In a suburb of Pittsburgh, making movies with the neighborhood kids is where you would find Douglas Education Center Factory Digital Filmmaking Program graduate Rick Nelson when he was young. His interest in making movies started at the age of eight when his grandmother and...
On Tuesday, October 27, 2015 students, faculty, staff, and members of the community gathered at Douglas Education Center to wind down season 9 of SyFy channel television show Face Off. The finale ended with 3 short films which included creatures made by each contestant to...
Recently 2nd semester Tom Savini Special Make-up Effects student Allyson Mae had the opportunity to work on the set of a See No Evil Pictures production of their Indie pilot titled “Ad Astra”. Ali arrived on scene ready to do make-up but also ended...
On Tuesday, July 22, State Secretary of Labor and Industry Kathy Manderino visited Douglas Education Center. Her visit focused on what DEC offers to our students while in school, as well as after. “Really what I am interested in how are career and technical schools...
The transition from school to real world can be one that causes much anxiety. When students graduate they are faced with so many ideas of what the world is going to be like, how they are going to live, and where they are going to...
On April 3, 2015, at his home in Rock Hill, SC, David Wayne Plunkett was gravely injured when a propane gas container exploded. Chelsea, his wife and the mother of their 14-month old daughter, Catherine, had been in the kitchen when David had gone outside, saying...
Thank you to Poker Night in America for bringing out Poker Pros - Greg Mueller and Gavin Smith today to get Zombied! DEC students Thomas Cassidy and Reed Cesare produced the prosthetic make-ups for the show! ...
The Pittsburgh region has had its fair share of big Hollywood productions in recent years. Films such as The Dark Knight Rises, Jack Reacher, and Out of the Furnace have brought a lot of attention to Western Pennsylvania. Due to advantageous tax breaks and diverse...
There is a new spot on the Douglas Education Center campus for students to relax, study, and grab a bite to eat. The Student Lounge is located in the Young building next to the Van Keulen Complex on Schoonmaker Ave. The entrance to the Student...
"Art is my main passion. I love the way emotions can be brought out from different techniques or subjects in artwork,” says Aaron Raybuck, a third semester student enrolled in the Allan and Wilson’s Digital Illustration Program at Douglas Education Center. Originally from Butler, PA,...
