Graduation 2018 - What You Need to Know
Graduating Class of 2018! The Chapman Commencement weekend will be one you’ll remember for years to come. We’re excited to have all Chapman graduating students together on Wilson Field at Closing Convocation on Friday, May 18 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Join the Chapman family afterwards at Aitken Arts Plaza in front of Musco
Advertising Team Wins ADDY Gold
Chapman University’s NSAC/Circle Advertising team won nine American Advertising Federation ADDY awards Thursday, March 22nd for their work on Tai Pei Frozen Entrees. This is the third consecutive win for Chapman’s team, which competed in the student category of this competition. “The highlight of the evening was by far our winning of two gold Student Addys,”
Alumni Spotlight: Derek Helwig '05
Featured Image: Filming in Peruvian Andes for YouTube Red series, “Ultimate Expedition” Four years ago we caught up with Derek Helwig (BFA/FP ’05) and his experiences since graduating. Now we have the pleasure of welcoming him to the Chapman family as a professor for the newly created course, DOC 116, Introduction to Television Production: Location.
'Chasing Coral' Documentary Screening & Discussion
Join Chapman’s – Club Documentary, for a screening of Chasing Coral, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in the Folino Theater at 7 p.m. Club Documentary, in collaboration with Citizens’ Climate Lobby and the Chapman Sustainability Committee, will host the film followed by a panel discussion with environmental experts. Admission is free, seating is first come first served. About the film: Coral reefs around
Friday Focus: Alumni
Every Friday is an opportunity to focus on an aspect of Dodge College. This Friday the focus is on alumni and the work they are doing. If there is something you’d like to have included please feel free to email Jon Hernandez, Alumni Relations Coordinator, at jonherna@chapman.edu or fill out the online form. Jillian Arnold (MFA/CR
Mark Mangini gives ‘Essential Skills’ at CNA Conference
Sound design maverick Mark Mangini dished out four essential skills to those gathered at the CNA Sound & Storytelling Conference this March. The Oscar winner and four-time nominee for films including Blade Runner 2049, The Fifth Element, and Mad Max – Fury Road welcomed the crowd of over 150 professionals and educators from 26 countries
'A Year with Betty Gold' Documentary Screening with Q&A
Join us Thursday, April 5 at 7 p.m. in the Cloobeck Screening Room, Digital Media Arts Center for a screening of A Year with Betty Gold with Q&A with artist Betty Gold and director Jason McMerty to follow. This event is open to the public and seating is first come first serve. About the film: Betty Gold is about to turn 80 with
'Package' Animated Film - Done on a Dell
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts has teamed up with Dell to explore and deliver a collaborative project, created on the Dell Precision 5720 AiO, testing its true limits. The spot was co-created by students Luke Snedecor (BFA/DA ’19) and Kyle Harrington (BFA/IMDC ’19). “We asked ourselves how would experiencing a narrative story
Living and Breathing all things YouTube
This past fall semester, I was so incredibly blessed to be the talent intern for one of the most well known, YouTube network’s, Fullscreen Media. Fullscreen is located in Playa Vista, CA and they represent talent such as Andrea Russett, Tana Mongeau, Shane Dawson, Kian&JC, and so many more. As a talent intern, I worked
Alumni Spotlight: Ela Alyamac ('00)
Every so often, we’ll be spotlighting alumni and what they are up to these days. These Q&A sessions will give you a bit of insight into where the world has taken them since graduation. This week, the spotlight is on Ela Alyamac (MFA/FTP ’00) who co-directed her new feature film Lost Birds. Lost Birds is about an Armenian Village
Thesis Spotlight: Calamity Falls
Sound Stage B was recently home to the senior thesis film, Calamity Falls, written and directed by Hadley Hillel (BFA/FP ’18). This film is a fantasy drama about a young girl coping with the recent loss of her parents. This production used the largest backdrop seen by Dodge College. The backdrop, depicting a hillside overlooking the ocean,
Pre-Release Screening: BLOCKERS - April 2
Monday April 2, 2018, at 7 p.m. Folino Theater, Marion Knott Studios Join us for a pre-release of Blockers the directorial debut of Kay Cannon (writer of the Pitch Perfect series). Seating is first come, first serve. Line forms outside Marion Knott Studios on the sidewalk bordering Cypress Street. Security will be present. About the film: When three