Quincy Film Connection Film School
Think there's no place in Quincy, Illinois to go to film school? Think again. We're FILM CONNECTION, and we're the only film school that gets you working inside an actual Quincy film production company as a film student apprentice, learing all aspects of film production ranging from producing to directing to editing. In Quincy, the best way to launch your film career is to start inside a Quincy film production company--and that's the heart of the FILM CONNECTION advantage.
You could certainly spend the 10 to 50 thousand dollars it would cost you to relocate and go to film school at a film trade school somewhere else; but why do that when you can get your film school education right here in Quincy for a fraction of that amount, by working in a real production company? Learn from the pros, and get valuable industry connections along the way. Our film school alternative is the smartest, most cost efficient way on the market today to get a filmmaking career.
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Quincy, Illinois is a river town and a border town, located in western Illinois along the Mighty Mississippi River. Quincy is part of a micropolis, a cluster of several area towns straddling the Mississippi, with a combined area population of over 100,000 people between Illinois and Missouri. Across the river lies Hannibal, Missouri, boyhood home of writer Mark Twain and the inspiration behind the books Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Beautiful countryside and access to big cities like Chicago and St. Louis make Quincy, Illinois a surprisingly convenient area for location filmmaking. If you want to be a film director, film producer, film editor or cameraman, Quincy is not as remote from the scene as you might think--especially with FILM CONNECTION helping you.
Among the film/television productions shot in Quincy and the surrounding regions include films like The Informant, The Silence of the Lambs and Mission: Impossible, as well as television shows such as Revolution 618 and the 2002 docmuentary Voices of the Veterans.
With FILM CONNECTION's unique approach, you'll be placed with a working film or television pro in the Quincy area, one who serves as your mentor and instructor for the duration of our six-month course. You'll work on real film and video shoots, gaining valuable experience and vital contacts with other industry pros who do the hiring. Over 70 percent of our graduates get hired, some even before their finished with school. We can do the same for you! Check out FILM CONNECTION of Quincy and see what we can do to help launch your career.
