I have some news about one of our biggest annual events, the annual Women in Focus Conference, including the overarching conference theme: The Business of Entertainment! Seems like a good fit for us, don’t you think? Women in Focus is an annual conference featuring a panel of the most prominent women in the film profession
Professor Bill Kroyer’s History and Aesthetics of Digital Arts class enjoyed an amazing treat last night, as they heard from one of the founding fathers of modern visual effects: John Knoll. The class began, as always, with 3 brief student presentations, on their favorite aspects of their favorite digital film: Lilo & Stitch: for representing
Producer Nancy St. John, a visual effects specialist, will be in Argyros Forum to discuss her 30-year career in the world of visual effects. See Guest Lecturer Nancy St. John in Argyros 201, 7-9PM Wednesday, November 20 Nancy will be give a comprehensive presentation about her career, including her experiences working on
Digital Arts students are in for a real treat right after Thanksgiving – and this one’s non-fattening! Professor Bill Kroyer of the Digital Arts program, has invited John Knoll – an incredibly famous star of the visual effects community, as Bill is himself – to speak to the Digital Arts club! He’ll be here
Dodge College hosts the screening of The Invisible War on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Folino Theater. An investigative and powerfully emotional documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up its existence, and its profound personal and social
Chapman Ad Club and PRSSA invite you to join them for an intimate discussion with Dawn Taubin, Chief Marketing Officer of Dreamworks Animation and former professor of Public Relations and Advertising at Dodge College, on Tuesday, November 5 at 7:00 p.m. in Sandhu Conference room D . She came to Chapman after having worked at
An exciting event for digital animation students, and film lovers of all stripes! On Wednesday, October 16th, Digital Arts Professor Bill Kroyer will host a handful of key Disney animators, in an event so exciting, it can’t be contained in just one room! First, we will screen the newest Disney animated
Fall 2013 got off to a great start for the Prime Time TV Club! Our first guest was producer/unit production manager Robert Del Valle , whose credits include Glee, True Blood, Six Feet Under and dozens of other shows. Del Valle showed clips of from the shows illustrating extreme production challenges, then
Professor Bill Kroyer invites you to attend the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts’ annual screening of the “ Animation Show of Shows ” Thursday, October 3, at 7:00 pm in the Folino Theater. Ron Diamond, creator of the Acme Filmworks and the Animation Show of Shows, will be in attendance. The Animation
We’re thrilled to host guest Chung-hoon Chung, renowned cinematographer of such films as Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, and the recent Stoker, tomorrow morning in the Folino theater. As part of the Film Studies program, Professor Nam Lee has brought numerous special guests to address Dodge College students, most notably as the director of the Busan West
Now that all the bustle and hubbub of the UFVA conference is over, ending with the annual banquet at the Bowers Museum Saturday evening, I have a chance to look back on the conference and remember some of my favorite moments of the incredible mix of speakers, panels, workshops, and social events our guests enjoyed
< ?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> Adjunct Professor of Film Studies – and Senior Film Critic for Variety – Peter Debruge describes his surprising experience teaching in our Graduate film program.