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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Nov 11, 2016 23:28:43 GMT
Sci-Fi Scarborough looks as though it will have a fantastic line-up next year. So far announced:
Sylvester McCoy Sophie Aldred Jon Campling (Harry Potter) Andrew Lee Potts (Primeval) Gareth David-Lloyd (Torchwood) Julian Glover (Star Wars, Sunday only)
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Nov 16, 2016 17:53:37 GMT
When is it?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2016 22:10:03 GMT
8 and 9 April. Now listing Gareth David-Lloyd as well.
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Post by acousticwolf on Nov 17, 2016 9:44:02 GMT
Moved to Convention Calendar and created a calendar event
Cheers
Tony
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Nov 17, 2016 20:44:04 GMT
Updated with the recently announced guests.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Mar 31, 2017 17:31:09 GMT
Well I don't think I'll be going to this convention anymore. The celebrities attending have the nerve to charge for autographs when you could just meet them by chance or at a stage door and get their signature for free. Absolutely disgusting when you're already paying to go to the convention. They should be ashamed and if this is the case at all conventions, I'm no longer interested in going to one. It's pure greed.
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Post by kimalysong on Mar 31, 2017 18:13:09 GMT
Well I don't think I'll be going to this convention anymore. The celebrities attending have the nerve to charge for autographs when you could just meet them by chance or at a stage door and get their signature for free. Absolutely disgusting when you're already paying to go to the convention. They should be ashamed and if this is the case at all conventions, I'm no longer interested in going to one. It's pure greed. It's not disgusting this is just how it is with conventions these days. Blame the people who decided to sell autographs on EBAY. And those prices are more than reasonable. This is a great line-up. As for standing at the stage door yes if you've seen them in the show but it's rude otherwise in my opinion.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Mar 31, 2017 18:16:24 GMT
Well I don't think I'll be going to this convention anymore. The celebrities attending have the nerve to charge for autographs when you could just meet them by chance or at a stage door and get their signature for free. Absolutely disgusting when you're already paying to go to the convention. They should be ashamed and if this is the case at all conventions, I'm no longer interested in going to one. It's pure greed. It's not disgusting this is just how it is with conventions these days. Blame the people who decided to sell autographs on EBAY. And those prices are more than reasonable. This is a great line-up. As for standing at the stage door yes if you've seen them in the show but it's rude otherwise in my opinion. I disagree, the prices are crazy. I wouldn't mind so much if some of the money were to go to charity but otherwise they should be grateful for where their fans got them. If anything they should be paying us!
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Post by aztec on Mar 31, 2017 19:07:17 GMT
I've only ever attended one (small) convention in my life, and I'm not one for bothering celebrities for autographs anyway, but I'd assume most actors/others from the arts are pushed to charge for autographs by their agents-it could be using up a day they could otherwise spend on a film set and it's an easy few quid for them to make up, the proceeds from autographs are presumably split between the actors, their agents and the people booking them for appearances at the conventions- it can't be cheap booking all those actors and merchandise sellers and they all have their own busy lives to lead.
Bumping into a actor in the street and politely asking for autograph is one thing, but you can't expect a busy character actor to turn up to a convention and sign hundreds of autographs for free it's a massive sense of entitlement and simply unrealistic, I'd certainly not mind paying a few quid for the privilege of getting an autograph/meeting with one of my favourite actors (if I was so inclined),
And those prices seem very reasonable for autograph, I've seen reports of some conventions in North America charging upwards of $200 for a autograph and photoshoot.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 19:18:38 GMT
Yeah...this isn't anything new. When I started going to cons in the 90s some of them were "one free autograph with all the guests" - but the ticket price was usually higher than they are now so it balanced out. That still happens at some cons but they're mostly more like the Collectormania events which are relatively cheap on the door but you'll pay for every autograph and photo - that's really normal practice and has been for a long, long time.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Mar 31, 2017 19:20:33 GMT
