Career Corner for the Week of Sept. 10
Make the most out of our time as a student. Remember to take advantage of all career resources available to you. Career Fair next Tuesday! The biggest recruiting even of the fall, the Fall Career Fair, is just a week away on Tuesday, September 18, 2-5 in the Sandhu Conference Center. RSVP, view employers and
Film Festival Corner Update
Here is an update on how our some of our students are doing on the festival circuit world: Jackson Smith’s (BFA/FP ‘17) THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER was accepted to the Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF) and he will be traveling to the United Arab Emirates for the festival in October. SOME NERVE (Community Voices) is
eSports Dream Job with Riot Games
The love and pursuit of video games landed Ovilee May (BFA/News and Doc ’18) her current role as the sole Broadcast Interviewer with one of the biggest eSports leagues in the world, League of Legends. “I’ve been playing video games since I could hold a controller at like 3 years old,” says May. She still
Career Corner for the week of September 3
Our friends at Chapman’s Career and Professional Development Department are back this semester with amazing new resources including exclusive opportunities for Dodge College students, new – fully flexible – Certified Career Student program. Take charge of your future by exploring all of the career resources available to you: Jobs for Dodge students Fall Intern, Fall 2018 –
6 Chapman films selected as 2018 Student Academy Awards Semi-Finalists. 2 advance to Finalist stage.
We are pleased to announce that two Chapman films advanced to the Finalist stage of the 2018 Student Academy Awards: In the Alternative Category: Transient Passengers (Experiment Number Nun) – Thesis Film (dir. Natalia Hermida BFA/FP ’19). Natalia is one of three Finalists in this category. In the Narrative Category: Esta Es Tu Cuba – Graduate Thesis Film
Filmmaker Dean Devlin Selected as Fall 2018 Distinguished Artist
Writer, producer and director of blockbuster films (“Independence Day,” “Godzilla”, “Independence Day: Resurgence”) and highly-rated television projects (“Stargate SG-1,” “Stargate: Atlantis”), Dean Devlin will join the faculty as the fall 2018 Women Of Chapman Distinguished Artist. As an artist-in-residence, Devlin will share the creative thinking and processes behind creating, developing, writing, directing and producing some of
Ivy League Cinderella Story
Ben Weiner (’17) and Logan Beerman (’16), came together to form Bazooka Entertainment, LLC a few years ago to film, edit and produce sports-related content. With their main clients being NFL Network and US Soccer, they became immersed in the sports world and decided they wanted to create a story of their own – an
Debut Feature Film for Director Carlos Lopez-Estrada '12
I had the pleasure of watching Blindspotting (2018) at The Landmark in LA on Friday July 20th. As many other publications have said, it is a very timely piece. Unfortunately, as Daveed Diggs said in a post movie Q&A, “It’s nice to have a film that’s relevant, but like, it would’ve been cool if it was
Chapman Filmed Entertainment in Production on Next Feature
Production is in full swing on Chapman Filmed Entertainment‘s (CFE) next feature, Static, written by CD Carpenter and directed by Chapman alumna Miriam Anwari (MFA/FP ’17). The film focuses on Adrian, a young female radio host whose interview for her college radio station goes viral when she uncovers the dark secret of an up and coming musician. Production began on July
Alumni Spotlight: Dani Sánchez-López
Being passionate about what you do means that you will go wherever opportunities present themselves—even if that means traveling over 8000 miles to get there or just jumping into a project for a short time. Spanish cinematographer Dani Sanchez-Lopez (MFA/FP ’09) took his talents to Asia when work was limited in Los Angeles. And he
Friday Focus: Alumni
Makena Costlow (BFA/FP ’17) has been with The Third Floor as an assistant editor since November. The Third Floor is a pre-visualization company that has worked on Star Wars and most Marvel movies among many other features, games, and theme park attraction. Marisol Diaz (BA/SW ’16) & Hadley Dion (BFA/FP ’16) have co-written and are
VFX at Chapman
Many freshmen entering the Animation and Visual Effects program at Dodge College this year were born the year The Matrix was released—in effect, they have been surrounded by stunning visual effects their entire lives. Just as Keanu Reeves (Neo) fights to find his way out of the matrix, today’s aspiring young filmmakers are often fighting