Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill Film Connection Film School
BLUEFIELD-BECKLEY-OAK HILL FILM SCHOOL BY THE BLUEFIELD-BECKLEY-OAK HILL FILM CONNECTION
Your BLUEFIELD-BECKLEY-OAK HILL, WEST VIRGINIA FILM SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE
If you thought there were no good film schools in the Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill area of West Virginia, think again! We're FILM CONNECTION, an innovative film school alternative that gets you inside an actual film production company in Bluefield, Beckley or Oak Hill. You'll learn directing, producing, editing, camera, screenwriting or general production while working as a film student apprentice. In the Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill area, there's no better way to get started in filmmaking than to work inside a Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill film production company as a film apprentice--and there's no better school than FILM CONNECTION to get your foot in the door.
Why would you spend upwards of 50 thousand dollars, plus relocation expenses, to go to film school at a film trade school somewhere, when you can spend far less money and go to film school in a real production company in the Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill area? Be smart, learn from the pros, and get connected as you get educated. Our film school alternative is the best, most cost efficient way for you to get a quality film education.
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Located in the southern part of West Virginia, the towns of Bluefield, Beckley and Oak Hill are all relatively small communities, but they serve as a hub for a surrounding area population exceeding 200,000 people. These towns grew up around the coal industry, which remains a predominant economic factor for the area today. Entertainment professionals hailing from this area include actor Chris Sarandon, singer Little Jimmy Dickens, and film director Morgan Spurlock. Oak Hill is also remembered as the town where country legend Hank Williams passed away.
Not only does the Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill area benefit from plenty of interesting and beautiful natural backdrops for location filming, but it also benefits from generous tax incentives offered by the state to attract filmmakers. Consequently, numerous films, television shows and documentaries are shot in West Virginia, including in and around the Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill area. Some examples of films that have been shot in this region include We Are Marshall, Gods and Generals, Sommersby, Super Size Me, and film classics Coal Miner's Daughter and The Night of the Hunter, to name a few. If you are considering a career in filmmaking as a film director, film producer, film editor, or cameraman, the Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill area provides a surprising number of opportunities, and FILM CONNECTION can help you tap into those opportunities.
Our distinct advantage over other film schools is our mentor-apprentice approach, in which we place you with a working film or television professional for personal instruction and hands-on training. In this way, any studio, sound stage or location shoot can become your classroom, and you're placed close to the real-world film industry in ways other film schools can't place you. Enroll in our Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill Film School today, and discover why over 70% of our graduates get hired.
