Dodge Welcomes Celebrated Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura!
Behind the Scenes: Producing the Blockbuster LORENZO DI BONAVENTURA Behind The Scenes: Producing The Blockbuster explores the work of our Distinguished Artist, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, producer of the Transformers series and former president of production at WB. Through screenings and discussion, we explore the films that he has produced and/or that have inspired him. The course will provide a unique insight into
Dodge College Alumni Featured in Rolling Stone after Escape from Taliban Takeover
On the morning of August 13th, Afghan-American actress, filmmaker, and Dodge College Alumni Fereshta Kazemi was in her production office in Kabul working on the trailer for her upcoming film. Only 72 hours later, she was narrowly escaping the country as city after city fell to the Taliban. Fereshta recently shared her story about her
Bridging the Gap Between Dodge and Hollywood
This school year Dodge College continued hosting the wildly popular Chapman Master Classes, which, up until now, have been a series of virtual interviews with some of Hollywood’s biggest movers and shakers: Bryan Cranston, Lena Waithe, and Ted Sarandos to name just a few. And now comes the big twist: select Fall 2021 Master Classes
Cards On The Table
Last Thursday, Professor Leah Aldridge had the opportunity to host a conversation open to all Dodge Students with filmmaker Marcus A. Clarke, discussing his Netflix Original Documentary Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali. For Clarke, the journey of making this film was one that he was ready to take on. “The journey was deeply
A Summer with VICE
A last minute change of plans landed junior Creative Producing major Panna Warren the opportunity to spend her summer working as a Creative Studios Intern at VICE. Despite initially having plans to spend her summer in Prague doing an international internship through the Chapman Center for Global Education, the program was cancelled due to travel
The Chapman Master Class: Sofia Coppola
Oscar-winning writer-director Sofia Coppola opens the Fall 2021 season of Chapman Master Classes! One of the most admired filmmakers working today, Sofia Coppola has earned a slew of nominations for modern-day classics like The Virgin Suicides (2000), Lost in Translation (2004), Marie Antoinette (2006) and The Bling Ring (2013). The daughter of legendary filmmaker Francis Coppola, she was named Best Director at the Cannes
Careers Office Chat
After years of working as a Hollywood agent representing A-list talent, Joe Rosenberg’s newest clients will be Chapman students and alumni as the first-ever Director of Industry Relations at Dodge College’s new Careers Office. The full-scale Careers Office will be located just off the lobby of Marion Knott Studios, and construction of the space is
How to Write Coverage Workshop
UPDATE: ALL SEATS HAVE BEEN FILLED FOR BOTH THE 9/15 AND 9/29 COVERAGE SESSIONS HOW TO WRITE COVERAGE – VIRTUAL WORKSHOP HOSTED BY Barbara Doyle and Donna Roth TWO DATES: September 15th and September 29th, 4:00pm to 6:00pm (PST) RSVP to Barbara Doyle (barbarafdoyle@gmail.com) by email to attend. ZOOM link will be sent out prior
Student Spotlight: Amber Alexander
What is your name & what are you studying? I’m Amber Alexander, and I’m a rising junior majoring in Television Writing and Production! What inspired you to pursue a career in film? My siblings and I have been doing YouTube professionally since early 2018, and I wanted to use my video production skills to venture
Student Spotlight: Ebony Jordan
What is your name and what are you studying? My name is Ebony Jordan and I am a BFA Screenwriting major. What inspired you to pursue a career in film? I grew up watching sitcoms, Disney movies, teen movies, musicals and romantic comedies. I’ve been wanting a career in entertainment since I was child. It
Student Spotlight: Roxy Cowan
What is your name & what are you studying? My name is Roxy Cowan (@roxyycowan) and I am a rising junior Creative Producing major and Women and Gender Studies Minor. I’m also a content creator for the Dodge social media pages, specializing in the Tik Tok account and the Student Spotlights, and I have a
Chapman Alumni Bringing History to the Big Screen
“When we first started writing this script, we were excited to tell a story inspired by historic events. What we didn’t realize as we were working on this script, was how eerily similar it would end up being to current events.” Unwavering, inspired by real events, tells the fictional story of Carolyn Kim, a Korean-American