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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Deveopmentally Disabled or Challenged Individuals Get a Chance to Learn Filmmaking

   Joey Travolta's (John Travolta's older brother) Inclusion Films trains adults with developmental disablilities the fundamentals of filmmaking.  The Burbank based company, founded in 2006, works with students that have autism, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome.  All aspects of filmmaking are covered in the course including:  set building, script writing, lighting, camera operation, etc.  Inclusion Films is working with Easter Seals of Southern California to provide jobs to graduates of the program and is in discussions with various studios to set up internship programs for the students, Travolta said.  See also,http://www.latimes.com/.

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