
Student Spotlight: Ida Ali
Ida Ali is a sophomore Film Production major at Dodge College with a minor in English. She is currently doing classes remotely from India, but will be moving back to Orange this semester. Ida has made a few short films in Hindi which are up on her Youtube channel, and aspires to be a writer

Student Spotlight: Apoorva Sankar
What is your name & what are you studying? My name is Apoorva Sankar, and I’m a Film Production major specializing in Film Editing. What inspired you to pursue a career in film? I used to write my own short stories and wanted to convey them visually. I began to shoot and edit my scripts

Student Spotlight: Madison Welborn
Madison Welborn, a freshman film production major here at Chapman recently founded a new student organization called the “Black Film Society.” We had the opportunity to hear from Madison about this new organization, as well as her personal goals as an aspiring filmmaker: Can you tell us why you chose the degree you are

Chapman Students win 13 ADDY Awards!
Last week, Chapman’s NSAC Team had great success at the American Advertising Federation’s Orange County ADDY Awards. The American Advertising Awards, home of the ADDY Award, is one of the industry’s largest creative competitions. The mission of the American Advertising Awards is to recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in advertising. Chapman’s team

Student Spotlight: Cydney Hansen
What inspired you to pursue a career in film and television? Growing up as a shy, sensitive kid, I found that the arts were a great way for me to express myself. For the longest time I had two distinct passions, writing and acting, that I kept separate — until I realized I could combine

Dodge Student Selected for Lena Waithe’s Inaugural Mentorship Lab Program
Emmy award-winning screenwriter, producer, and actor Lena Waithe’s company, Hillman Grad Productions, recently announced its inaugural mentorship class of rising creatives. And Chapman’s own Arjun Yadav made the final cut. Arjun, an MFA Producing student, was selected as one of the top five producers for the executive development track out of a total of 4,500

Student Spotlight: Ryan Murtha
I started making short sketches on his HD mini-DV camcorder while I was in his undergrad at the United States Naval Academy. After graduation, I continued to make shorts and started to study improvisational comedy. While on Active Duty with the Navy, I performed with various improv groups, plays, film productions, and produced multiple short

Women in Focus Virtual Conference to Highlight Big Tech and the Future of Hollywood
Join us for our annual Women in Focus Conference! Riding the Revolution: Women, Big Tech and the Future of Hollywood event! The entertainment business is going through a revolution. “Big Tech,” massive spending and all sorts of new ways of watching film and TV are impacting everything we see and think. Where do women fit

2021 Faculty Career Champion
You may know him as the professor for Agents & Managers, or “JoRo”, professor Joe Rosenberg has made an immediate impact in his relative short time at Chapman University’s Dodge College Producing program. Joe has been selected as this year’s Dodge College’s Faculty Career Champion! Before he was tapped to support career initiatives, Joe

Student Spotlight: Karthik Mohan
What is your name and what course are you studying? I’m Karthik Mohan and I’m studying MFA – Film Production with Sound Design emphasis. What inspired you to pursue a career in film? From a young age I have been fascinated with historical and mythological stories. I would go to the movies every weekend and

Dodge Career Office Presents - Spring 2021 Workshops
Agents and Managers w/Joe Rosenberg Professor Joe Rosenberg brings esteemed agents and managers for a panel on both sides of representation. Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. PST How to be a Great Intern, P.A or Assistant-What You Can do to Stand Out Why should you intern? Isn’t that just working for free? Or

More Lockdowns, More Video Games
2020 was the year for gamers. While countless other industries have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the video game industry saw a rapid rise with so many people stuck at home having more free time than ever to play video games. The industry hit a massive $179.9 billion in worldwide revenue in 2020,