Showmasters Admin showmasters Posted August 16, 2016 Showmasters Admin Share Posted August 16, 2016 Saturday Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveamyadams Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 you've put Sean Astin proberbly the most popular guest at Glasgow on saturday at the back end of the day but you have the photographer taking photos of cosplayers for an hour at the start and then again in the middle of the day for another hour and half. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DayOfTheBread Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Am I the only one getting a blank post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylenth Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Am I the only one getting a blank post? It's fine for me, clear your cookies maybe or are you looking at it on your phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DayOfTheBread Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Am I the only one getting a blank post? It's fine for me, clear your cookies maybe or are you looking at it on your phone? I just checked it on my phone, got it now. Very weird but thanks for the reply. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbok Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 How much are the cosplay photos? Sorry if this is answered elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devro14 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Is this the individual pictures we have paid for? What about the batches? I'm not fully understanding. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedavie35 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 (edited) So let me get this straight, if I have early bird tickets and purchased tickets to have a photo with both goonies I've got to stay at the convention for 8 hours? Is this a mistake? May as well just bin my ticket if that's the case Edited August 16, 2016 by weedavie35 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knitty Fred Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 (edited) So let me get this straight, if I have early bird tickets and purchased tickets to have a photo with both goonies I've got to stay at the convention for 8 hours? Is this a mistake? May as well just bin my ticket if that's the case No it will not be a mistake. There's no way for SM to plot the photoshoot timetable round indiviudal attendees needs as it just wouldnt happen. Having an early bird ticket means that yes you can go in from 9am on the Saturday but doesnt mean to say that (a) you can't go in later on in the day if you choose, say 30 minutes before your photoshoot, nor does it mean that you have to stay at the event all day, you can get your hand stamped, have a mooch round the shopping centre and go back in later in the day in time for your other shoot. Photoshoots themselves, as this timetable proves, can be at any time during the show's opening hours. There may also be other attendees who only want just Sean Astin who arent able to attend in the morning so the scheduling would work for them. I had the same thing happen to me though a couple of years ago when I'd treated OH to a photoshoot at the event for his birthday, booked accommodation for the night before. We just rocked up for 9am, had a good time, kept bobbing in and out, got the autos we wanted and had chats with the guests, had our photoshoot which was literally the last of the day and finished as the show closed and both had a great day. Edited August 16, 2016 by Knitty Fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedavie35 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 So let me get this straight, if I have early bird tickets and purchased tickets to have a photo with both goonies I've got to stay at the convention for 8 hours? Is this a mistake? May as well just bin my ticket if that's the case No it will not be a mistake. There's no way for SM to plot the photoshoot timetable round indiviudal attendees needs as it just wouldnt happen. Having an early bird ticket means that yes you can go in from 9am on the Saturday but doesnt mean to say that (a) you can't go in later on in the day if you choose, say 30 minutes before your photoshoot, nor does it mean that you have to stay at the event all day, you can get your hand stamped, have a mooch round the shopping centre and go back in later in the day in time for your other shoot. Photoshoots themselves, as this timetable proves, can be at any time during the show's opening hours. There may also be other attendees who only want just Sean Astin who arent able to attend in the morning so the scheduling would work for them. I had the same thing happen to me though a couple of years ago when I'd treated OH to a photoshoot at the event for his birthday, booked accommodation for the night before. We just rocked up for 9am, had a good time, kept bobbing in and out, got the autos we wanted and had chats with the guests, had our photoshoot which was literally the last of the day and finished as the show closed and both had a great day. Hmm, two batches of photoshoots for the A listers would also work, morning and afternoon, similar to the London film Comic con batch system. