CreationCon Day 1
Thursday:
The first speaker was Valerie Halverson, assistant costume designer for season 9 of Stargate SG-1, and costume designer for season 10 of SG-1, and season’s 4 and 5 of Stargate Atlantis. I missed the first few minutes of her talk cause I was in line buying autograph tickets. This was her first time at a convention, but she seemed totally at ease. She took questions, and also gave us a slide show of the costumes that were going to be in the Prop Museum (although she had some difficulty with the remote control for the slides).
She was asked if actors are ever allowed to wear their own clothes. She said that Jason was very interested in clothes and always wanting to wear his own. She said that because filming is rough on clothes, they always needed two sets of any wardrobe item. Jason was told that he could buy something to wear, but he had to buy two, so that they would have a spare. He went out and bought two shark’s teeth necklaces, which was good, but then he wore them both at once! After that, all personal items were completely banned.
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Next was the "Working Actors of Vancouver" panel, with Fulvio Cecere, Kirby Morrow, Heather Doerkson, Jody Racicot, Michael Kopsa, and Patrick Currie. They'd all had minor parts on Stargate and other locally filmed shows. I recognized three out of the six. My impressions: they were more interesting than I expected, and Kirby and Patrick were both pretty hot. Three of them had played roles in both Stargate and BSG, and were asked to compare the experiences. Although they all were diplomatic, it seemed that BSG was a more artistic, intense actor's set, while Stargate was more a well-oiled production machine. Very interesting panel, and they did well together.
Gary Jones was up next and, as usual, he was very funny. He comes from a stand-up background, and you can definitely tell. He told us how he initially auditioned for Walter, the Gate Technician, using a Jerry Lewis type voice, because the lines were so boring and uninteresting. He said that when he was called back, he initially thought he should read it that way again, but Jonathan Glassner said stone-faced, "Just read it." He complained a lot about his old-fashioned typewriter and toggle switches at his gate technician station. He said that Peter Deluise used to like to fool around a lot on set, making him read his lines in a James T Kirk voice, and the first scene he ever had with Beau Bridges, Peter made him do the lines as Captain Kirk, without telling Beau beforehand.
Immediately after Gary was Andee Frizell, the wraith queen(s), who was taking the place of Chris Heyerdahl, who had cancelled because he was working. She's a tall, super-skinny bundle of energy and very good at telling stories. She told a long story about how she ended up in a brothel in Auckland (she was looking for a Chinese massage).
After that, we stood in line for autographs and had an hour break before "Starhole SG1.5", Gary Jones and Dean Haglund's show. A few of us went over to the mall and had coffee. Then, we came back and lined up with Ami and her Australian friend (whose name I will surely learn by the end of the convention). We sat together for the 50-minute show, which was truly hilarious. Gary, as usual, was Walter, while Dean played Samantha Carter in a black sport bra, and, after a costume change, 'evil' Spock. I have to say that we didn't stop laughing the whole time.
The problem with this convention is that I'm already tired, and we haven't had the really late night yet.
The first speaker was Valerie Halverson, assistant costume designer for season 9 of Stargate SG-1, and costume designer for season 10 of SG-1, and season’s 4 and 5 of Stargate Atlantis. I missed the first few minutes of her talk cause I was in line buying autograph tickets. This was her first time at a convention, but she seemed totally at ease. She took questions, and also gave us a slide show of the costumes that were going to be in the Prop Museum (although she had some difficulty with the remote control for the slides).
She was asked if actors are ever allowed to wear their own clothes. She said that Jason was very interested in clothes and always wanting to wear his own. She said that because filming is rough on clothes, they always needed two sets of any wardrobe item. Jason was told that he could buy something to wear, but he had to buy two, so that they would have a spare. He went out and bought two shark’s teeth necklaces, which was good, but then he wore them both at once! After that, all personal items were completely banned.
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Next was the "Working Actors of Vancouver" panel, with Fulvio Cecere, Kirby Morrow, Heather Doerkson, Jody Racicot, Michael Kopsa, and Patrick Currie. They'd all had minor parts on Stargate and other locally filmed shows. I recognized three out of the six. My impressions: they were more interesting than I expected, and Kirby and Patrick were both pretty hot. Three of them had played roles in both Stargate and BSG, and were asked to compare the experiences. Although they all were diplomatic, it seemed that BSG was a more artistic, intense actor's set, while Stargate was more a well-oiled production machine. Very interesting panel, and they did well together.
Gary Jones was up next and, as usual, he was very funny. He comes from a stand-up background, and you can definitely tell. He told us how he initially auditioned for Walter, the Gate Technician, using a Jerry Lewis type voice, because the lines were so boring and uninteresting. He said that when he was called back, he initially thought he should read it that way again, but Jonathan Glassner said stone-faced, "Just read it." He complained a lot about his old-fashioned typewriter and toggle switches at his gate technician station. He said that Peter Deluise used to like to fool around a lot on set, making him read his lines in a James T Kirk voice, and the first scene he ever had with Beau Bridges, Peter made him do the lines as Captain Kirk, without telling Beau beforehand.
Immediately after Gary was Andee Frizell, the wraith queen(s), who was taking the place of Chris Heyerdahl, who had cancelled because he was working. She's a tall, super-skinny bundle of energy and very good at telling stories. She told a long story about how she ended up in a brothel in Auckland (she was looking for a Chinese massage).
After that, we stood in line for autographs and had an hour break before "Starhole SG1.5", Gary Jones and Dean Haglund's show. A few of us went over to the mall and had coffee. Then, we came back and lined up with Ami and her Australian friend (whose name I will surely learn by the end of the convention). We sat together for the 50-minute show, which was truly hilarious. Gary, as usual, was Walter, while Dean played Samantha Carter in a black sport bra, and, after a costume change, 'evil' Spock. I have to say that we didn't stop laughing the whole time.
The problem with this convention is that I'm already tired, and we haven't had the really late night yet.