Screenwriting, Directing, Producing, Cinematography, Editing, Sound Mixing, & Film Production

Motion Picture Institute is a film school that prepares students for jobs and careers in the film, television, documentary and the digital media production industries.  For a quarter of century our film school offers:

1. A nationally accredited one-year intensive filmmaking certificate program with a curriculum designed to teach all aspects of the filmmaking process from development to distribution.
2. Coursework that tasks students with writing and directing three film projects throughout the year using school equipment, facilities and classmates as crew including annual casting calls for local area actors to audition for student projects.
3. A curriculum focused on experiential learning through short film productions where students develop essential filmmaking skills such as cinematography, lighting, grip & electric, location sound mixing, script supervising, art direction, and assistant directing. These experiences enable our students to make an informed decision on where to develop their skills and posture themselves for employment in the film industry.
4. A hybrid program that includes both on-campus practical training courses combined with online instruction.
5. Classes devoted to career development in feature film, episodic television, commercial, documentary, and digital media production.
6. An arsenal of professional film equipment (camera, lighting, sound and grip) to use on their projects within a complete production facility that includes two soundstages, a scene shop, screening room, conference room, post audio suite, café’ and library.
7. Faculty who are all working professionals who bring their years of experience and established industry methods.
8. A supportive networking environment composed of staff, faculty, peers and school graduates, all who are focused on advancing each student’s journey towards working the film industry.
9. A showcase of student work in on the silver screen at a local movie theater as part of our graduation ceremony.
10. A lifelong relationship with our career service department in addition to our gear for graduates’ program and enables graduates in good standing to access school facilities and equipment as an alum to continue to practice the filmmaking craft as directors.

For over 25 years students from around the country and overseas have enrolled at Motion Picture Institute to receive some of the best film production training and education.  All chose to complete their vocational training in film at Motion Picture Institute because of our history, professional foundation, personalized attention, access to facilities and equipment, and real-world experiential filmmaking experiences.  Our graduates now work all over the globe in film, television, commercials and the like.