Don’t Miss: “Conviction”
This Thursday, we’re holding a screening of last year’s riveting thriller, Conviction. Here’s what it’s all about: (spoiler warning!) Two-time Academy® Award winner Hilary Swank (MILLION DOLLAR BABY, BOYS DON’T CRY) stars in CONVICTION, the story of the unwavering bond between brother and sister who made a solemn promise to always be there for one
Chapman taps Kilimanjaro filmmakers
Eight students to shoot 3D docu By Dave McNary, Variety, Sunday, January 9, 2011 Chapman University's Dodge film school has tapped eight student filmmakers to shoot a 3D documentary on their expedition to reach the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro at 19,341 feet. The students — four male and four female — are set to depart
Regular Decision Applications due this week!
I am sure you are all putting the finishing touches on your application right now and getting ready to turn everything in. I just wanted to remind you all to make sure to submit everything online onto the Common Application. The only thing that should be mailed or faxed in is your letter of recommendation
Stunt Class Update - Guest Cinematographer Steven Bernstein
Early this week, Steven Bernstein (many-hat-wearing director of photography for Monster, Underworld, and Half Baked to name a few), spoke to students in the Folino covering a wide range of topics from how to work with crews, keep narcissism in check, how to overcome onset fears of all kinds, and recounted some very funny stories
What’s Happening this Interterm?
Like many colleges and universities, Chapman University and Dodge College take a very welcome, two-week long break for the winter holidays following the end of classes and exams in December every year. By this time, students have already registered and class schedules mostly finalized for the Spring semester, starting the first week in February. However,
Congratulations to Professor John Badham
Congratulations to Professor John Badham on his most recent accomplishment. Says Dean Bassett, "this is a real attribute to Professor Badham's artist vision." Read the complete article.
When you will get your decision if you applied Early Action
It is that time of year that I know you are all patiently waiting to hear back from the schools you applied to. It seems a lot of people are out there trying to figure out when exactly they will here from us, so I thought I would help clarify… First, you will find
Toying with Film - NYTimes.com
NYTimes.com Sarah Owen December 17, 2010 It’s easy to paint Alex Eylar as your typical nerd. He keeps a list of every movie he’s seen since 2001 — 1,627 films and counting. He has an annual pass to Disneyland. And, at 22 years old, his massive Lego collection — an estimated 30,000 pieces — can’t
Academy Award Winner Michael Phillips Named Trustee Professor at Chapman University's Dodge College
Orange, CA (December 15, 2010) – Academy Award® winning producer Michael Phillips (The Sting, Taxi Driver, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) has been appointed Trustee Professor at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the premier film schools in the United States. Phillips has been producing films and
Sundace Preps for Dodge Invasion
Orange, CA (December 15, 2010) – The 2011 Sundance Film Festival will be the brightly lit stage for eleven Dodge College alumni who collectively have four films screening at the marquee U.S. film festival held in Park City, Utah from January 20-30. The Sundance Film Festival’s selection of Like Crazy, Ex-Sex, Stones and The Woods
Sundance picks Sanga's 'Stones' for 2012 festival
Star Advertiser, Monday, December 13, 2010, by Mike Gordon What just happened to fledgling Hawaii filmmaker Ty Sanga is something akin to standing in a crowd during a thunderstorm and praying that lightning will find you. The organizers of the Sundance Film Festival, one of the most prestigious indie film events in North America, have
Downtime
Just a quick note to inform the Dodge-news-loving community that I'm currently sick, and will be away from the office for the middle of December. I fell ill following a very strenuous week which featured absurdly little sleep, and I've caught pneumonia, which is going to keep me in bed (after finally escaping my doctor)