A few Fridays ago, March 14th, I had the opportunity to visit Blur Studio in Culver City with a group of my fellow digital arts students. Blur is a company that has produced various 3D character animation, design, and visual effects for films, television, video games, and more. Some credits for Blur include James Cameron’s
Professor Bill Kroyer invites you to a special guest lecture by Animation Director/Producer/Story Man Steve Hickner on Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. in Folino Theater. Hickner will discuss his experiences in creating stories for animated feature films and offer advice on beginning a career in the animation business. Hickner has spent
On Friday, March 7, twenty Digital Arts students from Dodge College met some of the industry’s most influential artists during a field trip to PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS and Visual effects house Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) , both in the Bay area. Both companies seldom host student tours, so the visits were a
Professor Harry Ufland invites you to join him for a special Casting & Actors Panel, featuring special guests Jane Jenkins, Roger Mussenden, Mary Vernieu, Stephanie Feury and David Ward, on Thursday, March 20 at 4:00 p.m. in Folino Theater. “I believe this will help each and every student who is involved in the filmmaking process
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
Dodge College invites Chapman students, faculty and staff for an exclusive pre-release screening of Breathe In (dir. Drake Doremus), two weeks before it opens in theaters, on Thursday, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. in Folino Theater. Screenwriter and Chapman alumnus Ben York Jones (BFA/FP ’06) will participate in a Q&A following the film. Breathe In
Dodge College and Fox Digital invite you to join them for a pre-release screening of How to be a Man (dir. Chadd Harbold, 2013) on Monday, March 17 at 7:00 p.m. in Folino Theater. A Q&A with Gavin McInnes (Co-founder of Vice, writer, comedian) and Steven Hein (VP of Production, Fox Digital Studio) will follow
If you’re on the east coast this March, make sure to stop by New York city! The annual east-of-the-Mississippi screening of our First Cut showcase is taking place March 29, in NYC, at the Directors Guild of America Theatre. Alumni are encouraged to come out to support their fellow classmates, and prospective students will get
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
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
After being named one of the Top Creative Millenials by Elite Daily, our own Oliver Bogner has cracked Forbes’ prestigious list of the top “30 Under 30” Presenting our third annual 30 Under 30, a tally of the brightest stars in 15 different fields under the age of 30. This is the time to be
We have some thrilling news from Lifetime Television Networks, courtesy of alumna Mariana Flynn (’02, Creative Producing): MARIANA FLYNN NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF NON-FICTION PROGRAMMING OF LIFETIME LOS ANGELES, CA (November 19, 2013) – Mariana Flynn has been named Vice President of Non-Fiction Programming of Lifetime, it was announced today by Eli Lehrer, Senior Vice