Month: March 2023
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Afterschool Programs
The Digital Media Institute partnered with Southwood High School and Huntington High School for an afterschool program in Shreveport, Louisiana. In the program, students were taught the building blocks for modeling, texturing, and animating their own characters using Blender. Blender is a 3D computer graphics software tool that can be used to make animations, motion…
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Digital Marketing and Design Students’ Internships
Students attending the Digital Marketing and Design associate degree program at the Digital Media Institute began their paid internships with local printing company Paragon Press in Shreveport, Louisiana. The internships were organized by DMI instructor Mirla Enriquez and began March 6. The students will conclude their internship after two months of part-time work. During their…
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Preview Day
The Digital Media Institute hosted a Preview Day on March 18, 2023 for high school students to tour the campus and talk to faculty and DMI students. Touring students were shown the building, which includes our two classrooms, Flex Lab, studio, and breakroom. All hands were on deck for Preview Day. Touring students met the…
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Guest Speaker Bill Arance
Noted Visual Effects and 3D Artist Bill Arance tuned in remotely to speak to the Digital Animation and Visual Effects class in early March. Bill spoke of his 40 years working in the film industry, including his work on the classic 1982 film TRON and the 2016 HBO series Westworld. Additionally, Bill spoke of his…