# Film Connection

> Film Connection is a film industry apprenticeship (externship) program. Students learn filmmaking, cinematography, editing, and screenwriting one-on-one inside working production companies and studios, mentored by film professionals, instead of attending a traditional film school. Locations across the United States.

Film Connection is part of the Recording Radio Film Connection & CASA Schools family (rrfedu.com). The model: you are placed with a working mentor in a real production environment near where you live, and you learn on actual productions.

## Programs

- [Ultimate Filmmaking Course](https://filmconnection.com/courses/ultimate-filmmaking-course/): Comprehensive filmmaking program covering directing, producing, and production
- [Cinematography](https://filmconnection.com/courses/cinematography/): Camera, lighting, and visual storytelling taught on real sets
- [Film Production & Editing](https://filmconnection.com/courses/film-production-and-editing/): Hands-on production and post-production training
- [All courses](https://filmconnection.com/courses/)

## Key pages

- [How it works / About us](https://filmconnection.com/about-us/)
- [Meet our mentors](https://filmconnection.com/meet-our-mentors/): The working film professionals who train students
- [Locations](https://filmconnection.com/locations/): Cities where mentors are available
- [Tuition](https://filmconnection.com/film-school-tuition/): Program cost compared with traditional film school
- [Reviews](https://filmconnection.com/reviews/): Student reviews and outcomes
- [Reference library](https://filmconnection.com/reference-library/): Free articles on film careers, techniques, and the industry
- [Resources](https://filmconnection.com/resources/)

## Notes

- Film Connection is an apprenticeship/mentorship program, not a film school; it positions itself as the alternative to film school.
- Sister programs: Recording Connection (audio engineering, recordingconnection.com), Radio Connection (broadcasting, radioconnection.com), CASA Schools (culinary, casaschools.com).