This isn’t a boring Jacksonville film school classroom. This isn’t an overcrowded college laboratory. This is life. Real Life. YOUR LIFE.

The Jacksonville Film Connection can be a fantastic resource for any aspiring filmmaker looking to develop their skills and jumpstart a career in the film industry. With its unique approach, providing one-on-one mentorship with experienced filmmakers and an immersive learning experience, it offers an unbeatable opportunity to make connections, gain knowledge, and start building an impressive portfolio of work.

The Jacksonville Film Connection provides hands-on training with experienced professionals in the field who can provide invaluable insight into the real world of filmmaking. This means that you’ll learn more than just the basics; you get real-world experience that is only available through mentorship and one-on-one instruction. Students will work on projects alongside mentors and learn from industry experts how to use professional equipment and software.

Don’t Spend More on your Film Education if You Don’t Have to

The film courses in Jacksonville Film Connection are held in a completely immersive environment: a production company or other filmmaking settings. Instead of signing up for lab time, every day is lab time with Film Connection in Jacksonville. You’ll have direct access to the tools you need to create high quality films while gaining valuable knowledge about all aspects of production–from writing scripts to editing soundtracks.

In addition, the program also offers networking opportunities that cannot be found anywhere else. It has well established relationships with production companies as well as other industry professionals who are actively looking for talented new filmmakers to collaborate with. These connections are essential for getting involved in larger projects and finding job opportunities within the film industry.

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Why pay more for a film school than you have to? The Film Connection Jacksonville film school cost just a fraction of what you’d pay for a 4-year university, college, or trade school. You could spend up to or even more than $50,000 and still not get the real-world experience you get with our programs here at home. And you’ll save on moving costs by staying home rather than going to L.A. or New York to attend a “name” school.

You’ll also save time with the Film Connection. Our directing, cinematography, screenwriting, and other programs last no more than six to nine months. And with a year of job placement after finishing the program, you could be working on projects before other students are finishing their sophomore year.

Our Jacksonville Film Industry Mentors Help you Build Real World Connections

Finally, students that finish our programs go on to land jobs at prestigious studios across the country. This is because not only does this program provide technical training but it also helps students develop their own unique style as filmmakers by encouraging creativity and individuality during every step of the production process. Our students often find work with their mentors or with other companies because they’ve been taught the right way to make movies in today’s world. 

All in all, by utilizing the Jacksonville Film Connection’s unique approach towards education anyone wishing to pursue a career in filmmaking can gain valuable insight into what it takes to succeed while simultaneously making crucial connections within the entertainment industry – something that is impossible to find anywhere else!

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Success stories

Since he started his extern program with Uptone Pictures in Raleigh, NC, Grant Gilbert has been taking…

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