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Our secret is simple: we keep you out of the classroom, and instead we instruct you by placing you with a REAL FILM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL for on-the-job training in a real film production company.\u00a0 With our training program, you are more than a student: you are an extern, learning one-on-one from your mentor and gaining valuable work experience on the set of real productions.\n\nWhat does your dream job in film look like? Do you want to be a screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, film producer or film director? Do you want to establish yourself in the South Dakota film scene, or do you want to take your film all the way to Hollywood?\u00a0 Whatever your dreams and aspirations in film, the best way to achieve those dreams is to GET CONNECTED to the film industry.\u00a0 The South Dakota Film Connection is the only film school that actually puts you in the heart of the action.","image_content_area_2":null,"content_area_2":"<h2>Learn Film Production Close to Home with a South Dakota Film Industry Insider<\/h2>\n<strong>Here\u2019s just a partial list of films that have been shot in South Dakota:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Dances with Wolves (1990)<\/li>\n \t<li>Into the Wild (2007)<\/li>\n \t<li>How the West Was Won (1962)<\/li>\n \t<li>North By Northwest (1959)<\/li>\n \t<li>Starship Troopers (1997)<\/li>\n \t<li>Armageddon (1998)<\/li>\n \t<li>Nebraska (2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThis partial list doesn\u2019t even include the ongoing need for local production talent, or the thriving independent film scene that draws filmmakers to numerous film festivals held in the state each year.\u00a0 The fact is, you don\u2019t have to move to Hollywood to start making connections, because there are plenty of connections to be made right in South Dakota.\u00a0 By placing you as a working extern on-the-job, the Film Connection gives you access to those opportunities while the other film schools just stick you into classrooms.","image_content_area_3":null,"content_area_3":"<h2>Explore our Innovative Film Programs and Courses in South Dakota. Get on a Streamlined Path to the Film Industry.<\/h2>\nWith our program, all your classes occur in the film production facility or on the set, with one-on-one instruction from your mentor.\u00a0 You\u2019ll have a structured curriculum and even homework to do, but the real power of your training comes from the real-world experience you receive, and the connections you\u2019ll make.\u00a0 We\u2019ll pair you with a mentor who specializes in your area of interest (whether cinematography, editing, screenwriting, etc.), and your curriculum can be tailored to your needs.\u00a0 By the time you graduate the program, if you prove yourself on the job, you\u2019ll be well ahead of the other film school students when job openings occur, because you\u2019ve been connected to the industry from the very beginning!\n\nA word of warning: your film school education won\u2019t do much good if you take on a mountain of student debt in the process.\u00a0 Other film schools charge such high tuition rates that you\u2019re practically forced into taking on career-killing amounts of debt.\u00a0 Not us. With the South Dakota Film Connection, you\u2019ll pay about 75% LESS in tuition than with other film schools!\u00a0 That way, you can skip the debt and concentrate on what\u2019s really important: starting your film career.\n\n<strong>Are you ready to get serious about pursuing your dreams?\u00a0 Then you need to go to a film school that will actually CONNECT you to the film industry, not just teach you about it.\u00a0 Apprenticeships are available now!\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/filmconnection.com\/apply\/\">APPLY FOR FREE<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.\u00a0<\/strong>","success_stories":null,"hero_sub_header":"Learn film production in South Dakota directly from an industry pro, in the real world, not a classroom. One-on-one mentorship. 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