Tell us a bit about yourself…. I am quirky visualizer who currently works as a student content creator for the Dodge College social media team and as an illustrator for the panther. Previously, I interned in the art department for an upcoming tv series under three time Emmy nominated Production Designer, Dave Blass, and in
How many Chapman students can say they competed on live television during a Division One College Football Conference Championship game? While she wasn’t actually on the field, Naomi Cho, a creative producing major from Los Angeles, California, still had her football skills put to the test. Cho competed in the 2020 Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway
We are excited to introduce a new award, the Lauren Kacura ’09 Spirit Award! The award was generously donated to Dodge College by the Kacura family to honor Lauren Kacura’s years at Dodge College. Not only was Lauren a dedicated student, front office worker and admissions tour guide, but she was a committed staff member
Chapman University students have nearly swept the student category for the American Advertising Federation of Orange County’s 2020 Advertising Awards, winning 10 ADDY’s for their campaigns. NSAC’s Nine Addy’s The NSAC (National Student Advertising Competition) team won nine of the OC ADDY’s, two Golds, three Silvers, and four Bronze. Golds were for the Wienerschnitzel Integrated
If you ask someone what a second unit on a film set is, they probably won’t know — that, or they won’t care. Whatever the reason for its obscurity, a second unit is a collection of underdogs, and that’s exactly what compelled director Ankush Khemani ‘18, producer Melina Coto ‘18 and writer Nick DiLorenzo ‘18
It’s that thing you saw in any high school Biology class or beyond. Somewhere between early sea life and humans today, there was a fish— it had legs. Director, Dylan McGale’18 and his Producer, Sho Schrock-Manabé’18, are bringing it back to life for their thesis film, Tiktaalik, to challenge the role that politics play in
I am constantly amazed by the creativity of Chapman University students – who would have thought that you could take a film, analyze its colors and use that to generate paintings? Three students from the Computer Science department did and FilmStripes.com was born. Akash Arora (Computer Science ’19), Donovan Tetsuka (Computer Science ’17), and William Cortes (Software
If entertainment history has taught us anything, it’s that tortured souls are often the most creative. Knowing this, one of the upcoming thesis films, Annabelle Crane , decided to craft a story that feeds into this, making a film that shows a writer’s process to create…and her descent into madness. The titular character, Annabelle
Space is often considered the final frontier. But once mankind has conquered that, what comes next? Well, if science fiction is any indication, the advent of artificial intelligence would be the next thing we are aiming to master. But here on a Dodge sound stage, there is a currently filming thesis project that is
Living in Southern California, chances are you’ve run across the drag community at some point. It is thriving, especially in Los Angeles, and is full of amazing personalities and wonderful stories. As a personal aside, I absolutely love it. I never miss an episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and often visit drag shows. So, when