ROBERT SKATES
Cinematographer

Robert Skates brings over seventeen years of production experience as both a cameraman and cinematographer. His cinematography credits include Cain's Children, Dark Heaven and numerous local music videos and commercials. Rob has also been a camera assistant on a number of independent features including the films Narc (starring Jason Patrick) and Time Quest (starring Bruce Campbell). Robert has also worked as a camera tech for Stratton Camera over the career. Robert holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree from Wayne State University.

JOSHUA BOWREN
AVID / Sony Vegas Editor

Joshua Bowren brings over fifteen years of editing experience to the institute. He currently works at WXYZ Channel 7 as an editor and at Media Network of Waterford as executive director over production. Josh has literally cut over a thousand projects from PSA's to working independent feature films. His advanced training and knowledge of AVID, Final Cut, and DVD authoring systems has had a tremendous influence in shaping the MPI editing curriculum.