Apprentices in Action
A Day in the Life of Our Students

Film Connection mentor Adam Lebenstein
and student Anthony Zaccardi
Film Connection student
Anthony Zaccardi (New York, NY), who has set his sights on becoming a DP in the film industry, was nevertheless more than happy to work as talent for an upcoming national commercial—playing a strip of bacon! Speaking on his experience, Anthony says,
“They had a hat and headphones on the bacon to advertise the Tums logo so I always had to stand up straight while acting and the eye hole was way too small plus there was a whole lot of sweat, LOL. It was fun though. What I hope to do after I graduate is to become a cameraman, after what I have seen in the first half of the program I’ve learned that I very much enjoy setting up the shoot, whatever it might be, and setting up the cameras and what you put specifically in the scene. [Long term goal] Director of Cinematography is the job for me.”

Recording Connection student
Jordan Rodgers (Houston, TX) and engineer Matt O’Neil are having a great time working together at Studio 713. That’s right, Jordan
recently landed work at 713 while she’s completing the program!
“It feels great sitting in sessions and getting the real experience. And I remember one day Matt had to step out of a session for a little bit to help another client. I actually got to help run the board and it was a gospel group that night. That felt great. You know like you can’t get more hands-on than that.”
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