When the Tables are Turned: Students Pitch their Former Professor
For public relations students, pitching the media is one of the most important skills they can learn. And there is no better proof of the effectiveness of classroom practice than having to use those skills in the real world. But what could be more nerve-wracking than pitching your client to the man who taught you
Challenging the Status Quo with Women in Focus 2016
On Friday, April 8, Dodge College presented the 17th annual Women in Focus conference, showcasing some amazing women working today in the entertainment industry that included Stephanie Allain, Hannah Minghella, Sanaa Hamri, Nicole Rocklin, and moderator, Denise Di Novi. The event started with a luncheon with invited guests and our panelists in Stage B, before
Artificial Intelligence Runs Wild in Ctrl Alt Delete
Artificial Intelligence is amazing; it can automate your household chores, suggest Google searches, drive our cars, make logical decisions like a human being, and trap you inside a building and try to kill you. Wait, what?! While that last one hasn’t happened in real life, it IS the plot of Ctrl Alt Delete
Alumni Spotlight - Paul Higgins
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 Paul Higgins (BA ’85). DODGE: Share your career path with us – how
Film Festival Kudos for 4/4/16
Screenings and Awards Gabe Schimmel, Amanda Le, Monica Petruzzelli, and Riani Singgih’s ALZHEIMER’S: A LOVE STORY has been officially selected for the 8th Annual American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival Six Dodge films have been officially selected for the 14th Annual Riverside International Film Festival including Keegan Mullin’s THE LAST WORDS,
Head of Disney Marketing Offers Advice to Jim Fredrick's Students
Marketing a film to moviegoers is a precise job. With so many different audiences, you need to determine what about the film will interest each one, and make them want to see it. It’s not an easy job, but luckily, when someone like David Sameth is at the helm, it’s a successful one. Sameth, who
New Bachelor's Degree Program: Entourage Management and Navigation
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts is proud to unveil that will be launching a Bachelor’s Degree program in Entourage Management and Navigation in Fall 2016. This brand new program will help those looking to be a part of a celebrity’s entourage successfully navigate their way through life and viewing fame and fortune
Dodge College and the UCFTI Expo Film Competition
For 2016, the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts and the U.S. China Film and Television Industry Expo will be partnering up on their Film Competition portion of the event. Dodge College, the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and California State University, Northridge will exclusively be competing in the UCFTI Film Competition where filmmakers
Film Festival Kudos for 3/28/16
Screenings and Awards Jackson Miller’s GUIDE has been officially selected for the 49th Annual Humboldt International Film Festival (http://www.hsufilmfestival.com/) Gabe Figueroa’s COLD WINTER’S NIGHT won Best Student Short Film at the 3rd Annual North Hollywood CineFest and has been officially selected for the 10th Annual GI Film Festival Nicole Jordan-Webber and Ceylan Carhoglu’s GARDENERS OF
A Storyteller On the Need for More Storytellers
EDITOR’S NOTE: Making a living as a writer isn’t always the easiest thing in the world to accomplish, but many Chapman alumni have been able to do so. A perfect example of that is Michael Ashley (MFA/Screenwriting ’07), who has had many of his screenplays optioned and co-written a book about how to turn your
Alumni Spotlight - Jonathan Formica
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 Jonathan Formica (BFA/Television and Broadcast Journalism ’12). DODGE: Share your career path with
Independent Film: Making My First Feature
EDITOR’S NOTE: No one knows better that making a feature isn’t easy than Cameron Sawyer (MFA/Film Production ’09). Today, he shares with us the trials and tribulations of making his first feature film. Making a feature film is scary, especially when it’s your first! It is all you can do to convince investors to