Happy 10-Year Anniversary! The Cosmetology Academy at Douglas Education Center (DEC) hosted a special celebratory day to mark its 10-year anniversary. DEC hosted a range of activities and events to mark the occassion, drawing together its family of cosmetology students, graduates, faculty, staff and community friends....
The medical students involved with DMEDS are truly men and women of action doing important work in our local communities. A medical student-run initiative at DEC, DMEDS provides students with an opportunity to engage in hands-on experiences with the underserved and vulnerable populations in the...
DEC welcomed State Senator Tim Solobay to campus. The senator met and interviewed with students from Tom Savini's Special Make-Up Effects Program, including Alexandra Ley, Matthew Stahura, and Ricky Brennan. Tom Savini also stopped in! Special thanks to students Matthew, Ricky and Alexandra who were...
Hooray! The Factory Digital Filmmaking Program at Douglas Education Center (DEC) celebrated its five-year anniversary with an Open House and Celebration. The Open House included demonstrations in editing and sound mixing as well as a visit to The Factory’s soundstage. Those in attendance were able to...
It's not every day that you reach super-centenarian status. But that's precisely the milestone that Douglas Education Center (DEC) will reach in 2014. We think that's reason to celebrate! Throughout 2014, we'll be engaging you - our students, graduates, faculty, staff and community friends, who have...
George Lucas invited more than 100 of the best working artists, illustrators, designers, and cartoonists from around the world to celebrate their favorite characters, themes, worlds and moments from the epic saga Star Wars. DEC instructor and world-renowned artist, Dorian Cleavenger, was among those hand-picked...
[caption id="attachment_876" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Factory Director Robert Tinnell at the San Diego Comic-Con where Tinnell was a guest on a panel promoting Monsterverse Comics - including Tinnell’s new four-volume graphic novel series, "Flesh and Blood[/caption] Factory director Robert Tinnell traveled to LA for a series of...
[caption id="attachment_865" align="aligncenter" width="660"] John Amplas, star of the George A. Romero’s deconstructionist vampire film "Martin"[/caption] I rarely get star struck. I’m fanboyed out. Thanks to DVD extras, numerous conventions, and working on set my excitement over meeting celebrities has faded. For the most part, I’ve...
DAY 1 The first meeting was terrifying for me. Being in a large group, despite knowing everyone in the room, made me quite uneasy. At first I felt unsure of my abilities, which always seems to be the case when a person’s skills are put to...
Sometimes it's nice to reminisce. The story of how Tom Savini's Special Make-Up Effects Program began is one often talked about amongst the staff here at DEC. Now in it's 14th year, the Program was launched in October 2000. Check out the first class! There's a...
