Film Crew Intensive Training

Next session runs January - February, 2026. Previous experience not required.

Overview

The Film Crew Intensive Training is a six-week course that provides condensed hands-on training by industry professionals, giving students the knowledge and exposure needed to acquire an entry-level position on film and media sets in Northeast Ohio. During the last week of the workshop, students work on a professionally led film set, which can be used on a resume as their first film credit.

The course offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to network with industry professionals and fellow film production students, while helping to build a quality film workforce ─ a key component in maintaining a vibrant film industry throughout the region and state.

Instructors

Director

Adam White is an award-winning producer, cinematographer and licensed pilot. Producing thirteen PBS documentaries and museum films, he has won multiple Emmys for his films The Restorers (TV series), Beyond the Powder, Red Tail Reborn and Space Chase USA. Adam has also won a Best Cinematography Emmy for the PBS documentary Generations: Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Adam graduated from Wright State University’s prestigious film program, and has over 30 years of experience, including big budget Hollywood films (Captain America: The Winter Solider and The Fate of the Furious), independent films, television shows, documentaries, and commercials. Adam worked as a cinematographer and producer for the 2022 Film Crew Training short film, The Resistance, which had a successful run at film festivals and won multiple awards world-wide.

Adam White IMDB
Hemlock Films Website

Producer

James Madio landed his first role at the age of 13 in the Steven Spielberg family adventure, Hook, and never looked back. He is an award-winning actor, director, writer and producer, and is well-known for his role as Sgt. Frank Perconte in the award-winning HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He has appeared in many other notable films and television series, such as Jersey Boys, The Basketball Diaries, Law & Order: SVU, The Offer, CSI: Miami, and the upcoming biopic The Featherweight.

James Madio Website
James Madio on IMBD