A review of Day 1 is the only entry I managed to completely write up. You can read it here - SXSW 2007: Day 1.
SXSW 2007 photo set.
Friday, 9 March 2007
07:00PM
Disturbia (Alamo Downtown)
Highly Recommended:::::
I did start an entry for SXSW 2007: Day 2, but it quickly fell by the wasteside. By the second day, I was becoming overwhelmed with it all. Here it is in all of its ugliness.
SXSW 2007: Day 2
The first item to be done as I drove into Austin was to purchase tickets to ZZ Top at The Backyard. I hastily made me way to Waterloo Records. As I pulled into the small parking lot, I couldn't help but notice the line of people waiting for the store to open. They were all there for the same reason I was. About twenty minutes later, I was out the door with two tickets.
Second item was to find free parking. As on Day 1, I parked across from Republic Square. While putting on my fully loaded notebook backpack, I wondered to myself. Whey the hell did I put so much stuff into the damn thing. It's a gorgeous backpack and all, but damn it. The eight block walk to the Austin Convention Center was pretty uneventful. I did have to stop midway to put on by Platinum badge. I jolted to the top level with plenty of time to spare as the A Conversation with: Bill Paxton panel hadn't started yet. Soon enough, Bill comes out to applause. He even brought along his father, who he is close to. I was surprise to learn, Bill has been a film maker since his high school days shooting with 8mm film. That's 8mm, not Super 8mm. Yes, he relived the good ol' days of Chet Donnelly from Weird Science. It was a great panel.
From now on, I'll just be giving you highlights.
Saturday, 10 March 2007
11:00AM
A Conversation with: Bill Paxton (16AB)
- Really enjoyed this, as stated above.
01:00PM A Conversation with: Richard Linklater (16AB)
- Finally, I was in the same room with Richard Linklater. Mark it off my list.
03:30PM TV: The Next Generation (12AB)
- Alex Lindsay was at the mic to ask the panel a question or two.
05:00PM Production Companies 2.0: Taking Online Video to the Next Level (12AB)
- Robert Scoble jumped on mic in the middle of the panel, before questions from the audience started.
09:30PM Everything's Gone Green (Alamo Downtown) Highly Recommended
- I kept thinking Zach Braff would have done this moive.
11:59PM Black Sheep (Alamo Downtown) Highly Recommended
- The best movie audience during SXSW.
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