Mario Congreve: Lecturer, Staff Member, and Award-winning Documentarian

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When media production specialist, lecturer of digital media arts, and alumnus Mario Congreve (Class of ’88, M.A., humanities) isn’t preparing students to be a part of the next generation of filmmakers, producing promotional pieces that play during breaks in distance learning classes, and other … [Read more...]

Digital Media Arts Grads Look to Crash Super Bowl with their Doritios Ad

James Karroum ( '12, B.A., digital media) and Calvin Ko ( '10, B.A., digital media) team up to create an original ad for the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl commercial contest

It took 13 30 oz. bags, but with the director’s clapboard on the final take sounding like the crunch of a Doritos Nacho Cheese chip, James Karroum and Calvin Ko called it a wrap on their entry into the Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” ad contest. The recent Digital Media Arts graduates … [Read more...]

Mark Waldrep: Professor of Digital Media Arts Shares Vision of Blu-ray Audio

Mark Waldrep

Mark Waldrep is like thousands of people who have moved to California: he came with dreams of stardom. For him, it wasn’t the big screen, but the rock arena. Along the way though, he discovered his musical talents were better served in another area that held his interest—audio … [Read more...]

Andrew J. Leist: Alumnus Uses Digital Media Arts Skills in Medical Field

Andrew J. Leist

There’s an art to surgery, and while surgeons orchestrate and perform, technicians in the operating room also make important contributions. California State University, Dominguez Hills alumnus Andrew J. Leist is one such technician, bringing his digital media arts skills to the medical … [Read more...]

Digital Media Arts Alumnus a Winner at CSU Media Arts Festival

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California State University, Dominguez Hills alumnus Todd Smaretsky (Class of ’10, B.A., digital media arts, television option) wasn’t going to enter the 2010 CSU Media Arts Festival film, video and interactive media competition. But now he’s glad he listened to the encouraging words of his … [Read more...]

Brian Kehew: Getting in Tune With The Who’s Keyboard Tech

Brian Kehew

Musician, sound engineer, producer, and author Brian Kehew (Class of ’87, B.A., magna cum laude, audio recording/music synthesis) recently spoke to a class of digital media arts students, recalling his introduction to California State University, Dominguez Hills – and to a career that has … [Read more...]