Alright so having been to DSTL last year and now LFCC I now have some kind of idea of how things go/should go so here's my feedback:
Let's start off with the good stuff:
Amazing work on the behalf of the crew, really helpful. A big hi 5 to you guys. Plenty of great guests, good talks. Especially over in the comic zone there were some really cool minor talks on the D stage. Generally things were done efficiently and on time. The GoT live screening was phenomenal.
Stuff that could be improved on:
Audio during the talks. Whilst this was not a problem on the smaller stages, it felt a bit awkward on stage A. At DSTL there were speakers set up on the sides but also along the path that runs across the length of the stage. During some of the talks I had trouble hearing what was being said and I felt like the setup at DSTL was better in this regard.
More guest talks? Whilst there was a lot of really good free talks, especially the Charles Martinet and the Neal Adams talks were amazing, I think there could have been more guest talks. For example Rene Auberjonois looked rather bored at times and he was reading a book. Why not do perhaps 30-45 minute talks with just single guests or maybe a in pairs, without tickets like the Charles Martinet talk which attracted a lot of people.
Also I felt like the layout for the talks was not optimal. Wouldn't a semi circle layout make more sense? That way people could see and hear much better from the back.
The gaming zone felt really sloppy, other than that bus thing there was nothing to it and it felt very half assed. At least if you do show off new controllers and other hardware, then have someone there to explain what's so good about it rather than just put it there.
Less 'cattle herding'. At the Peter Dinklage photoshoot I was shoved into the photoshoot and then very quickly pulled off after the photo was taken. I understand that some guests are busy and you have a lot to get through, but to be fair we are paying a lot of money for this so give us at least a couple of seconds to enjoy the moment.
But other than that, I had a fantastic weekend and I hope to return either in October, or next year as money permits. Thanks!