Elements of our staff attended the “Wrap Party” meet-and-greet on 29 MAY 2008. The Wrap Party is held the last Thursday of each month. Anyone affiliated with film, TV, video, and related fields may attend, and they don’t seem especially picky about how “related” your work needs to be: they weren’t exactly checking union cards or anything. The function was held at Torino’s, which is at 5570 West Flamingo.
May’s meeting fell on the eve of the 48-hour film challenge (which SINdustry City is avoiding this year due to a morass of other exciting developments that we couldn’t weasel out of). There were a lot of nice people there, some of whom are listed below:
Amanda, who is a statistician who got her M.S. at the University of Houston and is working for a casino in Vegas (author declines to mention which one to avoid complications). Amanda was at the meeting because she is pursuing opportunities for on-camera talent.
Ryan Harrison, who doubles as a videographer and on-camera personality, although he is overly modest about the latter. One of Ryan’s short films was shown to those assembled.
Mike, who is an actor but does not have a business card. Mike did share some tips with me and several others in an informal conversational group about how to cry on cue, possibly the hardest skill an actor has to master (aside, one would guess, from getting out of doing one’s own stunts).
Arvetta Nolan, a manager at Dream Casting in Las Vegas, (dream-casting.com), and Ott Ashton, also with Dream Casting. Our operative met with Arvetta only briefly. Ott mentioned that he had been stationed at Ft. Benning, GA, while in the military and had also appeared in Rush Hour 2; he can tell you about it when you see him.
Athena, who is a receptionist at Dream Casting and who still hits despite being 23 years old.
Guy Chapman, one of whose short films was shown. Guy has several acting credits on the Internet Movie Database and does videography/filmmaking as well, obviously.
Polo Amaro, who is a videographer, and who also sells real estate.
William Fern Shaw, who does on-screen work and writes.
Shannon, who described herself as “talent.” Shannon still has her Chicago area code on her cell phone. Those assembled wondered aloud why she hadn’t switched to (702), but Shannon stayed true to her Midwestern roots and conducted herself admirably in other respects as well.
Free alcohol was not forthcoming. Torino’s offered Pabst Blue Ribbon for $2, and a “well” (as opposed to “call” (really, how long have you lived in Vegas?)) whiskey and soda was obtained by one of our researchers for $4.50. The researcher limited the sample size to two (2), especially since Athena was giving him hell for “slurring.” Sure he was, Athena.
The staff is looking forward to next month’s meeting. Not everyone present is mentioned above, but everyone who provided a business card is (strong hint, strong hint). Also, a bit more information about the organizers might be forthcoming if we get motivated.
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