Salt Run Entertainment is a new production studio. It is led by Charles Randolph-Wright and John Gramling III. They will work at Spartanburg Community College’s Spark Center. This is good news for South Carolina’s film and TV industry.
The Spark Center is 25,000 square feet. It will be Salt Run Entertainment’s main office and creative space. It has offices, a writers’ room, a place for set design, and a filming studio. This shows that Spartanburg is becoming a creative city.
Salt Run Entertainment will work with SCC. They will give students workshops, internships, and hands-on opportunities. Dr. Michael Mikota, SCC President, said, “Innovation is very important. This partnership helps students get ready for the future.”
Salt Run Entertainment also works with the Urban League of the Upstate. They want to create job opportunities. Dr. Gail Wilson Awan, ULUS President, said, “Salt Run brings new chances for many people.”
Randolph-Wright, from York, SC, said, “This is a homecoming. We want to create a place where stories can be made in the Carolinas.” Gramling added, “We want to help people and make Spartanburg a place for film and TV.”
Matthew Storm, SC Film Commission Director, said Salt Run will help create more jobs: “Film crews need many workers, like carpenters and drivers. There is work for everyone.”
Vocabulary List:
- Entertainment /ˌɛntərˈteɪnmənt/ (noun): The action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment.
- Partnership /ˈpɑːrt.nər.ʃɪp/ (noun): The state of being partners or in an agreement to work together.
- Opportunities /ˌɑːpərˈtjuːnɪtiz/ (noun): A set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
- Innovation /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/ (noun): The introduction of new ideas methods or products.
- Creative /kriˈeɪtɪv/ (adjective): Relating to or involving the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something.
- Filming /ˈfɪlmɪŋ/ (noun): The act of recording motion pictures.
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