Even though “Treme” is thematically based in New Orleans, Wilson says there is enough talent in Wilmington to
have sustained a production of its caliber.
“The crew base in Wilmington could rival anywhere. It could rival New York; it can rival Hollywood any day.
‘IronMan’ being filmed here and all the other things too, which coincide with incentives — but the bottom line if
we’re talking about the crew? Totally talented enough to do that,” he says. “… The crew in Wilmington is top of the
line. A lot of these people have been doing it the same number of years I have.”
Wilson, a graduate of John T. Hoggard High School, in Wilmington, North Carolina, turned 20 when he picked
up a job at DEG, Dino De Laurentiis’ production company on 23rd Street in Wilmington, North Carolina, now the
home of EUE/Screen Gems.
The wannabe writer’s first gig was chauffeuring costume designer Clifford Capone. Wilson would later go on to
design costumes for “Dawson’s Creek” and “The Wire.”
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