Hands-on. Working with professionals. Real-world experience. Collaboration.

These are some of the words and phrases that define an educational experience at Flashpoint Academy and the Film/Broadcast Program is all about it.

From screenwriting, storyboarding and pre-visualization to lighting, cinematography and using state-of-the-art film and high definition cameras, Flashpoint’s Film Program allows you to step into every role of a production.

Broadcast Media students are immersed in hands-on classes, developing skills as producers and directors, shooting and editing, to create broadcast documentaries, music videos, news, sports and entertainment features. Production teams also produce HD work in a professional, multi-camera studio, with streaming-webcast capabilities.

Flashpoint Academy, a Media Arts College for the 21st century student.

Do you have a passion for games?

If so, you can be a part of this exciting industry. There are many challenging roles you can play in the game business, and the foundation you will find at Flashpoint Academy will prepare you as a top candidate for those entry level spots. If you want to be a producer, writer, designer, artist, modeler, coder or any of the other dozens of possible roles that our training can prepare you for in this field, here's some of what you can expect in our professionally driven game development, game design and game production school in Chicago. If you're not yet sure what it is that you want to do, our program will give you a great start so that you can find success in your area of specialization.

Total immersion. Learning by doing. Hands-on. Collaboration.

These are some of the words and phrases that define an educational experience at Flashpoint Academy and the Recording Arts Program is all about it.

Dive headfirst into industry-standard digital audio workstation practices designing soundtracks for movies, games, and visual media. Hit the road with the Film Program for some location audio and field recording. Study the science of acoustics as you examine different spatial environments. Record footsteps and clothing movements in a Foley session. And discover the difference the best mic pre's and eq’s in the business make in our state-of-the-art music recording studios.

Flashpoint Academy, a Media Arts College for the 21st century student.

Cutting-edge innovation. Creative problem solving. Collaboration.

These are some of the words and phrases that define an educational experience at Flashpoint Academy as well as what the Animation and VFX Program is at its very core.

Create a destination indistinguishable from reality. Give birth to a creature indigenous to your wildest dreams, or your darkest nightmares. At Flashpoint, we give you the tools to animate characters and environments and create computer-generated visual effects, using the highest-caliber professional 3D animation software such as Softimage XSI, Maya, Adobe After Effects and ZBrush. From modeling, texture mapping and rendering to compositing your creation into a film, the only limit at this school is your own imagination. We teach the most sophisticated tools available today; no other college programs in Chicago offer hands on training, working side-by-side with animators and visual effects artists currently working in the industry. We teach you how, we teach you why, and we give you the chance to show what you can do, with an audience of professionals as your teachers and your co-workers, throughout the process.

Flashpoint Academy, a Media Arts College for the 21st century student.