and a dozen students are in their seats with laptops and notebooks open. At the front of the classroom, a welcoming and energetic guest instructor, Alex Bowen from The Kennedy/ Marshall Company introduces herself and breaks the ice by asking students for their names, majors and current film
Make the most out of our time as a student. Remember to take advantage of all career resources available to you. Career Fair next Tuesday! The biggest recruiting even of the fall, the Fall Career Fair, is just a week away on Tuesday, September 18, 2-5 in the Sandhu Conference Center. RSVP, view employers and
Recently, Nick Walker (BFA/FP ’18) worked as a Film Intern with Alcon Entertainment. Below he answers questions about his experience. DODGE: How did you find your internship? NICK: I found the internship through Barbara Doyle, who heads up the College to Career initiative here at Dodge. Barbara helped me clean up my resume and cover letter
Recently, Katie Page (BA/PRA ’18) was an intern as Brand Journalist/Blogger on the Storytelling Team at Kashi Co. Below she answers questions about her experience. How did you find your internship? I found my internship by chance, honestly. The office is walking distance from my house in San Diego and one day when I was