Hollywood without the stars

If you ever want to go to a film festival without the stars and paparrazzi check out www.danceswithfilms.com. This is how I spent my weekend. I actually had a full weekend off from work so I thought I would do some volunteer work that would help me meet people in the film industry. I had a great time passing out and counting ballots for the audience awards. I only got to watch some of the short pieces. Some were quite good. I was very impressed that all of these people had the creativity and passion to create these low budget, indie films. There were some people there that had bit parts in big budget movies but I didn't recognize anyone. The only "star" I recognized was Camryn Mannheim (I think that's how it's spelled). But I swear I handed a ballot to "Dr. Crusher." I actually tried to network and handed out 2 business cards. I hope something comes of it. I was just happy that I actually drove in LA by myself for the first time.

Today on my lunch break I noticed some strange activities in the center of the mall. As I walked closer I saw a sign posted "Warner Bros. is filming scenes for 'Cold Case.'" I thought that was interesting but unfortunately they weren't taping anything while I was there.