Office: CST 404
e-mail: dhodgdon@cti.depaul.edu
Phone: 773/325-2966
Teaching focus: Foundations of Digital Cinema, Cinematography and Lighting
Dana Hodgdon comes to DePaul after teaching for 33 years at Northwestern University. While at Northwestern he created the MFA in Filmmaking program and chaired the committee which oversaw the design and construction of Louis Hall – Northwestern’s current Radio/Television/Film production center.
Dana has made over 20 independent short films which have won more than 30 national awards including: The Chicago International Film Festival, New York Filmmakers Expo, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival, Great Lakes Film Festival, etc. He has had one-man shows at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., and Chicago Filmmakers
Dana has produced and directed hundreds of television commercials and corporate communications and training programs. During the summers, Dana has worked for ESPN, ABC, and FOX as a sports producer and videographer.