Laredo Film Connection Film School
LAREDO FILM SCHOOL BY THE LAREDO FILM CONNECTION
Your LAREDO, TEXAS FILM SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE
A film school in Laredo, Texas? You bet! FILM CONNECTION's innovative Laredo Film School is the only one that gets you hooked up as a film student apprentice inside an actual Laredo film production company, working with the pros while you learn directing, producing, camera, editing, or general production. In Laredo (and anywhere else), many experts agree that the best way to learn filmmaking is by working inside a film production company as a film apprentice. FILM CONNECTION can make that happen for you right here in Laredo.
Time for a reality check: college film programs and film trade schools can cost upwards of 50 thousand dollars. Why go to all that expense when you can go to film school in a real production company here in Laredo? Get on the inside track, and get connected as you get educated. Our film school alternative is the smartest, most cost efficient way on the market today to get started on your film career.
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Laredo, Texas is located near the southwest corner of the state, forming an international metropolitan area with Nuevo Laredo, Mexico on the other side of the Rio Grande. Laredo is the nation's largest inland border crossing, and international trade with Mexico forms the lion's share of its economy. Laredo also happens to be one of the fastest-growing cities in America, reflecting a growth rate of over 23 percent over the past decade. Home to several production companies and offering plenty of interesting backdrops for filmmaking locations, Laredo provides lots of learning opportunities for you, whether your interest in film is in producing, directing, editing, lighting, or special effects.
Generous incentives offered to filmmakers by the state of Texas serve to attract a lot of productions to the state, including movies, commercials, TV shows and documentaries in and around Laredo. Some of the films that have done location shooting in Laredo and surrounding regions of Texas include Lone Star, One Way, Eddie Macon's Run, Selena, and The Legend of Billie Jean, to name only a few.
What separates FILM CONNECTION from the pack is our revolutionary mentor-apprentice approach. With our many professional connections and relationships forged over the years, we are able to place you locally with a working film or television professional in Laredo who will personally instruct you during real film and video shoots, enabling you to make vital industry contacts along the way. Enroll today, and find out why over 70 percent of our graduates go on to permanent industry positions. You can be next!