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...
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...
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....
Hooray! The Factory Digital Filmmaking Program at Douglas Education Center (DEC) celebrated its five-year anniversary with an Open House and Celebration. The Open House included demonstrations in editing and sound mixing as well as a visit to The Factory’s soundstage. Those in attendance were able to...
[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...
