Wedding Crashers Premiere
Ziegfeld Theater
7pm screening
There will be at least two distinct views on how things were run at this event. If you were at the first position on the carpet, things went moderately well. If you were at the end of the carpet...that's another story.
It's going to be bad if the HEAD OF PR announces,"If you don't like the set up, then LEAVE!". This set the tone for the entire event. Here's how it progressed.....
The PR placed A-List photographers, then video, followed by print journalists. All this was done at a leisurely pace, spread out over more space than they needed. Now it's time to place the B-List/Agency Shooters.
The initial plan was to place all the shooters (40+) behind 3 barricades. Because of the tent wall, anything more than two rows was impossible. This space barely held the first 20 photogs. And to add insult to injury, PR is yelling at the shooters to get off the carpet and get in the pen, which now degrades the integrity of the list. Very chaotic...
A second pen was then opened up for the rest of the shooters, which everyone bumrushes. No order, every man/woman for themselves. All the "B-List" photographers were treated in an unacceptable manner by both security and PR, which in turn, caused this situation.
2 comments:
ze, tell us what youre REALLY feeling...
well, at least i got to be entertained by kingfreak on my right, altho my left ear is still bleeding from the FRONT PAGE screams from the immediate left.
as long as the bullhorn doesnt have a 'front page' button on it, go4it..
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