Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota) Film Connection Film School
TAMPA-ST.PETERSBURG FILM SCHOOL BY THE TAMPA ST. PETERSBURG FILM CONNECTION
Your TAMPA-ST.PETERSBURG AND SARASOTA, FLORIDA FILM SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE
If you thought the Tampa-St. Petersburg area wasn't a good place for film school, think again! Our Tampa-St. Petersburg Film School is the only one that gets you inside an actual Tampa-St. Petersburg film production company for a film student apprenticeship, learn directing, producing, editing, camera, screenwriting or general production from the pros. Make no mistake, in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, the smartest way to break into the film business is to start as a film apprentice inside a film production company--and that's exactly where FILM CONNECTION will place you.
Why spend 10-50 thousand dollars, plus relocation, to go to film school at a film trade school when you can spend far less money and go to film school in a real production company right here in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area? Play it smart and get connected as you learn from the pros. Our film school alternative is the most cost efficient way to get a quality film school education.
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The Tampa-St. Petersburg area is Florida's second largest metropolitan area, boasting a combined population of over 2.7 million people, and encompassing Sarasota, Clearwater and several additonal communities. While film schools are generally scarce in the area, there are several film or television companies that make their home in Tampa-St. Petersburg, and it is only 100 miles or so to Orlando, a major filmmaking hotspot. Many major movies, commercials, TV shows and documentaries are filmed in this area, making it ideal for those filmmakers who prefer not to live in Orlando or relocate to Los Angeles or New York. If you are considering a career in filmmaking as a film producer, film director or film editor, the Tampa-St. Petersburg area is an excellent choice for you.
Among the many well-known movies that have been filmed in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area are Goodfellas, Sweet Dreams, The Punisher, A Time to Kill, Cocoon, Lethal Weapon 3 and Oceans Eleven, just to name a few. This area is no stranger to television production, either. Among the shows that have done filming in Tampa-St. Petersburg are The Glades, WWF Raw, True Life, and of course live television coverage of major sports teams like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
With the numerous film and television productions taking place, and with the area's excellent scenery and close proximity to other filmmaking hotspots, the Tampa-St. Petersburg area can be ideal for connections with film students and filmmaking professionals alike. The Tampa-St. Petersburg FILM CONNECTION can help you get the valuable connections you need to launch your career, while giving you hands-on experience that rivals any other film school out there--all at a fraction of the cost of other film schools. Many of our students land permanent industry jobs even before they graduate. You owe it to yourself to see what FILM CONNECTION can do for you!