Seeking Chapman/Dodge Input

College Majors Visual Arts and Film Majors
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<p>For the people who are seeking Chapman’s Dodge input, news, and about the school, etc., the following is up on their news page.</p>

<p>“Phillips Named Trustee Professor at Chapman University’s Dodge College
16-Dec-2010
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Orange, CA (December 15, 2010) – Academy Award® winning producer Michael Phillips (The Sting, Taxi Driver, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) has been appointed Trustee Professor at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, recognized as one of the premier film schools in the United States.
Phillips has been producing films and television in Hollywood since 1971. His films have garnered 23 Academy Award® nominations, winning him a best picture Oscar® for The Sting. He also received the coveted Palme d’Or Prize for best film for Taxi Driver and the David di Donatello award for best film for Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
The work of Michael Phillips has had a major creative impact on the business, particularly as he produced some of the pivotal films of the 1970s, widely noted as one of the most fertile creative periods in Hollywood history.
Professor Phillips brought some of his industry friends to campus to participate in his popular “Science Fiction in Cinema” class, including director Robert Zemeckis, actor Richard Dreyfus and Academy Award®-winning visual effects supervisor Richard Edlund (Star Wars).
“Dodge College is privileged to have this Academy Award® winner as part of our faculty,” says Dean Bob Bassett. “When Michael taught his first class for us, “Films of the ‘70s,” the response was phenomenal. He is an incredible resource for our students as a filmmaker who has been on the front lines of the industry during some of its most productive and creative years.”
For more information on Professor Phillips and all Dodge College faculty members please visit [Dodge</a> College of Film and Media Arts](<a href=“http://ftv.chapman.edu%5DDodge”>http://ftv.chapman.edu)
About Chapman University:
Chapman University, founded in 1861, is one of the oldest, most prestigious private universities in California. Chapman’s picturesque campus is located in the heart of Orange County – one of the nation’s most exciting centers of arts, business, science and technology – and draws outstanding students from across the United States and around the world. Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics, Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Schmid College of Science, College of Performing Arts, School of Law and College of Educational Studies. Named to the list of top universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and the Princeton Review, Chapman University enrolls more than 6,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students.
Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts:
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, television and broadcast journalism, public relations and advertising, and digital arts; and the graduate Conservatory of Motion Pictures, offering M.F.A. degrees in film production, film and television producing, and screenwriting, and an M.A. in film studies. 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 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.”</p>

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<p>the Chapman Discover Day…[is] usually held in October. If you have attended that day, you would have the opportunity to speak with all kinds of people, from Chapman faculty to students, coaches, etc. I found that very helpful when we were looking for school. Perhaps you can probably call the school to make special arrangement and let them know if you have missed the Discover Day visit and would like to learn more.</p>

<p>… Although this is my DS first year at Chapman and has a lot of good things to say about them, DS classmates at Dodge and dorm-mates also said very good things about the school and have positive experience so far.</p>

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<p>… When we visited on Discover Day, we learned a lot, we actually asked questions to real students and faculty there. As a matter of fact, you can go any time during a school day, and ask kids there when they are between classes or on break.</p>

<p>As for great school, good school, everyone is entitle to their opinion. Some people like big campuses, some people like small campuses. If you enjoy small class sizes with professors knowing who you are and called you by your name, than Chapman University is a great school to be in, because in addition to their mid-size campus, they offer a great value for a great well-rounded academic education for those who seek it (meaning scholarships). We are so glad that our friends and relatives in addition to our high school counselor recommended Chapman to us. Chapman is the perfect location for DS because it is located in a nice neighborhood, near Disneyland, short drive to L. A., close to beaches, South Coast Plaza, John Wayne Airport, jobs and internships are all near by.</p>

<p>If you enjoy bigger campuses, like to party, etc., perhaps USC or UCLA maybe for you. In my opinion having a bigger alumni group does not constitute a better reputation, due to the fact that so many people we know have graduated from those bigger name schools have send their kids to other institutions. I am simply passing on what I know and perhaps helping parents and students who are seeking more information about the school just as I did when we (my family) were looking for a school.</p>

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<p>Best of luck in your decision making. Hope you will find what you’re looking for where ever you go… It is important to find the right fit. Every school is not for every person… We found the right fit at Chapman.</p>

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<p>@lwood0905, I wanted to congratulate you and your boyfriend for getting into Chapman and for choosing Chapman as your school of choice. You both have excellent taste for school. DS also loves Chapman. That’s why DS goes there. I was wondering do you know why there are USC, UCLA, NYU and LMU solicitors in this Chapman post trying to solicit students from Chapman? This is the impression I am getting. Thanks for your input.</p>

