Video taping?

[callygal1.livejournal.com]

Anyone got any advice about video taping in the Walk of Fame? I'm going to be using my tiny Canon camera. But I'm getting something signed for a friend in Australia and wanted to get the signing taped for her to see .. Is that something you ask the handler about or the celeb themselves?? I don't want to do the wrong thing...

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[theaterman007.livejournal.com]

I video taped in the walk of fame last year and the handlers kept saying " no flash photography and no pictures!" I just walked around with my camera on, scanning the area and I got alot of good shots. No one on security said to stop.

[lapis-lazuli615.livejournal.com]

*handler here*
Generally, the Guests prefer that if you're going to take photos or video, that you ask. That allows them to put their best face on and ensure that the image going out on the intarwebz is the one that the want going out there. Scanning the area is iffy, but okay. You haven't captured their face in that grimace or smirk - it's a moving picture and less likely to make them look bad. (I've said it before here, and I'll say it again - these people make a living off of their image. They have a right to control how that image gets out to the public, when possible.)

Personally, I got in line for the Weasley twins two years ago (and Matthew) to get their autographs for my son. I checked with the handler first, but with their agreement I videotaped them signing the picture, and they even waved and said hi to him when they were done signing. Sometimes the handler hasn't had that question come up before and may have to ask the guest, but they'll need to know again anyway.

Stop by and see me at D*C. I'll be with the large group of guests from BSG! :)

And now I need to make a note to self of common questions guests get asked that handlers will need to know. I get a little more organized with my group every year! :)

Pictures in the Walk of Fame

[wofdir.livejournal.com]

Hi,

According to the rules in the Dragon*Con Program Book there is no picture taking in the Walk of Fame. Now if you ask and the guest says yes, the mean person in charge of the Walk of fame will not say a word. There are items that draw his strong attention. One being the tattle sign of a flash. Second is the person blocking the walking paths. Picture or video it does not matter. Either case he will politely ask you to stop taking a picture and move along. Odds are he will wave his hand and tell you these aren’t the guests you are looking for move along.