
Interterm Classes Dig Into Off-Beat Topics
During the last interterm (which seems like ages ago now!), we had some incredible classes that really showed off the diversity of topics taught here at Dodge College. Here are some brief bits from some of them, since summer sessions are around the corner, and some of these off-beat topics may come up again! BRINGING

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