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The Campbell 00 $1. County Observer
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Volume 4 • Issue 24
June 13 - 20, 2014
ThisJune Week’s 17 - 24, 2011 “If it doesn’t have to do with Campbell County, we don’t care!”Highlights
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• The Dinner Bell ............................Page 4 • Bold Republic: Let’s Get Modern .....................Page 8
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A Roar of Men:
The Yearly Return of the Hotrod
• Soccer Club Wins Big .................Page 15 • Saving Wyoming History ....................Page 18
By Elizabeth Richards rom the day man first shaped the world around him, from the pyramids to the great pylons of Stonehenge, it has been the ambition of man to make the earth move. The very city of Gillette, itself, is based upon this premise. We carve the rock and create massive, ever-shifting craters in search of coal and oil. It is easy to be said that, without our impressive machines, none of this would be possible. The motor vehicle, this time-honored beast of burden, has carried us to all corners of the land we tread. There is very little else made by man that can boast the freedom offered by these machines. The heady scent of a leather interior, the silver luminescence of polished chrome and the sheen of a well-kept paint job resonate on a level truly experienced by few people. That is what real monster machines do. They move and the ground shakes and the air shudders as the very muscle and bone of our bodies vibrates with energy. It is a sound unlike any beast; a clarion call to claim, a sound that is more so felt then simply heard. The rocks dance across the ground, shake, rattle and roll with an earthquake of steel and heaving engines. The blur of fences and fields becomes a highway all its own, the wind whipping across ones face and the tunes pounding out of the radio like a heartbeat pulsing with one’s own. “Take me to the roads,” they say, “seize the day.” Reach out and take it. Cars have always meant freedom. Be it the freedom to roam as far as the eye can see, or the ability to simply get to work and back. They are the mainstay of the American commuter economy and have func-
tioned thus for all their years. We can hardly imagine ourselves today without them. The grip of a steering wheel and the smell of exhaust is tantamount to the open road itself especially out here where the asphalt and the dirt stretches for miles and hours. There are few greater symbols of this triumph than the groomed beauties that are our classics. Be it a boxy hulk of steel and sharp painted curves, or the smooth lines of a low slung predator. A glimpse, a gleam, and we fall in love with industrial history of our country; the beasts born of the fire of a welder’s torch and heart. They are the product of a revolution of machines, man, and innovation with a good coat of pure art. With the weather of Wyoming be-
ing as it is (“inclement” being a much kinder word than many of us might use), it is rare to see more than our great mud-laden work horses. Out here, where the hail rains down and the wind blows with massive storms and lightning, where dirt and mud are an amusing ambiance, true beauties must be kept with great care. It is evidence of our fortune as a community that we have a place like the Cam-Plex to house showings. With spring almost over and summer well on its way, the hotrods and their entourage are roaring at the gates and heating up the asphalt. Keep your eyes open for shimmering jewels and your ears trained for the thunderclap of powerful engines and the call of the horizon. Who knows, you may just find one.
Production Assistant Training Seminar (PATS) Set for June 21-22 un Jackson The Wyoming Film Office is happy to announce that one of the most respected and sought-after film industry presenters in North America - Kenny Chaplin - will be putting on a training seminar for people interested in being a production assistant in June. The seminar will take place at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts in Jackson, WY the weekend of June 21-22, 2014. Chaplin has spoken to thousands of attendee’s in the past ten years at Universities, colleges, film commissions, and town halls across the USA and Canada. This will be his first visit to Wyoming. Over two intense days, Chaplin will provide an unmatched depth and understanding of production that is ideal for aspiring filmmakers, assistant directors, actors, writers, producers, and directors. The
seminar will also feature local guest speakers and industry professionals that have taken the time and care to share their outlines with each other to make sure they provide the best, most engaging material possible without overlap. This intimate environment (the class is limited to thirty (30) attendees) is an amazing opportunity to socialize and network with other aspiring filmmakers from the community. Topics that will be covered include pre-production, production, defining the director’s team, what is expected on your first day, walkie talkie protocol and etiquette, choreographing background performers, positions in other departments, script breakdown, production paperwork, set safety and protocol, film, resume building, interviews and job search techniques.
Academy Award winner, Ben Shedd said, “Kenny Chaplin brought his film workshop to Boise, ID and we turned it into a fabulous weekend at Boise State University. In two days Kenny turned sixty-two (62) interested attendees into working qualified Production Assistants who can walk on a set prepared to as professionals.” Cynthia Collins (Founder of FILMAtlanta) said, “ “Kenny Chaplin and his Film Crew Fundamentals presentation is invaluable, dynamic training, not just for Production Assistants, but for anyone interested in a career in the film industry!” For more information or to register, please visit www.patrainingseminar. com