Why are "Birth of a Nation" Posters on Display at Marion Knott Studios?
From the editor: Dodge College acknowledges the experience of our students. We add the following to the continued discussion of the Birth of a Nation posters presently on display in Marion Knott Studios. A Gift from Cecilia DeMille Presley The two Birth of a Nation posters hanging in the first-floor hallway of Marion Knott Studios are part
Alumni Shoot Horror-Comedy Feature About Mental Illness
It all started with a man and his big mouth. Skye Braband, a recent graduate of Dodge College’s Television Writing and Production program, is an un-apologetically loud storyteller with plenty to say. In 2017, Skye finished a draft of Chompy & The Girls: a horror-comedy feature film about a depressed woman who reaches out to
Film Festival Corner Update
The success of our students on the Festival Circuit never slows down! Remember, if your film has been selected for a film festival or you win an award please e-mail festivalsubmissions@chapman.edu and let us know! This way we can highlight you on our next Festival Corner update! Without further ado, here are this month’s updates!
Graduating Class of 2019!
The Chapman Commencement weekend will be one you will remember for years to come. We’re excited to have all Chapman graduating students together on Wilson Field at Closing Convocation on Friday, May 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Join the Chapman family afterwards at Aitken Arts Plaza in front of Musco Center for the
Community Voices: America's Stories Documentary Screening
COMMUNITY VOICES: AMERICA’S STORIES Documentary Screening—May, 2, 2019, 7 p.m., Folino Theater COMMUNITY VOICES: AMERICA’S STORIES is a social issue documentary film program at Chapman University. Each year, groups of students spend two semesters creating a short documentary about today’s most relevant, national social issues. This year, the theme was AMERICAN IDENTITY. We are thrilled
Janice Chua, Bonnie Curtis, Lori McCreary and Vanessa Morrison Headline Chapman University’s 20th Women in Focus Conference
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts will explore the purpose, passion, and perspective of influential women in the entertainment industry at its milestone 20th Women in Focus Conference. Taking place on Friday, March 29, Chapman’s signature Women in Focus Conference will feature an alluring panel of acclaimed female producers and executives who
Internship Spotlight: Paxton Rome ’19
Paxton Rome (BFA/FP ’19), currently a senior at Dodge College majoring in Film Production, was a full time Social Media Intern at Tesla, Inc. in the Bay Area last summer. We had a chance to ask Paxton a few questions about this exciting experience: 1. How did you find your internship? I discovered the internship
SOMM Series Culminates with SOMM 3 Screening
Jason and his wife, alumna Christina Wise have created multiple projects together and not least among them are three films about wine. The SOMM series have been a cultural hit in wine territories around the world. Their most recent film, SOMM 3 follows some of the individuals who we were first introduced to 7 years
Film Festival Corner Update
Our students, as well as our faculty and staff, continue to get selected for some of the best festivals around the world. They have also been winnings some amazing prizes! Here is the latest from the festival circuit: Erin Lau (MFA/FP ‘18) – THE MOON AND THE NIGHT Won Best Student Film award at the
Diversify Your Feed
Asked to advise a room full of Chapman students about how to identify a workplace where diversity and inclusion are valued, Bogart Avila, BA/PRA ’15, a strategist for Giant Spoon, Adweek’s Breakthrough Agency of the Year for 2018, had a straightforward answer: “Ask questions about the organization’s diversity initiative. If they can’t give you tangible
The Script Coverage Workshop
It’s 11 a.m. on a Saturday morning and a dozen students are in their seats with laptops and notebooks open. At the front of the classroom, a welcoming and energetic guest instructor, Alex Bowen from The Kennedy/ Marshall Company introduces herself and breaks the ice by asking students for their names, majors and current film
20th Women in Focus Conference to Explore Purpose, Passion, and Perspective
Join us for the 20th Women in Focus Conference on Friday, March 29 as we explore the purpose, passion, and perspective of influential women in the entertainment industry. Panelists for this year’s conference include: Janice Chua ’11, VP, International Development and Production at Imagine Entertainment & Television, associate producer, Crazy Rich Asians Bonnie Curtis, producer, Saving Private Ryan, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Minority