NPV Productions, LLC is an award winning high definition video production company located in Monroeville, PA. Owner Nick Padezan started NPV Productions 25 years ago. Before starting his production business, Nick studied film and video production at Pittsburgh Filmmakers, offered through the University of Pittsburgh. But, he...
Stephen Dixon The Factory Digital Filmmaking Program Graduate Stephen Dixon grew up in an area close to Douglas Education Center. His friends in high school all talked about the Savini Program, so when Stephen graduated from high school where he took many AV classes it was only fitting that...
Melanie Licata Tom Savini Special Make-Up Effects Program Graduate – January 2015 If you’ve been following SyFy Channel’s Face Off then you know Melanie (Mel) Licata. She’s one of our favorites this season and we've thoroughly enjoyed watching her this season! Mel attended Douglas Education Center (“DEC”) in the...
Douglas Education Center Student Matters Jonathan Patrick Hughes Douglas Education Center - Digital Film Factory Program Graduate – January 2015 Jonathan Patrick Hughes is a director and writer, known for Empty (2014) and Apartment 1109 (2013). He is also a recent graduate of Douglas Education Center’s Digital Film Factory Program and...
Douglas Education Center Student Matters Brittany Fontaine Tom Savini Special Make-Up Effects Program Graduate - September 2011 Dorian’s Fantasy Art Program Graduate - May 2012 [caption id="attachment_4014" align="alignright" width="300"] Brittany Fontaine[/caption] Have you seen Suicide Squad? How about Deadpool? Surely you’ve seen the American epic fantasy war film 300: Rise of...
As children, we have many hopes and dreams of what we want to do when we get older - being a doctor, a police officer, a chef. Those hopes and dreams can change numerous times, until we have to really think about what it is...
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...
Katie's family and friends encouraged her to dream - and to learn. She spent a long time practicing on her family and friends' hair before she decided that she needed to go and learn how to do it properly from the folks who knew how...
Walt Disney. Jim Henson. Tim Burton. Guillermo Del Toro. Peter Jackson. These are some of the world’s greatest directors, and all are inspiration for DEC alumnus Johnny Bones. “I have a relentless need to live in a fantasy world and these guys changed my life....
Compassion. Patience. Focus. A career in the medical field is a career in caring. DEC alumnus Breanna Swan says, "Learning how to be compassionate and sensitive toward patients and families who are dealing with serious conditions, injuries, or even past due bills, is essential in...
