There are a lot of people who have the capability to take over and do it just as good.

That's like Edison coming in and talking about electricity.

It's funny. We make it look easy, but it isn't. You can tell it has earned the respect by the kind of films we're getting and the kind of participation we're getting. To me, that's part of the acceptance and confidence in our festival.

Volunteering is one of the greatest experiences you can ever have at the festival. It's the ultimate breeding ground of opportunity for all those interested in the arts, education, entertainment, film, music and event production fields. Whether you're here just to have some fun this summer or if you really want to explore career opportunities, it's all here, including the work experience and the networking with successful professionals, executives and Hollywood icons.

Meeting all types of different dancers all over. We've met people from out of the country.

We realized people were moving to club stores and retailers that offer consistent, low prices so we did it too. We wound up saving money because we didn't have the cost of setting up and taking down the end caps for the sales.