Things You'll Need:
- Patience
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Step 1
DO YOUR RESEARCH. You must first find out where the parties are going to be. Your best shot at getting into a party is when they are held at one of the 5 Star hotels.
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Step 2
WHAT HOTELS DO I CONTACT? The best 5 Star hotels in Beverly Hills are: The Beverly Hills Hotel, The Peninsula, The Regent Beverly Wilshire (aka The “Pretty Woman” Hotel), The Four Seasons and Raffles. Some close runner-ups are the 4 Star Beverly Hilton and The Century Plaza. It’s inevitable that an after-Oscar-party is going to be held at one of these properties. Find out which one. Simply call the in-house reservations department and play dumb. Pick the brains of the reservation agents to see if any parties are going to be held there. They are likely to be tight-lipped about it. So you might have to call several times over several months. Start at least six months ahead of time.
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Step 3
START READING. You’re likely to get information in the entertainment magazines about where parties are going to be held. The studio publicity companies work overtime promoting their products, the actors. The more information you get the better. Also try calling the Academy directly. It’s called AMPAS – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Their website is Oscars.org.
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Step 4
I FOUND THE PARTY LOCATION. NOW WHAT? The thing to do is start scoping out the place. Make several visits to the hotel or restaurant the after-party is going to be at. If it’s a hotel, you’ve got a much better chance. The first obvious thing to do is get a reservation at the hotel if you can afford it. Go in with some friends. If you want to meet Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bad enough, you’ll come up with the money. If you’re a guest at the hotel, you won’t technically be trespassing. Many of the 5 Star hotels will set aside a small place, behind a rope, for hotel guests to see movie stars as they enter the front door to go to the parties. Be sure to wait many hours ahead of time. Once all the “standing-room-only” spots have been filled, you’re out of luck.
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Step 5
PLAN B. If you’re unable to get a hotel room at the hotel the party is being held at (either because they are sold out or you can’t afford it), then it’s time to go to phase two of your plan. This is where scoping the layout of the land is critical. A close friend actually told me he snuck into a party by hiding in a bathroom stall for 10 hours. Because the security is so very high at the award shows, you much get to the hotel early in the morning and sneak into one of the bathroom stalls. This is obviously a last ditch effort, but once again, if you want to meet Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie, you gotta do what you gotta do. Make sure if you take this route you plan ahead and bring some food to snack on. Call the hotel and try to get a specific time they go into lockdown (meaning they stop letting general public in). Make sure you show up even earlier than the lockdown time to allow yourself some safety time.
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Step 6
HOW SHOULD I DRESS? Upscale. Guys should have on a very nice suit or tux. Girls should where a nice dress, darker colors preferred.
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Step 7
ACT THE PART. Be very calm and don’t do anything that will draw attention to you. If you act like a spazz or look scared, you’re going to be busted right away.
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Step 8
BRING TIP MONEY. Getting caught is almost inevitable. You should bring some hundred-dollar-bills for when you do. Be discreet when trying to pay someone off. They won’t take the money if a colleague is watching them. Be calm and cooperative when caught. If you keep your wits about you and pay them off, you might get to stay. Have many excuses already planned and rehearsed. You will have to think on your feet when caught to know what excuse is best for the situation. Start with a hundred. If that doesn’t work, keep going up.
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Step 9
HIDE YOUR CAMERA. Once again, if you do anything to draw attention to yourself, you’re screwed. Taking pictures is the fastest way to get yourself thrown out. They will know you don’t belong. There are official press photographers there and they are extremely territorial. There will be tons of uncover police also, so don’t think nobody’s looking. Get a small, but high-quality digital camera you can hide. The only time you’re going to use it is after your caught. You will be escorted out the front or back. Get a quick picture of yourself on the red carpet on your way out.
Comments
jack978543 said
on 10/30/2008 Nice