Location:

Orange, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Film & Television

Program Overview

Program Description:

Whether you’re currently working in the film industry or some other field, if film production is your calling, then Dodge College is your seminary. Let’s be honest: Film production is a vocation. Whether your desire is to become a first-rate director, cinematographer, editor or sound designer, your calling requires total commitment, hands-on experience and advanced education for you to reach the highest echelons. Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts can give you the education and experience; the commitment is up to you. Whether you’re starting from scratch with no prior filmmaking experience, or you’ve been in the entertainment industry for a few years and want to develop an area of specialization, our MFA in Film Production can prepare you for success in ways that will challenge you beyond your expectations. During your first year with us, you’ll explore all the creative aspects of filmmaking — writing, directing, cinematography, post-production, producing, sound, and digital arts — under the tutelage of master storytellers who’ve honed their crafts over a lifetime of award-winning work and who have a combined filmography of more than 150 feature films, a record unmatched by any other film school in the country. Our location, just a heartbeat from Hollywood, enables internships with studios and production companies as well as visits from major Hollywood directors, cinematographers, editors, and screenwriters. During your second year, you’ll delve headfirst into your chosen specialization. Every class is like a film workshop: you learn by doing. And the “doing” opportunities are endless: intense filmmaking activities — writing, directing, shooting, editing — are going on at all hours of the day and night in and around our facility, Marion Knott Studios, as well as on location. The technology available to you is beyond belief: two sound stages, insert stages for cinematography and television / broadcast journalism, a Foley stage, Dolby surround mixing, a motion capture stage, dedicated spaces for pre- and post-production. Basically, there’s nothing that can be done in Hollywood that you can’t do here at Dodge. By your third year, you’ll be forming creative teams with your fellow students, employing the best writers, producers, editors, cinematographers, sound and production designers, all coming together to realize a unified vision — a final thesis project that will act as your calling card to the industry. And if it’s really good, it’ll be showcased in our yearly “First Cut” screening for invited professionals in the film and television community. It doesn’t get any more Hollywood than that!

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Chapman University is accredited by and is a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Financial Aid:

No