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For Adults: Instructors

Our growing team of DMA instructors consists of award-winning, Apple and Adobe Certified professionals, who are experienced instructors and accomplished artists. Come learn from the best!

Educator Specific Instructors
Pro Series Instructors
Educator Specific Instructors
Instructor Name Courses
Steve Adler Digital Media for the Classroom
Beth Corwin iLife for the Classroom, Videography, Final Cut Pro
Mike Dawson Teaching Game Programming
Dr. Carl Owens iApps for the Classroom
Pro Series – Video Production & Post Production
Instructor Name Courses
James Alguire Final Cut Pro I, II, Final Cut Studio Integration
Keith English Shake: Hollywood Visual Effects
Jenn Garrison Final Cut Pro I, Digital Filmmaking Bootcamp
Larry Jordan Final Cut Pro I, II, Final Cut Studio Integration, FCP Advanced Series – The Craft of Editing
Wago Kreider Digital Filmmaking Bootcamp
Betsy Kopmar Motion Graphics and Visual Effects with After Effects and Photoshop
Dave Livingston Final Cut Pro I
George Mauro DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut Pro I, II
Dean Mermell Final Cut Pro, Digital Filmmaking, Documentary Filmmaking
Beth Pielert Digital Filmmaking Bootcamp, Documentary Filmmaking, Final Cut Pro I
Yoav Potash Digital Filmmaking Bootcamp, Final Cut Studio Integration, Soundtrack Pro, Final Cut I
Travis Schlafmann Extreme Sports Video Production, Final Cut Pro
Mark Spencer Final Cut Integration, DVD Studio Pro, Motion
Ben Waggoner Final Cut Integration, DVD Studio Pro, Motion
Tom Wolsky Final Cut Pro I, II, Final Cut Studio Integration, FCP Advanced Series – The Craft of Editing
Sjon Ueckert Final Cut Pro I, II, Final Cut Studio Integration, FCP Advanced Series – The Craft of Editing
Kevin McMahon Adobe Premiere
Pro Series – 3D & Game Design
Instructor Name Courses
Sean Bellinger 3ds Max, 3d Game Creation
Dave Bittorf Maya, Introduction to 3D Modeling,Introduction to 3D Character Animation
Anson Call Cinema 4D, Intro to 3D Modeling
Tray Duncan Maya, Introduction to 3D Modeling,Introduction to 3D Character Animation
Keith English Maya, Introduction to 3D Modeling,Introduction to 3D Character Animation
Rob Garrott Cinema 4D, Intro to 3D Modeling
Chris Platz 3ds Max, Maya, Zbrush, 3d Game Creation, Modding
Anne Powers Cinema 4D, Intro to 3D Modeling
Mike Roberts Maya, Introduction to 3D Modeling,Introduction to 3D Character Animation
Aaron Ross Maya, Advanced 3D Visual Effects & Compositing with Maya & Adobe After Effects, Introduction to 3D Modeling,Introduction to 3D Character Animation
Adam Watkins Maya, Introduction to 3D Modeling,Introduction to 3D Character Animation, Advanced 3D Character Rigging & Animation, Maya IV – Creating an Animated Movie
Pro Series – Web Design, Flash, Publishing & Photography
Instructor Name Courses
Steve Adler Web Design
Alan Berman Web Design
Michael Clayton Web Design with Dreamweaver and Flash
Seán Duggan Digital Photography & Photoshop
Mike Johnson Photoshop, Digital Photography, Flash Animation & Actionscript, Web Design II – Advanced Techniques in CS3, Web Design I – Dreamweaver, Flash & Photoshop
Timothy Jordan Flash Animation & Actionscript, Web Design II – Advanced Techniques in CS3, Introduction to Web Design with Adobe CS4
Jan Kabili Photoshop
Kevin McMahon Illustrator, Photoshop
Douglas Mitchell Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
Sandy Novak Web Design wth Adobe CS4 – Dreamweaver, Flash & Photoshop
Advanced Web Design Techniques with Adobe CS4
Mike Skocko Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver
Tom Tuttle Photoshop, Digital Photography

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