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San Quentin Because one man cared, and because 12 men wanted to better themselves, the Inmate Film Workshop came into being at San Quentin Prison, one of the grimest of all the nations penal institutions. The man who cared, Dick Queirolo, has spent his weekends, and evenings for several years teaching convicts how to make motion pictures. The men have responded with enthusiasm and to date some 70 films, long and short have been created by the workshop. One has been put into television syndication. This month, from an interview by Frank Taylor, editor of Hollywood Studio Magazine the San Quentin movie makers story is told. We think it is both important and exciting. By Frank Taylor CLOSE-UP - Zeroing in on his subject, an inmate films a key scene in a training film of peace officers. ON SET - Editor Frank Taylor; (L) Dick Queirolo, and inmate cameraman confer, on the set at San Quentin. One of the most unusual movie studios in the history of films is operating behind bars in San Quentin prison, sponsored by a dedicated free-lance news cameraman who hoped he could help convicts find a better way of life. The idea has grown until today there are 12 regular members who spend their time learning the complicated job of making professional films. Dick Queirolo, the volunteer founder of what is called the Inmate Film Workshop, spends several evenings each week giving practical instruction in the art and technique of movie production. The movies produced aren’t the smooth glossy subjects Hollywood is famous for, but rather the practical aspects of law enforcement and even public relations films for groups like the Peace Officers Association. When Queirolo went to the prison on a news assignment in 1962 he was surrounded by a small knot of prisoners who expressed an interest in what he was doing. He thought about starting a workshop. Even though prison officials liked the idea, there was no money in their budgets to support it. Even without official financial help, Queirolo persisted. But eventually he was given encouragement and approval, by sympathetic prison authorities. He has been hard at work ever since, and is intensely proud of his students, and their professional achievements. His enthusiasm is infectious. The important American Society of Cinematographers, oldest professional organization in Hollywood, sent a representative to visit the workshop. The man, Herb Lightman, himself a motion picture director and editor of the society’s magazine, was so impressed, he asked his group to donate funds to continue the work. Over $500 has been raised in this way, and the Hollywood cameramen have been following the progress of the prisoners. While the prestige of the ASC has meant a great deal to the workshop, support among other organizations has STRANGE DISPLA Y - Lethal weapons fashioned secretly by inmates of San Quentin are the subject of a movie to train guards and security officials attached to jails and prisons. Page 5 Continued on Page 8