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TV Writing / Production

  

Introducing Project: Pilots With Emilie Evans '23

January 21, 2022 by | TV Writing / Production

It’s always Pilot Season here at Chapman. Project: Pilots, a new club on campus this year is making sure of that. Created as a space to workshop student written Television pilots, the club has already drawn in a dedicated group of writers in only its first few months on campus. Emilie Evans, a junior Television

2017 Television Pilots Dodge College Presents: 'Washed Up' & 'Veil'

May 11, 2017 by | Events

From the page to the screen and everything in-between, Prime Time Production is more than just an interterm class; it’s an opportunity for students to get an immersive, hands-on experience working on full length television pilots. Each year, two original pilot scripts are chosen and paired with student producers to help bring the stories to

Bosch’s Creator Michael Connelly Speaks on his Process

November 17, 2016 by | Academics

Crime doesn’t pay…but when it does, it is usually in the form of a fantastic novel. Professor Bill Rosenthal welcomed writer Michael Connelly to his New Era of Television class this past week, and had him speak to the students about his writing process, and how he turned a successful series of books into a

Cool Casual Comedy Brings Laughs from Students

February 29, 2016 by | TV Writing / Production

Sometimes, three friends get together and say to themselves: “Hey, we should form a sketch comedy group.” And then, all is right with the world. Those three friends are Brett Melnick (BFA/Television Writing and Production ’16), Gregory Bordelon (BFA/ Television Writing and Production ’16), and Sam Wall (BA/Film Studies ’17), and I came

David Fury Speaks To New Era Of Television

September 17, 2015 by | Academics

I love LOST. It’s seriously my favorite TV show of all time. Hands down. So, of course, when I heard that David Fury, writer/producer extraordinaire, would be a guest for Ross Brown’s New Era of Television (TWP-510-01), I absolutely made myself available to hear him chat with the class. And the fact that he was

Pilots Shot During Interterm Are on the Road to Success!

January 29, 2015 by | Academics

Over on the Chapman Happenings blog, Dawn Bonker visited the set of “Calculations,” one of the two pilots the students filmed over the interterm here at Dodge College. From the post: Two pilot scripts are pitched, written and polished during spring and fall. But come January nearly 100 students come together to film them start

Chapman News: Before The Broadcast Begins

June 25, 2014 by | TV Writing / Production

The hustle and bustle of broadcast news is enough work to make even the most seasoned professional’s head spin. Dodge College students are no stranger to the task, though, as they air Chapman News every Friday at noon during the school year from Marion Knott Studios. However, most of the students working on the show

Prof. Ross Brown talks Web with LA Biz Journal

March 27, 2014 by | News

Professor Ross Brown, resident TV guru and writing for the web expert, recently sat down with reporter Gina Hall from the L.A. Business Journal, to discuss the importance of visual web content. Below is a byte-sized portion of the article. Read the full article on L.A. Biz’s website. If visual web content is our destiny,

Interterm Projects: TV Faculty on New Pilots “Perceptors” and “Sharp Left Turn”

February 18, 2014 by | TV Writing / Production

This past Interterm semester saw all kinds of exciting productions, from the Dodge College sound stages, to local “on location” films and TV pilots, to international destinations from London to Korea. Today, I have some updates from the Television faculty on their teams’ projects, small changes to the program, and some history of how successful

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