LA TIMES: "Film Studies: Chapman University wants to overtake USC and NYU"
By Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times Last August, at a high-end hilltop Orange County restaurant, Bob Bassett told his fellow faculty members how he intends to make Chapman University's scrappy Dodge College of Film and Media Arts into what he calls "the film school of the future." A major strategic component, said Dodge's longtime dean,
He Already Has an Agent. Now He Wants a Degree in TV From Chapman.
Oliver Bogner, though only 17, already is a producer represented by William Morris Endeavor and has a development deal with Freemantle Entertainment, a powerhouse in the world of reality television. Oliver is, in short, an established pro…and he’s decided that Chapman is the place where he wants to go to college and learn even more
Thoughts from a Graduating Senior
We have been getting a lot of questions about how many graduating students get jobs, if they feel prepared enough, etc., so I wanted to share this piece from a student who is getting ready to graduate. It is written by Katie Mathewson, a senior screenwriter. As a Senior about to graduate in two short months, I
Women In Focus Recap
What a day! [Jump to the Quotes] [Jump to the panelsts' last advice] Last Friday, we presented our annual Women in Focus conference. For over 10 years, we've welcomed a handful of prominent women working in the film and media industries to speak directly to students about their career path, educational choices, professional development, and
VARIETY: Chapman U debuts feature film label
Shingle to fully-finance micro-budget films By RACHEL ABRAMS In a rare move for a film school, Chapman University has launched a feature film production and distribution label, Chapman Entertainment. The shingle will fully-finance micro-budget films in the $250,000 – $625,000 range from a mix of equity partners and private donors. Bob Bassett, the dean of
Chapman University Launches First-of-its-Kind Feature Film Production and Distribution Label
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND FEATURE FILM PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION LABEL CHAPMAN ENTERTAINMENT Orange, CA – March 23, 2011 – Going where no other film school has gone before, Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the premier film schools in the United States, has launched a
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Chapman University Launches Production, Distribution Label
Chapman Entertainment will produce five to 10 micro-budget films per year. Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts is launching a first-of-its-kind production and distribution company, Chapman Entertainment, LLC. Chapman Entertainment will produce five to 10 micro-budget ($250,000-$625,000) films per year. The company will make, own and distribute a slate of independent
Animation Directors John Musker and Ron Clements to Speak next Wednesday
From Professor Bill Kroyer of the Digital Arts program: On Wednesday, April 6, Dodge College will host two of the most important animation directors in Hollywood history, John Musker and Ron Clements. “Ron & John” have created some of the most famous works in the modern Golden Age, arguably starting that revival with their
Insidious tomorrow!
Who’s psyched to get scared? Tomorrow evening, we’re hosting a very special, pre-release screening of Insidious, at 7:30 in the Folino. The film played at SXSW, which I recently attended, and though I didn’t get to see any films while I was there, the marketing campaigns for Insidious had the town buzzing! Everyone said it
Decision Update!
I know a lot of you have been contacting me about the status of your decision. I am sorry if you are still waiting! I just wanted to let everyone know that we are making final decisions this week on all freshman applicants (unless your application just completed in the last week or so). You
Beluga vs. GroupMe: This year’s FourSquare vs. Gowalla
Group messaging, not surprisingly, is the specialty of two popular, competing apps, GroupMe and Beluga. These apps each ask you to define a small circle of friends whose phone numbers, email addresses, and/or Twitter handles you already know, and provides a quick, seamless method for sending each of the group members a short message. Each
Reports from SXSW
Finally home! After an exciting, stimulating, absolutely exhausting week in Austin, Texas for the South by Southwest Interactive conference, I excited to write that I have lots of interesting trends in technology, social media, and education to share with you all. It's an impossible experience to capture, far more physically strenuous than I would have