Champaign and Springfield-Decatur Film Connection Film School
CHAMPAIGN-SPRINGFIELD-DECATUR FILM SCHOOL BY THE CHAMPAIGN-SPRINGFIELD-DECATUR FILM CONNECTION
Your CHAMPAIGN-SPRINGFIELD-DECATUR, ILLINOIS FILM SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE
Looking for film schools in the Champaign-Springfield-Decatur area of Illinois? Look no further! FILM CONNECTION of Champaign-Springfield-Decatur is the only film school that gets you inside an actual film production company in Springfield, Decatur or Champaign, working as a film student apprentice. If you desire to learn directing, producing, editing, general production or camera work, many experts believe the best way to do it is to start inside a film production company as a film apprentice. In the Champaign-Springfield-Decatur area, that connection point is FILM CONNECTION.
Going to school at a film trade school can easily cost you 50 thousand dollars or more--not to mention relocation expenses. Don't make that mistake, when we can put you in film school at a real production company right here in the Champaign-Springfield-Decatur for far less money. Learn from the pros, and make vital industry connections as you learn. Our film school alternative is the smartest, most cost efficient way on the market today to get a quality film school education.
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The cities of Champaign, Decatur and Springfield are located a short distance from each other along a stretch of Interstate 72 in central Illinois. Springfield is the state capital of Illinois, and the historical place where Abraham Lincoln began his political career. The combined population of the three cities exceeds 200,000 people, and several production companies call this area home. The Champaign-Springfield-Decatur area is within driving distance of several major cities, including Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis, making it a good central hub for diverse filming locations. Illinois is a film-friendly state, offering tax incentives up to 30 percent for films shot in the state, and several major film festivals are held annually in the region. The Champaign-Springfield-Decatur area makes a surprising alternative location if you want a career as a film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor or cameraperson--but would rather not relocate to New York or L.A.
Many major movies, commercials, TV shows and documentaries are filmed in Illinois. Among the known films that have shot in the Champaign-Springfield-Decatur area and surrounding regions are Mission: Impossible, The Informant, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde, and the Jimmy Stewart classic film Call Northside 777. The Champaign-Springfield-Decatur area has also seen filming for television episodes and documentaries, including the Great American Road Trip, Lincoln's Last Night, and the documentaries Route 66 Road Trip and Lincoln.
FILM CONNECTION Film School of Champaign-Springfield-Decatur will put you in the heart of this production activity by hooking you up with a working film or television professional, who becomes your personal instructor and mentor. You'll gain valuable hands-on experience on real film and video shoots, making valuable industry connections along the way. In fact, over 70 percent of our graduates get hired, many before they even graduate. FILM CONNECTION can help you realize your dreams; let us show you how.
