It’s been one full week since our doors opened to the next generation of filmmakers at Motion Picture Technical High School. We wanted to take a moment to give a big shoutout to our CREW that has been working day in and day out to create the best learning environment for our students. 🍎🎬✨ Big thanks to all of our teams which includes Science, English, Math, Spanish, Film, Guidance, Paraprofessional, Parent Coordinator, ENL Coordinator, School Aide, Custodial and School Safety for making this historic production move along!

MPT families, don’t miss this exciting industry event happening right in our community! 🎥✨ Join us for *New York on Location* this Sunday, Sep 15, 2024, from 12:00–4:00 p.m. at Kaufman Astoria Studios. Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at film production in NYC, explore working movie trailers and trucks, and chat with industry pros about their craft! IT’S A FREE, family-friendly event you won’t want to miss. Food trucks and live demonstrations included! See you there! #NYCFilm #BehindTheScenes #MotionPictureTechHigh #NYOnLocation #FilmIndustry

That’s a wrap for our first day of production at Motion Picture Technical High School! ✨🎬 This week, students dove into the various shots used within the industry and put their classroom instruction to the test. The halls at MPT were flooding with collaboration, professionalism and creativity. Students, this is the first of many production days. Welcome again, to Motion Picture Technical High School!

Posted @withregram • @silvercup_studios Congratulations to Motion Picture Tech High School on their grand opening in Sunnyside! 📸 This new institution is set to offer an inclusive and transformative Career and Technical Education experience, paving the way for a diverse cohort of students to excel in the world of film, television, and production 🎬 We’re excited to support and collaborate with this innovative school and to witness these students grow into the next generation of industry professionals. Here’s to a bright future ahead! 🌟 #MotionPictureTech #FutureFilmmakers #Education #CreativeCareers #SilvercupStudios

Posted @withregram • @nycschools Schools represent opportunity. Opportunities for our students to dream big and to build life-long learning skills that will help them realize their dreams. Here at NYC Public Schools, we’re proud to be guiding our next generation of leaders! #BacktoSchool

Thank you Council Member Julie Won for visiting MPT on the first day of school. We are so thrilled to bring our love for film and technology to your wonderful district! cmjuliewon 🙏🎥🖤🤍 . . Posted @withregram • cmjuliewon Happy first day of school 🏫 today, we visited 30q429 and Motion Picture Tech with @nycschools chancellor, first deputy chancellor, and the DOE leadership team to welcome our students into the new school year. We look forward to opening three new high schools next fall on Northern Blvd.

That’s a wrap for our historic first day of school! 🎬 We were honored to welcome nearly 200 Motion Picture Technical High School 9th grade students, right here in the birthplace of cinema, Queens, NY! 🎥✨ @nycschools @roybalfilmandtv @cunyua @30q429 Special thank you to Chancellor Banks, Councilmember Won, and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards for visiting our school and meeting our brilliant filmmakers. 🙌 Huge thanks to our incredible industry partners, including Warner Brothers Discovery, Silvercup Studios, WLab, and Smashcut, for your support! 🎞️ @realdavidcbanks @drichardsqueens @nycdistrict30 @wbd @smashcut @silvercup_studios @wlab.xr A big shoutout to award-winning filmmakers Juan Carvajal and Vee Bravo, and HBO exec Martha Velasquez for sharing their inspiring words of wisdom with our students. 🙏 And we couldn’t have done it without Dr. Rux, Donna Taylor, and Superintendent Walsh’s continued love and support! 💫 @dr.shawnrux @veebravo @jcine @martymarvelous Today, we made history. This is our TIME... Lights. Camera. ACCESS!!! 🎬🌟 #Hollywoodside #LightsCameraAccess #Filmmaking #NYC #INDSTRY

Welcome to Motion Picture Technical High School! We are so thrilled to finally meet our entire founding 9th grade class. The moment is now. This is our time! LIGHTS. CAMERA. ACCESS. @nycschools @roybalfilmandtv @cunyua @madein_ny . . A heartfelt thank you to @caa_brandstudio for their outstanding collaboration on our brand design! 🖤

🎬✨ Exciting News! We’re thrilled to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with Tommy, Ziva, and the incredibly talented team from the WLab at Motion Picture Technical High School. Thanks to their unwavering support and commitment, our @nycschools students in Northern Queens will have access to the latest virtual production technologies—right here in the birthplace of cinema innovation! @wlab.xr @tommy_wu01 We are proud to launch with a state-of-the-art LED Volume Wall, where our founding 9th-grade filmmakers will work alongside WLab experts and utilize Unreal Engine to produce high-quality projects comparable to those made in Hollywood. @unrealengine A huge thank you to Tommy Wu and his team for helping us merge the worlds of cinema and innovation. Our students are not only learning filmmaking; they’re making history. Lights, camera, access! 🌟🎥 Shout out to @astoriafilmfestival for making the connection! 🙏🙏🙏 #MotionPictureTechHS #FilmEducation #UnrealEngine #VirtualProduction #FutureFilmmakers #HollywoodInNYC #Hollywoodside