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Scuplture titled, Alien Semaphore, by Hedley Davis.

Fascinated with the illusion of life in movies, Hurley began making stop-motion films by building latex-armature creatures at age twelve, in which, won top awards in California.  At seventeen, he was first to win two California Arts Scholarships and studied at CalArts with the renowned author of Cinematography, Kris Malkiewicz. 

Hurley earned Bachelor Of Arts Degree in Cinema and a Master Of Arts Degree in Writing and Directing for Film and Television from San Francisco State University, where his interest transitioned from character animation to directing live-action cinema.  There, he taught the Directing course with founder Jameson Goldner.