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedavie35 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 So let me get this straight, if I have early bird tickets and purchased tickets to have a photo with both goonies I've got to stay at the convention for 8 hours? Is this a mistake? May as well just bin my ticket if that's the case No it will not be a mistake. There's no way for SM to plot the photoshoot timetable round indiviudal attendees needs as it just wouldnt happen. Having an early bird ticket means that yes you can go in from 9am on the Saturday but doesnt mean to say that (a) you can't go in later on in the day if you choose, say 30 minutes before your photoshoot, nor does it mean that you have to stay at the event all day, you can get your hand stamped, have a mooch round the shopping centre and go back in later in the day in time for your other shoot. Photoshoots themselves, as this timetable proves, can be at any time during the show's opening hours. There may also be other attendees who only want just Sean Astin who arent able to attend in the morning so the scheduling would work for them. I had the same thing happen to me though a couple of years ago when I'd treated OH to a photoshoot at the event for his birthday, booked accommodation for the night before. We just rocked up for 9am, had a good time, kept bobbing in and out, got the autos we wanted and had chats with the guests, had our photoshoot which was literally the last of the day and finished as the show closed and both had a great day. Sorry, I appreciate your reply btw :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knitty Fred Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I had the same thing happen to me though a couple of years ago when I'd treated OH to a photoshoot at the event for his birthday, booked accommodation for the night before. We just rocked up for 9am, had a good time, kept bobbing in and out, got the autos we wanted and had chats with the guests, had our photoshoot which was literally the last of the day and finished as the show closed and both had a great day. Hmm, two batches of photoshoots for the A listers would also work, morning and afternoon, similar to the London film Comic con batch system. London though has more photoshoot areas and there is also things to take into accout like the setting up/test shoot of a guest prior to the main shots taking place, potential for a shoot to have over run which then knocks on the next one, which affects the next and so on. Looking at Saturday timings the only pre-standard entry photoshoot is for cosplay with everything else taking place afterwards. Ke Hu Quan is at 12.30 and Sean Astin 5.05 which is less than five hours. As I've said just because you have an early bird ticket for 9am entry doesnt tie you to that being the time you have to enter the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red8886 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Can you use your photoshoot ticket to go to either the morning or afternoon batch for James Marsters do you know? With Sean's being so late on in the day I'd rather do both in the afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyvire Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Can you use your photoshoot ticket to go to either the morning or afternoon batch for James Marsters do you know? With Sean's being so late on in the day I'd rather do both in the afternoon That shouldn't be a problem. The idea is that you go to your shoot any time after your batch has been called (within the time slots of course). So for the afternoon shoot they'll start by calling batch 1 again for those who didn't go in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedavie35 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 All I'm saying is that because these actors are related by a common popular film there will be a lot of people meeting both of them. I will be arriving at 8:30 for early doors but as I stay outside Glasgow I certainly won't be there past 3pm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelticRob Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 So let me get this straight, if I have early bird tickets and purchased tickets to have a photo with both goonies I've got to stay at the convention for 8 hours? Is this a mistake? May as well just bin my ticket if that's the case No it will not be a mistake. There's no way for SM to plot the photoshoot timetable round indiviudal attendees needs as it just wouldnt happen. Yes, but you can plot the schedule far better than it currently is surely? I mean, prioritising cosplay photos and putting them on at a peak time from 1.15 to 2.45, and thus pushing back 10 photoshoots till after 3pm... in what bizarre world is this fan-friendly scheduling :) You could easily have swapped those shoots around. Push the cosplay till later in the day - it's a GUEST-oriented event after all, not a cosplay focussed event. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegas Queen Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 So let me get this straight, if I have early bird tickets and purchased tickets to have a photo with both goonies I've got to stay at the convention for 8 hours? Is this a mistake? May as well just bin my ticket if that's the case No it will not be a mistake. There's no way for SM to plot the photoshoot timetable round indiviudal attendees needs as it just wouldnt happen. Yes, but you can plot the schedule far better than it currently is surely? I mean, prioritising cosplay photos and putting them on at a peak time from 1.15 to 2.45, and thus pushing back 10 photoshoots till after 3pm... in what bizarre world is this fan-friendly scheduling :) You could easily have swapped those shoots around. Push the cosplay till later in the day - it's a GUEST-oriented event after all, not a cosplay focussed event. I agree a morning and afternoon session for Sean would have been better, for queue management never mind anyone's own schedule, the peak attendee photo time seems to be handed over to cosplay not actual guests that we are paying to meet. Solve the problem with a duo Goonies shoot or add a morning session for Sean. We too have Sat only early bird as we are travelling from Newcastle and will also have to wait 8 hours between shoots for the two guests we are attending for. I do appreciate you are paying for the whole day not just certain guests but a lot of people are like us and only attending for the two Goonies and you have them split up by hours and no duo shoot, which is poor planning on a very sparse schedule. Please, pretty please add a morning session for Sean. