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Friday - and So it Begins
Apr. 11th, 2009 09:09 amGot up at 7:40 after a fairly good nights sleep, the double bed is nice and firm. I tried to print out from maps.google.com walking route to the con with out success. Went for full English breakfast, one sausage, two strips of bacon, a fried egg and fried tomato and mushrooms. I also had 3 cups of tea and marmite on toast, with cereal to start. Why do they always bring everything at the sam time, so something is bound to get cold?
I checked LJ and did a minor updated from the lobby, which has free wifi in public areas (ie not in your room) chatted with Marcus re the best mini laptop alternatives, then left for the National Media Museum, and arrive just before opening time at 10:00.
I started at the fifth floor and worked my way down. the 5th floor dealt with animation in all it's forms including some Jerry Anderson duplicate puppets. 4th floor was the Magic Factory where playing with light was on the agenda. 3rd floor was TV Heaven where archival material of past TV shows were available to watch. Also Experience TV a history of tv broadcasting from Baird to BSkyB. I skipped the 2nd, 1st and Ground floor and went next to the basement for the Kodak Gallery a display of cameras from the mid 1800s to mid 2000s.
Then back to my room to sort out what to take with me. Outside the hotel I met Smitty and we waited in the drizzle for nearly a half hour, when a few more fen turned up and a few minutes later so did the bus!
No queue to speak of a registration, and got a goodie bag that included a book and a t-shirt. The badges have your name in a large font the are laminated and have your name on both sides. Since the opening ceremony (which began with the Bugs Bunny short"What's Opera Doc?" AKA kill the wabbit!) didn't start for 2 hours, I got a plate of chips to tide me over till dinner. Then I looked around the Art Show, met Kate and chatted, then read for a bit.
Had a chat with Wilf and Ed then to get a rice and curry before David Lloyd's GoH interview with co-chair James Bacon with a rolling slideshow of his comics work (inc V for Vendetta)
Then I went to "SF Music in popular culture" followed by "Dr Horrible's Internet Phenomenon, The moderator came in a bit late dressed in Dr H costume!
The last program item I went to, was the LX Cinema Phantasmagoria (with live music) featuring Georges Melies 1904 film "The Impossible Journey" and Edison's 1910 film of "Frankenstein" both short with piano accompaniment followed by the 68 minute long "Der Golem" with a new score composed for LX2009. It finished just before 11pm and I went looking for the bus back to my hotel. Imagine my surprise to find it waiting! So no wait this time.
Got to my room and started updating my notes but was too tired to continue and lights went out at ten past midnight!
I checked LJ and did a minor updated from the lobby, which has free wifi in public areas (ie not in your room) chatted with Marcus re the best mini laptop alternatives, then left for the National Media Museum, and arrive just before opening time at 10:00.
I started at the fifth floor and worked my way down. the 5th floor dealt with animation in all it's forms including some Jerry Anderson duplicate puppets. 4th floor was the Magic Factory where playing with light was on the agenda. 3rd floor was TV Heaven where archival material of past TV shows were available to watch. Also Experience TV a history of tv broadcasting from Baird to BSkyB. I skipped the 2nd, 1st and Ground floor and went next to the basement for the Kodak Gallery a display of cameras from the mid 1800s to mid 2000s.
Then back to my room to sort out what to take with me. Outside the hotel I met Smitty and we waited in the drizzle for nearly a half hour, when a few more fen turned up and a few minutes later so did the bus!
No queue to speak of a registration, and got a goodie bag that included a book and a t-shirt. The badges have your name in a large font the are laminated and have your name on both sides. Since the opening ceremony (which began with the Bugs Bunny short"What's Opera Doc?" AKA kill the wabbit!) didn't start for 2 hours, I got a plate of chips to tide me over till dinner. Then I looked around the Art Show, met Kate and chatted, then read for a bit.
Had a chat with Wilf and Ed then to get a rice and curry before David Lloyd's GoH interview with co-chair James Bacon with a rolling slideshow of his comics work (inc V for Vendetta)
Then I went to "SF Music in popular culture" followed by "Dr Horrible's Internet Phenomenon, The moderator came in a bit late dressed in Dr H costume!
The last program item I went to, was the LX Cinema Phantasmagoria (with live music) featuring Georges Melies 1904 film "The Impossible Journey" and Edison's 1910 film of "Frankenstein" both short with piano accompaniment followed by the 68 minute long "Der Golem" with a new score composed for LX2009. It finished just before 11pm and I went looking for the bus back to my hotel. Imagine my surprise to find it waiting! So no wait this time.
Got to my room and started updating my notes but was too tired to continue and lights went out at ten past midnight!
