Fox, Peter Fox. Bon vivant, man about town, screen writer direct from Los Angeles right here in Connecticut. The Fox man is in Hamden to be precise and is Vice President of Production at Tripeg Studios. More on Tripeg coming up, but first I want you to know more about 21st Century Fox and his Hollywood background. Fanfare please!
Okay great, that’s out of the way. It turns out that Peter Fox’s Grandmother was a star of the silent film era in the mid 1920′s in Hollywood and her name was Rosa Rudami. Peter has some photos of her in his office at Tripeg.
Peter, who I think looks like a Hollywood mogul, is so passionate about teaching screen writing. He spent enough time in L.A. to know that most couldn’t care less whether young writers have the right kinds of tools to get a film made. That fired him up that people didn’t care. Peter has taken that lack of caring in Lala Land, and is striving to help those who want to get their stories onto the silver screen ready for what it takes. Peter conducts The Inside Track Workshops and there’s a big one coming up on April 17, 2010 at The Bushnell in Hartford.
Now to the place where peter parks his briefcase, Tripeg Studios. First things first. What’s with the name?
“Tri” means three and there are three studios here and “Peg” is for the first names of the guys who own the place. There is 20,000 square feet of rental space including make-up and dressings rooms with showers. Post production suites, on-site lighting and grip rentals and even a cafeteria. Whatever you would need to whip up that commercial or independent film your shooting is here.
You need a set built?…that can happen at Tripeg, look at this workshop, it’s huge.
Need a green screen for that independent film you’re shooting or commercial, they have one of the largest in New England.
How bought a white screen..sure. These studios have double doors so you can drive a car or truck into them and do an action “Indiana Jones” thing if you want.
Need to learn acting skills? They accommodate that too, courses are instructed by Reno Venturi in the Actor’s Gym.
Oh, and one more thing, one of the owners of Tripeg, Phil Gauvin loves to blow things up and light up the sky, in a good way mind you. He’s an expert in pyrotechnics. Below is a shot of Phil atop Times Square, he’s one of the guys in charge of the fireworks in NYC to ring in the new year.
After visiting here I almost feel like gathering up some folks and making a movie. It’s a little piece of the left coast in our own backyard.
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