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasco Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 So let me get this straight, if I have early bird tickets and purchased tickets to have a photo with both goonies I've got to stay at the convention for 8 hours? Is this a mistake? May as well just bin my ticket if that's the case No it will not be a mistake. There's no way for SM to plot the photoshoot timetable round indiviudal attendees needs as it just wouldnt happen. Yes, but you can plot the schedule far better than it currently is surely? I mean, prioritising cosplay photos and putting them on at a peak time from 1.15 to 2.45, and thus pushing back 10 photoshoots till after 3pm... in what bizarre world is this fan-friendly scheduling :) You could easily have swapped those shoots around. Push the cosplay till later in the day - it's a GUEST-oriented event after all, not a cosplay focussed event. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasco Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 So let me get this straight, if I have early bird tickets and purchased tickets to have a photo with both goonies I've got to stay at the convention for 8 hours? Is this a mistake? May as well just bin my ticket if that's the case No it will not be a mistake. There's no way for SM to plot the photoshoot timetable round indiviudal attendees needs as it just wouldnt happen. Yes, but you can plot the schedule far better than it currently is surely? I mean, prioritising cosplay photos and putting them on at a peak time from 1.15 to 2.45, and thus pushing back 10 photoshoots till after 3pm... in what bizarre world is this fan-friendly scheduling :) You could easily have swapped those shoots around. Push the cosplay till later in the day - it's a GUEST-oriented event after all, not a cosplay focussed event. Last year myself and a friend had to wait for a shoot later in the day, not ideal however we just made the most of the talks etc. I understand how frustrating it is but I'd argue you'd get more autographs signed at peak time (nevermind guests taking lunch breaks etc) than photos done as not as many people would want them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 So let me get this straight, if I have early bird tickets and purchased tickets to have a photo with both goonies I've got to stay at the convention for 8 hours? Is this a mistake? May as well just bin my ticket if that's the case No it will not be a mistake. There's no way for SM to plot the photoshoot timetable round indiviudal attendees needs as it just wouldnt happen. Yes, but you can plot the schedule far better than it currently is surely? I mean, prioritising cosplay photos and putting them on at a peak time from 1.15 to 2.45, and thus pushing back 10 photoshoots till after 3pm... in what bizarre world is this fan-friendly scheduling :) You could easily have swapped those shoots around. Push the cosplay till later in the day - it's a GUEST-oriented event after all, not a cosplay focussed event. 1:15 to 2:45 covers a large part of the time that guests go to lunch. Generally you'll find that not much guest related is scheduled between 12:30 and 14:30 so that while some of the guests are at lunch the rest are at their auto tables so that most fans can still get their autos through out the day instead if losing 2 hours around lunchtiem when no one is at the table. Its also the time when a majority of attendees will also be getting their lunch This particular set of scheduling might not suit your individual needs, but it does take into account the needs of a majority of attendees who come to these events for all elements. I'm also not buying into the logic that giving cosplayers 90 minutes out of a possible 9 hours of photoshoot time to show of their hard work means that it's no longer a guest focussed event 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 (edited) How much are the cosplay photos? Sorry if this is answered elsewhere Its usually £5 per print you purchase on the day, but you can do a few poses and pick your favourites Edited August 17, 2016 by Sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelticRob Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Well I'm trying to think from an overall fan and guest perspective. In any case, I still think a schedule like this would have been a bit more fan and guest friendly: http://imgur.com/a/6RdDk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Nut Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Well I'm trying to think from an overall fan and guest perspective. In any case, I still think a schedule like this would have been a bit more fan and guest friendly: http://imgur.com/a/6RdDk There are other CosPlay activities throughout the day, particularly the Masquerade near the end of the day, which also need to be accounted for when planning the schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrier26 Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Having a > 4 hr gap between Sean Austin and Peter Mayhews photo shoot on the Sunday Sint ideal either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knitty Fred Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Well I'm trying to think from an overall fan and guest perspective. In any case, I still think a schedule like this would have been a bit more fan and guest friendly: http://imgur.com/a/6RdDk But then attendees come for different reasons. For me some guests I get autos only, some photos only and some I do both. The example I used above with the guest for my OH's birthday was one I had been hoping to get the photo autographed afterwards but the scheduling prevented that so I just got it done at a later point in time. There is then also the dealers who are there all weekend and would no doubt like to sell their goods and make a profit. And as has been mentioned above the COSplayers who get involved in the COSplay activities as well as meeting the guests. As for it being guest friendly it may well be that they've contractually agreed with SM as to whether they will do one or two photoshoots per day and at what time of day for whatever reason they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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