The York area offers several excellent schools for the study of film and video production, such as that Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts which has programs in animation and digital arts, and offerings at York College which has a fully operational, state-of-the art television studio. The communications department at Penn State - Yorkoffers a film and video studies program.

Jobs in film and video production fields will continue to grow in the York area. Actors, directors, and producers should see a 21% growth in the number of full-time jobs between 1998 and 2008, while jobs for broadcast and sound technicians will grow 13%. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in November 2004, 1,350 people in the York area were employed in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations with an average salary of $29,730.