HLWW9 Sunday
May. 13th, 2009 09:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
valoiseCruel, cruel con committee scheduled party animal Richard Ridings to be first on Sunday. What a man, 8:30 in the morning and he gave us his best and that was plenty good. He talked about how proud he was of Freya during the concert and thanked us for giving her a good reception. He also talked about various directors he had worked with, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam and others, and about working on the sets of some of the movies he’s been on. He also talked about working on stage and said that having been in the original London production of The Bouncers, he was very impressed when he heard that Adrian was in an LA production of the play. It is a real test of an actor’s skill.
Val’s panel opened with my vid of Kronos. He talked about various projects. For Under the Tuscan Sun, he almost didn’t take the part because there were no lines. He was promised that it would be worth his time and even thought he eventually had only one line, it was. Lots of screen time and a great showcase for his talent. Someone asked about his experience in playing dark characters and he said he couldn’t take them home with him at night, but having such an interesing role gave a certain glee in going to work each day. I asked about The Plant and he talked about it a bit, explaining the plot for those who hadn’t seen it.
There was a short panel on Highlander: Reunion with Don, Lizzie, Peter and David. David, always his own worst critic, said he didn’t think it worked, no Highlander. They talked about how unusually bight the set was, not like a normal HL set. Peter also mentioned the contrast between the brightness of the set and the emotional tone of piece which was pretty dark at the end with lost love, getting older (for Joe) and the inescapable violence of the Immortal world. When asked about web distribution for mini-episodes they had divided opinions. David doesn’t think there’s a way to make it work, Peter was fairly optimistic and Don is pretty adamant that this is the way things are going to work in the future.
Peter’s Q&A opened with my vid, Methos: Man of Mystery. It was great to see him watching and enjoying it. Talking about Riverworld he gave some background information about the world as it was written in the books and as it will be in the mini-series. In the books his character is the main character but in the series they’ve developed an original character, a photojournalist, to tie the plot lines together. This character died in a terrorist bombing and his search for his lost love is the thread that ties the other characters and plot lines together. He also talked about working on 24. When asked if Emerson was dead, he said since the show stopped sending him scripts, he’s pretty certain his character is dead.
The auction. Adrian and Peter gave us another fantastic show, camping it up and leaving every laughing hysterically. Richard gave us a Shirley Temple impression that we’ll never forget. Peter danced on a table and danced with a lucky bidder. And I managed to pick a great photo of Peter and Adrian from Vancouver that’s now framed and sitting next to my desk.
Because things always run a bit long on Sunday with the auction and last of the autographs and the raffle winners’ photos and the two War of the Worlds panels were combined into one and the game panel scratched completely. Since I’m not a gamer I didn’t really mind that. Too bad that Stan and Adrian’s panel was also a little abbreviated. As they were just getting stated I asked when they had last gotten together and they said it had been a couple of years. They talked a lot about the character of Richie, how he developed over the years, and about his relationship with Duncan. Stan also told the story of how he got the job. He had just been let go from a sitcom pilot and as he was leaving the studio parking he was hit by another car. He had audition scheduled for Highlander and almost blew it off, felt like he was on a stream of bad luck having just lost a job and had his car totaled, but a friend insisted on driving him to the interview.
The War of the Worlds: Goliath was great. David, Lizzie, Adrian, and Peter were joined by the movie’s director, Joe Pearson. We got to see some great production stills and some early, unfinished footage. Joe said that it was somewhat more of a dieselpunk movie than steampunk, a distinction that I got but was lost on some of the audience. Whatever you call it, it looks very, very good.
The closing ceremony is always a little sad. I had such a great time, it was hard to see it end. Cathy Butterfield, who was sitting near me, gave me some whiskey so I could join in on the toast. I think I’m going to continue to make sure I’ve got some spirits handy at the next con; I really liked joining in like that. So it was dinner with a bunch of Highander fans and winding down in the bar. It was a fantastic con, the best one yet for me.
For the rest of my Sunday pictures, go to:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/valoise/sets/72157617480689913/
Val’s panel opened with my vid of Kronos. He talked about various projects. For Under the Tuscan Sun, he almost didn’t take the part because there were no lines. He was promised that it would be worth his time and even thought he eventually had only one line, it was. Lots of screen time and a great showcase for his talent. Someone asked about his experience in playing dark characters and he said he couldn’t take them home with him at night, but having such an interesing role gave a certain glee in going to work each day. I asked about The Plant and he talked about it a bit, explaining the plot for those who hadn’t seen it.
There was a short panel on Highlander: Reunion with Don, Lizzie, Peter and David. David, always his own worst critic, said he didn’t think it worked, no Highlander. They talked about how unusually bight the set was, not like a normal HL set. Peter also mentioned the contrast between the brightness of the set and the emotional tone of piece which was pretty dark at the end with lost love, getting older (for Joe) and the inescapable violence of the Immortal world. When asked about web distribution for mini-episodes they had divided opinions. David doesn’t think there’s a way to make it work, Peter was fairly optimistic and Don is pretty adamant that this is the way things are going to work in the future.
Peter’s Q&A opened with my vid, Methos: Man of Mystery. It was great to see him watching and enjoying it. Talking about Riverworld he gave some background information about the world as it was written in the books and as it will be in the mini-series. In the books his character is the main character but in the series they’ve developed an original character, a photojournalist, to tie the plot lines together. This character died in a terrorist bombing and his search for his lost love is the thread that ties the other characters and plot lines together. He also talked about working on 24. When asked if Emerson was dead, he said since the show stopped sending him scripts, he’s pretty certain his character is dead.
The auction. Adrian and Peter gave us another fantastic show, camping it up and leaving every laughing hysterically. Richard gave us a Shirley Temple impression that we’ll never forget. Peter danced on a table and danced with a lucky bidder. And I managed to pick a great photo of Peter and Adrian from Vancouver that’s now framed and sitting next to my desk.
Because things always run a bit long on Sunday with the auction and last of the autographs and the raffle winners’ photos and the two War of the Worlds panels were combined into one and the game panel scratched completely. Since I’m not a gamer I didn’t really mind that. Too bad that Stan and Adrian’s panel was also a little abbreviated. As they were just getting stated I asked when they had last gotten together and they said it had been a couple of years. They talked a lot about the character of Richie, how he developed over the years, and about his relationship with Duncan. Stan also told the story of how he got the job. He had just been let go from a sitcom pilot and as he was leaving the studio parking he was hit by another car. He had audition scheduled for Highlander and almost blew it off, felt like he was on a stream of bad luck having just lost a job and had his car totaled, but a friend insisted on driving him to the interview.
The War of the Worlds: Goliath was great. David, Lizzie, Adrian, and Peter were joined by the movie’s director, Joe Pearson. We got to see some great production stills and some early, unfinished footage. Joe said that it was somewhat more of a dieselpunk movie than steampunk, a distinction that I got but was lost on some of the audience. Whatever you call it, it looks very, very good.
The closing ceremony is always a little sad. I had such a great time, it was hard to see it end. Cathy Butterfield, who was sitting near me, gave me some whiskey so I could join in on the toast. I think I’m going to continue to make sure I’ve got some spirits handy at the next con; I really liked joining in like that. So it was dinner with a bunch of Highander fans and winding down in the bar. It was a fantastic con, the best one yet for me.
For the rest of my Sunday pictures, go to:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/valoise/sets/72157617480689913/
