Bay Area Sherlockians
tumblr page for the bay area minicon
(oops, sorry. this tumblr is still under construction. temporary gif for now. gif creator unknown, but if known, please drop a message and we'll give proper credit.)
Ooh! I have the tumblr site-
Twas one of the first things I did as soon as I got a flicker of interest! XD
Thanks very much for all your suggestions for the other things! Checking them out now!
Guys. GUYS. Guys.
Australia now has a Con. And they’re basing it off of the Bay Area Minicon, so possibly with catering and convention bags and ALL THE MADNESS!
It’s gonna be BRILLIANT!
Signal boost this for them so they can see how big a theater to rent?
They’re looking at late August, so VERY short notice and turn around time, please help them start with a bang!
For everyone that’s been commenting about how they wished the con was in Australia?
Now it is. Go say hello and give them your support! :D
So the Video Contest Submissions are closed!
Only half of the submissions will get a DVD and the privilege to be shown on the big screen. Fantastic odds for those that submitted and we may even see one person win two of the cash prizes!
Again, Tickets Still on Sale- Here
The Video Contest Voting is still open, PLEASE do sign up and vote!
We only have 3 voters so far!
Also- if you like acting and want to help make the Scavenger Hunt a wild success, PLEASE POST IN THE FORUM or shoot us an ASK to let us know who you wanna be!
We still need:
PS: Tickets still on sale! And Donations for Raffle Prizes still taken!
Checkit out! Reaper made us a fantastic flyer!
If you live anywhere in the greater Bay Area (or even Tracy or Sacramento!) California and want to help spread the word, we really would appreciate you printing a few of these out to post in your local coffee shop, or any legal posting place.
We have a bit over a week left and well over 100 tickets left to sell.
Pssst, wanna see somethin cool? The previews on all the stickers were approved yesterday.
The Stickers are in print now, and we have a set of 9 special, 1st year only, red and black vinyl stickers that every con attendee will receive. Yep.
2.75x4.25 in size and absolutely BRILLIANT. <3
Cara (Areyoutryingtodeduceme) outdid herself with these little guys.
Wanna help make TheMoriartyScavenger Hunt an absolute blast?Wanna ham it up and receive Special Gifts* for sharing your talent as your favorite (or least favorite) character?WE NEED YOU!Specifically we need (in order of most desperately seeking to we can cover it with staff if we have to):
- DI Greg Lestrade (Will be doing a LOT of acting, so someone good on their toes a plus!)
- Sally Donovan
- Anderson (will receive a special Button as a reward for lowering the collective IQ of the teams. :P)
SherlockAntheaMycroft(We can provide a wooden handle gentleman’s umbrella if needed!)John(If you are a size Large-2xl Women’s size top we can provide a Christmas Jumper ON LOAN.)- Raz (Or any I BELIEVE IN SHERLOCK/ Tagger type Homeless Network person, someone with a hoodie that says I Believe in Sherlock Holmes, etc, and is willing to loiter suspiciously whilst wearing it.)
Each character will have a clue leading the teams onward to gather the next clue, and will probably need to stand/sit/loiter(With permission!) for about an hour. We would ask you to try and have a bit of fun with it, and as a team you will all be in on the the people preceding and following you on the loop, feel free to ad-lib and have some fun with it!Think you’re up for it? Brilliant! These roles are first come, first served! So POST IN THE FORUM or shoot us an ASK to let us know who you wanna be!*Special Gifts to include:A ring bound set of the clues, ALL FOR YOU! Wait, you ask, what?Well, we are going to have some nifty clues for everyone to follow, and during the scavenger hunt you will hold a set of 8 copies, one per group.When all the groups have come and gone you get to head back, and at the close of the Con you and all your fellows that acted a part in the hunt will receive your applause and a copy of all the clues to each actor.You will also each get a special Charm and a button that is just for the Actors, as well as the button and goodies the detective team participants get. :-D
PS: Tickets still on sale! And Donations for Raffle Prizes still taken!
Two tentative fills for Sherlock and Anthea, still searching the rest of our intrepid team!
Anybody? Please? And could Anthea and Sherlock re-confirm to me that they are coming and give me an email address to contact them at?
Also, VOTING is open!
So the Video Contest is closed!
Only half of the submissions will get a DVD and the privilege to be shown on the big screen. Fantastic odds for those that submitted and we may even see one person win two of the cash prizes!
The Reblog Contest Winner is, out of a combined list of 130, the winning number was 44!
Which was ME so I will roll it up to Aftershocked!
Ask sent asking for choice of 10 stickers from redbubble! THE STICKER PRIZES- You pick em!
Again, Tickets Still on Sale- Here
All Vidders who have submitted entries up to this point will be receiving either a sticker or art card or the like regardless of if they place in the end. If they win/place, they will get the extra with their prize.
We received 3 anon messages asking for the delay- I do hope those were…
Just a quick reminder, 48 hours left to go.
Seriously, if you know anyone that has made Sherlock videos (We as a fandom have over 1,000 fan videos, there are tons of potential entrants!) ask them if they heard about us.
Signal boosting! Let’s get some more videos, guys!
You will also each get a special Charm and possibly a special pin or button that is just for the Actors, as well as the button and goodies the team participants get. :-D
PS: Tickets still on sale! And Donations for Raffle Prizes still taken!
All Vidders who have submitted entries up to this point will be receiving either a sticker or art card or the like regardless of if they place in the end. If they win/place, they will get the extra with their prize.
We received 3 anon messages asking for the delay- I do hope those were separate people and not one person multiple times. If we do get 3 more videos, the extension will be worth it.
OFFICIALLY:
Video Contest extended to May 17th 11:59pm PST(-8gmt), Voting to begin May 18th, one round, top ten to be determined via number of votes on the poll. Voting to close June 1st, 11:59pm PST.
Yes, the Reblog contest for signal boosting the event will also be extended till the 17th.
More info and download links are here
Excellent 5th entry here!
With less than 2 weeks to go we have 5 videos!
Just a reminder, ANYONE can enter this contest, and we can take 2 videos per person.
Please, if you vid, enter this contest. If you know someone that makes fan-videos, PLEASE let them know about it. We really need entries and the more entries the more fun it will be!
