What Is The Institute?

THE MOVIE INSTITUTE- Kids Moviemaking & Acting Camps & Workshops!

The Mentoring Dept. of The MOVIE INSTITUTE

What Is The Institute?

The Mission

THE MOVIE INSTITUTE is now organizing as a nonprofit mentoring organization. MI was established by Keith Randal Duncan and Martha Duncan in 2000 to teach young people the motion picture, video and television arts in qualitative and encouraging manner, thus filling an educational and creative need.

Since 2000, The Movie Institute has conducted 9 KAMP HOLLYWOOD! summer camps and 2 weekend workshops for youth desiring motion picture production and acting learning.

Currently Forming Nonprofit Board

Don Stokes

Don has graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Radio, Television and Film department of Southern Methodist University. In his long career he has worked as a grip, an animation cel painter, an animation camera operator, projectionist, editor, sound recordist, still photographer, production manager, post supervisor, director, writer, and producer. He also served as producer, writer, and director, working on award-winning projects for Xerox, Alcatel, Lincoln Properties, Electric Power Research Institute, King Ranch, Briggs & Stratton, and many more. In September of 2002 Don founded his own post production facility, Post Asylum (www.postasylum.com).

Most recently Don was Co-Producer on the theatrical documentary, “TV Junkie”, winner of a Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. He is a board member of the Dallas Producers Association, newly elected president of the Texas Motion Picture Alliance, a board member for Art Fighting Cancer and a board member of the AFI-Dallas International Film Festival . Listed on the Internet Movie Database.

Linda McAlister

Agent and Producer

Over 25 years in the business

Owner/agent of a leading Texas-based agency representing professional nonunion and union talent for film, TV, commercials, industrials, print, VO in Texas, California, and other major cities. Affiliations are Dallas Producers Association, Women in Film; Dallas/Fort Worth Film Commission Board; Texas Assoc of Film/Tape Professionals; USA Film Festival; Texas Film Development Project consultant. Has worked as a producer on the television series "City of Justice" (2005) and films, including S.T.U.D.s, Duds, and Pick-Up Lines (2004) and Fat Girls (2006). Listed on the Internet Movie Database.

Lynne Reynolds

Lynne was educated at Southwest Texas State University, Illinois Wesleyan University and received training from Cinema Arts Tech located in Los Angeles. Her credits include "Invincible, Rain", a commercial for Pepsi, and more. She is a board member of Women in Film, and a member of the Dallas Producer's Association, the Texas Motion Picture Alliance and was the 2006 assistant director of the DFW Indie Film Club. She is currently producing two documentaries.

George Elam

George Elam has been a Texas CPA for over twenty years concentrating in the areas of accounting, tax, and business strategy. He has established his practice in the North Dallas area serving a wide variety of clientele. George has a Bachelor of Science in Business and Public Administration from The University of Texas at Dallas.

Brent McNutt

Brent McNutt has been in the printing industry for over 25 years. He is currently supervises one of Dallas/Fort Worth's largest print firms Adventure Graphics. Brent has been married for over 20 years and has two daughters.

This is the current forming board candidates for board positions on the new nonprofit Movie Institute organization. Final board members may differ.

Administrative Staff

Keith Randal Duncan

Founder and Executive Producer

Keith Randal Duncan is a 20 + year veteran of film, video, theater and the amusement industries.

Keith was born in Dallas, Texas in 1960 and was educated at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked in the film and video industry as a Producer, Director, Writer, Videographer, Assistant Cameraman (Film), Special Effects Make Up Artist, Effects Coordinator and a Grip for companies such as Aries Productions, Storer Cable, Studios at Las Colinas, Santa Fe Railroad, Minyard Foods, S & A Corporation, Southwestern Christian College, Fox, The Bass Family, Tracy Locke, "HOT ON Homes" TV Show and has also worked on several independent feature films that include “The Dark Dealer”, “Repligator” and “Ramming Speed” (1997's USA Film Festival “must see” from The Met Newspaper). Keith was effects make up chief for a “Clean Air” PSA that garnered a prestigious Addy award. His name can be found on the Internet Movie Database. He is currently in development on two low budget features and was recently Producer for the home video feature film "After Sundown", released through Lions Gate in 2006.

