Students Shine in Creativity Workshop
Creativity is a blend of inspiration and perspiration – a marriage of innate creativity with mastery of craft, discipline, and plain old hard work. Students Professor Ross Brown’s in FTV 328 got a taste of this in class on Thursday. After outlining the basics of story structure and walking the students through examples of the
Mozilla’s Firefox Flicks Contest
This week, we’re going to host the awesome guys from Mozilla (of Firefox fame) to speak about a contest they’ve been developing in the past few years – “Firefox Flicks” Firefox Flicks is a campaign giving everyone an opportunity to produce short films that highlight what makes Firefox different, that we’re a non-profit organization helping
Dodge Alum commercial 'Sling Baby' spot wins $1 million Facebook contest
The Doritos Super Bowl commercial featuring an El Segundo toddler earned the first-place spot in a Facebook viewers poll, landing the team that created it a $1 million prize. The results of the USA Today Facebook Super Bowl Ad Meter were announced online at 7 p.m. Tuesday and followed three days of voting. Called "Sling
ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE JOANNE SELLAR NAMED SPRING 2012 FILMMAKER-IN-RESIDENCE AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
Orange, CA (February 7, 2012) – Academy Award® nominated producer JoAnne Sellar (There Will Be Blood, Boogie Nights, Magnolia) has been named Spring 2012 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 by Dodge College
In Memoriam - Katie Weinstein
Our school was made a little darker last month, with the sudden death of beloved graduate student, crew member, administrative assistant, colleague, and friend, Katie Weinstein. I would like to share some of the beautiful words spoken at her service, by Dean Bassett and one of her closest friends here at school, James Brandenburg, as
Spring Semester Rocks Already!
It’s only the end of the first week of Spring Semester, but Chapman TV students are already off to a great start.
Guest Blog: Joe Petkwitz (MFA ‘14) on Filming “Truth”
Between shooting the footage of stunt actors set on fire, and the start of the Spring semester, Cinematography student Joe Petkwitz (’14) found himself in the exciting role of director of photography for one of the two Interterm Stunt and Effects class short films, “Truth.” The films are in the post production process now, but
Dodge College Facebook Groups - Better, Faster, Stronger!
Since I arrived here, about a year and a half ago, many Facebook groups have been created by students to help communicate everything from crew calls/requests, to publicize special club events, network with alumni, for clubs to communicate, to field questions from incoming students, to looking for housing classifieds, and much, much more. Our philosophy
A Cinephile’s Dream Calendar - A Work in Progress
I’m already signed up for this calendar, and as a film lover myself, I think this will be a great tool for all of us in SoCal. I , for one, will definitely be at the “conversation with Amy Poehler and Jane Lynch,” listed below! -Jared Guest Blogger Max Keller, MFA Film and TV Production
Stunt Class - Production Diaries: Car Chase!
Here are some of the best photos from the first day of car filming, shot last week. The sun was quite bright, and the clouds at a minimum, so one challenges the class had to face were some very sharp shadows and bright lights reflected off the cars. Similarly, my camera – while awesome –
Summer Film Academy Application is Now Available
Our application for the 2012 Dodge College Summer Film Academy are now available on our website. This exciting opportunity allows high school students to learn the art of film production in a hands-on, personalized environment, while working in our industry-standard Marion Knott Studios. The program is great for students just starting out who want to learn more
Sundance Class Tweets the First Week of Excitement
This year, our Sundance travel course is microblogging their experiences! Check out the Twitter stream below to see all the film news, photos, posters, stories, and fun our students are excited about. (Oh, and yes, there's snow!) Image courtesy of Dodge student Katie Valovcin, aka @RynnCity Yep, Dodge College students are blowing up all