OT: Wounded Marines Learn New Craft

I just read an article in Post Magazine, June 2008 issue, about a non-profit organization that teaches wounded marines a new profession, filmmaking.

The article, only in the print version of the mag, that I can tell, gives the website address: www.woundedmarinecareers.org if you'd like to see about it.

It's a great program, where not only do they learn skills for a new profession but also it's therapeutic because they get a way to tell their own stories to the outside world.

Participants shoot on Panasonic AJ-HVX200s, receive a mac pro laptopn w/FCS2, Photoshop and Final Draft (which they get to keep) and graduates receive Union Membership in IATSE.

Too cool for school!

We had them at the Feb. lafcpug meeting and also the Supermeet at NAB in April. Great bunch of guys and very talented.

Michael Horton
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I presume its the School that Victor is running?

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