Get on Set.

Get on set is a film training partnership. Each year Local Cinema Studios partners with the South Carolina Film commission and the University of South Carolina to produce a feature length film or pilot in South Carolina. Our team brings a collective 50+ years of experience in film, a $100K+ budget, and connections throughout the film industry. We partner with Southeast filmmakers that have captivating new feature films or pilots that we can help bring to life.

What makes Get on Set unique is that we specialize in producing professional level projects that pair industry professionals in key roles to lead and teach student interns. This provides an opportunity to grow the South Carolina film workforce while creating films that highlight stories of the regional areas.

We get students on set and forever change their lives

Goals of Get on Set:

  • Get South Carolina university students on professional film sets

  • Educate and mentor students on how to be film team members

  • Fund a yearly feature film or pilot episode

  • Employ South Carolina Filmmakers in key positions on set

  • Facilitate project development workshops

  • Change lives *

Watch this video to see behind the scenes of HERO, our latest Get on Set project.

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How We Work

Exist as a team of Artists

Create a collaborative environment

Everyone’s Voice is Heard

Frequent checkins to encourage open communication

Clear expectations and responsibility

Transparency

Safe Environment

Physically and emotionally

For people interested in film, life after graduation can be challenging.

Many students who “break into the industry” have close family or friends in the industry with money that can finance their efforts. Or they enter the industry as Production Assistants where they gain little to no experience in crew experiences on set.

Local Cinema studios focuses on changing that. We emphasize getting students from all backgrounds on set in critical roles as crew and cast where they can grow their skills and gain experience for the future.

Local Cinema Studios films offers paid internships for students and recent graduates in all areas across the film: production / business, camera, grip and electric, sound, and acting. Key roles in each production are filled with mentorship minded industry professionals. We have a holistic approach where we teach students how to fulfill their role, advocate for themselves, and manage their mental health through long days of production.

Students who have interned on Local Cinema projects have gone on to work on large budget feature films, such as Outlaws with Whoopi Goldberg, with the knowledge and connections they made on set.

Learning

Growth

Discovery

Student Internships.

2023 Get on Set Project

In 2023, we received 50+ script submissions for the Get on Set Project. A panel of industry professionals selected Luke Lowder’s film The Grand Strand.

The project includes students from across the Carolinas, a week long orientation with additional workshops for students / the community, and six weeks of filming.

  • Fall 2022

    Script Submission / Selection

  • Spring 2023

    Development / Workshopping

  • Summer 2023

    Production / Post-production

2022 Get on Set Project

In 2022, Get on Set launched with the coming of age film HERO.

The project included 25 University of South Carolina Alumni/Staff/Students, a week long orientation and additional workshops for students, and a free community screening at the Nickelodeon Theater.

The success is that students are now working on other professional film sets, based on their Get on Set experience.