Entertainment Industry Career Panel Offers Invaluable Advice
On February 27, Dodge College hosted an Entertainment Industry Career Panel as part of Parent Spring Summit. We invited families of our currents students to Marion Knott Studios and the Digital Media Arts Center to help them understand what exactly their students do in class and how they can help them reach their specific entertainment-related
Student Veterans: Learning about Critical Issues Along with my Students
One of the great joys of teaching is exploring new subjects and learning alongside our students. Today I sat and listened to five passionate speakers talking about the unbelievable and seemingly unending problems many of our military veterans face when they return to their homes after serving our country. It was an astonishing afternoon, made
Alumni Spotlight – Dan Olson
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 Dan Olson (MFA/Film Production ’07). DODGE: Share your career path with us – how did
Screenwriting Students Get Pitching Experience with Real Managers
One of the things that Dodge College does so well is provide our students with real-world experience in their classes so they are better prepared for the entertainment industry. This past Friday, Matt Deller, one of our screenwriting professors, had managers from Epicenter come into his undergraduate thesis screenwriting class to give some advice about
Film Festival Kudos for 3/4/16
Screenings and Awards The 37th Annual College Television Awards, the Emmys Organization’s equivalent of the Student Academy Awards, has nominated a Dodge-record SIX films for the following categories: Jon Milano, Christopher Naughton, and Justin Alpern’s STRAW DOLLS (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4180048/) for Best Drama Gabe Figueroa, JJ Englert, and Colin Laviola’s COLD WINTER’S NIGHT (http://www.cwnthemovie.com/) for Best Children’s
Orange Is The New Hollywood
This week in Coast magazine, writer Jan Breslauer wrote about how when she got married, her soon-to-be husband suggested moving AWAY from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, and into the quieter community of Orange County. While appalled at the idea at the time, and away from being in the heart of her entertainment
Oscars, Isaacs, and History, Oh My!
It’s that time of year again, where the stars come out for that special night to celebrate the best in film, and award those who did an extraordinary job. That’s right, it’s Oscar season! Well, it WAS Oscar season. The award show was this past weekend, but we were still recovering from some of the
Cool Casual Comedy Brings Laughs from Students
Sometimes, three friends get together and say to themselves: “Hey, we should form a sketch comedy group.” And then, all is right with the world. Those three friends are Brett Melnick (BFA/Television Writing and Production ’16), Gregory Bordelon (BFA/ Television Writing and Production ’16), and Sam Wall (BA/Film Studies ’17), and I came
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