Training the future of Illinois filmmaking.
Applications are CLOSED for the Winter/Spring 2024 Session.*
Applications are open until January 31, 2024. Classes will be held through February and March.
The current 2024 program will focus on two classes:
Grip/Electric and Set Construction.
Both classes will occur at roughly the same time and will utilize each other to complete the program where Set Construction will build a set that will be lit by Grip/Electric.
Shatterglass Studios &
The Illinois Film & TV Workforce Development Program
Presented by
The Central Illinois Film & TV Production Training course is a free 8-week intensive course that prepares individuals interested in production to be able to get hired and work on active film and television productions in Illinois.
Presented by Shatterglass Studios and the Illinois Film and TV Workforce Development Program from the Illinois Film Office and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, this course utilizes the experience of instructors from every facet of production with over 20 years of experience in the industry.
If you have ever been interested in making movies or television this is your chance to get a hands-on training experience that will put you directly into the Illinois Production workforce that currently employs hundreds of artists and workers every day on major, national sets producing content for the biggest studios and streamers in the world.
*Must be 18 years old and live in Illinois to apply
Students from the 2022 Workforce Training program get a briefing from Director John Pata as they begin work on a real movie set for the program’s first Production Day.
“Illinois has become one of the busiest states in the country for film and tv production. Never have we needed more professionals in the production workforce than right now.”
— Brett Hays, Producer (Disney, Netflix, CW)
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
info@shatterglassstudios.com
Phone
(217) 418-0207