The Force is Strong with KARA from Dodge Alum
Seven minutes was all it took. From an emotionally impactful story featuring a young Jedi learning her powers to an incredible action sequence involving Sandtroopers, only seven minutes were needed to blow the Star Wars community away. But that was no official entry into the series. That was all from a fan film called Kara
Film Festival Kudos for 2/24/16
Screenings and Awards Daniel Drummond’s CHIAROSCURO won the Best Animation Award at the 10th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival. (https://www.prlog.org/12533332-its-wrap-10th-annual-beaufort-international-film-festival-names-winners.html) Natasha Rindt’s MISS ROBOTO is an official selection of the 9th Annual Reel Fun Film Festival in Calgary. (http://www.reelfunfilmfest.com/2016/interactive-film-event-saturday-february-27/) Ceylan Carhoglu and Nicole Jordan-Webber’s GARDENERS OF THE FOREST will make its world premiere at
Alumni Spotlight - Rebekah Scheys
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 Rebekah Scheys (MFA/Production Design ’15). DODGE: Share your career path with us – how did
Catching up with CRONUS
A few months ago, we featured a story on Cronus, one of the thesis films that was filmed last year, and is currently in post-production. One of the things I love about some major motion pictures is that they share fantastic behind the scenes content before the film is released. It’s a great way
Entertainment Launch Labs Jump Start Student Businesses
It’s not easy to start your own business…especially when you are fresh out of school, and still figuring out the ins and outs of adult life. However, Chapman University now has a great new service for Dodge College graduates that will help them get on their feet and start their business in the form of
Daniel Steele Endowed Scholarship Fundraising a Success!
Super Bowl Sunday was a successful one all around. Almost 112 million people tuned in to watch Peyton Manning and Beyonce at the top of their game in the Super Bowl. 200 of those 111.9 million fans were gathered at the Anaheim White House Restaurant for more than just football, though. This Super Bowl party
Six Lessons from Salute Your Shorts
EDITOR’S NOTE: On Wednesday, we held the first of our new Dodge Industry Dialogues panel series, entitled Salute Your Shorts, where film festival programmers dished on what they look for and what not to do when submitting. Programmers from the Los Angeles Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Sundance, and more gave some tips
Film Festival Kudos for 2/10/16
Screenings and Awards Tom Teller’s HUM was selected for the 17th Annual Melbourne International Animation Festival. Keegan Mullin’s THE LAST WORDS has been selected for the 22nd Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. Jenna Kirshon’s NOTE FOR NOTE, Keegan Mullin’s THE LAST WORDS, and Nelson Tracey’s DON’T TELL MY MOM were officially selected for
Photos from Sundance Reception
We recently hosted our annual Sundance Film Festival reception and thoroughly enjoyed having the opportunity to catch up with alumni and industry friends at Riverhorse on Main. Check out the photos from the festivities! Congratulations go out to Alex Theurer (BFA/Film and Television Production ’06) who wrote/produced Sleight, which premiered and was bought at Sundance
Dodge Students Find Life on Mars with ICARUS
Space exploration may be challenging for some folks, but Dodge College students have already been to Mars. Well, Red Rock Canyon State Park actually stood in for Mars, but it was still pretty close! I recently spoke to the production team behind Icarus , an upcoming thesis film, to learn more about their
Producer / Director Rob Cohen Joins Dodge As Spring 2016 Filmmaker-In-Residence
Rob Cohen, the renowned filmmaker behind such blockbuster hits as The Fast and the Furious, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, xXx, and Alex Cross has been named the Spring 2016 Marion Knott Filmmaker-in-Residence at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the premier film schools in the
Cinematography Shines at Dodge
“Visual Storytelling” is a phrase that comes around quite often throughout a student’s academic career. The “visual” aspect is created mainly from the cinematographers’ knowledge of the interaction between images and technology. “The cinematographer is an artist (a creator of images), a manager (of people and facilities), and a technician (with deep knowledge of the