It's not every day that you reach super-centenarian status. But that's precisely the milestone that Douglas Education Center (DEC) will reach in 2014. We think that's reason to celebrate! Throughout 2014, we'll be engaging you - our students, graduates, faculty, staff and community friends, who have...
George Lucas invited more than 100 of the best working artists, illustrators, designers, and cartoonists from around the world to celebrate their favorite characters, themes, worlds and moments from the epic saga Star Wars. DEC instructor and world-renowned artist, Dorian Cleavenger, was among those hand-picked...
[caption id="attachment_876" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Factory Director Robert Tinnell at the San Diego Comic-Con where Tinnell was a guest on a panel promoting Monsterverse Comics - including Tinnell’s new four-volume graphic novel series, "Flesh and Blood[/caption] Factory director Robert Tinnell traveled to LA for a series of...
[caption id="attachment_865" align="aligncenter" width="660"] John Amplas, star of the George A. Romero’s deconstructionist vampire film "Martin"[/caption] I rarely get star struck. I’m fanboyed out. Thanks to DVD extras, numerous conventions, and working on set my excitement over meeting celebrities has faded. For the most part, I’ve...
DAY 1 The first meeting was terrifying for me. Being in a large group, despite knowing everyone in the room, made me quite uneasy. At first I felt unsure of my abilities, which always seems to be the case when a person’s skills are put to...
Sometimes it's nice to reminisce. The story of how Tom Savini's Special Make-Up Effects Program began is one often talked about amongst the staff here at DEC. Now in it's 14th year, the Program was launched in October 2000. Check out the first class! There's a...
From TLC's Cake Boss (Ralph Attanasia) to the Food Network's Sugar Dome (Melissa Coulter), there's no denying that DEC graduates take command of the screen - enthusiastically. If the names Michael Westmore and Greg Nicotero mean anything to you, odds are you're either a Trekkie, a Walking Dead fan, or a special make-up effects...
For DEC Alumnus Carl Lyon, it began when he had reached the point of age crisis. He was roughly 20 years old, staring at the ugly head of a soul-sucking job at a local factory smack dab in a boring town. Each day was the...
