Marion Knott Studios is so new at Chapman College that the landscaping was still being put in during the conference. Steve Martin, "Nate Dog," Ann, Bill, Jay & I were told we would be the very first to be breaking in the newly constructed super-delux classroom — a room complete with remote control everything, yup, everything was remote controlled even the blinds were remote controlled to darken the classroom.
If some of you are wondering what is so special about Marion Knott Studios? Well here are few of there achievements: Chris Mais SIGGRAPH 2005 Best Student Animation, Narrative/Storytelling; Recent filmmakers-in-Residence have included William Friedkin, Carl Franklin, Harold Becker, Mark Rydell & Bob Jones.