snot182 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I know he got a mention in the thread about the crew but I feel he deserves his own thread so it doesn't go unnoticed, He had the unenviable task of trying to make photo shoot area A run smoothly which with the amount of people going through was never going to be an easy task but he did a stellar job, whether shouting or waving a board around he was always calm, as helpful as possible and jovial for most part too. One suggestion to anyone who reads this, we as attendees could make his and others jobs a lot easier if we were a bit more sensible... the amount of people with batch 5 or 6 tickets that were standing right on the edge of the queue area, not looking to get moved through quicker because of clashes who would not stand further back as if getting in everyone's way would make the process quicker. We all know that diamond passes and gold passes go first, we know what order numbers go in so if a shoot starts at 1 why would you start queuing at 12,50 if you are batch 6? At least this would stop Showmasters getting flack for how crowded everything was... Anyway, back on point. Great job Luke, you da man! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisrus Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Agreed. He did an awesome job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkbunny Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 well said he did a great job :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchyb1983 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'd like to say the duo (Luke AND Chris) on shoot A did a perfect job under such stressful situations. They kept everyone informed, had a laugh and joke to eleviate the crowd and stern when needed. It would make everyone's (crew and visitors) job and experience less stressful if visitors listened to the crew and what was being said. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggieboi Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Is this the guy who lost his voice and was writing on the board. If so they were superb. Along with 99.9% of others 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullseye Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Great job Luke. I agree with the pressure he was under on Saturday with people missing first photoshoots he managed it beautifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchyb1983 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 They both handled the Robert Englund make up shoot perfectly too on Sunday under emense pressure and time constraints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSM Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Add me to the list of giving props to Luke. I managed to give him a quick "well done" in person which he appreciated. Good communication and the jokes on the white board eased the wait time and the stress/heat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reelbigmartin Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Agreed, Luke and Chris were brilliant during Catherine Tate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shangel Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Completely agreed. I've been to quite a few conventions for Showmasters where Luke has been crewing and he's always been phenomenal. Luke and Chris were both terrific in photo A! I've also got to give a special shout-out to the big blonde man running photo B. He was also fantastic all weekend. As was Phil for Hayley Atwell's first photo session on Sunday. Having a great crew member can be the difference between a great experience and a nightmare, so their hard work and booming voices are greatly appreciated...I hope Luke's voice returns soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeceWoody Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Absolutely agree!!! Luke was amazing. There was a lot of stress in the Robert Englund as Freddy photo shoot area, wondering how the heck they were going to get through all the Diamond passes in such a short space of time. He managed to relax everyone with his great organisation and good humour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvaNemesis Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Sorry but I'm not agreeing with this one, I followed his advice in relation to my Sigourney photo-shoot after having had it barked at me. He then took my own schedule print out to help others and having taken his advice like I'm sure others did, I missed my Rey Mysterio shoot downstairs which finished 5 minutes after Sigourney's. So I'm not going to praise on this occasion I'm afraid. And the attitude came across as very bad and rude! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxhoundTCF Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I tried to offer him some water when I was in the queue for Rose Lesies morning shoot on the Sunday, he was also at the same time using his board to fan the other batches waiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamweaver187 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Said it before saying it again LUKE was amazing !!!!!!!!!! next time I see him he needs to be wearing a red shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectorbob Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Its a shame he lost his voice Sunday, but he was terrific on Photo A. Despite the fact he lost his voice, he still managed to control the Robert Englund makeup shoot with remarkable professionalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banished_From_Rohan Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Thing is Gravitas, if you give the likes of Luke and Phil red shirts, then you lose them as queue organisers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para50 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 If this was the guy managing the queue for the first Rose Leslie shoot, I agree he kept things running smoothly. Very blunt when I arrived and asked if I could queue with a batch 1 ticket with an answer of "NO!", but I appreciate he was just doing everything he could to keep things organised. I didn't speak to many of the crew, but another that I thought did a good job was the one managing Rose's autograph queue on Sunday afternoon. Didn't get his name, but he was the asian guy, that's all I can remember. He was getting a lot of flack from a lot of people and was being asked the same questions every 20 seconds but he remained friendly and helpful throughout. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siva Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Luke was amazing!!! Despite losing his voice he kept us all entertained and I loved that he put the batched numbers up in square root form I would also like to thank Chris (He helped Luke on the Sunday) who let me go into my Rose Leslie photoshoot waaaaay earlier than I should of done. Hey I was willing to wait till the end when I was meant to go but hey if a crew member lets you go early then you go early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericsdonor Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) I know he was losing his voice but he was very stroppy in the MJF shoot on Sunday, and was not making things clear and then complaining when the wrong people moved into the queue, if you say gold pass holders and batch 1 tickets everyone who has batch 1 tickets will move into the queue, to then yell at them with an " I did not say that" when the exact wording was also written on his board was just plain rude. He then changed his wording after another member of staff had a quiet word to him to gold pass holders WITH batch 1 tickets but like someone else has just said I can't praise him this weekend based solely on his rude yelling at me when we were only doing what he'd said. At sherlocked though he was great and clearly not too frazzled, maybe the heat and lack of voice were getting to him but still manners cost nothing and I dare say a few bucks spent on megaphones wouldn't go a miss either. Edited July 20, 2015 by ericsdonor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissShell Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Wookie Wookie Wookie! *dances* he spoke to us Friday eve whilst waiting for Christopher Lloyd to have the longest sandwich ever, and I was a little bad tempered because my feet were broken but he was so chirpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinto316 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 The only "gripe" I had about Luke was that he didn't have his voice all weekend. Of course I'm joking but yes was very helpful, organised and had fun too. Thanks Luke for all the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinto316 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 The only "gripe" I had about Luke was that he didn't have his voice all weekend. Of course I'm joking but yes was very helpful, organised and had fun too. Thanks Luke for all the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 He and his companion were great! After this weekend he surely must sound like a mixture of Barry White and Lemmy Kilminster Nevertheless, that guy was just great! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoogleKnowsUs Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 "I have lost my voice but that won't stop me from being loud" He was insanely awesome and I am glad he gets so much praise as this is exactly what I thought and said when i patted him on the back yesterday and thanked him for a job well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stijn171 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Luke was definitely the hero of this convention! Give this man a medal already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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