Saturday, January 19, 2008

Film Connection School

From Film-Connection.com:

Welcome to the Film Connection Editing School….the only school that offers you a one on one private education in Final Cut Pro or Avid editing. That’s right, at Film Connection you will have the opportunity to learn editing from a professional editor one or one. Did you ever think that you could learn how to be a film, commercial, or music video editor, from an editor? And did you ever think that this would all be possible for 70% less than classroom-centric schools? Think it too good to be true? Well think again, Film Connection Film School for Editing has been training editing students one on one for over a decade. We’re the common sense answer to overpriced film schools that leave you unemployed, in debt, and under qualified.

If accepted into our film program, Film Connection will place you with a professional film, commercial, TV, or music video editor within an hour to 90 minutes of where you live. This professional filmmaker becomes your personal tutor, your private mentor if you like, and he or she will teach you just about all you need to know to get your start in the film business, In addition to that, your mentor will introduce you to his or her connections in the film business by placing you on real movie, TV, commercial or music video projects. Now compare that with sitting in some overcrowded, OVERPRICED college classroom…it’s the biggest “no brainer” in the history of film school education…

If accepted into our Editing Program you will learn how to be a florist…(just kidding). You will learn Editing of course! The Film Connection Editing program is designed as an intensive 4 month, introductory editing course that will teach you the basics of Final Cut Pro or Avid Editing (you choose). The benefits of learning from a professional editor as opposed to a college teacher should be clear, but in case it’s not, read on:

First, learning from a professional that is daily faced with meeting the demands of the industry as opposed to a “college editing teacher” who is daily faced with the demands of “just teaching” can help you to better prepare for your career as an editor.

Second, learning from a pro in his or her studio only places you that much closer to the “action” so to speak. Where would you rather learn, in a “safe” college classroom where NO ONE gets hired, or next to a pro., in a real world studio or company who might have an opportunity to hire you or place you on a real project?

Third, the fastest way to get hired in the film business is to know someone, that is to “have connection”. At Film Connection your teacher is a working professional that makes his or her living in the film business as an editor. What that means is that your mentor has hundreds of connections. And if he or she has trained you and believes in you, guess who your mentor might recommend for the next job that comes his or her way?

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