Film Connection grad Arronn Lepperman Gets Mentored, Shoots Feature in 16 Days!
We recently spoke with recent Film Connection graduate Arronn Lepperman, who after years of thinking about enrolling in our Film Production & Editing program, finally took the plunge and got mentored by Film Connection mentors Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir of The Dream Team (Los Angeles, CA). The result? Arronn graduated with the filmmaking knowhow […]
Film Connection mentor Wayne Thompson on the Business of Making Films
Toronto-based Film Connection mentor Wayne Thompson (Ving Rhames, Steven Seagal) is a film and television producer with dozens of credits to his name, two Gemini Awards, and two Director’s Guild of Canada Awards including Best Picture. An ally for artists and investors, he’s a consummate filmmaking professional who helps serious students find their way in […]
Film Connection mentor Ron McPherson on Finding Your Way in Film!
Producer, DP, and filmmaker of many talents Ron McPherson (Los Angeles, CA) found his way into film via his early career as a makeup artist and photographer in the entertainment industry. Now, with close to three decades in the business of making movies, he’s lending his various talents to help educate the next wave of […]
Film Connection student Cheryl Gallegos Agbunag Channels Military Career into TV Pilot
To say Film Connection student Cheryl Gallegos Agbunag (Clearwater, FL) has had an amazing Air Force career would be a definite understatement. Major Cheryl G. Agbunag last two assignments were as the Senior Joint Collaboration Watch Officer at the National Reconnaissance Operations Center (NROC) and Senior Intelligence duty Officer at the Joint Space Operations Center, […]
FILM CONNECTION GRADUATE TREY ALEXANDER WORKING FOR E!
Growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Trey Alexander always wanted to be in radio, and later, in TV. In fact, he wanted it enough to move to Los Angeles to pursue a career. That’s where he met Film Connection president James Petulla Along the way Trey did go to college — but going to college didn’t get […]
Film Student Works On Historic Gospel Documentary!
When Entertainment Connection Film Division graduate Alex Lee was searching the Internet last year, he had no idea how quickly he would become immersed in the film and video industry. But once he got rolling, his career really took off! “I was searching online for a way to get into the biz,” Alex recalls, “when […]
MADI ERION’S LA EXPERIENCE!
Film Connection grad Madi Erion got the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the world of set-design here in Los Angeles – headquarter of the Film Connection. Madi is an aspiring designer with a special concentration in the art of building sets. With the guiding hand of Mr. Jeff Kushon (set designer for Dexter, Showtime) Madi was […]
Top Screenwriting Tips from Our Mentors
ON HOW TO DEVELOP TENSION IN A SCREENPLAY Los Angeles-based Film Connection screenwriting mentor Eric Abrams (Married…with Children, Liv & Maddie) has the following tip: “You always want to make it as difficult as possible for characters, or else why are we watching this? Challenges met and mastered. You want to make it an obstacle […]
FUTURE SHOWRUNNER… GRANT GILBERT!
Since he started his extern program with Uptone Pictures in Raleigh, NC, Grant Gilbert has been taking charge running cameras and helping out where ever needed on the television lifestyle show “Loving Life.” While visiting Film Connection in Los Angeles, Grant pitched his wholesome TV series “Small Town Blues” — a coming of age story similar to […]
Film Connection mentor Steve Carmichael Updates Us on Past Students & Deon Taylor’s Q&A!
An expert in commercial film production, Film Connection mentor Steve Carmichael has played a key role in mentoring a number of aspiring filmmakers in the Atlanta area, many of whom have gone on to build great careers for themselves. [break] Currently based out of RITE Media Group, Steve is known for going the distance for […]
Black Panther and Ant Man 2: How One Film Connection Student Got Working on Both!
The same month Film Connection graduate Jason Reinhardt was finishing his externship with film mentor Steve Carmichael at RITE Media Group, he got hired as a PA on the Black Panther production while they were was doing reshoots in the heart of rural Georgia. So, how did it happen? We’re big believers in making connections. We […]
For Film Connection Grad Rocky Shore, Connections Mean Everything.
“It’s all about making those connections. You can’t be in your shell if you’re going to be in this industry.” Film Connection graduate first got hold of this concept while on-set as an extra in Robert Redford’s film The Conspirator (Rocky says he got the opportunity because his mustache and beard fit the Civil War […]
