Hi everyone,
Just a quick update on the Revenge Of The Fallen cinema screening that we
are arranging for the Friday night bonus programme as part of this year's
convention as well as a mini update on the Saturday night party...
Revenge Of The Fallen
We have chosen the Odeon cinema on New Street in Birmingham City Centre to
hold the screening of Revenge Of The Fallen on Friday 14th August. While it
isn't an IMAX cinema, the IMAX was not only going to be quite an expensive
option but the cinema wanted us to guarantee over 250 ticket sales which we
couldn't do.
The Odeon is about 5 minutes walk from the hotel and we will be given
EXCLUSIVE use of one of their screens and tickets for the film will cost just
£4.50 although we may be offered a discount on these depending on how many
people go along. The plan is to meet up in the main convention hall at around
8:30 pm and then once everyone has gathered, walk over to the cinema, buy our
tickets and see the film!
What we need is to get a rough idea of how many of you would be planning on
joining us so we can let the cinema know what size screen they can reserve for
us. They have screens ranging in size from 67 people up to around 300 and we can
get the use of any of them for the convention but we will need to reserve it in
advance so we need to know pretty urgently so the sooner you reply to us the
better.
The screening is exclusive to weekend attendees only, as is the whole of
the Friday programme. The only thing we must remind everyone is that because the
cinema screening is an exclusive Auto Assembly event, you will need to wear your
passes when you go to the cinema to ensure that you are sold tickets to the
film.
Next Of Kin
If you haven't already heard online, our band Next Of Kin who have composed
Transform, the official anthem for Auto Assembly 2009, are playing a one-hour
set of different tracks from the animated Transformers movie as part of our
Saturday evening programme. After that, our plans for Saturday night have
changed somewhat...
Instead of a disco, Next Of Kin will be taking a short break after their
Transformers set, and will then RETURN to the stage for a rip-roaring show for
the rest of the night, playing their own songs, and a selection of cover songs
from various artists to suit all tastes! This will be a great show and it will
mean that we will have an entire evening of live music and entertainment for you
all!
Party Passes
For those of you only attending for the Saturday and who aren't able to be
there for the weekend because of work, travel or other reasons but who want to
attend the evening programme, then worry no more! We now have some spare
capacity on the night so we are releasing a limited number of PARTY PASSES.
These will be on sale throughout the day on Saturday for just £10 each and they
will admit you into the evening programme so if you want to see the script
reading, the two shows from Next Of Kin, and the performance by Ray Curran, then
snap these up while you can!
Party Rules
We don't want to put a dampener on things, but we do want to put a couple
of minor rules in place for the Saturday night. First, because we will be
filming part of the evening for our own DVD release and because it is exclusive
for weekend attendees, video cameras and video recording of the script reading
and Next Of Kin show is BANNED. If anyone is found to be recording either of
these without prior written permission, then your cameras, mobile phones, or any
other recording devices may be confiscated and recordings will be deleted.
Secondly, because the party will be taking place in the convention hall,
carrier bags, shopping bags, sports bags etc or bags of any other kind (apart
from ladies handbags) are NOT permitted in the convention hall. There will still
be some dealers tables set up in the hall albeit covered up and sectioned off,
but to reduce the risk of theft, bags will not be allowed.
Sorry about these, but we want to ensure that everyone can enjoy the
evening with as little hassle as possible!
That's it for now and we're looking forward to seeing you all next
weekend!
The Auto Assembly 2009 Team!
| Discuss: Read on
Optimus Exprime
Choose Your Fate
Ep 6: Dinobots gain a spark
OTFCC 2003 (USA)
US Sheet 1
Transformers Animated