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<p>@Iwood, please don’t feel pressured by anyone from any schools. I loved your post. You said it beautifully. My advise is don’t take it personal if someone tells you their school is better. It is like someone tells you that their car is better. We leave that to the professionals to do the rankings. There will always be others out there trying to dismiss what you have to say. As we know, there are sources out there that ranked Chapman among the best, no matter what others may say, they can’t change the ranking. Keeping an open mind is important. It is the faculty, students, and their supporting families that make a school great. Now I understand why Chapman wants involved parents in their students’ lives. You have offered very good information and opinion on your post. I truly enjoyed reading it. Thanks to people like you that are willing to step up to the plate to share. No wonder DS likes Chapman so much and says how nice the Chapman friends and classmates are. :)</p>

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<p>I know it is a wrong thing to say at the moment but I am missing some fun since I don’t know much about film schools.
can I ask you, parent defender up there thou, how college students’ parents exactly get involved in the school community except paying tuition or donating bunch?
do you chaperone trips, do bake sales, silent auctions, show up for screening with banners or what? that would be hard if most kids aren’t commuting, which might or might not suggests HS pecking order might continue in parental/ studental scenario, no?
I just wanna know how America (esp. California) works. no hurt feelings, but do tell?</p>

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<p>@bears and dogs, thanks for asking the question about Chapman’s parent involvement. If I can be of help , this is what I just answered to a pm, about getting involve. There are many ways parents can support each other, such as parents doing favors for other parents’ kids, offer carpool, (I know this may not be possible for those who live far away, but those who live in the OC perhaps can help those who are not.) do something special for dorm mates as Chapman suggested during orientation, get involve with outreach and networking committee, (provide internships) ambassador committee, etc. You may obtain the information through the Chapman link, and click on Parents and Family. Hope this will help answer your question.</p>

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<p>OCELITE, I read OCELOT, I have ESL dyslexia… do you like Ocelot?
OC must be Orange County?
My kid has summer friend there. car pool? what you mean? he being driving since HS and car is like air there, and what tire what window you got is as important as what maker, is that right?
This is why CA is a mystery.
Thank you though, you are good sport.</p>

<p>^maddenmed, I thought you are madbean. are you two friends?
I guess I just read more carefully, one letter at the time…</p>

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<p>@ B and D,
Ocelots? LOL! You’re killing me over here lady! How funny. No, you’ve got it wrong with that name ‘ocelite’. It’s meant to mean OC Elite, as in Orange County Elite. </p>

<p>Not your fault on that one. There’s the language barrier for ya.</p>

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<p>@bears and dogs, there are kids attending the school that don’t have their cars or don’t own one (meaning they live in the dorms and they don’t commute or drive). Sorry, if I sound repetitive. It is an opportunity for parents and students to help others that may need a ride to the grocery store, run errands or a ride to an event, etc… Carpooling is a great way to help others and get to know them and to help the environment. Chapman is not just a school for the wealthy with fancy cars or wheels (if “what tire what window you got is as important as what maker” means). Chapman offers an affordable education to people who worked hard to get there regardless of their financial need (meaning scholarships).</p>

<p>Here is an FYI for Chapman seeker, Chapman has a smaller football program compared to USC or UCLA. For the pros and cons about that would be, you may have less playing time at the bigger schools because they have more players, while more playing time for the smaller school because they have less players.</p>

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<p>Wheaty dear, I was wondering when you’d pipe in.
OC-Elite!! how would I ever gonna know that!!!
no, OCELITE
it is not about money, what tire or window cost. what I meant was cars are ingrained in teens’ life, they’d know how to fix flat themselves, change oil sort, no?
and what I am wondering is, why then enuff commuting or with car classmates won’t take those friends around? why that adult themselves need your help? no school ride board or communal van like mall run of sort?
where and when are you taking them?
I can see totally why we want to spy on kids who spend time with our kids but what young adults, whould wanna get to know us?
It must be the culture thing.
sunny, nice, warm… yep Wheaty, you won again.</p>

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<p>@bears and dogs, sorry I miss understood you. I can’t speak for all teens, but many of the teens that I know in my neighborhood, have jobs, clean or cook, mow lawn, change oil and filter, etc. I guess that comes from having a job or learning from their parents. As for commuting, parents help other parents out if they happen to be in the area of the school, for example: so instead of two parents driving up with two cars to deliver something to the schools for their kids, one parent can take care of it (that is what getting connected means). This goes for students helping other students if those students bring their cars to school, can give each other rides. If two families attending the same event, they can carpool, That depends on the situation. And no, we don’t spy on our kids if that is what you mean. We are just doing favors and serving others. I hope I have answered all of your questions.</p>

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<p><strong><em>Disclaimer</em></strong>
None of this has anything to do with Chapman, I’m just answering a question or two from a nice, but inquisitive, Japanese transplant. :)</p>

