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 Wally Burr's Hollywood: The arduous task of directing voice actors in
voice studio is not as easy as just saying "do your thing". To Wally,
auditions and constant practicing are just as much a show of commitment as the long hours of
retakes during the actual recording sessions. Topics covered casting choices, studio
work history in direction and production, and more.
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Blogging for Anime: Panelists joined up to talk about anything under
the sun in the anime world. Impromptu fun included eBay travels, discussion about
pirated anime and manga goods, LiveJournal readings, good vs. bad ninjas, the evil color pink,
and the bad habit of speaking 1337.
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Live Audience Dub Session: Wally Burr, Tadao Tomomatsu, Shawn Crosby, and
selected members of the audience gathered up to do a real enactment of a typical voice
recording session to Transformers the Movie, complete with Wally's attention to perfection and
voice projection direction. Topics also covered keeping pace with the movie,
editing dialogue, having scenes explained, and more.
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Recreating Your Favorite
Characters a Costumes: Seasoned
veterans in the cosplay and costuming community talked about fabricating anime costumes from
scratch and making sure it stays comfortable and fashionable. Topics included sewing
tips, adding fairy wings, attention to details, relative accuracy to the character depending
on one's tastes or abilities, and finding fabrics through the best stores.
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Robotech: Harmony Gold: Robotech fans rejoice! Voice actors for
both Scott Bernard and Yellow Dancer attended the panel to talk about their latest projects
and give a few stories about the work behind the scenes during the making of Robotech.
Topics included constant script editing, character development, voice coordination, and
numerous writing challenges in a time when an animated drama/sci-fi saga concept on televsion
wasn't fully realized.
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Basic Kimono Workshop: For fans who want more traditional art in their
convention weekend, participants in this workshop could come and learn how to make their own
kimonos. Techniques involved proper measurements, choosing the right fabric for the
season, cutting and sewing together the fabrics, fitting sessions, and proper storage for the
long term wardrobe.
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How to Create and Maintain
Your Own Anime Club: Seasoned
officers of local anime clubs got together to discuss the latest news about their clubs.
Discussion involved club constitutions, membership fees, permission to show screenings,
acquiring rare videos, mainstream vs. cult favorites for the hardcore fans, and going on group
shopping sprees or anime convention roadtrips.
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Manga Art Design: Jerry Koudelik, Caroline Curtis, and Dori Belmont
talked about their latest works as well as gave helpful pointers to aspiring artists.
Topics included creating a solid believable story, designing plot elements, dealing with
copyright issues, listening to fan forums, getting involved in webcomics, and listening to fan
criticisms.
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Additional
panels and discussions held throughout the busy Anime LA 2005 weekend included: Lost in Translation, WebComics, Sub vs. Dub
Anime, Bootlegging: Does it Hurt or Help?, History of Anime in the US, Fan Subs a Good Idea or
Lousy Culture Clash?, Primer for Japanese Pronunciation, Sewing Machine 101, Secret of Mana
Theatre, Story Boarding, Staff or Wand Building Workshop, Game Design and Development, Story
Telling for Game Designers, Synergy Between Anime, Manga, and Games, Character Creation, Anime
Domina, and more.
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