Unlock Your Creative Potential at our Ottumwa Film Production School

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Located in southeast Iowa not far from the Missouri and Illinois state lines, Ottumwa, Iowa is a small town with a population of around 25,000 people.  Despite its small size, this area sees plenty of media attention; thanks to the famed Iowa Caucuses, Ottumwa receives regular visits from presidential candidates during election years. Additionally, numerous major cities are conveniently within driving range of Ottumwa, including Des Moines, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Chicago–making it a good centralized hub for location filmmaking. If you desire a career as a film director, film producer, film editor, or cameraman, but would rather not relocate to the craziness of L.A., Ottumwa can be a surprisingly pleasant alternative.

Numerous films have been shot in Ottumwa and the surrounding regions, including The Bag Man, Through the Night, Legend Has It, The Crazies, The Bridges of Madison County, and Twister, just to name a few.