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Home Page | Course DescriptionsNational Academy of the Moving Image (NAMI) Is Now
The National Academy of the Moving ImageWe changed our name to better reflect the scope and goals of our organization. |
Why NAMI?
We're a not-for-profit organization. Our Workshops are designed to provide the intensive technical training that can lead to an industry-level film and/or digital production career. For the aspiring auteur, NAMI provides a supportive and flexible environment that allows you to unlock your creative potential.NAMI takes pride in our diverse student body and highly-skilled, supportive faculty-mentors.
NAMI offers state-of-the-art production facilities. At NAMI, our production equipment is maintained to the highest industry standards and our classes are kept small. NAMI limits the enrollment in each section.
In each Workshop, NAMI students learn by doing. They are provided with A-Z technical support and hands-on training to complete films of their own origination.
NAMI Workshops are affordable. They provide the ideal cost-effective opportunity for the independent filmmaker to initiate and/or complete film or digital projects and keep abreast with the latest technical advances.
Students enrolled in NAMI Workshops network with filmmakers, writers, cinematographers, directors, and producers in the Chicago-land production community.
NAMI Workshops are held at convenient times during the day, on weekends, and in the evenings. It is recommended, although not required, that NAMI students have some availability outside of the scheduled class times.
NAMI students have the opportunity to work on independent film/digital projects as NAMI Interns, although these placements not guaranteed by NAMI.
NAMI 2005 Course Offerings Spring/Summer:Understanding Film Text Screening Series (6 weeks) Film/Digital Production Workshops, I & II (12 weeks each) Screenwriting and Producing Workshop (6 weeks) Nonlinear Editing I: Apple’s Final Cut Pro Workshop and pre-Apple Certification (5 weeks) Nonlinear Editing II: Apple’s Intermediate Final Cut Pro HD Workshop (6 weeks) |
More information on these classes can be found on the Course Descriptions Page.
NAMI Project Director: Jean Young
JEAN YOUNG has numerous credits on features and commercials, having worked with such notables as Spike Lee, Bill and Camille Cosby after becoming a union Camera Assistant in 1982. Jean has taught Film Production at the Community Film Workshop of Chicago (CFWC), Columbia College, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and most recently at Cornell University and Ithaca College in New York. Jean is a Doctoral Candidate at Cornell University and is on the faculty at Columbia College where she teaches Communication Studies. Jean lives in the Chicago-area with her daughter, Erica.NAMI MEMBERS WIN AWARDS
William Birch, Chicago Director of Photography, recently was inducted into the National Journalism Hall of Fame. He is a well-known Chicago cameraman having worked worldwide, yet headquartered in Chicago. He has done work in news, documentary and theatrical features, winning his share of awards along the way, capped by this most recent one. He is, at present, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the newly formed not for profit cinematography school, The Academy of Visual Arts, an all-Chicago effort.
Dick Reinauer, a teacher with the National Academy of the Moving Image, has just recently been awarded the highly prestigious Silver Circle Award by the Chicago Academy of Arts and Science. Dick is well known for his work around the world in television and motion pictures. He worked with NBC as a director, The American Medical Association heading their audio Visual Department, and was field producer for the very popular television animal show "Wild Kingdom".
The National Academy of the Moving Image' inaugural seminar was held on January 8, 9 and 10. Everyone who took part was deeply involved in the production.
Read about the seminarThe feedback has been tremendous! Students were extremely happy. Even people who came in the snow and freezing cold weather from Michigan and Wisconsin were very happy they came. We only lost a few students due to weather.
The dedication of the students was unbelievable. In fact, one guy worked all night, came to the seminar and then went back to work. He did this for 3 days. By Sunday, he could hardly keep his eyes open. One gentleman is writing an article for a publication. He said it has to be 500 words but he could go on and on about the seminar. Even a short line appeared in Kup's Column in the Sun-Times on January 20. He is very excited about the Academy.
We are still writing THANK YOU letters to everyone who helped out during the seminar. Please check back here soon for more information on the academy and future seminars. If you would like more information on the academy or wish to be added to our mailing list to be informed about future seminars, feel free to contact us:
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