Award-winning director Donald Petrie (Miss Congeniality, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Grumpy Old Men, Mystic Pizza) has been named the Spring 2014 Marion Knott Filmmaker-in-Residence at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the premier film schools in the United States. The announcement was made today
We are thrilled to announce the Filmmaker-in-Residence for the Spring 2014 semester! This semester, our talented filmmaker is Emmy-winning director Donald Petrie who directed such films as Miss Congeniality, How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days , and Mystic Pizza . For a complete list of credits, please visit Mr. Petrie’s IMDb page
We are just a couple of days away from the start of the Sundance Film Festival and I couldn’t be more excited! This year, we have several films screening at both Sundance and Slamdance that have alumni involved in the production. Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us. — Robert Redford,
Last year’s Community Voices documentary Still is making headlines, and developing a great reputation, fast. After positive reviews and great success at festivals, the film has landed in a rather odd location for a video: in a magazine! Ok, well it’s an online version of a magazine, but a ‘zine nonetheless. Check out
If there’s one thing Californians love, it’s the sunny, outdoor weather. If there’s a second thing Californians love, it’s sports. With a new television venture on the brain, Professor Pete Weitzner is aiming to give some lucky Media Arts students the perfect combination of the two. You see, for years, Dodge College students have been
After being named one of the Top Creative Millenials by Elite Daily, our own Oliver Bogner has cracked Forbes’ prestigious list of the top “30 Under 30” Presenting our third annual 30 Under 30, a tally of the brightest stars in 15 different fields under the age of 30. This is the time to be
Two outstanding Dodge College alumni received massive, early holiday gift this year: a grant from the Caucus Foundation to celebrate their filmmaking passion! Michael Fitzgerald (MFA and Maura B. Kelly (’13, MFA Film & Television Production) were winners of Student grants from The Caucus For Producers, Writers & Directors in 2012. They were among five others
We have some thrilling news from Lifetime Television Networks, courtesy of alumna Mariana Flynn (’02, Creative Producing): MARIANA FLYNN NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF NON-FICTION PROGRAMMING OF LIFETIME LOS ANGELES, CA (November 19, 2013) – Mariana Flynn has been named Vice President of Non-Fiction Programming of Lifetime, it was announced today by Eli Lehrer, Senior Vice
Dodge College student Oliver Bogner is quite possibly one of the busiest twentysomethings in southern California. With the various accolades and accomplishments he’s already known for, between a full-fledge production company, a reality TV pilot, and profiles in Forbes Magazine, you’d be forgiven for assuming he’s an alumni, out of school for half a decade.
Alums Ben York Jones (’06) and Michael Mohan (’02) have successfully landed a new project – “Heartbeats” – at Starz, making waves across Variety , Deadline , ComingSoon.net , The Hollywood Reporter , and other major industry news outlets recently. “Heartbeats” is an intimate glimpse into the constantly intersecting and diverging lives of Bobby and
As part of the ongoing process of updating our equipment, we get a lot of new cameras, lighting, computers, and even software. But undeniably, one of the coolest new acquisitions we’ve purchased recently, is our brand-new set of Xsens Motion Capture suits. We’ve had a motion capture studio for years now – in fact, we
The International Cinematographer’s Guild annually selects a handful of the most talented, promising professionals from its own ranks to compete for the Emerging Cinematographer’s Award. Including Directors of Photography, Camera Operators, Visual Effects Supervisors, Still Photographers, Camera Assistants, Film Loaders, all members of camera crews, the pool of talented members can be quite huge, rivaling