LIGHT INSIDECINEMA
Light Inside Cinema presents

They
served.
Now
they shoot.

A nonprofit that puts veterans on real film sets. Free to them. No experience needed. Just an opportunity.

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A Light Inside Cinema production|Veterans in camera, lighting, grip, sound, directing and color|A 501(c)(3) nonprofit|Central Florida

Built for
veterans.

Chain of command. Call times. Mission first. A film set runs on what the military already taught you.

What's missing is the door in. We are that door. Light Inside Cinema puts veterans on real film crews, teaches the craft while we shoot, and gives them a team again.

Our mission
An Air Force veteran working through the script on a Light Inside Cinema set
What we believe

The first step
to healing
is passion.

Light Inside CinemaCall sheetEvery production

How it works.

Cost to veterans$0
Experience neededNone
DepartmentsAll of them
CrewVeterans and active duty
  1. Sc. 1

    Show up

    Veterans find us through our free training events and the VIP Veterans in Production group. No film school. No resume.

  2. Sc. 2

    Crew a real film

    Start as a production assistant and learn set life. Try camera, lighting, grip, sound and directing, with a working pro teaching every department.

  3. Sc. 3

    Keep going

    Leave with a credit, footage and friends. Veterans with a passion for the craft can receive donated cameras and lighting gear to keep growing.

A veteran on cameraLIC 5219 01A
Setting a light on setLIC 5219 02A
The crew on the dollyLIC 5219 03A
An Army veteran rigging a lightLIC 5219 04A
Boom and slate before a takeLIC 5219 05A
Walking through the scriptLIC 5219 06A
Stephen on boomLIC 5219 07A
Operating camera at the pubLIC 5219 08A
The slateLIC 5219 09A
Thumbs up after a takeLIC 5219 10A
Two veterans laughing on setLIC 5219 11A
The whole crewLIC 5219 12A
Stephen, an Army veteran, holding the boom mic on a Light Inside Cinema training day
From the crew

No interest.
Until yesterday.

Y'all, I have no words for what happened yesterday. I was blown away at how well we all worked together, meshed together, and how great it was being mission oriented again. I look forward to working with y'all in the future!

Mind you, I had no intention or interest in working in the film industry until yesterday.

StephenArmy veteran, 10 years
A veteran operating camera on a Light Inside Cinema set

Ready to
work.

When our veterans are ready, we help them get hired.

Running a production in Central Florida? Our veterans show up early, follow the call sheet and treat safety like a habit. Hiring one puts a veteran on the path to a career.

Hire a veteran

The work
speaks.

Best Overall PictureTrue North, OIF Awards Orlando
  • True NorthWon Best Overall Picture and Best Production Design, out of nine nominations.
  • Race Against TimeA thriller feature, three years in the making.
  • 9,000 filmmakersLearning cinematography, lighting and color on our YouTube channel.
Membership

Wear the
mission.

Members put veterans on set. It starts at $25 a year.

At $100 you get the shirt. Every level helps feed a crew, fuel a truck and put gear in a veteran's hands.

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A Light Inside Cinema veteran smiling in the navy Light Inside Cinema shirt

Let your light so shine.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.Matthew 5:16

That's where our name comes from.