New Adjunct Faculty Malik studied biology with an emphasis in computer science at UC Irvine. He’s a passionate serial entrepreneur who has built a multitude of startups in various industries and is currently a co-founder and partner of BingeLabs, one of the world’s leading media research firms focusing on streaming and new-age entertainment. Brianna is
Responsible for creating the physical space and visual look of a film, a production designer is tasked with creating the world inhabited by actors on screen. These worlds are on display this week at the 2018 Production Design Showcase, organized by Professor John Chichester. Graduating seniors, as well as first and second-year graduate students, are
Professor Sally Rubin has always been passionate about social issues. It is one of the primary reasons she became a documentary filmmaker. Since 2010, Rubin has been funneling this passion into Chapman’s annual Community Voices Documentary Film Program, which connects student filmmakers with local and national nonprofit organizations. “I’ve always wanted to make a difference
Featured Image: Filming in Peruvian Andes for YouTube Red series, “Ultimate Expedition” Four years ago we caught up with Derek Helwig (BFA/FP ’05) and his experiences since graduating. Now we have the pleasure of welcoming him to the Chapman family as a professor for the newly created course, DOC 116, Introduction to Television Production: Location.
Harry Ufland, mentor, and professor at Dodge College since 2012, passed away March 2, 2018. Ufland was an agent, producer, frequent Martin Scorsese collaborator, and an inspiration to the Chapman University Community. A group of alumni gathered to remember this beloved man in the above video. Created by Chapman alumna Gintare Urbutyte ’16 Score credit:
When asked what he wants to have done before he dies, Professor James Gardner says: “For me the most important thing is twofold, number one: tell a story to an audience and affect them, either make them laugh or make them cry. Number two: help other people, give them the skills to do number one.”
Professors Paul Gulino and Dr. Connie Shears have published a new book, The Science of Screenwriting – The Neuroscience Behind Story Telling Strategies. This book will help Dodge College students and those interested in screenwriting “navigate the mass of often contradictory advice” given about screenwriting. Purchase The Science of Screenwriting. Amazon Reviews The Science of Screenwriting explores the workings of
This year, we are lucky to add Chuck Workman to our full time faculty for our Documentary Filmmaking program. His credits include Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles, What is Cinema? Visionaries, and The 82nd Annual Academy Awards, just to name a few. Advice to students: “You’ll find that the professional film
Filmmaking is like a muscle. If you continue to use and tone it, it becomes agile and adaptable. It lands you gigs and garners awards. This is certainly the case with Dodge College faculty who continue to exercise their filmmaking muscle on top of teaching full-time. “The best way to know about directing is
It’s evening, and several students from Bill Kroyer’s Digital Arts Industry Insiders class are sitting around a large table in The Fashionable Women of Chapman Rotunda Boardroom, having dinner with producer/director Don Hahn, Artist-in-Residence for spring semester. “I don’t know where I see myself in five years,” says Joshua Scheurer (BS/Business Administration, ‘17) when
This week in Coast magazine, writer Jan Breslauer wrote about how when she got married, her soon-to-be husband suggested moving AWAY from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, and into the quieter community of Orange County. While appalled at the idea at the time, and away from being in the heart of her entertainment
It’s that time of year again, where the stars come out for that special night to celebrate the best in film, and award those who did an extraordinary job. That’s right, it’s Oscar season! Well, it WAS Oscar season. The award show was this past weekend, but we were still recovering from some of the