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| Anime Figure Modeling Seminar
- Go Figure: Long-time otakus on the model front, panelists
discussed the trappings of garage kit manufacturing and final paint to
product time. For construction of various molds and fittings,
superglue, epoxy or polyester putty with pins is highly encouraged as
well as acquiring a Dremel tool to assist in nearly everything
surrounding the construction of the model kit. Topics also
included uses of paint, brushes, special techniques for tight areas, and
proper care of the kits for small displays to large shows. |
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| Anime Online: Ryan Mathews (left) and
Tim Georgi (right) spoke about online newsletters and the importance of
ease of use in finding relevant information on any given subject
matter. Topics also covered were constantly changing web designs,
online journalism's instant gratification, using templates for
journalism, and frequent concerns about copyrighted images. |
Online Publishing: Panelists including
Mike O'Toole (left from AnimeJump)
and Tim Georgi (center from AtAnime)
described the arduous tasks that lie ahead in creating and maintaining
an easy to use and read newsletter with all the right amounts of
information, articles, and stories, staying true with their local fan
base, and keeping good relations with sponsoring companies. |
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| Dub Your Own Anime: Jeff
Thompson of The Right Stuf International directed several vocal sessions
in which spirited fans got a chance to display their acting abilities on
stage and really experience the challenges that voice actors go through
in real dubbed works. |
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| Anime Song Circle: Iskandar
Taib led this choir workshop in which those with more than a musical hum
on the tongue could sit in and sing some favorite anime tunes with a
number of fellow fans who liked the same songs. |
| Additional panels also held on
Sunday: Music Videos Advanced Workshop, 3D Art / Modeling and the Gaming
Industry, Shoujo Melodrama, Central Park Media, State of the Anime
Industry, Old Fogies III: Fogies on Monster Island, Escaflowne, Getting
Anime to You: Production of Translated Anime, Studio GONZO with Nagasawa
and Yamakawa, and Restoring Anime. |
