[Water Lily]

Еще один отчет о визите Билли. Подробный, со спойлерами "Снайпера" и ответами Билли на вопросы.

"The show was to start at 7:30 pm. It's a small movie theatre in an odd location - near several light industrial companies, rather than in a shopping district. It was a bit cold, but we lasted fairly well.
At 7:30, Billy came in from the side door (exit) of the theatre, with (a publicist for the Scottish Shorts, I assume). He was dressed in a black shirt, with dark blue jeans, a jean jacket and his leather jacket over it. The crowd (probably made up of about half fans) went crazy, of course, but stayed in their seats and were well-behaved. He did a quick introduction, which, of course, I don't remember, and on to the shorts.

Sniper 470 was first. To be honest, I was worried about the reaction, being afraid that some would laugh at the more "uncomfortable scenes", or talk throughout the movie, but the audience was great. There was some laughter at the toilet scene, and some uncomfortable sounds during the "virtual sex" scene, but otherwise, quiet and appreciative. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing this on film on the large screen. For those of you who haven't seen it, it's an excellent 25 minute film that takes place in the future, about a gunner on an asteroid whose job is to shoot and destroy enemy ships passing through the asteroid belt. It focuses on the loneliness and isolation of his situation, the extreme lack of human contact, and the terror he has to face as a sitting target, and the terrible reality of killing. Very timely, and an excellent showcase for acting without the use of dialogue (and very little monologue). Much applause from the audience.

Q&A: Billy came in again, this time without the leather jacket. They only had 15 minutes, so he only took a few questions. He was asked about New Zealand and said he'd be there in May and June doing shooting. He was asked about his tattoo, and he gave the same answer as at Trent U - he explained what it was and where he got it - his ankle - without showing it, and commented that, in retrospect, it wasn't the smartest decision he made, since when they did it, he still had two weeks of acting in hobbit feet left, and glue over a raw wound is not a pleasant experience!

He was asked about the screenplay with Dom, and of course he teased and said how TERRIBLE Dom was to work with in writing it, it was just TORTURE, but the script was so good that it was worth it. Was asked about The Ballad of Crazy Paola (the gentleman acting as his publicist, or publicist for the Scottish Shorts mangled the name, so I guess he's not familiar with Billy's stage work - *g*) by a girl who's doing a scene from it (Scene 4) in acting class. He noted that the playwright wanted to call the scenes "Round 1", "Round 2", etc. because it's really a fight between two people, and that that scene should be played as one where the woman has the upper hand, because in that scene she knows more about the person connecting them (who is her dead lover and his dead brother). Billy then left; unfortunately, he was unable to stay and give autographs and had to keep his appearance at the end of the show short.

Again, a wonderful experience, a funny, thoughtful and gracious man. Thank you, Billy Boyd. "