"Titanic” And “Avatar” Producer Jon Landau to deliver commencement address and receive honorary degree
Academy Award® winner Jon Landau will receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Dodge College’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 19, where Landau will deliver the keynote address. “Landau has long been a friend of Dodge College,” says Dean Robert Bassett, who made the
IndieWire: "The Six Things You Must Know to Make it in the Film Industry"
IndieWire recently wrote up a great article for aspiring filmmakers, which includes a very prominent mention of Barbara Doyle’s (Chair of the Film Division) new book, Making Money: What You Need to Know About the Business and Politics of Filmmaking [Amazon link].
Food Trucks Roll Up to Marion Knott Studios!
Student Senator and guest blogger Rachel Tilghman shares her quest to bring outrageously delicious, social media-driven food trucks to the Dodge College side of campus. This is one tasty tidbit of news! (Please comment with your professions of love for student government, and/or demands for more trucks of choice!)
"First Cut" Visits New York City!
Just returned from an exciting few days in New York City for our annual First Cut screening at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Manhattan! As we did for our screening in the fall in Los Angeles, we screened our four top thesis films from last year as well as a clips reel highlighting
Cinephile's Dream - April Calendar
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Hands-On Studio Lighting Workshop
The FTV 114: Introduction to Television Production: Studio class had a real treat last week. Special guest Mike Thornburgh was in the TV Studio for the past two days, for an extended workshop on lighting for the TV Studio. For two hours each day, students got hands-on techniques, tips, training, and exercises on the unique
Cinephile's Dream - Max's Picks, March Edition
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Chapman Grad wins Seeflik Competition
Film site SeeFlik has announced the winners of its fall 2011 film competition. Grads of Chapman University and Arizona State helmed the honored shorts. Chapman alum David Jibladze's drama "Beholden" was selected as Judges Choice by SeeFlik's panel, which included Michael London, Shane Black and Luis Guzman. Arizona State grad Ryan Steiner won the Fan's
From A Student's Perspective - The MORE Career Expo
Website Assistant Christian Vieira trekked out to the MORE career fair on main campus last week, and found some interesting opportunities. Here, he shares his thoughts on the fair, and general tips for building your post-Dodge career now, while still at school. One thing we hear constantly from Alumni is the realization that the people
January Internship on the Set of NBC's "Harry's Law"
Guest Blogger Hannah McDonald (Fiml Production ’14) shares some of the highlights from her January Internship on the set of ” Harry’s Law “. You can find her original blog and all the day-by-day details on her tumblr . Enjoy! -JP Dodge College has an exciting opportunity called “Interterm,” where during the
Cinephile's Dream Calendar - March Picks
You can find and download the full March calendar here. Some of the picks have passed, but they’re still worth remembering to see next time they come around! Also, stay tuned to the Cinephile’s Dream categoryfor more picks later this week, for the end of March. You can also sign up to receive the calendar
Student partners with Blake Robbins on new film taking aim at drunken driving
It’s never an easy thing for filmmakers to go hat in hand, hunting up support for a project. But when film production student Kevin Slee ’12 learned of one filmmaker’s innovative plan to raise money for a drama about drunken driving, well, he was in. Part of the fundraising strategy put together by Blake Robbins