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instructors
(Our Small Planet/Digital Day Camp reserves the right to substitute instructors if necessary.)

jim Jim Jabara
With over twenty five years of experience Mr. Jabara has made hundreds of productions ranging from commercials to full length features. His documentary films about nature and conservation have been shown on networks worldwide including National Geographic, Discovery, PBS, CNN and others.

Jim also teaches at Michigan State University on an adjunct basis.


bill vincent Prof. William Vincent
Bill Vincent has been an instructor at Michigan State University since 1972. He was also the director of the Film Study Program there from 1990 until 2001. He has instructed many students who have gone on to have careers in the film world including Hollywood Director Sam Rami who he has worked with in "Army of Darkness", "The Quick and the Dead" and "For the Love of the Game"

Mr. Vincent has written, produced and acted in a number of other films including:



  • Terror At Baxter U (2002)- wrote and co-produced and acted
  • Invitation (2003) - co-produced
  • Nekkid (2002) - wrote, produced and directed
  • Hot Breath/Cold Air (2003) - wrote, produced and directed
  • In The End - actor
  • Some Are Born (2004) - wrote, produced and directed - currently in post production
  • Unkindest Cut (2004) - wrote, produced, and acted - uncompleted
  • A Fathers Worth (2004) - supporting actor
  • Dead End Road (in production) - co-wrote, produced, and starred
  • Where Evil Hides (Nov. 2004) - wrote, co-produced, and starred - in pre-production

chris Chris Detmer
Born in Indianapolis, IN, Chris has been attending school in Michigan since his family moved to Grand Rapids in the summer of 1989. He has been pursuing many forms of art for over 10 years, including photography, video production, graphic design and web design. He recently graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities and is working on a degree in Web Design and Multimedia from Lansing Community College.

Chris is the former Online Creative Director for The State News, and is now employed full time at Our Small Planet as Electric Content Manager.


Staff

Josephine Jabara: Camp Coordinator
Scott McIsaac: Assistant Instructor
Jennifer Ruben: Assistant Instructor


Location

Classes will be held in the studios of Our Small Planet Productions, an award-winning East Lansing media company located at 301 MAC Ave. downtown East Lansing across from the beautiful campus of Michigan State University.

Our offices are at 301 MAC, just accross from the Marriott hotel, between Earport Jewelry and Michelle's Hair Salon. Here's a map of the area.