UPDATE 2/13 : Sadly, due to circumstances beyond his control, Mr. Kassovitz has been forced to cancel his appearance. We wish him well and look forward to rescheduling this event. Dodge College is proud to welcome director Mathieu Kassovitz to the Folino stage this Thursday evening, in conjunction with the Wilkinson College of Humanities
Get to know our school a bit better, by meeting our hard-working alumni in the industry. Here, BFA graduate in Film Production John Duber catches us up with what his life has been like since graduating from Dodge College in 2000. He’s crossed to the east coast, and is now working in New
A huge roar of applause is coming to Dodge College student Nathan Flanagan-Frankl this weekend! We’ve just received word that later today, on a pre-taped episode of the Ellen DeGeneres Show, the winners of the “Team Oscar” challenge will be announced, and one of the six lucky winners is our own BFA Film Production candidate
While many of our classes presented during Interterm boast an opportunity to study a subject away from campus, there are numerous courses taken by students wishing to gain some technical experience that aren’t as flashy as our international travel courses. Yet, the unique combination of small class sizes, longer class periods, and focused study entice
Starting in Fall 2014, the current B.F.A. in Television and Broadcast Journalism will be divided into two degrees: a B.F.A. in Television Writing and Producing and a B.F.A. in News and Documentary. The courses will remain the same, but the new names will clarify what course of study students choose among news, documentary and narrative
If you’re on the east coast this March, make sure to stop by New York city! The annual east-of-the-Mississippi screening of our First Cut showcase is taking place March 29, in NYC, at the Directors Guild of America Theatre. Alumni are encouraged to come out to support their fellow classmates, and prospective students will get
Love this photo by Dodge College student Rachel Conrad, taken “on the set” of the Interterm project “Sharp Left Turn.” Of course, this is for the class Location Filmmaking. So the “set” is really just… the world. Thanks to Rachel, and to Audrey Knox for the hat tip. Remember to tag us with #dodgecollege or
Our brand new Interterm class, “The Art and Business of Web Video,” challenges students to learn the ins and outs of online video distribution, in just four weeks . To give you a sense of what the class was like, I’ll tell you about some of what I saw them discuss, and next week
Students participating in the Interterm course “Essentials of Stunts and Special Effects” got an exhilarating treat last week! After an intensive month of near-daily meetings, lectures, demonstrations, and projects, the students in Professor Andy Lane’s Stunt class were given the chance to experience a Dodge College first: actual (sharp!) sword fighting, right in the Cinematography
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
Every year in January, Dodge College hosts a group of selected students from the Dankook University in South Korea to engage in a cultural exchange with Chapman University students. For several weeks, about a dozen students from each campus migrate across the ocean to visit their sister school in the US and Korea, respectively.
Last week, I had the exciting chance to see our brand-new motion capture suits transform a living, breathing Dodge College student into a robot. A big robot. It was only the second day of their Interterm boot camp, “Motion Capture Fundamentals, Techniques, and Practical Exercises,” and yet I don’t think anyone in the