A lot of African-American young people don't have exposure to the behind-the-scenes jobs that can be so much fun in this industry, |
If they are removed, you can bet they were removed for a good reason. |
It's a good lesson for everyone that you don't have to be the next Denzel Washington or Halle Berry to be working in the movies or with TV. There are so many creative opportunities we can expose them to. And it's possible to do all of this right here in DeKalb. |
They have to get to work on time. They have jobs that require them to be there on time. |
We already have a large community of talented musicians, actors, filmmakers, you name it, living here in DeKalb, so it seemed like a natural program to offer. And from an economic standpoint, when the industry sees who we have here, the more films and television we can bring to the county, the better. |
We're basically trying to get the most out of what we have. |