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Annual Film
Awards Gala
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Other |
| Invitation: |
 The
invitation had a picture of me on the cover with a strip of movie film
with a trophy on it, in front of me. The inside was a pop-up of a golden
trophy in front of a beautiful golden stage with a grand staircase. The
front of the card read: "And the Award goes to ..." and the
inside read: "...You, (guest name was here)! And you are invited to
attend etc... The envelope had a gold trophy on the front next to the
guest's name and the back was sealed with a red ribbon and red notary
label just like the actual award envelopes. |
| Decor: |
 The
whole party was silver and gold. I had silver and gold streamers hanging
from the ceiling with silver and gold stars, of various sizes, were also
hung throughout the ceiling and on the buffet tables. Each year the awards
authority sends me the official licensed awards poster which I have framed
and hangs in entry way by the door. Outside the door I set up a five foot
trophy, that I painted on an old cardboard box, to great the guests. I
also bought five posters of "Best Picture" nominees which were
hung on the wall near the main buffet table. I also created a giant roll
of film using a roll of clear acetate and cutting even sized squares of
wide black utility tape and placed them evenly on both side of the
acetate. I made one foot square frames within the entire strip. In each
frame I placed magazine cutouts of ads and photos of the nominated actors
and films. I also had my roommates act like paparazzi and take pictures of
each guest, as they entered the room, using single use flash cameras. I
also created 12" trophies, that I drew and cut out of gold foam
board, and gave one to each guest as a party favor. In addition, I hand
out ballots and award movie passes and small engraved trophies to the man
and woman who get the highest number of wins. |
| Food: |
 Each
year I create a food dish for each of the "Best Film" nominees.
This year I baked a cake with the likeness of Queen Elizabeth for the
film, "Elizabeth". For "Life is Beautiful" I
constructed a small Italian village. In front of the village I place a
rectangular plate in the plate I spread humus and baba ganush to represent
the street and grass. I placed mini pita breads and crackers around the
tray for my guests. In the center of the tray I placed a small cutout
Roberto Benini and his wife on a bike. For "Shakespeare in Love"
I built a replica of the Globe Theatre, with one side open to show the
interior. I made the whole thing out of poster board. I place a round tray
in the area around the stage and filled it with little pigs in a blanket
to represent the spectators. On the small stage I placed a cutout of
Gwenyth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes. The next two films were war films, so
for "A Thin Red Line" I bought an old army helmet and placed it
on it's side. In it I placed another round tray and filled it with smoked
salmon on breads cutout in the shape of a helmet. The last film was
"Saving Private Ryan". I created a trench using half a shoe box
and placed a G.I. Joe behind it. Behind the G.I. Joe I set up an enlarged
shot of Normandy Beach, with soldiers storming the beach. I then stacked
many potato puffs in rows to give the illusion of sand bags. |
| Music: |
I had no music playing. I did place three televisions throughout the
apartment. The main set in the living room area. The second set between
the living room and dining area. The third was a small thirteen inch in
the bathroom (I didn't want a guest to miss a thing!) |
| Highlight: |
I think the most Outstanding Theme highlight was probably my
"Elizabeth" cake. I definitely got the most buzz.
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Have fun, from
the
Party Girl and the Party-ettes!
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