About Us

•  John Hughes and Shish Aikat co-founded The John Hughes Institute (JHI) in 2014.

• We offer bespoke coursework, micro-credentials, and Certificate/Diploma tracks for schools, colleges, and universities that complement  current offerings. We develop these programs based on the needs of  specific extension/continuing education, undergraduate, and/or graduate programs.

• Our faculty members are drawn from a global community of industry veterans: artists, technologists, and educators, who provide the best practices in the art + science of entertainment. 

• Our Advanced Specialization Programs  are available in  a variety of formats.  We also offer educational consulting and writing workshops through  JHI Pathways.

 Advanced Specialization Programs include micro-credentials, certificate/diploma programs, and coursework in: 

• Animation
• Camera Tracking/Matchmoving
• Character Rigging
• Tech Anim
• Character FX
• Compositing
• FX
• Lighting
• LookDev
• Modeling
• Pipeline Management
• Production Management
• VFX Editing
• Virtual Production