Sound design maverick Mark Mangini dished out four essential skills to those gathered at the CNA Sound & Storytelling Conference this March. The Oscar winner and four-time nominee for films including Blade Runner 2049, The Fifth Element, and Mad Max – Fury Road welcomed the crowd of over 150 professionals and educators from 26 countries
I am pleased to announce that Dodge College will be hosting the (CILECT) North America Sound & Storytelling Conference, March 22-24, 2018 at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in Orange, California. Designed to appeal to those who have a broader interest in the art and craft of film and individuals who
This year the Electronic Entertainment Exposition rolled into Los Angeles with a record 68,400 attendees. For the first time, event organizers elected to open the doors to the general public with tickets available to non-industry insiders. Many Chapman alumni were in attendance for the largest E3 ever. We reached out to a few to find
Last month, members of the Dodge College community descended on Las Vegas for the annual National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB). With nearly 1,000,000 net-square-feet in exhibit space and over 1,700 exhibiting companies to explore, NAB is “the world’s largest annual convention encompassing the convergence of media, entertainment and technology.” For Dodge students the annual
For me, this year’s NAB tradeshow turned out to be about so much more than just a preview of new broadcast technology. I have been attending NAB off and on now for over 10 years. In each of those years, I have worked the show as press, a consumer, a salesperson, a broadcast professional, an
UPDATE 4/3: We are excited to announce a new panel addition to our impressive slate of studio executives: Erica Huggins, President of Imagine Entertainment! Read more about Ms. Huggins on Deadline . There is still time to register, if you haven’t already done so – conference registration closes Thursday, April 10. Make
Earlier this summer, Dodge College hosted the 67th annual University Film and Video Association conference. Take a peek behind the scenes at the nation’s most informative academic event for film teachers and graduate students!
< ?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?> With about 500 attendees from more than three dozen different universities and organizations, UFVA is a fantastic opportunity for collaboration. And I’m pleased to say, our faculty had some of the most interesting presentations in the program!
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Now that all the bustle and hubbub of the UFVA conference is over, ending with the annual banquet at the Bowers Museum Saturday evening, I have a chance to look back on the conference and remember some of my favorite moments of the incredible mix of speakers, panels, workshops, and social events our guests enjoyed
Planning for the University Film and Video Association (UFVA) Conference 2013 is under full swing! Check out the Story First website here. With our plenary speaker, Peter Debruge, announced, and many of the key panels and presentations lined up, it’s definitely not too early to register for the conference, held for its third time at
We’re thrilled with the recent preview of our Women In Focus panel in the OC Weekly, which digests some of the impact and legacy of the inspiring women who will appear on the Marion Knott stages next week. We look forward to seeing you there!