Accelerated for Interterm: The Art and Business of Web Video
Our brand new Interterm class, “The Art and Business of Web Video,” challenges students to learn the ins and outs of online video distribution, in just four weeks . To give you a sense of what the class was like, I’ll tell you about some of what I saw them discuss, and next week
A Slice of Life in Action Films: Learning Safe Swordplay in "Essentials of Stunts and Special Effects"
Students participating in the Interterm course “Essentials of Stunts and Special Effects” got an exhilarating treat last week! After an intensive month of near-daily meetings, lectures, demonstrations, and projects, the students in Professor Andy Lane’s Stunt class were given the chance to experience a Dodge College first: actual (sharp!) sword fighting, right in the Cinematography
“Miss Congeniality” Director Donald Petrie Joins Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film And Media Arts as Spring 2014 Filmmaker-In-Residence
Award-winning director Donald Petrie (Miss Congeniality, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Grumpy Old Men, Mystic Pizza) has been named the Spring 2014 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 United States. The announcement was made today
Filmmaker-in-Residence Announced for Spring 2014: Director Donald Petrie!
We are thrilled to announce the Filmmaker-in-Residence for the Spring 2014 semester! This semester, our talented filmmaker is Emmy-winning director Donald Petrie who directed such films as Miss Congeniality, How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days , and Mystic Pizza . For a complete list of credits, please visit Mr. Petrie’s IMDb page
Free Screening of Project W Short "We Are The Land" This Weekend
Professor Sally Rubin has just written to let us know that last year’s smash success from the documentary Project W program, “We Are The Land,” is being screened this weekend, in collaboration with Human Rights Watch . There is an entry fee for the screening and reception, but Chapman students can get in free! About
Cultural Exchange Students Produce Films That Transcend Borders
Every year in January, Dodge College hosts a group of selected students from the Dankook University in South Korea to engage in a cultural exchange with Chapman University students. For several weeks, about a dozen students from each campus migrate across the ocean to visit their sister school in the US and Korea, respectively.
Interterm Robot Attack! Student Transformers in the Folino
Last week, I had the exciting chance to see our brand-new motion capture suits transform a living, breathing Dodge College student into a robot. A big robot. It was only the second day of their Interterm boot camp, “Motion Capture Fundamentals, Techniques, and Practical Exercises,” and yet I don’t think anyone in the
Proud of your final projects from the Fall? Let's show them off!
As anyone in any media-related field will tell you, getting exposure and developing a public presence others can relate to is simply the best route you can take to success as a young adult about to the enter the workforce. Get your work seen now: submit it to us here, or add yourself to the
Film Students & Alumni to Reunite at Sundance, Watch Their Own Films on the Big Screen
We are just a couple of days away from the start of the Sundance Film Festival and I couldn’t be more excited! This year, we have several films screening at both Sundance and Slamdance that have alumni involved in the production. Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us. — Robert Redford,
Documentary Student Film "Still" Featured in Atlantic Magazine
Last year’s Community Voices documentary Still is making headlines, and developing a great reputation, fast. After positive reviews and great success at festivals, the film has landed in a rather odd location for a video: in a magazine! Ok, well it’s an online version of a magazine, but a ‘zine nonetheless. Check out
Dodge College TV Students Hit The Streets, In Search of Big Game(s)
If there’s one thing Californians love, it’s the sunny, outdoor weather. If there’s a second thing Californians love, it’s sports. With a new television venture on the brain, Professor Pete Weitzner is aiming to give some lucky Media Arts students the perfect combination of the two. You see, for years, Dodge College students have been
The New Vimeo Player and You
Our favorite video-streaming website, Vimeo, has just launched a massively updated video player. On top of speed improvements, a user interface update, and easier-to-customize sharing options, the biggest change involves how the player itself works: in short, the player is now HTML5 enabled, which basically means the videos can be embedded and played from just