Archive for 'Consulting'

Program Development

Program Development

Curriculum in the digital age has to prepare students for the media/entertainment world as it is, and as it is becoming, not as it was.

Much as we tend to cling to nostalgic conventions of the past, like film and film cameras, as educators we have to recognize that the media creation workflow has changed.

Production now relies on the digital pipeline, and the concept of interdependent software and hardware technologies. The pipeline concept, indeed, transcends media production and is now a ...

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Industry Relations

Industry Relations
Over the past eight years, John has been a bridge between the Hollywood entertainment industry and leading media education programs around the country, and overseas.

Approaching the task from a practical perspective, and focusing on ways to promote the teaching of skills that the industry needs in entry-level recruits, he has also been mindful of the value of foundation skills, and the development of well-rounded and well-grounded 21st century citizens.

And lest schools think that the ...

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Communications Strategy

Communications Strategy

John works with clients to understand their essential identity, their mission and their message – then helps craft narratives that get that message to the larger community.

Communications is more than a question of public relations.  It is not just about what you think you want to say or sell or promote. It is also about really understanding your audience: your students, their parents, your institution, your competition and the industry.  In digital media education, each program has its own identity, ...

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