Hattiesburg-Laurel Film Connection Film School
HATTIESBURG-LAUREL FILM SCHOOL BY THE HATTIESBURG-LAUREL FILM CONNECTION
Your HATTIESBURG-LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI FILM SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE
A film school in the Hattiesburg-Laurel area of Mississippi? You bet! FILM CONNECTION is the only one that gets you inside an actual Hattiesburg-Laurel film production company to work as a film student apprentice, learning directing, producing, editing, camera, screenwriting or general production. In this area, the smartest way to break into the film business is to apprentice at a Hattiesburg-Laurel film production company--and we're the film school that gets you in the door.
Don’t make the mistake of spending 10-50 thousand dollars or more to go to film school at a film trade school elsewhere, when you can spend far less money and go to film school in a real production company in Hattiesburg or Laurel. Be smart, take the inside track, learn from the pros, and make connections as you get educated. Our film school alternative is the smartest, most cost efficient way to launch a film career.
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Located in southern Mississippi over an hour north of the Gulf coast, the cities of Hattiesburg and Laurel have a combined population of over 60,000. Entertainment industry pros that have hailed from this area include opera star Leontyne Price, musicians Jimmy Buffet and Lance Bass, and actors Parker Posey and Shea Curry. Several film and TV production companies make their home in the Hattiesburg-Laurel area, and its location within range of the coast and several major cities makes this an excellent area to start a career in film without having to relocate to typical filmmaking hubs like New York or L.A. If you are considering a career in filmmaking as a film director, film producer, film editor, or cameraman, the Hattiesburg-Laurel are can be a great choice, with FILM CONNECTION there to help you.
Major movies, commercials, TV shows and documentaries are filmed all over Mississippi on a regular basis, including in the Hattiesburg-Laurel area. Some of the movies that have done location shooting in this area and the surrounding regions include Mississippi Masala, The Ladykillers, Walk the Line, Pretty Baby and the classic Show Boat, to name a few. Television production is no stranger to this area, either. Some of the known TV shows that have filmed episodes here and in the area include The Amazing Race, The Simple Life and True Blood.
Our many professional connections and relationships put us in a unique position to help you launch your career. With FILM CONNECTION’s original, hands-on, one-on-one, on-the-job method of teaching, using the mentor/apprentice approach, over 70% of Chicago FILM CONNECTION graduates go on to have permanent industry employment. Come find out what FILM CONNECTION of Hattiesburg-Laurel can do for you!
