Jeffrey Katzenberg: Creating Our Childhoods
If you were born in the early 2000s, you grew up on movies like Madagascar, The Lion King, Chicken Run, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. You may even have had a Little Mermaid-themed birthday party. Meme culture nowadays is heavily influenced by films like Bee Movie, Flushed Away,
The Year of Yeoh
Googly eyes are scattered across the foreheads of students in the Folino, ready to re-watch Everything Everywhere All At Once or experience its beauty for the very first time. Not only would they be seeing Michelle Yeoh’s remarkable acting on screen, but she would be gracing the stage after for a live Q&A. Yeoh is
Annette Bening: Cooking Her Way Into the Spotlight
Annette Bening (actress in 20th Century Women, The American President, Mars Attacks, and much more) joined Dodge College on zoom for a Q&A. One thing you may not know about Annette Bening is that she used to be a chef on a boat. “I was a babysitter when I was a kid, started at around
Ashley Judd on Making the Connection Between Art and Activism
Ashley Judd (actress in Heat, Double Jeopardy, Ruby in Paradise, and the Divergent series) joined Dodge College for a Zoom Q&A about her career and her involvement in global humanitarian efforts and political activism. She has become a champion for social justice with her involvement in the #MeToo movement and her service as a board
The Duffer Brothers: Inspiring a New Generation of Filmmakers
On October 1st – the start of spooky season – the Duffer Brothers, creators of Stranger Things on Netflix, joined Dodge for a screening of Season 4 Episode 1 and a Q&A. The line outside of Marion Knott Studios was down the block and around the corner two hours before the event. Every student outside
Smile: Parker Finn Finding His "True North"
If you were on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter this past weekend, you might have seen some peculiar patrons attending a few Major League Baseball games across the country. People in neon-colored shirts were strategically placed behind home plate, smiling menacingly at the camera every single time a batter was up. Their mouths were pulled into
Fernando Meirelles: The Jazz Director
Fernando Meirelles (director of City of God, The Constant Gardener, and The Two Popes) joined Dodge College for a screening of his film City of God and a Q&A with students. “I never really thought about making films. I wanted to be an architect, clearly something went wrong there!” Meirelles says that when he is
Managing Hollywood's Hottest TV Shows: A Conversation with FX's Director of Current Series
With shows like What We Do in the Shadows, Mayans, Atlanta, and Reservation Dogs, FX continues to make a name for itself within the scripted television series sphere. But innovative, new-age series aren’t born overnight. What goes on behind the scenes? We had the opportunity to sit down with Samantha Militante (’14), a Dodge alum and
A Day in the Life of a Disney Writers' Assistant
Launched from Chapman’s own Improv Inc, Dodge alum Avery Girion (’21) is no stranger to the comedy landscape. Her comedy legacy at Chapman endures through the anonymous satire paper The Kumquat, which she co-founded in 2018 (alongside fellow student, Graham Byrne ’21). Girion recently completed her second season as a writers’ assistant at Disney (aside
Graphic Design Meets Production: Designing Art for Free Guy, Ant-Man & The Wasp, and The Amazing Race
Graphic Designers and Art Directors are essential to building believable worlds for both scripted and unscripted content. We had the opportunity to sit down with alumni and graphic designer, Christy Gray (MFA Production Design ’11) to discuss her experiences in the entertainment industry. Gray was the Graphic Designer on Free Guy, Ant-Man & The Wasp,
Sharing Korean Cinema Across the World
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Dodge College is proud to celebrate our very own Dr. Nam Lee. Hailing from Seoul, Korea, Dr. Lee is an associate professor at Dodge College with expertise in Film Studies, Korean Cinema, Asian Cinema, Women’s Filmmaking, and Transitional Cinema. As a teacher of film studies,
Chapman's NSAC Team Headed to Finals
Congratulations to Chapman University’s own National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) team, which is headed to Nashville, Tennessee this summer to compete at the final stage of the competition! The National Student Advertising Competition is the country’s premier college advertising competition that provides more than 2,000 college students the real-world experience of creating a strategic advertising,