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In the Film Connection for Film Production & Editing program, you will study directing, producing and screenwriting inside a real film production company in your city as you develop your movie idea with a professional filmmaker. Then, upon meeting the necessary requirements, you will be given the opportunity to fly to Los Angeles or New York and pitch your film idea to an executive who could buy or get your movie made.
Film Production & Editing DetailsIn the Film Connection for Cinematography program, you will learn the techniques involved in capturing a moving image and will start to develop “the eye of the DP.” The cinematographer is literally the set ‘magician.’ DPs are responsible for the technological wizardry required to get the needed shots and to shape light to achieve the director’s desired artistic effect.
Cinematography DetailsThe screenwriter is the person who creates, takes, or adapts an idea and formulates a screenplay. Without the writer, there would be no movie. Period. He or she is the starting gate. He or she is the person who gets the ball rolling down the hill.
In the Film Connection for Screenwriting workshop, you will learn the elements that make for a “Killer Script” by developing and writing your own feature length screenplay under the direction and mentorship of a working professional screenwriter.
In many ways the film editor is the most misunderstood of all film professionals. Often considered just a film technician, a good editor is so much more than that. He or she is also a qualified storyteller of the highest order.
In the Film Connection for Film Editing workshop, you will develop your knowledge of storytelling and screenplay structure as the foundational blueprint of a film. You will also develop your technical understanding of editing as an extern to a professional editor in a post-production facility.
From directing to producing to editing and screenwriting, our externship-based, mentor-taught programs avoid the unnecessary costs and unrelated requirements of ordinary film schools and programs. Work directly with an accomplished industry filmmaker at a film production company.
Film Connection’s mentor styled education is a cost-effective approach to hands-on, curriculum backed education in film production and editing and cinematography.
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Learn filmmaking in the real world with the Film Connection’s mentored externship-based approach. We make building relationships an integral part of what we do.
Film Connection mentors work in the real world where the competition is fierce and having the right gear matters. As an extern you have access to the latest hardware and tools of the trade.
Knowing how to handle yourself on the set is a prerequisite for any successful career in filmmaking. Your mentor will guide you through proper etiquette during real film shoots.
We believe the whole point of going to any film school or certificate program should be to learn how to make movies—especially YOUR movie. Our Film Production & Editing curriculum is designed around this concept, from start to finish.
We get it. This isn’t your normal four-year college requiring coursework not associated with your area of interest. We are a post-secondary institution or trade school that's different in its approach. Here's how you can get more info:
Why learn from teachers when you can learn from the professionals?
Aimee Schoof is an entertainment executive, producer, and co-founder of Intrinsic Value Films with Isen Robbins. She has produced more than 30 feature films that have premiered either at Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, Toronto, Venice, New Directors/New Films, and Berlin.
Request an InvitationProjects range from Multi-camera Live Webcasting to National TV Ads for Good Neighbor Pharmacies, Regulator Boats, and Product launches airing on Lifetime, The Learning Channel and The Golf Channel.
Request an InvitationDuring his tenure at CCH, Heppe was hired by legendary producer David Foster (The Getaway, Short Circuit, The Mask of Zorro) and quickly climbed to the position of Head of Development where he became involved with Foster’s productions: Collateral Damage starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hart’s War starring Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell, and The Core starring Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank.
As a hyphenate Producer/Director/Writer/Actor, some of Heppe’s work includes: Production of the docu-drama The Magic Was In The Music, a remake of Short Circuit, adaptations of the 80’s television mini-series V and cop series T.J. Hooker, among others. As an actor, he’s starred in such stage productions as You Can’t Take It With You, Life On The Bowery, Dracula and Picnic at Hanging Rock – several of which he directed.
Request an InvitationI began TAPROOT with a passion to create inspiring film and video content that would move people and maybe even make the world a little bit better place. There are projects that TAPROOT pursues and develops based on our interests, but I’m a firm believer that we all have our callings, and that collectively we can have the biggest impact. As a result, TAPROOT partners with businesses, agencies, and other organizations that are doing important work, helping them tell their stories and share their ideas through cinematic filmmaking.
