Film, television, and video students have a particularly strong crop of schools and programs to pick from in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis College of Art and Design offers a filmmaking major where you can learn the traditional craft, from scriptwriting to shoot lighting to reel editing. Brainco is an art and advertising school with a film and video program that will help prepare you for the demands of the business side of your art. ScreenLabs is a nonprofit film and video workshop where those aspiring to film careers can meet and work with other writers, directors, producers, and crew.
With such excellent venues for film and video education, you'd have to wonder if industry employers have discovered this hotbed of talent – and that seems to be the case. Jobs for camera operators for TV and movies in the Minneapolis metro area are expected to grow by 7.8% by 2012, and jobs for film and video editors by 13.3%. Multimedia artists and animators can expect 18.4% more film and video job opportunities by 2012.
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