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WRITER/PRODUCER SHAUN CASSIDY SPEAKS TO TV CLUB

November 18, 2010 by | TV Writing / Production

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HERE’S TO STEPHEN CANNELL

October 5, 2010 by | TV Writing / Production

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STUDENT INTERVIEW: KIRA INNES

September 17, 2010 by | TV Writing / Production

CURRENT STUDENT INTERVIEW: KIRA INNES   What is your major and when will you graduate? I’m a double major in Television and PR/Ad. I graduate in May of 2011!   What is your ultimate career goal? I am extremely passionate about scripted television. During my time at Chapman, I was able to intern in a

HISTORY IS FUN…WHEN IT’S HISTORY OF TELEVISION

September 9, 2010 by | TV Writing / Production

It's been said that history is just one damned thing after another.  But when it comes to History of Television, it's one super cool thing after another.  Today in class we watched clips from: The Ed Sullivan Show, including musical performances by Elvis Presley (and his swivelling hips), The Beatles, The Doors, James Brown, The

ANOTHER CHAPMAN TV SUCCESS STORY

August 31, 2010 by | TV Writing / Production

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DREAM IT, SHOOT IT, BROADCAST IT

August 20, 2010 by | TV Writing / Production

NEW SCHOOL YEAR, NEW POSSIBILITIES It’s that time of year again – the week before school starts back up.  It’s a hectic time – professors like me scrambling to get syllabi and lecture notes ready, students are scrambling to move back into dorms or apartments and stock up on textbooks and Ramen noodles.  But most

RISING ABOVE NOMINATED AT NYTV FESTIVAL

August 13, 2010 by | Kudos!

When you're hot, you're hot.  And narrative TV at Chapman is hot!  For the second year in a row, our flagship project, a full-length TV pilot, was nominated as Outstanding Drama at the NYTV Festival to be held Sept. 20-25.  What's amazing about our success is that this is not merely a student competition, but

WRITER’S BLOCK? NO SUCH THING IN TV

August 3, 2010 by | TV Writing / Production

WRITER’S BLOCK?  NO SUCH THING IN TV Most successful TV shows make 22-24 episodes per season – the equivalent in terms of length of writing and shooting 6-12 feature films in about 9 months.  Because of this, a TV writer’s life is all about constant deadlines and meeting them come hell or high water.  Writer’s

ALUMNI INTERVIEW: MILES LEICHER

July 29, 2010 by | TV Writing / Production

ALUMNI INTERVIEW: MILES LEICHER  What was your major and when did you graduate? I started out as a Film Production major, but switched to Television Production and Broadcast Journalism after my freshman year. I received an honorable discharge (graduated) in May 2007. Where do you work now? For most of the year I work on

CHAPMAN TV WRITER WINS $10,000 HUMANITAS PRIZE

July 15, 2010 by | Kudos!

Less than two months after graduating, Chapman TV and Screenwriting student Clay Keller has won the $10,000 David & Lynn Angell Comedy Writing Fellowship for his original pilot script "Dinner Theater."  The script was written by Clay for his FTV 328 Seminar in Television Writing course.  The fellowship, part of the prestigious Humanitas Awards for excellence

Toastmaster Tommy returns

May 5, 2010 by | Events

If you can get by AF 208 tonight, my old friend “Toastmaster” Tom Kalajian is delivering his annual public-speaking sermon to the media-law class. Plenty of seats in the amphitheatre. Tricks of the trade on everything form a three-minute speech to Master of Ceremonies before an audience of thousands.

First Post!

May 5, 2010 by | TV Writing / Production

TV IS GOOD 4 U  Comedies – Dramas – News – Documentaries      Welcome to TV IS GOOD 4 U, the blog about all things TV at Chapman University.  Just in the past few weeks here:   Professor Pete Weitzner took students to a taping of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno We screened Rising

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