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See the behind the scenes of the short film "Threshold '12" by Jeremy Schecter.  

Writer and Director Samantha Smith shares with us the behind the scenes story of the short film "Marbles".  

Thank you to MPI Graduate Brian Aldrich, Produce for the Tampa Bay Buccanners for providing this Video Featuring Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pro Bowler Gerald McCoy and Little Fear, popping some tags to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift...

The Motion Picture Institute is proud to unveil the Official Insane Clown Posse music video "Where's God?" Background Douglas Schulze, the director of the film and music video, provided the concept of Joe and Joey (ICP) carrying two...

  The project is a narrative feature film entitled THE BADGER GAME, a sexy/bloody/violent/comedic thriller that revolves around a botched kidnapping.   Our hero, Liam is a successful advertising executive with money to burn and a...

A special thank you to Hannah Posen and The Jewish News for their coverage of MPI Film Students Jonathan D'Ambrosio and Estee Lipenholtz who have both directed films about the Holocaust and the very personal struggles faced during the...

Win a Scholarship to the Motion Picture Institute MPI is offering a $10,000 scholarship to attend the Motion Picture Production Program for 2014.   The scholarship winner will be selected by DAFT for whomever places Best of Show winner...

Mimesis Featured on WXYZ Channel 7 Detroit Thank you to Channel 7 Action News in Detroit, MI for featuring the release of Mimesis on Blu-Ray and DVD. The film was released in February and is available in stores everywhere. Why watch a horror...

Learn more about a music video co-directed and shot by George Melnyk, a 2009 graduate of MPI.     The concept is an original idea inspired by a variety of sources such as the music video "Simple Math" by the Manchester...

2007 MPI Graduate Rob Frenette performed color grading on the latest Insane Clown Posse music video.   The video is directed by the Deka Brothers, produced by Michael Manasseri (Made In Michigan Entertainment) and a really great crew...

This film was shot in and around New Baltimore, Michigan.  I wanted to capture the simple emotions and frustrations that can go along with the hospitality industry.  More importantly, it was about taking these frustrations, and going out...

Why Watch a Horror Movie When You Can Live One?   In the film, a group of horror fans find themselves unwilling participants in a living nightmare that pays homage to a classic horror film. Seven complete strangers whose only common link is...

From The Director   Dirty Energy represents a tremendous labor of love for me. I dedicated over a year of my life to this project. The idea of making this film came out of the tremendous amount of guilt I felt at doing nothing but watching...

The Magician & The Mermaid by Estee Lipovitz   This was Film Directing Semester 1 final film project. This was a silent film project music only. My friend Kathy Geyer sewed my mermaid costume. We shot at Brian Mansour's home...

On The Set Experiences - Parts Per Billion   I was the First Team PA on this film called Parts Per Billion. I was in charge of Exhibit G's and Production Reports and getting the actors to and from set. Every morning I would be waiting for...

Counterplay is a short film about the need to connect with others, and how we betray each other strangling that opportunity. the act comes from focusing on our needs without thinking about the affect on others. I wanted to tell this story because...

non-dialogue short. (work in progress) - additional story contribution - Jeff Tuttle.

This was a story that just came to mind one day and worked out relatively how I hoped that it would. The inspiration really came from wanted to experience with how the lose of something so precious and how it effects people. I also wanted to try...

This is my first student film. I think it turned out a lot like a student film. Having experienced a few Christmas mornings with my siblings, I am actually surprised this was not inspired by true events. I enjoyed working with with this cast...

This is the Film Directing Semester 2 final project. Steve Maclaren and Brian Mansour brought their professional camera equipment to the home of Tom and Judi Fox of West Bloomfield, Michigan. Jeff Tuttle was assistant director. Christine...