Soap Camp 2--New Campers

Attendance at Soap Camp is on the rise. Little by little, soapers who may not have thought of trekking to Stamford are coming to check it out.

And what are they finding when they make the trip? They're finding is that "campers" from all sorts of Stamford "camps" are on that train from NYC. They're finding that soap production for the Internet is a whole lot like what they used to do for TV, and yet, entirely different. They're trying out some systems that were used on soaps they never worked on before and other systems that are just like going home. They're getting used to lunch time being 3:00, and dinner consisting of assorted snacks and hors d'oeuvres. They're working with tape people and film people and digital people. They're getting used to a whole lot of on-set publicity, and more mainstream magazine articles about soaps written in a few months than they likely saw in their entire soap careers. They're seeing that this venture might turn out to be huge, and long-lasting, and that it will need to be sustained by the huge groups of soapers who worked in the NYC area before the NY world of production changed.
 
It's exciting to see new faces (and old friends) at Soap Camp. After all, what camp can really make a go of it without a steady stream of new, eager campers? With new campers come new ideas about how to work better, and that's a good running start for any Camp Spirit Day. Let the camp games continue!