Film Crew Intensive Training
Next session runs Jan. 13 - Feb. 21, 2025. 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. 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 is a great way 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
Producer
![James Madio](images/james-madio2.jpg)
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.