Love Production?
Get union-recognized training for a career in the entertainment trades with Hollywood CPR.
Attention Hollywood CPR and West Los Angeles College Graduates!
Congratulations! Please see the West Los Angeles College Graduation page for details.
25 YEARS
STRONG
Since 1997, Hollywood CPR has been committed to cutting-edge production training.
UNION
TESTED
With qualified IATSE industry professionals, Hollywood CPR offers unparalleled instruction.
15 CAREER
PATHWAYS
From set dressing to set lighting, camera to grip, more than 15 specialties in crew training.
Earn Hollywood CPR’s Entertainment, Artists, Crafts & Technicians Training Certificate
SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS
IN VARIOUS PRODUCTION AREAS.
HOLLYWOOD CPR is a non-profit organization founded by IATSE Local 44 member Kevin Considine with a 25-year history of training students to start working in key, union-recognized, entry-level positions. It offers vocational education across fifteen (15) trades and skills required for careers in the Artists, Crafts, and Technicians departments of the entertainment industry. Hollywood CPR helps the most in need - its student body reflects our actual community where all people work together for a common cause: art.
To ensure best-in-class teaching, Hollywood CPR actively collaborates with and employs union instructors that guide and mentor students in the skills required for success in the competitive entertainment industry.
QUALIFIED TRAINING WITH IA
UNION INSTRUCTORS
The Entertainment Artists, Crafts & Technicians Certificate program is union- and employer-recognized.
The Hollywood CPR Difference
LEARN THE BASICS
Hollywood CPR teaches real-world production experiences so that students learn what it’s like to survive and thrive in most scenarios from day one.
QUALIFIED TRAINING
Hollywood CPR’s instructors are qualified union experts with long histories of experience and success in the entertainment industry.
LIFE SKILLS INCLUDED
Starting a new career is no easy feat. Hollywood CPR assists with career training and life skills to help students find careers they love and keep them.
ON-SET & DIGITAL
Tactical, hands-on experience is the cornerstone of the training but Hollywood CPR also leverages technology to cover distance learning.
DIVERSITY MATTERS
Hollywood CPR embraces diversity and provides the training and support necessary to help all students achieve success.
UNION & EMPLOYER RECOGNIZED
Hollywood CPR’s entertainment artists, crafts, and technicians certificate program is recognized by the entertainment unions and employers.
FOR MORE INFO ABOUT HOLLYWOOD CPR
HOLLYWOOD CPR’S STUDIO SUPPORTERS INCLUDE
How the Program Works
Colleges & Organizations
Hollywood CPR works with colleges and organizations to provide students with an opportunity to receive a curriculum developed with the unions, and has created a Film/TV Production Crafts Certificate as a precursor to its coveted program teaching entry-level skills and trades. Hollywood CPR is able to provide and customize curriculums based on 25 years of collegiate-level training. The intention is to support motivated and underserved students to pursue union-level careers in the entertainment arts.
Studios, Networks & Companies
Hollywood CPR collaborates with studios, networks and brands to provide qualified and diverse talent with best-in-class training along 15 career pathways. Hollywood CPR is grateful for the wonderful initiatives developed to help individuals throughout Los Angeles who wouldn’t have an opportunity. Graduates of the program are ready to start working in production, day one.
Ready to Explore Your New Career?
The Hollywood CPR Entertainment Artists, Crafts & Technicians Certificate offers specialized training that prepares students with the entry-level skills and support needed to prepare for a career in the entertainment industry. The curriculum was developed in collaboration with the unions and employers to ensure up-to-date and relevant classes, and is part of a two-step program. Beginning with unique pre-requisite training, the program is designed to target and teach the entry-level crafts and skills needed to start working in production.
STEP ONE.
Obtain pre-training skills @ West Los Angeles College via the FILM/TV PRODUCTION CRAFTS Program
*THIS IS A PRE-REQUISITE TRAINING PROGRAM
To ensure students are prepared for Hollywood CPR’s SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE, they developed a one-of-a-kind, pre-training program. Administered in collaboration with West LA College, where you will be introduced to the basics of production and the entire spectrum of the entertainment industry's production careers.
STEP TWO.
Apply for Hollywood CPR’s ENTERTAINMENT ARTISTS, CRAFTS & TECHNICIANS
CERTIFICATE
Once you have successfully completed Step One, you will receive an application to apply for Hollywood CPR’s coveted ENTERTAINMENT ARTISTS, CRAFTS & TECHNICIANS CERTIFICATE.
Join us if you are disciplined, committed, and ready to start a new career!
What People Are Saying:
“I was fortunate to find this program because I really needed someone to give me a chance. The classes really prepared me and I made relationships that helped me get work.”
— George
Film Loader
“Hollywood CPR is the best way to learn about the industry, set etiquette, and successfully helping any hard working, pro-active individuals to succeed towards their goals.”
— Fernando
Grip
"I have always wanted to be a part of the film industry but wasn't sure where to begin. HCPR is a comprehensive entertainment training program that gave me the knowledge and understanding of how to achieve my goals within the industry."
— Gina
Sound
"Hollywood CPR is an excellent training program for people wishing to learn a craft and work in the entertainment industry. The instructors prepare their students not only with the technical skills needed to thrive in the field, but also the set etiquette and knowledge to navigate working as a contract worker. I cannot recommend his program enough!"
— Marisola
Set Lighting
”I learned more than just the basics of film in a diverse atmosphere at a fraction of the cost of for-profit education. There were times when I was the only diverse crew member on set and that wouldn't of happened without Hollywood CPR. I learned [many valuable skills including] to look people in the eye and introduce myself when I walk into a room. This has been overwhelmingly invaluable in my personal and professional career. Thanks HCPR!”
— Toni
Camera
“I first heard about Hollywood CPR through a friend who had completed the Program and is now a Grip. Prior to the Program I did not have any real knowledge of the motion picture industry and the jobs that came with it, but I had come to a time in my life where I needed a change in career and wanted to do something different I just did not know what. I decided to go back to school and take set dressing. After that I feel that's when the doors really opened because I was now doing something that I loved and had a passion for. My first introduction to the union world was scary at first as I was now stepping into unfamiliar territory and work was uncertain, but as time passed things got easier. I met a lot of great people, and passed on many jobs that I could not take because I was already working. I have Hollywood CPR to thank for that. It's a great program and definitely a program I would recommend and have already.”
— David
Set Dressing
alumni & instructors
The Tribe Matters
We invest in our students and work with the best union instructors because we’re serious about our training.
ALTON GLASS, Alumni
Director: Film & Virtual Reality
Founder, GLASSROCK IMMERSIVE