Digital Video and Media Production Archives

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

Web Studio: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash and ActionScripting

Producing content for the web, such as pages, templates for interactive websites and front-end systems, is a highly involved process that calls for experience working with several pieces of commonly used software. Whether you’re planning to build a large website or preparing to start a career making sites for others, it’s helpful to familiarize …

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October 1, 2018

Job Spotlight: Grip, Key Grip, Best Boy & Gaffer

Looking to start your future in digital video? As you begin learning about the industry, you may see jobs such as grip, key grip, best boy, or gaffer. If you’re not familiar with these titles, you might be asking yourself what a grip, best boy, or gaffer does. After laying a solid foundation at a …

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August 21, 2018

Job Spotlight: Associate Producer Pre-Production, Production & Post

Interested in digital video and media production? An associate producer may be an entry level role in this industry. The associate producer is the producer’s right hand and supports them with whatever is needed. As an associate producer you’ll need good multi-tasking skills, be deadline sensitive and make sound decisions. You will also need to …

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May 22, 2018

IPR Proud To Sponsor EDU Film Festival

The Institute of Production and Recording (IPR) is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the EDU Film Festival. Now in its twelfth year, the 2018 EDU Film Festival took place on Friday May 18, from 10am-3pm at the Showplace ICON Theatre at West End, St. Louis Park, MN. The EDU Film Festival aims to …

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May 8, 2018

IPR Students Win Big at Z Fest

The Z Fest film festival, a premier Minnesota film festival is like the Academy Awards of the Minnesota filmmaking community. Each year, professionals, semi-professionals, students, and amateurs are tasked with making a short film. the only caveat this year was that the film had to include some reference to time travel. The Institute of Production …

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April 18, 2018

IPR Students attend 2018 SXSW Film Festival

By Nick Hansen, Staff Writer The 2018 South By Southwest Film Festival was another epic spectacle of film, music, and entertainment. Several Institute of Production and Recording (IPR) students along with Associate Campus Director, Trey Wodele, attended the festival. The goal was to learn from and engage with one of the most creative atmospheres in …

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February 12, 2018

IPR Students and Alumni Tackle Super Bowl Productions

Super Bowl LII landed in Minneapolis on Sunday February 4, 2018 and with its downtown location, the Institute of Production and Recording was right in the middle of the action. With all of the events and activities associated with the Super Bowl in the weeks leading up to the game, it is no surprise that …

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December 20, 2017

Alumni Spotlight: PJ Mack

PJ Mack graduated from the Sound Design for Visual Media and Digital Video and Media Production programs at IPR in August of 2017. Since then, he has gotten off to a quick start in the industry. “PJ is professional, friendly, and extremely knowledgeable,” reported Connor Callahan of 514 Studios. Connor hired PJ for a recent high-end commercial shoot, “He …

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November 7, 2017

Why You Should Attend a Open House at IPR

Institute of Production and Recording (IPR) welcomed more than 40 students to it’s open house this fall. Each quarter the campus opens their doors to students who are interested in the programs at IPR. Out of those students approximately 17 of them took the Director’s Academic Scholarship test that day. “The open house was a very …

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October 31, 2017

IPR Faculty and Students Find Success At Film Festivals Around The Globe

LEVEL, a horror thriller that plays out a cat and mouse game between a man and a hellish beast lurking in the shadows, has played all over the world, at ten festivals and counting. It screened at this year’s Twin Cities Film Fest and Duluth Superior Film Festivals, as well as the EDU Film Festival, Horror Haus Film …

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