I've only ever attended one (small) convention in my life, and I'm not one for bothering celebrities for autographs anyway, but I'd assume most actors/others from the arts are pushed to charge for autographs by their agents-it could be using up a day they could otherwise spend on a film set and it's an easy few quid for them to make up, the proceeds from autographs are presumably split between the actors, their agents and the people booking them for appearances at the conventions- it can't be cheap booking all those actors and merchandise sellers and they all have their own busy lives to lead. Bumping into a actor in the street and politely asking for autograph is one thing, but you can't expect a busy character actor to turn up to a convention and sign hundreds of autographs for free it's a massive sense of entitlement and simply unrealistic, I'd certainly not mind paying a few quid for the privilege of getting an autograph/meeting with one of my favourite actors (if I was so inclined), And those prices seem very reasonable for autograph, I've seen reports of some conventions in North America charging upwards of $200 for a autograph and photoshoot. Well that's ridiculous. I won't ever go to any conventions now out of principle. It's morally wrong for them to charge when it is the fans who got them where they are regardless of what their agents say. Any money they get should be from convention tickets, not a seperate charge.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 21:08:08 GMT
Well I don't think I'll be going to this convention anymore. The celebrities attending have the nerve to charge for autographs when you could just meet them by chance or at a stage door and get their signature for free. Absolutely disgusting when you're already paying to go to the convention. They should be ashamed and if this is the case at all conventions, I'm no longer interested in going to one. It's pure greed. So don't buy an autograph. Just go and enjoy the convention. PS. Sophie's cheap isn't she. Tempting.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Mar 31, 2017 21:09:36 GMT
Well I don't think I'll be going to this convention anymore. The celebrities attending have the nerve to charge for autographs when you could just meet them by chance or at a stage door and get their signature for free. Absolutely disgusting when you're already paying to go to the convention. They should be ashamed and if this is the case at all conventions, I'm no longer interested in going to one. It's pure greed. So don't buy an autograph. Just go and enjoy the convention. Why would I go to a convention and not get an autograph or picture? Pointless waste of time.
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Post by Ela on Mar 31, 2017 21:43:08 GMT
They all charge for photo ops and autographs these days. It's your choice to decide whether you can spend the money or not.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 22:20:59 GMT
You're moaning about something that is completely standard. You're also telling us we should think it's "disgusting" when most of us are well up on the norms of convention going, including paying for a photo or autograph.
Having checked, it's £15 entry for this event. Weekend tickets at £25. Did you think, honestly, you'd get an autograph and photo with all of them for £15? The price of one Big Finish 2-discer? With it only being a relatively small regional con, that's not enough to pay for all those guests fees, the rental on the place, all the ancillary displays and events. The guests make their attendance money in large part through the autographs and photos, without charging for them - they wouldn't be there. As I mentioned in another thread, I was at a Buffy con in 2001 and it was a free autograph from all the guests...but entry was a lot more than the £15, it was about 3 times that 16 years ago. So we paid up front rather than person by person but someone has to pay the guests or they don't come. It's not charity. They don't owe you the experience.
You know how much it was for a signature and photo with Michael J Fox at London comic con 2015? Four Hundred And Forty Five pounds. I typed it for the benefit of anyone thinking it's a typo. But sure, moan about 15 or 20 quid for these. A shame you're lambasting these people - for a con based outside a major city this one has a really cool lineup and it's prices are much lower than I've seen these actors charge.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 22:23:43 GMT
I would sooner pay a few quid for an autograph than not have these events at all.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Mar 31, 2017 22:24:19 GMT
You're moaning about something that is completely standard. You're also telling us we should think it's "disgusting" when most of us are well up on the norms of convention going, including paying for a photo or autograph. Having checked, it's £15 entry for this event. Weekend tickets at £25. Did you think, honestly, you'd get an autograph and photo with all of them for £15? The price of one Big Finish 2-discer? With it only being a relatively small regional con, that's not enough to pay for all those guests fees, the rental on the place, all the ancillary displays and events. The guests make their attendance money in large part through the autographs and photos, without charging for them - they wouldn't be there. As I mentioned in another thread, I was at a Buffy con in 2001 and it was a free autograph from all the guests...but entry was a lot more than the £15, it was about 3 times that 16 years ago. So we paid up front rather than person by person but someone has to pay the guests or they don't come. It's not charity. They don't owe you the experience. You know how much it was for a signature and photo with Michael J Fox at London comic con 2015? Four Hundred And Forty Five pounds. I typed it for the benefit of anyone thinking it's a typo. But sure, moan about 15 or 20 quid for these. A shame you're lambasting these people - for a con based outside a major city this one has a really cool lineup and it's prices are much lower than I've seen these actors charge. I thought £15 would cover it. £10 for students. More than enough. Also: the last disgusting comment was aimed at one of the event organisers who displayed a dictatory attitude towards negative opinions of his convention (and others) allowing celebrities to charge.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 22:42:51 GMT
