Dodge College continues to grow adding new programs, accomplished faculty and unparalleled opportunities for our students. To accommodate our evolution, we have recently expanded our operations into the Gothic Moon building, located at 535 W. Palm Avenue, across the train tracks from Marion Knott Studios. As a result, some of our faculty and staff have
In 1989, Bill Kroyer traveled to the beautiful French town of Annecy for the oldest and largest animation festival in the world, coming home with the Apollo Award for his film, Technological Threat . Twenty-four years later, Kroyer carried the Chapman banner to France, as a Dodge College Professor and Director of the Digital Arts
The OC Weekly magazine and online blog, had some awesome thoughts to share about Cyrus Kowsari (’12, Film Production) and his most recent film, which is currently playing at film festivals across the country. From the OC Weekly, Cyrus Kowsari, a Chapman University alum, has been living the aspiring filmmaker dream. The Color of Christmas,
Professor John Badham, one of the many faculty members we have first known for their big-screen successes, has been making headlines with the publication of his new book, John Badham On Directing: Notes from the Set of Saturday Night Fever, War Games, and More (Amazon link). Dodge College students will enjoy his experienced perspective in
Over the past three decades, as the founding dean of Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman U., Bob Bassett has continually pushed to innovate ways of giving students practical, hands-on experience, and to provide a curriculum largely unconstrained by more rigid, traditional ideas. Dean Bassett is Variety’s “Media Mentor of the Year”!
Orange, CA (August 28, 2013) – Academy Award® winning producer and President of Mandalay Pictures Cathy Schulman (“Crash,” “The Illusionist”) and veteran Hollywood art director and set designer John Chichester are the two newest industry luminaries to join the faculty of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the
Every aspiring indie producer needs to check out this quick, informative article from a recent producing alum.
< ?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> You still have one more day to turn in your apps for the Fall 2013 Filmmaker-in-Residence program! This semester, our talented filmmaker is Academy Award-winning producer Cathy Schulman who produced such films as Salvation Boulevard, Crash , and The Illusionist .
For the second year in a row, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts has been recognized by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the top 10 film schools in America!
Enjoy an excerpt of the article below, and read the full article available on desitoday.ca . Dylan Sidoo is one of those men who can naturally excel at something when he puts his mind to it. A former athlete with an interest in film, Sidoo left home with his family’s support
< ?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.
< ?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> Late last night, the Chapman film “Into the Silent Sea” took the Grand Prize at the BAFTA awards in LA.