Friday, January 23, 2009

New hope for workers found in filmmaking

BY ROBIN ERB • FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER • January 23, 2009

They say as one door closes, another opens. In Julie Goode's case, she's hoping it's a stage door that opens -- or maybe one that leads to the set design studio or costumes room.

Laid off from a job designing auto interiors, the 28-year-old Ferndale woman has signed up for two new classes -- beginning Feb. 2 -- at Oakland Community College tailored for the state's burgeoning film industry.

In a state with double-digit unemployment, the film industry still is in need of skilled workers.

http://www.freep.com/article/20090123/NEWS06/901230383

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