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Chapman University / Dodge College of Film and Media Arts

Chapman University / Dodge College of Film and Media Arts

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  • Basic Facts
  • Mission & Strategy
  • Degree Areas
  • Key Teaching Staff
  • Successful Graduates

Basic Facts

  • Year of Foundation:

    1992

  • Year of Receiving CILECT Full Membership:

    2002

  • Year of Receiving Last State Accreditation:

    1956

  • Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:

    Western Association of Schools and Colleges

  • Name of Director (Rector, Dean, Head of School):

    Stephen Galloway

  • Address:

    One University Drive, Orange, 92866

  • Country:

    United States

  • Website:

    https://www.chapman.edu/dodge

  • Points of Contact

    CILECT Contact Person:
    Dean: Stephen Galloway
    Telephone:
    +1 714 997 67 15
    Email:
    sgalloway@chapman.edu
    CILECT Contact Person:
    Associate Dean Academic Affairs Prof. Michael Kowalski
    Telephone:
    +1 714 628 73 88
    Email:
    kowalski@chapman.edu
    CILECT Contact Person:
    Director Administrative Operations: Ciara Jones
    Email:
    cijones@chapman.edu

Mission & Strategy

One of the premier film schools in the country, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts offers students the unique opportunity to learn filmmaking in a hands-on environment modeled on a working studio. The college is comprised of the Sodaro-Pankey Undergraduate School of Film and Media Arts, offering degrees in film production, film studies, screenwriting, creative producing, news and documentary, television writing and production, public relations and advertising, screen acting and digital arts; and the graduate Conservatory of Motion Pictures, offering M.F.A. degrees in film production, film and television producing, documentary filmmaking, production design, and screenwriting, and an M.A. in film studies. Two joint M.F.A. degrees in producing are also offered in conjunction with the business (M.F.A./M.B.A.) and law (M.F.A./J.D.) schools. Dodge College is housed in Marion Knott Studios, a state-of-the-art, 76,000-square-foot studio and classroom building that provides students with 24-hour access to sound stages, edit bays, Dolby surround mixing, a motion capture stage and more. With an Oscar and Emmy-award winning full-time faculty that boasts more feature film credits than any other film school, Dodge College is where students learn the entertainment business from the inside out.

Key Teaching Staff

John Badham

Field of Teaching: Directing
Major Achievements:

CONSTANTINE Episode 106 “Danse Vaudou”, Director
12 MONKEYS Episode 107 “The Keys”, Director
“John Badham on Directing” Michael Wiese Productions ISBN 978-1-61593-5 (PBK.)
NIKITA Episode 303 “Innocence” Director
NIKITA Episode 318 “Broken Home”, Director
NIKITA Episode 402 “Dead or Alive” Director
SUPERNATURAL Episode 911 “Raised Cain”, Director
Director : Psych 3 episodes, Trauma 2 episodes, The Event, Las Vegas.2 episodes.
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
SHORT CIRCUIT
WAR GAMES

Barry Blaustein

Field of Teaching: Screenwriting
Major Achievements:

BEYOND THE MAT
GUYS ‘N DIVAS: BATTLE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALS
PEEP WORLD
THE RINGER
COMING TO AMERICA
NUTTY PROFESSOR I and II
BOOMERANG
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (40 episodes, 1981 – 1983)

John Chichester

Field of Teaching: Production Design
Major Achievements:

Nomination for an Art Directors Guild Outstanding Achievement Award in Production Design for my contributions to the paramount feature film: STAR TREK, INTO DARKNESS.

