Pratt unveils new state-of-the-art film and video building
Close to Steiner Studios at the Brooklyn Navy Yards
Pratt Institute recently opened a new home for its Film/Video Department in the former Prattstore building at 550 Myrtle Ave. in Brooklyn, as part of the university’s main campus.
The 15,000-square-foot facility, designed by WASA/Studio A with lead architect and Pratt alumnus Jack Esterson, is also located in close proximity to Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Pratt already has more than doubled its freshman class for the 2015-2016 since the opening of the new building. The Film/Video Department currently includes approximately 80 students across its four-year curriculum, and the new facility will allow it to significantly increase its enrollment as well as offer new courses.
“We’re thrilled to open a cutting-edge facility where students and faculty can further explore the art of filmmaking and video production on Myrtle Avenue,” said Pratt Institute President Thomas F. Schutte, who is a founding member, trustee and chair of the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.