He is a board member of the Dallas Producers Association, a founding member of the Texas Motion Picture Alliance, a member of the American Film Institute and an instructor at Media Tech Institute teaching The Business of Film and Distribution.

Martha Duncan

Executive Producer, Co-Founder and Event Coordination

A Texas native with over twenty successful years in media buying working with firms such as Temberlin-McClain, Bedford Advertising, Broadcast News Corp. and Euro Retail. Martha has a BBA from the University of North Texas (formerly North Texas State University) and has had experience with ThinkTank projects such as Kamp Hollywood since it's inception, production assistance on the "After Sundown" feature film and extensive experience in attraction coordination with "TEXAS CARES" Salvation Army Event, "Terror at the Track" in Miami and The Studios at Las Colinas. Her resume also includes production project management for nationally broadcast programs starring Terry Bradshaw and Peggy Fleming. Her next film as an Executive Producer is the feature "KID" currently completing development.

Martha is also the Vice President Elect of the Dallas Producers Association.

Vikki Jones

Adminsitrative Director

Frank Jones

Producer

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Camp Director

Crissy Gililland

Miss Gililland is a graduate of the Kamp Hollywood Program (2000) and assists in the office and at workshops and camps. She is a graduate with honors from the Southern Methodist University film program and is continuing her studies in entertainment law.

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Current Main Instructors

Eric Jewell

Production

Eric Jewell has been involved in film and video almost all his life. Starting as teenager with Super 8 films, Eric has become one of the most sought after HD and Film producer/directors. With his most recent Indie film work, "SHTICKMEN" on Blockbuster Video shelves and on Netflix.

Eric is an instructor and Dean at MediaTech Institute in Las Colinas (Irving) Texas. Listed on the Internet Movie Database.

Greg Mansur

Production

Greg Mansur is a professor at Texas Christian University in the College of Communications's Department of Radio, Television and Film. He earned his MFA from TCU, and an undergraduate degree in Film and Media Studies from Rhode Island College. His credits since 2004 include director of "Adrift", "Imperfection", "Reilly" and "Date.CON". He was the cinematographer on the documentary "Rockwell Kent", which has been shown at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, and the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth. In the past five years Greg has been the recipient of the five Telly Awards, Four AFCD Addy Awards and two ITVA gold awards. Greg's Indie film work includes NIGHT CRAWLER, THUG and FRIGHT FLICK. Listed on the Internet Movie Database.

Nancy Chartier

Acting/Talent

Nancy Chartier has been acting for 29 years and has been an acting coach with R.E.A.C.T. for 11 years. Among her students are Jake McDorman- 'Raymond' from "Aquamarine", guest starred on 'House', and had 22 episodes of series regular on 'The Quintuplets", another student, Rheagan Wallace has guest starred on' E.R'.,' N.Y.P.D.Blue', 'Malcolm in the Middle', many times. Another Chartier student, Jennifer Stone, has guest starred in 'House','Without a Trace', supported in 'Second Hand Lions' , and also Cherami Leigh who recently shot with Richard Linklater and co starred in 'Fast Food Nation' and consequently shot Ethan Hawkes' directorial debut. Nancy is also part of a nine person production company, Random Order Entertainment (created only 2 years ago) that recently won the Video Association of Dallas' '24 Hour Video Race' and has two feature films in development. She is represented by the Campbell Agency as an actor. Listed on the Internet Movie Database.

The "MI" Difference

The difference between the MOVIE INSTITUTE programs and other industry educational programs is the integration of the production and talent (or acting) aspects of movie and video creation. Also, there are many seminars and schools for adults interested in this fascinating industry, but virtually nothing offered for integrated production and acting training targeted at children and youth. There are many acting schools for children and adults, but they typically do not teach about production as an important aspect of their training. Here at the MOVIE INSTITUTE acting is taught, but participants equally learn important aspects of production that will help them better understand the role of an actor in a film.

For those wanting to be “behind the camera”, the MOVIE INSTITUTE provides training on production taught by working production professionals. As part of the MOVIE INSTITUTE's integration paradigm, production focused participants are also taught important aspects of acting. So many current directors have great production knowledge and skill, but they are often in the dark as to the needs of their talent.

The INSTITUTE also teaches about the two main filmmaking systems in place in America: The Hollywood system and the Independent Filmmaking system.

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