Happy Valley Film Boot Camp aims to train and retain local talent

CENTRE COUNTY (By Lloyd Rogers) — Pablo Lopez speaks about film with the confidence of someone who believes the film industry can take root here in Centre County. Not in New York or Los Angeles, but in the valleys and brick-lined main streets of State College.

That mission is cresting this month with the Happy Valley Film Production Boot Camp, a three-day intensive designed to give students, freelancers and career-changers hands-on skills and real industry context, from fundraising to cinematography to on-set workflows. The boot camp runs Oct. 21–23, using venues in State College and Bellefonte, including the Ramada by Wyndham State College and Brass 16828 at Titan Energy Park.