OrionSafari wrote:Other than that (and the fact that I hate L.A.), the Wiltern was an excellent establishment.
If you say so. I found three things to be really annoying about the Wiltern:
1) Access to the front ("The Pit") requires a special, costs-$10-more arm band.
2) The "photo pit" is located about twenty feet back from the stage - great for getting angles and shots of the band that you can't normally get, but crap if you only brought fast wide-angle lenses
3) All camera gear has to be hauled out of the venue and placed into escrow at the event office after the photo period ends. This is strictly enforced. I'm not a fan of leaving thousands of dollars worth of equipment with some flunky and the promise that "when you come back after the show, someone will get it for you."
The venue is really lovely though.
“I know all those people that were in the film [...] But that’s when they were young and strong and full of life, you know?”