Roanoke-Lynchburg Film Connection Film School
ROANOKE-LYNCHBURG FILM SCHOOL BY THE ROANOKE-LYNCHBURG FILM CONNECTION
Your ROANOKE-LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA FILM SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE
While FILM CONNECTION of Roanoke-Lynchburg is not the only film school in the area, we are the only Roanoke-Lynchburg Film School that gets you inside an actual Roanoke-Lynchburg film production company, working as a film student apprentice while you learn directing, producing, editing, camera, general production and more. In Roanoke and Lynchburg, the smartest move you can make toward a film career is to apprentice inside a Roanoke-Lynchburg film production company.
Why spend upwards of 10 to 50 thousand dollars to go to film school at a college or film trade school, when you can go to film school in a real production company for a fraction of that amount? Play it smart, learn directly from the pros in a real-world environment, and get connected as you get educated. Our film school alternative is the smartest, most cost efficient way to get on the inside track of the film industry.
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Located about an hour apart from one another along the Blue Ridge Mountain range in central Virginia, the cities of Roanoke and Lynchburg host a combined population of over 160,000 people, and both serve as commercial/business hubs for the area. Numerous entertainers and celebrities have ties to this area, including actors John Payne, Leslie Bibb, Skeet Ulrich and Connie Britton. The Roanoke-Lynchburg area is convenient to plenty of beautiful natural scenery as well as in driving distance to larger cities like Richmond and Norfolk, making it a good hub for location filming.
Numerous movies, TV shows, documentaries and specials have been filmed throughout Virginia, including in the Roanoke-Lynchburg area. Examples of films that have done location shooting in this area include What About Bob? Crazy People, Remember the Titans, Pilgrim's Progress and In a Shallow Grave, to name a few. Whether your interest in a film career is in producing, directing, camera work or post-production, there is plenty of opportunity to be found in this area.
FILM CONNECTION's distinct advantage is the mentor-apprentice approach, in which we pair you with a working film or TV professional who instructs you one-on-one during real film and video shoots, putting you close to the action in ways other film schools can't. As you learn, you'll make vital industry connections that can lead to permanent employment; in fact, over 70% of our graduates get industry-related jobs, often before even finishing our program! You owe it to yourself to see how Roanoke-Lynchburg FILM CONNECTION can jumpstart your career!
