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,
Opportunities Over Money
What was the process like to land your first industry job? I chose to take an alternate path of applying to smaller companies, building out the best version of my resume, and taking any opportunity (including some that were unpaid) on set in Los Angeles. I met with as many people as I could, I
Film Festival Corner Update
It has been a while since we last gave an update on how our students films are doing on the festival circuit. The good news is, is that our student films are still playing at festivals all over the world both in person and virtually. We have films winning festival awards as well as being
Dodge Internship Bulletin
Check us out on Facebook! INTERNSHIP LIST as of March 1, 2021 SPRING OPPORTUNITIES Feb 22 Aperture Entertainment, a boutique management/production company, seeks creative interns to start in March/April 2021. Due to Covid-19, this internship will be virtual/remote. Aperture represents an array of clients including
Making Bold Moves
What was the process like to land your first industry job? I’m an Assistant to a Motion Picture Literary Agent at CAA, so I work with her clients who are directors, writers, and producers. After applying online, it involved a few interviews and providing references that had a connection to the company. The whole process
Student Spotlight: Chitra Dassapa
Tell us a bit about yourself…. I came to Chapman as a Violin Performance major but quickly learned that I wanted another element to my educational experience, so I applied to the PRA program freshman year and was admitted! Though I am in the film school, my background is rooted in music as I have
Student Spotlight: Zara Kaye
A little bit about myself. I’m an LA local, and a passionate home cook, who is so excited to be working as a Dodge Content Creator! I love producing content for social media. I spent the summer making toast for TikTok, and I can’t wait to work with the Dodge communications team! What’s your favorite
Telling Stories of Triumph
Since graduating from Chapman last year with an MFA in documentary film, Rishabh Thakker is already making a name for himself with his thesis documentary film Birds Without Wings, which was selected as a finalist for the Student Academy Awards in 2020. The film was shot in India and follows the story of two adults