Positive Strides
EDITOR’S NOTE: We love hearing from our students, especially when it comes to having a positive attitude toward your school. Today, we welcome Max Mandel (BA/Communications ’16) who shares some tips for students on how to make the most out of their college experience! Hey, you! Yeah, you, with the face, and the nose! I
Chapman Broadcast Network Prepares Students For The Big Leagues
For the last few weeks, I have been slowly gathering information for a post about The Chapman Broadcast Network, a club that was created earlier this year to give Dodge students a chance to work on professional productions, such as live Chapman events, such as football games. However, I was pleasantly surprised to see that
Arc Entertainment Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights to Chapman Filmed Entertainment’s “The Barber”
Los Angeles, CA – November 8, 2014 – It was announced today that ARC Entertainment has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to Chapman Filmed Entertainment’s thriller “The Barber” (formerly known as “Trigger”), starring Scott Glenn (“The Silence of the Lambs,” “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “Training Day”) in a deal worth mid-six figures. “The Barber” will have
Modern Post: Professor and Alumni Work Together on Textbook
Professor Scott Arundale is a man of many talents…one of which is literally writing the text book for his class! What’s even more amazing about it is that he co-wrote it with one of his former students, Tashi Trieu (BFA/Film Producing ’10). The book is Modern Post: Workflows and Techniques for Digital Filmmakers. Arundale met
Alumni Kickstarter Project CHASING HOLLYWOOD features the people behind the camera
When you think of Hollywood and all its glitz and glamor you may think about the struggling actor. What about all the others that nobody really talks about? What about us, the ones behind the camera? My name is David Ingrassano (Chapman alumnus 08′ Screenwriting) I’m developing/producing the reality show CHASING HOLLYWOOD. This is a
Screening Event: Dumb and Dumber To
Dodge College invites you to a special screening of Dumb and Dumber To, on Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. in Folino Theater. 20 years after the dimwits set out on their first adventure, they head out in search of one of their long lost children in the hope of gaining a new kidney. This
Mack Kalish - Student, Screenwriter, and Author!
Writing a book isn’t easy. It’s a long, arduous process that can also be creatively satisfying once you reach your end goal. On top of that, not only do you have to write it, but once it’s done, you’ll want to get it out into the world for others to enjoy as well. And so
Apply for the Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie Comedy Awards - apply for one of four $2,500 awards!
Dodge College and the Jack Oakie and Victoria Horne Oakie Charitable Foundation are pleased to announce four new awards available to students. $10,000 is up for grabs. All you have to do is watch any Jack Oakie or Victoria Horne Oakie film (available in the Media Archive) and provide a synopsis and suggestion(s) on what
Haunters - A Documentary That Explores The World Of Haunted Attractions
Halloween is, hands down, my favorite time of the year. Growing up with a steady diet of horror films, I also looked forward to the one night I could dress up and pretend to be something I wasn’t, scaring other kids in my neighborhood to my heart’s delight. As I got older, I discovered
Festival and Awards Report – Week of October 20
Two Chapman student films screen this week at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival in N.M.: Grange to Garage (William Johnston-Carter) and The Pink Helmet Posse (Benjamin Mullinkosson and Kirstelle Laroche). Six Chapman student films screen this week at the Carmel International Film Festival in Calif: Ganas (Dan Eccles), Into the Silent Sea (Andrej
Justin Simien on The Colbert Report
Justin Simien (BFA/Film Production ’04) is making headlines left and right lately! The writer, director, and producer of the film Dear White People won the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Festival, and also the Audience Award at the 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival. In 2013, Simien was named one
Final Exam Schedule Posted
The Final Exam schedule for this semester has been finalized, so you can make your arrangements to go home for the Holiday Break! Dodge College Exams will take place during the week of December 15th through December 19th. To view the Finals Schedule for Fall 2014 on the Current Student Site, click here. Good luck