Brooks Institute

Innovative Film and Graphic Design Training

Brooks Institute initially began offering their Film and Video Production Program to their students. Brooks' students benefit from the same teaching and learning that helps them master the art and craft that is moviemaking.

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Many of the well-known professionals in the field are graduates: Isidore Mankofsky, Cinematography for The Muppet Movie and Somewhere in Time; Dominick Palmer, Cinematography on the TV series M*A*S*H; Robert Legato, Academy Award winner for Best Effects (Digital Domain) on the movie Titanic, Visual Effects Supervisor for The Aviator; and most recently, graduate Boris Undorf, Best Cinematography at New York’s VisionFest ’04’ Festival for Sonata.

Due to the ever-changing field, Brooks Graphic Design program is constantly changing. Graphic artist and Multimedia trainees now require basic abilities and suitableness to perform prosperity in a quickly altering area where craft and sciences of the industrial arts have incorporated with each other.

Brooks College provides the opportunity for the visual communicator to gain knowledge and skills in a variety of different disciplines – design, illustration, writing, photography, video and film – in order for the student to be successful.

FILM & VIDEO PRODUCTION

Offering hands-on study of professional filmmaking and production techniques, everything from proposals and budgeting to scripting, directing, and editing are some of the classes offered by Brooks' wide-ranging film and video production curricula.

The Brooks Institute initiated the film program in the mid 50's. This program, viewed by those in the industry as one of the best kept secrets in the field, has a long track record of graduating some of the top people in the field. Graduates include Isidore Mankofsky, Dominck Palmer, Robert Legato and most recently Boris Undorf. These graduates have worked in various manners on the series Mash and the movies Titanic and Aviator. A few of their awards include an Academy Award for Best Effects (Digital Domain) and Best Cinematography at New York's VisionsFest '04.

It could take just three years to complete the Bachelor of Arts Degree. A student usually takes one core film/video production class paired with one general education course during this year round program that is comprised of six eight-week terms.

Movies go beyond filming. There is an increasing demand for computers, in which bits of the movie will be in codes. Our Visual Effects/Animation program will help students succeed in this new and exciting world of digital cinematography. The techniques of creating live elements such as 2D and 3D animations, in addition to other composited visual effects, are taught to students as a stepping-stone to expand skill-sets. These are important skills for a visual effects supervisor who has a general knowledge of visual effects. With this, a person will have a broad education and will not be limited to only one specialty.

Stop Motion Animation courses teach students to create animation with models and objects while using film stop motion methods on a Bolex camera. The series of weekly practical stop motion exercises that are followed in the class, consist of character/model construction, miniature set building, camera movements and miniature lighting. Required for completion of a short stop motion animation project are preplanning and storyboard development.

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