Our team has a multi-disciplinary background that enables us to understand and compellingly translate your messages and ideas to the visual medium of film and video, and we create and execute projects of varying scale from start to finish. I run TAPROOT and provide direction on all our projects, which include: story-based branded content, television commercials, web based video of all sorts, and film series.
If you care about how you’re presenting your work to the world and want to do so in an honest, inspiring manner – we’d make a good match.
Request an InvitationKeith Golinski of Fulvew Productions is a Director of Photography, editor and producer. He’s best known for his work on America’s Most Haunted (2013), Talking Dead (2005), and An Ordinary Killer (2003).
Request an Invitation“The captain and anchor of our ship, guiding his crew with a father’s compassion and an uncle’s knack for mischief.”
Credits; The Fly, EMI Orientation
Request an InvitationStorytelling through video, aided by full-service in house production and post capabilities. Many of our pieces use documentary technique or a high-energy concept or brand approach.
Request an InvitationCredits: Hawaii Five-0, Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil, Dragon Wars: D-War, Soap Girl, Secret of the Five Fingers
Request an InvitationUFC 111 fight – Cinematographer, Animal Planet – Most Outrageous – 3 documentaries – EA Sports international commercials Kyrie Irving – NBC – HBO – Full flight features – Very astute cinematographer – Worked on film “21” – Edited TV series “Folk Lorist” – Extreme Makeover – AD Bo Burnham – International campaigns for Coca Cola
Request an InvitationAn area rich in culture deserves a film school that produces jobs and contacts for its students. Enter Meridian Film Connection, a unique program that focuses on mentorships as a teaching tool. We’ve teamed up with production companies in Meridian to bring an immersive film education for anyone looking to break into the business.
Your first option is our 6-month behind the scenes track. You will work closely with mentors who are working film professionals in the concentration that you select. Our more comprehensive option is the 8-month director program. You will begin with a project in a genre that you have chosen. Under the guidance of your local mentors, you will write, direct, and edit this project and end up in L.A. in your very own pitch meeting. There is simply no film program anywhere that offers this level of professional guidance and insider access. Hollywood veterans spend years in the filmmaking trenches to get these kinds of meetings with no guarantee that they’ll even hear back from the executives that see them. You will be working toward closing your deal from the moment you sign on to learn with The Film Connection.
To APPLY for our Meridian Film School, click here.
Meridian, Mississippi is located in the east-central part of the state, not far from the Alabama state line. It is perhaps best known in entertainment as the birthplace of country music legend Jimmie Rodgers, but other entertainers hailing from the area include singer-songwriter Paul Davis and actresses Sela Ward and Diane Ladd. The population of Meridian itself is around 38,000 people, but the Meridian DMA media market reaches up to a half million people in the surrounding areas. Scenic countryside, coastal areas and several major cities are all within driving distance of Meridian, making it a good center hub for location filming; additionally, several production companies make their home in this area. If you are considering becoming a film director, film producer, film editor, or cameraman, there is plenty of opportunity to learn filmmaking in Meridian without having to relocate to the craziness of Los Angeles or New York.
Movies, commercials, TV shows and documentaries are filmed on a regular basis throughout Mississippi, including in the Meridian area. Some of the films that have done shooting in Meridian or the surrounding regions include Red Dirt, My Dog Skip, O Brother Where Art Thou?, and Mississippi Buring, just to name a few.
With many professional connections and relationships we've developed over the years, FILM CONNECTION is in a unique position to help you launch your career in the film and TV industry. We do it through our revolutionary mentor-extern approach, where we pair you with a working professional in the film or television industry, who serves as your mentor-instructor. You'll get on-the-job training, making valuable connections along the way. Come see why over 70 percent of our graduates get hired in the industry, often before they finish our program! You could be next! Check out Meridian FILM CONNECTION today, and let us show you what we can do for you.
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Professionals in the film business—including famous producers, screenwriters and directors—endorse Film Connection’s programs for one simple reason: they know our immersive hands-on method works.
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