Robert Legato began working as a visual effects supervisor for Star Trek: Generations in the mid 1980s. He moved on to be visual effects supervisor for feature films such as “Titanic” (1997) for which he received an Academy Award. He continues to work in the industry with recent credits that include “Armageddon” (1998), “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001) and most recently the Aviator (2004)..

Isidore Mankofsky is a seasoned cinematorgrapher with more than 40 years of experience in the industry. His credits include “The Muppet Movie” (1979), “Somewhere in Time” (1980), Skin Deep (1989), and dozens more feature and television films.

Larry Parker is Vice-President of Mole-Richardson, located in Hollywood, they are the leading supplier of motion picture lights for more than 60 years to the industry.

Ron Moore is a visual effects supervisor who began with Star Trek: Generations in the mid 1980s. He has been the visual effects supervisor for Star Trek: Voyager as well as done effects work for “Ghostbusters” (1984) and “Moonstruck” (1987) and most recently was the visual effects supervisor for Star Trek: Enterprise.

Ramy Katrib is the Founder of Digital Film Tree in Los Angeles. Digital Film Tree is a consultant for Apple and tests new versions of software such as Final Cut Pro, Cinema Tools and DVD Studio Pro. They are also an HD online house and are currently providing HD post-production for the TV show “Scrubs”.

Robert Manciero is a freelance producer and director for television who has won three Emmys. He directed the feature film “Code Blue” (2002) and continues to work in the industry.

He is the Program Director of the Film & Video Production Program and has been teaching at Brooks since 1994. He is an independent filmmaker who wrote, produced and directed the feature films “Murdered” and “The Crier”. “Murdered” premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 1993 and was screened at the Angelika Film Theatre in New York for the Independent Feature Film Market in 1994. “The Crier” is currently in distribution with EI Cinema in New York for U.S. domestic video distribution and has been sold to overseas cable markets. In addition to producing and directing his own feature films he has freelanced on various film and video projects, specializing as an editor on projects for outside clients. He is currently working on a series of short films titled “Ocean of Storms”. The first film in that series, “SUCCESS”, has screened at the Utah Short Film & Video Festival as well as the 2004 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival.

Rich Fortinberry is a faculty member at Brooks Institute. He is a producer, director and cinematographer who has worked on numerous feature films, TV movies, TV series, national commercials, and corporate marketing and training films. Rich taught directing and cinematography at the USC School of Cinema-Television for five years before coming to Brooks, while at USC Rich acted as Assistant Lecturer to USC President Stephen Sample and USC Marshall School of Business Professor Warren Bennis for a course entitled "The Art and Adventure of Leadership." Prior to beginning his Producing career Mr. Fortinberry worked extensively as a management consultant for a variety of corporate clients including the General Electric Company. In addition to an M.F.A. in film production from USC and undergraduate art studies at Yale University, he also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan, School of Business.

As an executive for the Eastman Kodak Company, Lorette Bayle works with student and independent filmmakers, travels the world attending film festivals and other events and develops programs like the 35mm projects where film schools like Brooks Institute are able to make short 35mm films. In addition to her work at Kodak, she has continued to produce/direct narrative films and documentaries which have screened at festivals domestically and internationally. Her most recent film, Conversations With Nickle has won several awards at film festivals. She is currently in pre-production on a narrative feature and is developing two other screenplays. Lorette earned an MFA in Film Directing at the California Institute of the Arts.

FotoKem is known as one of the largest independently owned film and video post production houses worldwide. FotoKem’s ability to handle post for film, video, and digital media under one roof has been their trademark and has earned the company the reputation of superior quality and service for the past four decades.

With 20 years experience in the field for television production, Joe D’Olivera is credited for such TV series as The Tick, Strong Medicine, Fantasy Island and Miss Miami.

Walter Coblenz is a seasoned industry producer with over 30 years experience including Oscar and Emmy award nominations. He is credited with producing such films as All The President’s Men (1976), Onion Field (1979), Space Camp (1986). His TV productions include Not Our Son (1995), Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993) and the Emmy nominated series The Blue Night(1973)

Mike Fenton graduated from UCLA in 1956 with a Bachelors degree in cinema. Fenton and company have been responsible for the casting of many outstanding and Academy Award winning pictures. Their original and imaginative casting was notably seen in such pictures as Godfather II, Young Frankenstein, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Marathon Man, Norma Rae, Breaking Away, The Indiana Jones Trilogy, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Poltergeist, The Back to the Future Trilogy, Honeymoon in Vegas, Chaplin, Congo, Dante's Peak, plus numerous TV Movies of the Week and miniseries such as East of Eden, Billionaire Boys Club, and Mrs. Santa Claus. He is President Emeritus of the Casting Society of America, a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Airplane Owners and Pilots Association.