Month: January 2011

We are coming to the end of our fifth semester. We will be shooting our next episode of ABOVE THE LINE on Saturday (1/29/11). It has gone by so fast. Always striving to do a better job, we ask our students at the end of each semester to complete a questionnaire. For all of you who support and work with us, Iwe just wanted to share this note from one of our students…

“I pray that this program will continue to help individuals incarcerated like myself. This program is a true blessing, as well as a life changing experience for me. A father that has gained skills that would cost thousands of dollars, but I receive them for free. I can’t put a price on the knowledge I have gained. I love all of you like brothers and sisters. Thanks again. May God Bless you all.”

Above is a photograph of a tour I gave recently of the Fox Foley Stage. I am often asked, “What is foley and how did it get it’s name?”

Foley is a sound effects technique named after a sound effects editor at Universal Studios, Jack Foley who invented it. Foley Artists, or “Walkers” create live sound effects on a foley stage as the watch the film projected on a screen in front of them. It’s an extremely creative job that takes years to master.