I thought £15 would cover it. £10 for students. More than enough. Also: the last disgusting comment was aimed at one of the event organisers who displayed a dictatory attitude towards negative opinions of his convention (and others) allowing celebrities to charge. No, he's not being dictatorial. He's being completely reasonable - this is the done thing at these events and has been for years and years. Just because this managed to bypass you doesn't mean you get to spam the guy's event with nonsense criticisms when he's gone to the effort of getting a good bunch of guests and the prices are lower than elsewhere. If you go to a Big Finish Day they don't give you all the audios for free, either. Like I say, when I started going to cons most of them you DIDN'T pay for an autograph...but the entrance fee was higher and if you wanted photos you did pay a premium. If the autographs and photos were free at this event...you'd never be getting in for the pittance that is £15 when compared to the cost of getting these events organised.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Mar 31, 2017 22:45:50 GMT
I thought £15 would cover it. £10 for students. More than enough. Also: the last disgusting comment was aimed at one of the event organisers who displayed a dictatory attitude towards negative opinions of his convention (and others) allowing celebrities to charge. No, he's not being dictatorial. He's being completely reasonable - this is the done thing at these events and has been for years and years. Just because this managed to bypass you doesn't mean you get to spam the guy's event with nonsense criticisms when he's gone to the effort of getting a good bunch of guests and the prices are lower than elsewhere. If you go to a Big Finish Day they don't give you all the audios for free, either. There's nothing reasonable about not allowing negative opinions about an event. Not allowing negative comments is being a dictator and bullying you for having an opposing opinion. Not saying any more.
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Post by doomlord on Mar 31, 2017 22:52:14 GMT
Regrettably, this is the norm since the boom of the world-wide-web. It would seem you were born twenty years too late, as mentioned elsewhere, during the 1980s and 90s (when I was going), conventions usually followed the format of paying for an day/weekend attendance ticket (early 90s I remember being around £35/£50 - today's inflation: £69/£98) which usually gave you access to the Q&A panel talks (many cons had two or three panels running at the same time, some being specialFX demonstration rooms, so you could plan, pick and choose from the timetable). Usually whilst these panels were in full swing, the many guests that had already done theirs for the day or due on within the next hour or two would attend a signing session where fans would meet and greet the guests and usually get one or two of their merchandise pieces signed for free. The only time your wallet came out was when you would pay for a glossy publicity photo of them that they would be selling at the table they were sitting at. The glossy photos were around £5 to £10 each even back then, as photo processing was a lot more expensive back then. If you take inflation into consideration then I suppose the cost of the bought photo/autograph levels out some 25 years later. I'll add that, if you were quick and already prepared, most guests were happy to have a quick photo taken of them and oneself if you leaned into shot (even better if the tables were spread-out and separate from all the others, you could nip to their side) Your attendance ticket also gave you access to the dealer's room, large-screen video screenings as well as smaller screen video rooms of rarely shown episodes and they were always packed because this was a time before DVDs or the web gave us on-tap access to watch episodes (many of my first viewings of stories pre-1975 were at conventions). After all the panels had been done, things would break for a dinner with the guests. You would purchase your optional dinner ticket prior to the event, usually when you bought the attendance ticket as it was a first-come, first-served scenario. Professional photography sessions were also an optional addition cost on top of your ticket, these would be 'studio' shot photos with you and your chosen guests. Later, there'd be an aftershow cabaret which would often involve some of the guests being involved in silly but fun games, such as charades ('Give Us A WHO'), improv (Who's Line is it Anyway?), Pictionary (Win, Lose or Draw), out of the hat questions, Name That Tune, that sort of thing. Then finally towards the night and running to around midnight would be, for want of a better word, the disco. Although, me and my mates would leave that and go out clubbing in whichever city we were in and a have a few jars (plus, it was where all the girls would be)!
Back in the day, guests would be paid upfront once the sales of tickets had reached maximum or near-maximum. The hire of the hotel function rooms would also be paid out from ticket sales, as would admin and advertising. Anything left over (usually not a lot) would go to charity.
These days, it has all changed and because of internet communications, organisers now seem to follow the American way of doing things of no up-front fee and guests earning their pay cheque by selling autographs. As already mentioned, the web also paved the way where selling autographs was being exploited. Now dealers have to pay for them too, thus the mark-up reflects in the going rate.
Times have changed I'm afraid.
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