Celebrating Pete Weitzner’s 20 Years of Service to Chapman University
Join us Monday, May 8 at 3 p.m. in the Folino Theater as we celebrate Pete Weitzner’s 20 years of service to Chapman University. Although he will continue to be affiliated with Chapman as an adjunct professor, Pete is moving on to a new position as editor of the Orange County Business Journal. At our celebration,
Create Your Own (Virtual) Reality with Metaverse App
With virtual and augmented reality being such hot items these days, it seems like it would take a team of programmers working year-round in order to make something in this realm. But what if there was a tool that made it easy to create your own augmented reality quests…one that only used your own phone
Pre-release screening: KING ARTHUR
Join us for a pre-release screening of KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD on Wednesday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in Folino Theater. Robbed of his birthright, Arthur (Charlie Hunnam) comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge
'Beauty And The Beast' Producer Don Hahn to Deliver Commencement Address and Receive Honorary Degree
It was announced today that Academy Award® nominated producer Don Hahn (The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast ) will receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Dodge College’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 20, where Hahn will deliver the keynote address.. Hahn’s latest film,
Paying it Forward in the Arena with Al Raitt'10
Al Raitt, BFA/TBJ ’10, puts in hours of work before the puck ever hits the ice. But when it does, Raitt and the five current Chapman students he’s hired are ready — to capture key plays, highlight crowd craziness, and help the Ontario Reign, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, create
You're invited to An Evening with Werner Herzog - April 27
We are honored to present An Evening with Werner Herzog on Thursday, April 27 at 7 p.m. in Folino Theater, Marion Knott Studios (283 N. Cypress St. Orange, Calif.). Herzog has been called the most daring, visionary and dangerous filmmaker of our lifetime. Highly influential and enormously prolific, he has taken his camera to unfamiliar landscapes –
Upcoming Documentary Explores Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity
As the culmination of four years of studying documentary filmmaking here at Dodge College, Joseph Fischground (BFA/News & Broadcast Journalism and Documentary ’17) has embarked upon his most ambitious project yet for his thesis film. This past interterm, the pursuit took him deep into Appalachia with crew member, Safi Nazzal (BFA/Film Production, ’19), to explore a medical mystery. Their film will
Congrats to Tom Teller and Julian Conner on Winning the Coca-Cola and Regal Films Competition!
We JUST found out that Tom Teller (MBA/MFA/Film and Television Producing ’18) and Julian Conner (BFA/Film Production ’17) were just announced as the winners for the Coca-Cola Regal Films contest. It was just announced at CinemaCon, which is taking place this week in Las Vegas. Teller and Conner created a 30 second spot featuring both
Directors Niki Caro, Sydney Freeland, Kelly Fremon Craig, Catherine Hardwicke and Haifaa Al-Mansour Headline 18th Annual Women in Focus
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the premier film schools in the United States, will focus on Hollywood directors with the theme ‘In the Director’s Chair’ at the 18th Annual Women in Focus Conference. Taking place on Friday, April 7, the Women in Focus Conference will feature Academy
Students Visit the IMAX VR Experience Centre To Get Into The Story
Some of our students recently had the opportunity to visit the newly opened IMAX VR Experience Centre in Los Angeles to check out some top-of-the-line games, experiences, and more. I was lucky enough to tag along with them, and got to see some of these crazy new things myself. Our students have been at the
Frank Oz Talks About His Career, His Style, and Death at a Funeral
Working at Dodge College has afforded me some wonderful opportunities to meet some of the greatest people involved in the world of entertainment. But none of them compared to when legendary filmmaker and puppeteer, Frank Oz, visited a few weeks ago. Oz visited James Dutcher’s Film Script Analysis class to discuss his film Death at
Film Festival Kudos for 3/17/17
At the 89th Annual Academy Awards, you likely saw some familiar faces – yes, our own Student Academy Award winners Brenna Malloy and Brian Robau were invited to act as onstage talent wranglers, making sure all of Hollywood’s A-list talent made their cues correctly: We have FIVE films in the 18th Newport Beach Film Festival