Alumnus Gabriel Serrato hosts fundraiser for children
Movers and shakers from three counties (Orange, L.A. and San Diego) were chauffeured to the Laguna Beach estate of Byron Rabin and Gabriel Serrato for A Taste of the Real O.C.—a fundraiser benefiting The Trevor Project. Guests, including founder David McFarland and singer Katie McGhie, vied for goodies donated by the likes of Baccarat and
Expedition: New Zealand Update by Christiana Minga (‘13)
Student correspondent Christiana Minga brings us up to speed about the Expedition Documentary class' first week in New Zealand. Stay tuned for more updates as the adventure unfolds, and the documentarians start shooting! -Jared Parmenter (Blog Editor) Guest Blogger: Christiana Minga, Television & Broadcast Journalism Major ('13) We are in Queenstown and are
Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #43: Michael Mohan, "Save the Date"
"One Too Many Mornings" (Sundance 2010) director Michael Mohan is back to the festival in the US Dramatic competition with his new film "Save the Date." What's it about? Modern love. Director Michael Mohan says: "The film looks at relationships in a very modern way. One thing our generation is dealing with is the fact
Alumnus Justin Folk Needs Your Votes Today!
I recently found out about this hilarious, offbeat entry into the Doritos "Crash the Superbowl" contest. It's Chapman made, hilarious, and has been selected as a top 5 finalist out of thousands! Alumnus Justin Folk, who graduated in 2000, has put together some awesome works in the past, but there's something about this particular film
Stunt actors punch things up for interterm students at Dodge College
It was quite a week in Professor Andrew Lane’s interterm class. Two men brawled, hurling sucker punches and groin kicks during one morning class. The next day a guy got set on fire — twice. And at one point enough guns appeared that a campus security officer was put on standby. All in all, a
Of Air Rams and Flying Stuntmen
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Media Development Authority CEO gives nod to Dodge College Singapore Campus
What are some key challenges that the Singapore media industry faces today? Singapore has creative talent but the ongoing challenge is to grow and nurture a pipeline of talent to meet the needs of a dynamic, growing media industry. That is why we partner local and globally established schools such as Tisch and Chapman to
Interterm Stunt Class - Guest Director Renny Harlin
Last week, the Interterm Stunt Class was treated to a series of special guests. Today, I'd like to share with you some awesome quotes, advice, and anecdotes from Renny Harlin, action movie superstar. (Process update: we've had a few unexpected issues getting footage edited from the Stunt Class' production, but fear not – burning men,
Interterm Stunt Class - An Overview
With three days of the first ever Interterm Stunt Class under our belt, I'm now thrilled to share our overall plan to show you exactly what it's like behind the scenes of a Dodge Production class! The deets: The class meets every day, on our soundstages, from 10-2 Every day features a guest speaker, prominent
Dodge Alumnus script picked up by New Line Cinema
Steven Quale has been hired to to direct New Line Cinema’s Category Six. The found-footage natural disaster movie, about high schoolers documenting a massive hurricane, was picked up as a spec from writer John Swetnam back in October. Quale, a visual effects protege of James Cameron who was a second unit director on Avatar, recently
Welcome back to a sunny winter at Dodge College!
We're back! And after spending my vacation in Boston, which hovered right around the freezing point, I can't tell you how thrilled I am to announce the first week of Interterm will be a refreshing, sunny, 80 degrees. Yep, that's just one more advantage of spending your January in Southern California! After a very relaxing
When Decisions will be released for Early Action and Film Production Applicants
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great holiday! Since we are now entering the month of January, I wanted to give you an update on when decisions will be coming out. For Early Action applicants (non-film production): We will send out decision starting on January 10th, through the rest of January.