TV Connection: Success Stories, Film and Television School


	TV Broadcasting School in a major Station or Studio
		Your school is a TV station or video studio in your town!
		Your teacher is a working pro who trains you one-on-one!
		No experience required!
		Part-time, nights, weekends.
		Train around your current job!

	"Glen Lezma has been hired on as 2nd Assistant Director for the upcoming Salma Hayek film titled "In the Time of the Butterflies" for ShowTime Network."
	-- Eric Bryce, Lion's Share Pictures, Los Angeles, CA
	"On my first day I was introduced to Chazz Palminteri and Jennifer Tilly. Four months into the program I was hired to work on the set!"
	-- Sean Chou, Student, Newman Tooley Productions

	"After spending thousands of dollars and graduating at the New York Film Academy, I couldn't get into one door. One phone call to your company and I'm on a $10 million motion picture. Thank you!"
	-- Paul Closkey, Student, New York, NY
	"Your student Donna Keller survived when we threw her in the trenches on Gus Van Sant's current project, so we decided to hire her on our production staff."
	-- Theresa, Lions Gate Pictures, New York, NY


	"Only 3 months into your course, Shayna Webber's interest in casting actors for features has paid off. I have hired her to work full time in our Casting office."
	-- Alyson Horn Casting, Los Angeles, CA
	"Mike Croos has been hired on to do Sound for our upcoming feature film projects. He is the second Entertainment Connection student to be trained and successfully employed here."
	-- Dwight Adair, Granite House, Austin, TX

Our Students' Success Stories!

Immediately after he finished his stint at Sokolobl Entertainment, Entertainment Connection [TV program] graduate Kenny Watson was hired to work on the hit MTV reality show "Taildaters." Simultaneously, he got a gig as a Production Assistant on another upcoming show: Fox's "Looking For Love 2." Kenny describes the job as "quite an exciting experience! First I drove a brand new H2 Hummer SUV for a helicopter shot, then the crew and I ate dinner in a US $22 million dollar mansion with stars Sylvester Stallone, James Woods and Owen Wilson." And this was all within just a month and half of getting the gig!

Cheryl Lockheart landed a position at Film Roman, the company responsible for the animation of the Fox Network's seminal television shows "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill." One of the firm's many other projects is the animated film "Beavis and Butthead Do America."

Terry Starr was just hired as Assistant TV Producer for Jackie Jordan Inc., the company that handles Montel Williams and most of the other heavyweights on the talk show circuit.

Student Nicole Wodowski originally hired-on as a locations liason, and then was promoted to full-time scout for the NBC hit television show ED. She got the "gig" only 4 months into her apprenticeship!

Stephen Chu, a graduate of Entertainment Connection's film division, landed a position on Meg Ryan's latest project "In the Cut." Co-starring Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kevin Bacon, and directed by Jane Campion.

Dan Tresca has been hired as a location scout for the new Jim Carrey Movie, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." The film also stars Kate Winslett, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Raffallo and Elijah Wood, and is directed by Michel Gondrea.

Tyrone Dixon of Redbird Productions in Los Angeles reports that 90 days after Rick Proto began his Entertainment Connection course he was offered a position as a Gaffer in the upcoming John Singleton film. Redbird Productions just completed Cool Women: a project executive produced by Debbie Allen for Women's Entertainment Network.

Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina -- home of television program Dawson's Creek -- hired Entertainment Connection student Amy Gill. Through her mentor, Ed Blakely at The Telemedia Group, Amy had done numerous shoots for E! Entertainment Television.

The day Dan Witkowski finished his training at H-Gun Labs in Chicago, Executive Producer (and Dan's mentor) James Deloye picked up the phone and called his friends to set up an interview for Dan at NBC in Chicago. Dan was hired on the spot to a full-time staff job on the Jerry Springer show.

10 months ago Fernando Gaspar enrolled in the Entertainment Connection even though "mom" disagreed with his film ambitions. Murray Hill Studios in New York just hired Fernando on as a Camera Operator. Good thing he stuck to his guns!

One of student Chum Stein's first assignments put him to work right in his home-town of Las Vegas, on the film Rat Race, with director Jerry Zucker. The film starred three Oscar-winning actors (Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Kathy Bates) as well as John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, John Lovitz and Seth Green (of Austin Powers fame). Chum is currently working on the Cirque Du Soleis stage production of "O" at the Bellagio theater in Las Vegas.

Derek Koen has landed a position with Wesley Snipes company Amen RA Films. "Within a week I was on set of 'Disappearing Acts,' and I met Mr. Snipes for the first time!" says Derek. He is now working on a new project with St. Clair Bourne: one of today's best documentary filmmakers.

Smash it Up Productions in Alberta, Canada has hired Entertainment Connection student Amanda Michiel as a Production Coordinator on their current feature "Jet Boy."

Only two months ago, Sara Gollier began her training with Owner Ben Moon at Moon Coaches Productions in Detroit. She was immediately hired as Production Coordinator for their upcoming feature film. Sara has since quit her 9-to-5 job to join the staff of Moon Coaches full-time.

Carl Landan of Big Cat Productions in Toronto Canada has hired on his student Andrea Colby to an Assitant Editor position.

Even though she has not yet completed the Entertainment Connection course, The Working Group in San Francisco has hired on Dara Reali to work in their Computer Animation and Special Effects department for their upcoming animation feature film, affirms mentor Ryan Miller.

Jim Humphries, Owner of Digital Video Multimedia in Colorado Springs, CO has offered a position to student Jennifer Caress. Jennifer is Editing a Documentary for the company.

Barlow Prodcutions has hired on Entertainment Connection student Eric Griffith to work in their Camera Department. "Your program is like having an uncle who is in the business!" says Eric.

Theresa from Lions Gate Pictures in New York reports: "Our student Donna Keller survived when we threw her in the trenches on Gus Van Sant's current project, so we decided to hire her on our production staff. The fact that she already had a couple of independent features under her belt certainly helped."

"Only 3 months into your course Shayna Webber's interest in casting actors for features has paid off," says Alyson Horn, president of Alyson Horn Casting. "I have hired to work full time in our Casting office here in Los Angeles."

Sean Wright apprenticed at Cypress Hill Films and earned screen credit on the controversial, critically-acclaimed Nick Broomfield Film "Biggie & Tupac."