Amelia Salazar describes her spark for acting, what almost took it away and how working with Local Cinema Studios brought it back.

The Local Cinema Studios team and alumni met at the 2023 Rome International Film Festival to watch the Georgia premiere of Hero.

Actor Charlie Hitt reflects on his experience playing teenage character Dalton in The Grand Strand, a Get on Set Initiative feature film.

Wilds Clemmons and John Carroll Lynch were key actors in The Grand Strand film, which was filmed in summer of 2023 in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Dan Willard, a seasoned Steadicam operator, gave a hands on workshop to educate students on how to operate a Steadicam—and why you might want to use one.

Local Cinema Studios begins every project with a student orientation to educate students on how to work on a filmset, and how to advocate for themselves.

A panel selected The Grand Strand film for the 2023 Get on Set Project. Learn more about the film here!

A panel of filmmakers are reviewing scripts to select Local Cinema Studio’s next Get on Set film.

A film highlighting the cast and crew experience while building a community and growing skills on the set of HERO feature film.

Performer Olivia Waldrop shares her experience choreographing on the feature film HERO.

Kyla Little is a theatre and film costume designer, which takes practicality, creativity, empathy and more.

Local Cinema Studios is honored to be collaborating with the University of South Carolina on the Hero feature film.

“What I hear from all of us is this pressure to say yes all the time and to override our instincts. But our job is to tune into our intuition and listen to our bodies and advocate for what we need. It’s hard to do when the tide is going in one direction.” — Marybeth Craig Gorman While

It started with friendship. Both the story within the film HERO and the story behind the creation of the project itself begin with meaningful relationships built on support and the beauty of navigating the challenges of life.

A quick guide to some of our favorite words for a filmset

Ethan Stafford’s shares how working on a Local Cinema Studios film changed his career trajectory.

Dustin Whitehead, an actor and a filmmaker, explores the shift happening in the television and film industry post-covid and with the emergence of more distribution options.

Ethan Stafford is a Senior at Western Carolina University who has been working in the film industry for five years.