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
Senior Yuri Scharan (BFA/Television & Broadcast Journalism’16) is no stranger to high-stress situations. He’s worked with top talent at multiple award shows including the American Music Awards, the American Idol series finale, and the Kids Choice Awards. So it isn’t much of a surprise that he leapt at the opportunity to represent Dodge College as
The digital landscape is ever-changing, and as new technologies emerge, so do new ways to view them. One of the most popular these days is 360 video, an immersive platform that is a stepping stone to true virtual reality content. 360 video allows the viewer to control where to look in an environment using a