I want to express to you the unique and real experience that I had while sitting in on a class at the Berkeley Digital Film Institute this last monday 06/23/08. I’ve been a avid film fan for the last 20 years and want to take my home films to the next level with a goal of becoming a Producer/Director of quality films.

What I found was a caring and realistic approach to what is only offered at a post-graduate level for Directors and Producers that is distilled into a 16 month program. This particular class size consisted of 9 creative thinking people ranging in ages from their 20’s to 50’s. This was a remarkable group that not only cared about their own projects but took a concerned and thoughtful interest in those of their classmates projects as well. This was a complete and utter surprise to see such a level of knowledge taught in such a nurturing way. No egos were involved; just the love of the project.

This is a school that not only provides upper level knowledge but promotes this in a very attentive and loving environment; with such a small sized class the students are thrown into the realm of understanding the very importance of cooperation needed to complete their projects.

As a result of this experience; I have decided to become a part of this program.
Michael Hurley