Martha Coolidge

Field of Teaching: Directing
Major Achievements:

THE GLADES Episode 406 “Glade-iators” Release date July 1, 2013. Director of largest episode to date. Procedural crime comedy for A&E. When the VP of a local bank is found dead in the vault, Jim discovers she leads a double life. Shot in Florida. Read More…
THE CULT, episode 6, THE GOOD FIGHT. A mystery horror show about a cult TV Show with a murdering cult following. Aired March 29, 2013. Skye collapses the morning after the “Cult” fan party, suffering a serious reaction to the drug she was slipped. The doctors urge Jeff to locate a sample of the drug so they can find a way to reverse its effects in order to save Skye’s life. This episode takes place primarily in Skye’s mind. Read More…
KILLER WOMEN, TV series ABC, episode 103, WARRIOR, Director. Shot fall 2013, aired 1/21/14. Of all the notorious lawmen who have ever patrolled the Texas frontier, none are more storied than the Texas Rangers. Molly Parker is the only female ranger in this elite squad (Tricia Helfer). and she’s committed to finding the truth and seeing justice served. A veteran missing the adrenaline rush she experienced during war decides to become a modern-day Robin Hood, endangering many and herself. Shot in Santa Fe New Mexico. Took a Chapman student as my assistant. Read More…
THE NIGHT SHIFT TV series NBC. episode 107, BLOOD BROTHERS. Director. shot fall 2013 aired 7/8/14. The hard-working, hard-playing staff of San Antonio Memorial Hospital’s night shift work the emergency room and see the toughest, strangest and most demanding cases: a nonstop parade of Texans in need of immediate medical attention. Rescuing a pilot from a small plane crash causes TC to begin a series of flashbacks to Afghanistan combat where his brother was killed, and sets in motion a hostage situation as the ER putting his, Topher and Jordan’s lives at stake. Shot in Santa Fe New Mexico. Read More…
New York Times Opinion Pages – ROOM FOR DEBATE – Making Love in the Movies – my article, “Put More Women Behind The C

Bill Dill, A.S.C.

Field of Teaching: Cinematography
Major Achievements:

Yellow Tape (pre-production)
2000 Soul Food (TV Series)
2000 Dancing in September
1997 B*A*P*S (director of photography)
1995 Murder Was the Case: The Movie (Video short)
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV Movie) (as William Dill)
1993 Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (Video) (director of photography – as William Dill)
1993 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
1993 American Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)
– Fires in the Mirror (1993)
1992 Nervous Ticks
1991 Chez Whoopi (TV Movie)
1991 The Five Heartbeats
1989 Sidewalk Stories
1988 AIDS: The Facts of Life (TV Movie documentary)
1986 Last Waltz on a Tightrope (TV Movie)

Johnny Jensen, A.S.C.

Field of Teaching: Cinematography
Major Achievements:

Lost in Yonkers, Rambling Rose

Bill Kroyer

Field of Teaching: Digital Arts
Major Achievements:

FernGully, The Last Rainforest; Cats and Dogs, Garfield, Scooby Doo, TRON

Alex Rose

Field of Teaching: Producing
Major Achievements:

Overboard, Frankie & Johnny, Nothing in Common, Exit to Eden, Quigley Down Under, Academy Award-nominated Norma Rae

Paul Seydor

Field of Teaching: Editing
Major Achievements:

Barbershop II, Tin Cup, Major League II, White Men Can’t Jump, Turner & Hooch

Jim Fredrick

Field of Teaching: Entertainment Marketing
Major Achievements:

Harry Potter series, Happy Feet, Million Dollar Baby

Harry Ufland

Field of Teaching: Producing
Major Achievements:

The Wedding, Snow Falling on Cedars, Crazy/Beautiful

David Ward

Field of Teaching: Screenwriting
Major Achievements:

Flyboys, Major League, Major League II, King Ralph, Cannery Row, Academy Award-winning The Sting, Academy Award-nominated Sleepless in Seattle

Wrote TV pilot for ABC Studios – “Deacon” Wrote TV pilot for CBS – “Bad Cops” Rewrote feature screenplay for Morgan Creek Productions – “Tupac”
Wrote TV pilot for ABC Studios – “The Corridor” Wrote TV pilot for Boardwalk Productions – “Mind Field” Wrote feature film for Mulligan Productions – “Clovis Road”
Wrote screenplay adaptation of novel by Charles Martin – “Provocateur”

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