Alumni Brunch Brings Friends Together!
Last Saturday, alumni from Dodge College of Media Arts met for their monthly brunch. Even on a gloomy, drizzly day, there was a great turn out! Our recent grads had an opportunity to speak with older alumni about navigating the transition from University to career and to ask about how they got to where they
On The World Stage
In Beijing On the world stage, film schools can play an important and provocative role—by preparing young artists to tell their stories through the most powerful medium of our time. In so doing, film schools enable the next generation to challenge the status quo, to support a diversity of viewpoints, and to engage in
Alumni Spotlight – Bruno Tatalovic
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 Bruno Tatalovic (MFA/Film Production ’07). DODGE: Share your career path with us – how
Congrats to our Student Emmy winners!
Dodge films were nominated six times for this year’s 37th Annual College Television Awards, or as they’re better known the Student Emmys. Now that the dust has settled and that the awards were handed out last night in Hollywood, we can now definitively say that Dodge indeed won the day!: Jon Milano and Chris Naughton’s
World War 2: The Setting for Two of our Faculty's Vastly Different Projects
Filmmaking is like a muscle. If you continue to use and tone it, it becomes agile and adaptable. It lands you gigs and garners awards. This is certainly the case with Dodge College faculty who continue to exercise their filmmaking muscle on top of teaching full-time. “The best way to know about directing is
Global Chinese Universities Student Film And TV Festival
I had the distinct pleasure of visiting Hong Kong for the 13th Annual Global Chinese Universities Student Film and Television festival this past April held at the Hong Kong Baptist University’s Film Academy. What a wonderful experience it was! I got to meet student filmmakers from all over the world, from the
Teaching the Art of Editing
An oft repeated aphorism says that a film is written three times: first by the screenwriter, then by the director and finally by the editor. Certainly the screenwriter lays the foundation, although the film may bear little resemblance to the final script. The director, who interprets the screenplay, may have a different vision or be
Congratulations to the Class of 2016!
This weekend was commencement for the class of 2016. Friends, family, and professors gathered to celebrate the hard work of all of their students during the last few years. Before they took to the stage, Cheryl Boone Isaacs gave a wonderful commencement speech, with blunt words of wisdom. While they invoked laughs from the crowd,
Networking In New York
Now in its fifth year, Professor Pete Weitzner’s Networking in New York and D.C. course connects students interested in a broadcast journalism/producing-for-the-news career with top-level alums working for all the major networks. This year’s excursion saw the addition of four new experiences: The Wendy Williams Show , The Nightly Show , ESPN, and a tour
Digital Arts Senior Thesis Screenings And The Alumni Legacy
There are very few things that would make me drive through two hours of traffic on a weekday to visit my alma mater. When I heard last minute that the time had come for the Chapman Digital Arts seniors to screen their films, I dropped everything and left work at Disney Interactive early to make
Dodge College Staff Spotlight: Sorrel Geddes
Throughout the year, we’ll be profiling the staff members at Dodge College to help you better understand who everyone is and what they do. Today, we look at Sorrel Geddes. What’s your name? Sorrel Geddes (BA/Public Relations and Advertising ’05). How do you pronounce my name, you ask? Just remember it this
Production Design Showcase Has Small Models For Big Ideas
Every year around this time, the Production Design students take over the lobby of Marion Knott Studios to show off the amazing things they’ve worked on over the year. The display showcases concept drawings, previsualization sketches, architectural blue prints, and models of various sets that the students created. When making a film or show, production