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By Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times Last August, at a high-end hilltop Orange County restaurant, Bob Bassett told his fellow faculty members how he intends to make Chapman University's scrappy Dodge College of Film and Media Arts into what he calls "the film school of the future." A major strategic component, said Dodge's longtime dean,

  Shingle to fully-finance micro-budget films By RACHEL ABRAMS In a rare move for a film school, Chapman University has launched a feature film production and distribution label, Chapman Entertainment. The shingle will fully-finance micro-budget films in the $250,000 – $625,000 range from a mix of equity partners and private donors. Bob Bassett, the dean of

  Chapman Entertainment will produce five to 10 micro-budget films per year. Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts is launching a first-of-its-kind production and distribution company, Chapman Entertainment, LLC. Chapman Entertainment will produce five to 10 micro-budget ($250,000-$625,000) films per year. The company will make, own and distribute a slate of independent

  It's not easy being a smart aleck. Oh, it looks easy in the hands of professionals like Jon Stewart or Stephan Colbert, but a smart alecky life is not as glamorous as it seems. "Inception," a movie that many people found confusing, won Oscars for sound editing and sound mixing. Perhaps people should have

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As Dodge College continues to expand and innovate in the digital space, we've recently decided to add an exciting new feature to our website: private, for-student, message boards! Yep, later this week, when the new student website goes live, students will find a place to share with others, ask questions, look for last-minute crew members,

After months of work, in fact nearly a year, the Dodge College staff is pleased to announce that we will soon be rolling out a shiny new web experience exclusively for Dodge College students. Many of you likely became familiar with our new public-facing website, which went live October '09, in your college search and

Bill Kroyer's Academic Adventure by Ellen Wolff Animation Magazine, March 2011 Click here to download the story.

Q&A with producer, writer Ross Brown: Tips for creators, viewers of web TV   The Seattle Times February 3, 2011 Stephanie Clary There have been many helpful guides on how to watch network and cable television shows via the Internet. But how do TV fans navigate the countless web-only series readily available? We turned to

We recently let you know about an exciting event coming to Dodge, the iWeb Series Festival.  Or, about an event that was supposed to be coming to Dodge, at least. Unfortunately, the event's director has had a personal family tragedy, which has necessitated that she be out of state during the scheduled event timeline.  For