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We keep hearing about movie actors making the leap to TV, from Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Kevin Spacey, Jane Fonda, Matthew McConaughey, Susan Sarandon\u00a0and a host of others. And so many film directors have made the move as well; David Fincher, Martin Scorsese, Guillermo del Toro, Baz Luhrmann and Spike Lee, etc., are also working in series TV.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because the secret is out: \u00a0The best dramatic writing is now on television.<\/p>\n

Beginning in 1999 with\u00a0The Sopranos<\/em>\u00a0and continuing with masterpieces that include\u00a0Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Arrested Development, Friday Night Lights, Modern Family, This is Us, Game of Thrones, Big Little Lies, Dear White People, Stranger Things,<\/em>\u00a0just to name a few.\u00a0 Whether you\u2019re interested in comedy or drama, series that last for years or just one season on broadcast, cable or online – and with more than 450 original series in production in 2017 – the opportunities for television writers has never been better.<\/p>\n

So, if you\u2019re someone who recognizes names like Shonda Rhimes, Vince Gilligan, Aaron Sorkin, Jill Soloway, Jenji Kohan, David E. Kelly, Mitchell Hurwitz and Larry David, chances are you’re interested in writing for television.<\/p>\n

To address the demand for, and interest in, creating content for television, Dodge College has created an M.F.A. in Television Writing and Producing<\/a>, enrolling fall 2018. In this first-of-its-kind program you\u2019ll develop your own artistic voice as you write “spec” scripts, create and write an original pilot, shoot scenes from your work, and get hands-on practical experience all under the direct supervision of our esteemed faculty.<\/p>\n

What distinguishes this new M.F.A. program from others is the approach. \u201cOur uniquely collaborative program teaches you every step of the way \u2013 from staff-writer to showrunner,\u201d says James Gardner, Professor and Director of Television Studies.<\/p>\n

Students will have the opportunity to intern with some of Hollywood\u2019s biggest studios, management companies, literary agencies and production companies, in addition to having access to career resources and events through Dodge College and Chapman\u2019s Career Development Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you graduate you\u2019ll have a portfolio of scripts and the expertise to propel you from the classroom straight to the writers\u2019 room,\u201d adds professor Bill Rosenthal.<\/p>\n

We invite you to tour our state-of-the-art sound stages and television studio, sit in on writers’ workshops, speak with our program faculty, or participate in an online informational session, dates and times available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information on the program, and to apply, visit our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meet the Faculty:<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Gardner<\/strong> is Director of Television Studies, Associate Professor, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Chapman University. Holding degrees from the Yale School of Drama (MFA in Directing), American Film Institute (Directing) and the University of Pittsburgh (MA in Theatre and BA in Writing), Gardner is a director and producer for television and theatre. Television directing credits include episodes of COACH, MY SISTER SAM, BABY BOOM, DEAR JOHN, FAMILY MAN, THE POPCORN KID, McGEE AND ME, EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSIE, THE BAND, and GREAT DECISIONS.\u00a0 He has produced and directed productions for the Alley Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Tiffany Theatre, Friends and Artists Theatre and the Bermuda Festival. He was the founding artistic director for Pittsburgh\u2019s Soho Repertory Theatre, producing artistic director of Red Barn Theatre and artistic director of the Ensemble Company for the Performing Arts. Most recently he directed GOOD KIDS for Chapman University\u2019s College of Performing Arts.<\/p>\n

Before coming to Chapman University, Gardner was for five years Director of Television Studies at The Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.\u00a0 He has also taught at American Film Institute, Cal Arts, UCLA, Carnegie-Mellon University, University of Texas (Austin), Cal State Northridge, Cal State Poly-Pomona, Catholic University of America, University of Pittsburgh, Community College of Allegheny County, and Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children.\u00a0 Gardner has been affiliated with the New York Television Festival since its inception as a judge, panelist, moderator, and artist.\u00a0 Eight dramas he has produced have been honored as finalists in the Independent Pilot competition, with UNIVERSITY PLACE being honored as a winner in 2005. Gardner is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and a 2009 ATAS Faculty Fellow. He is a proud member of the Directors Guild of America.<\/p>\n

Steve Hirsen<\/strong> has more than 30 years experience in TV production. He is best known as the director who launched two of the most popular series in television history.\u00a0 Director of 11 seasons of the hit series\u00a0America’s Funniest Home Videos<\/em>, he was one of the creators of the popular series\u00a0Entertainment Tonight<\/em>\u00a0<\/b>and its Emmy Award-winning director through its first three seasons.<\/p>\n

With Hirsen\u2019s early career focused almost exclusively in live news, he directed the\u00a0CBS Evening News Western Edition<\/em>\u00a0and coverage of major live events for CBS News.\u00a0 Hirsen also directed live coverage of the\u00a0<\/b>Winter Olympics\u00a0for ABC and earlier worked for NBC in Washington, D.C., where he directed local news and worked on programs including\u00a0The NBC Nightly News<\/em>, Meet the Press<\/em>\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<\/b>The Today Show.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hirsen\u2019s producing and directing experience includes many other genres including talk, sports, award shows, children\u2019s shows, comedy, variety and music.\u00a0 He lives with his two daughters in Sherman Oaks and when not teaching or in a Hollywood TV control room, he can likely be found on a tennis court.<\/p>\n

Bill Rosenthal<\/strong> is a writer, creator, and producer of television and online series. He has been a staff writer to \u201cshowrunner\u201d and every writer\/producer position in-between. He has written comedy, drama and animation. His most recent credits include co-executive producer of FX\u2019s comedy series, Saint George <\/em>starring George Lopez, co-executive producer of Showtime\u2019s Emmy winning series, Nurse Jackie <\/em>and the creator and writer of AOL\u2019s Greetings From Home<\/em>, a web series funded by Michael Eisner that since its launch has had more than three million visitors. \u201cI always knew I wanted to be a television writer; in fact, I wrote my first spec script when I was 15 (an episode of Rhoda<\/em>) and pitched a game show to NBC when I was 17.\u00a0 It\u2019s amazing I wasn\u2019t beat up more than I already was.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to his professional writing career, Rosenthal is a full-time faculty member at Chapman University where he teaches a wide variety of television courses.\u00a0 Bill has taught at UCLA, California State University, Fullerton, LMU and Columbia College Chicago.\u00a0 You can find quotes from him in the most recent editions of Martie Cook\u2019s, Write to TV <\/em>and Ross Brown\u2019s, Create Your Own TV Series for the Internet<\/em>.\u00a0 Or you can enroll in one of his classes and hear him go on and on (and on) about how writing is rewriting, and the importance of reading if you want to be a successful writer.\u00a0 Rosenthal earned his B.A. from University of California at Santa Cruz and his M.F.A. from Goddard College.<\/p>\n

View the complete list of television faculty on our website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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