Closed Circuit Red Carpet!

I've branched out into doing red carpets!

A friend hooked me up with a contact and now I'm the go-to East Coast guy for a media outlet.

The pay isn't great. $300 per event. But they're only like an hour or two. And you get to spot celebs. So that is fun fun fun for me!

My first event was a screening for the new movie "Closed Circuit" starring Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, and Julia Stiles.

It was a great one to start on because it wasn't like a huge premiere. There were maybe 30 other photographers (instead of hundreds) so the fight to get the shot wasn't as intense. Everyone gave each other time to get the shots they need before yelling and screaming to get the stars' attention and direct them.

And they were all SUPER friendly and helpful, offering tips on where to stand, how to not get in the way of others, how to shoot, general etiquette, etc etc.

The first people through were the director and screenwriter. These guys are noticeably less comfortable in front of the cammys. Plus they know none of us really care.

Then the stars walk in, introduced by their publicists so we know exactly who we are shooting and whose name to scream.

First up was Rebecca Hall who you may remember from her breakout role as Vicky in Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (his best film ever) or in Ben Affleck's "The Town".

She was SO tall and STUNNING.

So literally as soon as they hit their marks, the flashbulbs go NUTS. Each of 30 photogs (in thise case) fires like 10 shots a second hoping to get their money shot. And because of this you get TONS of crappy shots where other people's flashes are throwing off and overexposing your shots.

Meanwhile everyone is screaming "REBECCA! REBECCA OVER HERE!!! TO YOUR LEFT!!! REBECCA 2ND ROW!!!! REBECCAA!!!!!!!"

It is cray.

Then came Miss Julia Stiles.

Then came Mr. Eric Bana.

It was definitely a learning experience. Excited to do more!

After they pass through the gauntlet of photographers. They hit all the news outlets and interviewers. Common etiquette is to not fire your flash at them while they're being interviewed so that it doesn't show up in the video.

Oops.

We LOVES Celebrities!!!

LOVES a red carpet!!!!!!