KillaNet Goes To The Elans

Post by **Tami** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:35 am

This past weekend Scott, Michael and I attended the 2008 Elans - Canadian Awards for Electronic Art and Animation in Vancouver - and we all feel like we are now suffering from a major case of jet lag - without ever having gotten on an airplane. We worked as volunteers during the event; Michael was head of the security team and Scott was head of the limo team while I assisted Jack Weatherell and Holly Carinci, the event's producers. We all had our work cut out for us, but we also had a very good time. It didn't hurt that a room in Vancouver's Sutton Place Hotel - one of only two AAA Five Diamond hotels in all of Canada - was provided for us Friday night - many thanks to the staff and management of The Sutton for making our stay so enjoyable.

Our weekend in Vancouver began with hotel check-in at 10:30 am followed by rehearsals at The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts. We then went back to the hotel to work on a few tasks in preparation for the evening and also to get all glammed up in our formal wear. Michael headed back to The Centre early in the afternoon to guard the trophies, and Scott followed soon after with some of his limo team (in a limo, of course) to await the impending arrival of dozens of limos. I assisted Jack and Holly with a few last minute preparations and then we went off to the VIP pre-gala reception where Seth MacFarlane would be introduced to the event's sponsors and awards presenters. After the reception and a couple of interviews with Canada's Space Channel and MuchMusic TV, I accompanied Mr. MacFarlane and his assistant Andrew in a limo while Holly & Jack accompanied Mr. Nick Fletcher, producer of The Bee Movie.

Upon arrival at the theatre, Mr. MacFarlane was interviewed by several members of the local press and then left alone for some relaxation time before the curtain went up on The Elans. While we didn't see all of the show, what we did see was very enjoyable (ignoring the few glitches that occur in any live performance), and Mr. MacFarlane was in fine form as Host, regaling us with several stand-up routines. At the end of the awards presentations, we were all treated to a combination live and animated musical piece - featuring who else but Stewie - and Mr. MacFarlane singing "I've Got A List" which was to originally air in the Family Man episode titled "Stewie Kills Lois" but was cut due to time constraints.

Once the curtain went down on the awards presentations, Michael and two members of his security team accompanied Mr. MacFarlane over to the After Party which was held in the Atrium at the Vancouver Public Library. The relaxed atmosphere, refreshments and entertainment were most enjoyable, as was the chance to mix with all of our friends from the video game and animation industry. Rumour has it that there was an inter-studio challenge issued for a head-to-head tournament at our upcoming Digital Storm LAN, but you will all just have to wait awhile for more on that one.

Saturday saw us attending the industry networking event held right at The Sutton, which featured brunch and an informal panel about the state of the industry in regards to financing, incentives, education and more. Michael and Scott tried out some very techie gaming chairs at the Microsoft Xbox 360 booth, and we all came home with a few gifts courtesy of Microsoft Game Studios and Microsoft Servers. Once again, it was a chance to catch up with some friends and congratulate them on their Elan wins. We had a fantastic time, and would like to personally thank all of the sponsors and of course Jack and Holly for the opportunity work on such a great production. We are definitely looking forward to doing it again at the 2009 Elans. We do have several photographs from the weekend's events, and will be posting them on the site soon.

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Josh · Post by **Josh** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:09 pm

Wow, it sounds like you guys had a really fun time. I'm really glad you three got that opprotunity. <img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... /smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' /> I'm sure Seth MacFarlane was just hilarious to be around.

At the end of the awards presentations, we were all treated to a combination live and animated musical piece - featuring who else but Stewie - and Mr. MacFarlane singing "I've Got A List" which was to originally air in the Family Man episode titled "Stewie Kills Lois" but was cut due to time constraints

I really liked that episode -- it was a huge turning point in the season. It would have been neat to have that song in the episode lol.

Post by **Jim** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:03 pm

That really does sound like a lot of fun; did you guys manage to take any pictures while you were there?

Post by **Tami** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:43 pm

We do have several photographs from the weekend's events, and will be posting them on the site soon.

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Twister · Post by **Twister** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:13 pm

thats nice...

Post by **Jim** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:05 pm

meh, you must have added that after cause I missed it <img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... >/blum.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':P\' />