Isaac Needleman: Instructor Spotlight, Film & Video Production
Meet Isaac Needleman, Film & Video Instructor with the Digital Filmmaking and Video Productions program at F.I.R.S.T. Institute in Orlando, FL. His industry background starts back in 2000 when he was in the US military. Needleman attended Defense Information School, located in Fort Meade, MD. It’s claim-to-fame is that famous news anchor Dan Rathers was […]
Importing Files into Adobe Premiere Pro | Video Editing Tips & Tricks
Meet Trent Duncan, Film & Video Instructor with F.I.R.S.T. Institute in Orlando, FL. He wants to talk with you about importing your assets to Adobe Premiere on this segment of Tips & Tricks. 1st Step to Importing Media Files Using Adobe Premier First off, it’s very important that you organize all of your media files […]
F.I.R.S.T. Institute Students Work with Monkey Chow Productions
Meet Jeff Scheetz, a man who’s based his entire career on computer animations. He’s created special effects on various projects, including the TV shows “Start Track Voyager” and “515.” Scheetz opened The Dave School in 2000. It was a computer animation school located at Universal Studios, in Universal City, CA. A couple of years ago, […]
Alfonso Alvarez: Faculty Spotlight, Career Development
Meet Alfonso Alvarez, Director of Career Development at F.I.R.S.T. Institute in Orlando, FL. Interestingly enough, he started off wanting to be a Miami rapper as a teen. So, he and his friends opened up their own independent record label, right out of high school. Very quickly, Alvarez realized that the performing side of the music […]
The Moment Where Creativity Meets Career
The Moment Where Creativity Meets Career: F.I.R.S.T. Institute Graduation 7/13/17 The moment you turn your tassel with your diploma in hand, you’re not thinking about your grade on Quiz 7, or the hours of sleep you lost trying to balance work, school, and your internship. You think about the instructor who tutored you for Quiz 7, […]
Recording Arts & Show Production Student Spotlight: Rina Weems
Meet Rina Weems, a Recording Arts & Show Production student at F.I.R.S.T. Institute in Orlando, FL. She reveals that she’s very comfortable attending this music school because the program is so “hands on.” You get to do just what you came to school to do… learn to make music. The program is straight-forward, and that’s […]
Web & Graphic Faculty Spotlight: Catherine Perez
The World by (Graphic) Design. When most people hear the words Graphic Design they, more often than not, think about the flashy logo of their favorite pair of shoes or even the latest cup from a favorite coffee place, but have you ever stopped and wondered why they chose that particular design? Graphic Design is […]
Recording Arts & Show Production Faculty Spotlight: Theo Nelson
Meet Theo Nelson, Recording Arts and & Show Production instructor at F.I.R.S.T. Institute. At around 15 years old, he joined his high school theater program. From there, he started meeting with production companies, and doing jobs of his own, knowing this was the industry for him. Nelson giggles as he reminisces about one of his […]
Film Faculty Spotlight: Trent Duncan – Life as a Creator and Instructor
In the latest Film Faculty Spotlight, Trent Duncan – Digital Filmmaking & Video Production instructor – gives the behind-the-scenes scoop on classes at F.I.R.S.T. Institute. Having worked in the digital media industry for 15 years, Duncan brings valuable knowledge through extensive experience to his classrooms. Plus, he has worked in both ends of filmmaking, production […]
Web Development Faculty Spotlight: Alex Cortes
Meet Alex Cortes, Graphic Design and Web Development instructor at F.I.R.S.T. Institute. His background in the industry started at a very young age. He used to play with computers, take them apart, put them together and play video games. All of this led him to go out and pick up some programming skills. From there, […]
