BEHIND THE LENS

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CCAC’s Film Technician program is designed to address the shortage of qualified film crew members in the Pittsburgh region. The program focuses on the technical aspects of the filmmaking process and prepares students for a variety of careers in the film and television industry. Major players in the industry have joined the faculty to share their real-world knowledge and experience, and graduates have gone on to work on professional sets and even make their own movies.

The new state-of-the-art center will better accommodate the growing program, which expanded from 30 students across four courses in the spring of 2018 to more than 130 students across 13 courses in the spring of 2019. The center features a large film studio, construction area, woodshop, sound room, computer lab, classroom, dressing room and equipment center. Film Technician students learn a range of hands-on skills and create their own films, shooting in a variety of campus facilities as well as in public settings.

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For more information about CCAC”s Film Technician program, visit ccac.edu/FilmTech/ or contact PJ Gaynard at pgaynard@ccac.edu.

CCAC South Campus is located at 1750 Clairton Road (Route 885), West Mifflin, PA 15122.

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