<p>B and D,</p>

<p>I was going to pipe in long ago but then I got sidetracked by the Holga discussion. Student cars at my daughters school are almost non-existent. There’s not enough parking so only a small percentage get the parking passes. At first my daughter was disappointed that she couldn’t bring her cherished little red car with her but now it’s not so bad. All of the kids are forced to walk or bus where they go which is normal for you in NYC but somewhat unusual in Los Angeles.</p>

<p>Not having a car has benefits for most of the students. One less thing to worry about. Most of the kids tend to stay on, or very near, campus which is good for promoting campus life. Plus all that walking is good for those little eggheads! </p>

<p>I’ve visited my daughter twice so far but I’m hoping she invites me to an interesting photography discussion next month that’s also open to the public. That would be cool.</p>

<p>Okay, back to this plastic Chinese junky camera now…
Wheaty</p>

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<p>Hi B & D! I swear that maddenmd and I are two separate (but equal?) cc parents. Although–I completely agree with her/his post above.</p>

<p>wheaty, is your D complaining about how cold it’s been this past month? </p>

<p>I would urge any student to be brave and post their honest feelings about their college. Who cares if some parent or even other student has a different point of view? It’s actually a kindness to other prospective students. There is a thread that specifically asks for “Dumbest Reasons My Kid Gave for Dropping a School from their List”–and when I posted about some dumb thing (school seemed too spread out), I was instantly attacked (!) by a poster who insisted I was WRONG and the school was actually not that big at all! (But… um… this was supposed to be a “dumb” reason and kids should be expected to have any opinion they choose, right?) I hope we all understand that not everyone will share our views.</p>

<p>I’ve reread this thread, in particular, and wonder if OCELITE understands that much of the perceived intimidation is coming from her retorts to almost every post. This is excessive. Okay to give it three or four tries, but then–enough. No one attacked Chapman in the first place. Many said it is a great program. But your insistence that an informational article (not a qualitative evaluation) offering suggestions for un-known programs is official data is not correct and some of us tried to gently correct this impression. I do understand you may still disagree, but please do not spend the time to post another rebuttal–as this is what has made this thread circular.</p>

<p>I am a parent that does not ever go on campus, drive my adult kids to college, or bake anything to sell. And I’ll admit I don’t really find that appropriate. I do, however, teach at UCLA and have a long career in Hollywood and when it comes to the advantages of any film major, I try to stay focused on reality when and if possible.</p>

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<p>forgave me UCLA gawd spirit of sunny CA anything else I ever offended, yes it means you, too, Wheaty.
I bow to you madbean-not-maddenmed but use same letters or flipped one jumbled (not?) that make me dizzy.
I mean there are mathmom and mythmom, waggish and wagdog, musicmom and mommusic, artmom of all sort. it is hard as is.</p>

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<p>Madbean,</p>

<p>You teach at UCLA? LOL! Oh how you must laugh at my lame 2nd hand info posts! I’m feeling very sheepish at the moment. Damn, now I have to be on my toes and actually research before posting. </p>

<p>Naw, my daughter’s not complaining about the cold - I am! Jeez, enough rain already!</p>

<p>Agreed about Chapman and about all being able to post freely. Chapman is a good program but even good programs can listen to critiques from time to time. No harm, no foul as Chick Hearn used to say. </p>

<p>Best,
Wheaty</p>

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<p>Hey madbean…ucla, I didn’t realize this post is closed. May I ask how did your kids moved into college as a freshman on move-in day without ma or pa helping or being on campus? Do they live on campus or do they commute every day? Just in case, these are just questions so don’t take them as rebuttal.</p>

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<p>Orange County ELITE,</p>

<p>Well at the risk of going waaay off the original topic of this thread…</p>

<p>Oh sure, both myself and Mrs. Wheaty were there to help our daughter on move-in day at her dorm. I helped by hooking up her wireless router and by staying out of the way! :)</p>

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<p>Madbean: I am, female, from Maryland- and beginning to think maybe we are alter-egos from the opposite coasts? I agree with most everything I have seen you post- and I also have a faculty appointment at a university on the east coast- but in another field- medicine.</p>

<p>OCElite: Despite the negatives, my DS is still VERY interested in Chapman, visiting in April and sure to apply in the fall. It might be the right place for him. I appreciate your defense of the university- I see you are a fan. I only urge you to see that others might not be as much of a supporter as you are. There is room for everyone here. Knowing all opinions helps the students make informed decisions. Some like one, others another. Thats why they make many flavors of ice cream, and of colleges and universities.</p>

<p>All the discussion is very helpful-pros and cons help everyone find the right “fit” for them.</p>