San Diego Comic Con/Art project?
Thursday, Jul 31, 2008 4:08PM / Standard Entry
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I just came back from The San Diego Comic Con.... the largest Comic convention in the USA. Even though its more of a video gaming and multimedia show now. 150,000 people strong many dressed up like their favorite anime character. Others are looking for their favorite stars at the talk panels. In the artists alley many talented artists showing their sketches and toys. Yes there are the geeks too.... many many ! But what can I say I'm there too haha. Well I do help out my friends who sell t-shirts, other sell their vinyl toys and sketchbooks. I look at all this and the reason its so big is clear.....In Hollywood many the biggest movies have all been comic or fantasy oriented. Batman, Spiderman, Chronicals of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, the Hulk, X Men, etc . Now Hollywood has been reaching out to other asian comics or animes..... its happening with Transformers, Speed Racer, and I hear Naruto and Vampire Hunter D may be in talks. The next step I feel is going into the Mangas which you see in asia already in Oldboy, NANA, Deathnote to name a few. I have been shooting publicity for awhile for people. there is a trend here with photographers shooting 50's and 60's "pin up" girls for regular women. they are doing very well I hear too. I want to do more anime stuff.... the kids are already dressing up (cosplay) and there are some great photos going around too. I just want to finally try and develop a style with what I like....maybe this is a start. The people are going to be "themselves" in a fantasy situation .... not necessarily playing out a specific character . So if any of you wonderful artists want to work on this too for fun? Actors and models to shoot, photoshop artists and stylists. I am doing some of this here in the U.S. (but not to the style yet I want !) it would be great to do it overseas. And then I understand the trends may be different in asia or in other countries. I want to try different feels and looks. If not for anything else it would be great to work with talented people all over the world. That is my goal!! Sorry I have no great examples, but the ideas were flowing as I walked through the thousands of characters and people being someone else for the day.....
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