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WonderCon2023

WonderCon 2023 was wonderful. I woke up early Friday morning, hopped on my motorcycle and made my way down to Anaheim, California. After an hour and a half motorcycle ride (stopping for espresso along the way) I was ready and excited to film at the convention. I hadn’t been to a convention in a few years due to covid as well as life happening, but now I decided it was time to return to the YouTube grind and start making YouTube videos again. I just made a new video on my channel which you can check out here, leave a comment, like, subscribe, tell me how awesome I am hahaha https://youtu.be/IFxikNSs8IM ahhh shameless self promotion, I just love living in the modern age.

Yoshi (Yoshette) by insta@dianaistrash

WonderCon 2023 Convention was a truly wonderful experience. The vibe was real, beautiful people everywhere, beautiful weather, people dressed in their best and looking to impress! The vibes at WonderCon were some of the best I have experienced! I am convinced that the retired ravers of the early to mid 2000s must have picked up cosplay as their new obsession. If you have never been to WonderCon in sunny southern California, USA; here is a little picture of what the people from around the world bring to the show. They bring the good vibes, the neat costumes and their beautiful hearts. Come next year! If you can’t afford a ticket, come and hang out outside the convention and see all the cosplayers!!!!

Cosplay is artistic expression and is a LOT of work

Costumes, makeup, hair, props, playing a character; Cosplay is all of these things. If you go to a movie set they have entire departments dedicated to each of these disciplines. There is a costume department, an art department, there is hair and makeup, a prop department, a special effects department, there are the actors themselves. When you find a cosplayer they are representing all of that and some of them do all of it themselves. Whether or not they do it all themselves doesn’t make their costume any less cool, however when you find a cosplayer that literally spent every waking hour devoted to their craft and then arriving with a look for every day of the convention it means they truly have love for the show or movie character they are portraying, they have respect for it and how it may have impacted their lives and they love the world of cosplay.

Queen Maleficent by insta@allenwaiserman

Cosplay is life giving.

For some, cosplay is just dress up, it’s just fantasy, it doesn’t matter to them. For others it is not only dress up and fantasy, but it is their lifeline. It is their connection to other people, their group, their identity and it is the only thing that matters. The characters they portray are from the stories we tell, this is truly an extension of or fables and legends. Many tales based on our history, our moral values and what we think are important lessons to teach people or make them remember in a meaningful way. Cosplay is an extension of that and for some people the all encompassing world of cosplay is a fascination that keeps them in this world. It keeps them going and their next convention is something to look forward to. People put a lot of hard work and energy into these conventions and a good portion of them do it for free. They dress up because they love the character, want to make a unique look and maybe take some pictures with their fans.

Psylocke by @Rachallday

Movies Have Impact!

Everything Everywhere All At Once was a movie that reinvigorated my love of film. It touched me so deeply in its unique story and humor and I was amazed at the modest budget and small crew that worked on the film This gave me hope to become a film maker of my own someday and about a year after watching the film I have successfully worked as a camera assistant in a short horror film so I have now seen the process up close. This movie may have slightly changed my life in that it helped me realize my goals and that they are not unachievable. it was great seeing these characters at WonderCon and an honor to put them in my video.

Now were Cookin,’ when no one’s lookin’ -Raccacoonie Cosplay by @JeffersawrusRex

What is the next convention?

The next convention will most likely be Anime Expo and possibly San Diego Comic Con, by then I should be using some better camera equipment and hope to have some mics as well so I can splice in some interviews. I really enjoy making these videos and am happy to be back doing it again.

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Anime Expo 2018 Cosplay!

Went to Anime Expo in Los Angeles this year and had a blast, the event was very well thought out and executed other than some overcrowding in the event. Walking up to the event there was a long line to get in, however that line was moving at rapid pace. This year they decided to send the badges in the mail so there was no need to wait in a line to pick up your badge. The only line you had to wait in was bag check and it was pretty quick. Anime Expo is a convention featuring anime characters, manga, video games, music, voice actors, and other creators of media. Equally impressive is the fans attending the event who dress in cosplays and get photographs or videos taken. Cosplay has become a big reason to attend one of these conventions. Cosplay is were people create costumes and dress up as their favorite characters from anime, cartoons, or pop culture in general. Seeing what costumes people come up with and create is one of my favorite parts of the convention and I decided to make another video of the event this year to share the experience. The event has gone above and beyond to support this part of the convention as they provided a costume repair center for costumes that may be having technical difficulties, providing hot glue guns, super glue, safety pins, and even needle and thread to get your costume up and running in case it is melting from the heat outside. They also had an entire section of the event devoted to taking photo’s in elaborate little stages. It was awesome to see an event that knows what it’s attendees needs and wants are and deliver on them. The event also had an entire section of gaming pc’s and video game VR demos. Sections devoted to new games, new Dragon Ball Z video game content, and even Blizzard had a whole booth mostly featuring Overwatch and selling Blizzard merchandise. While the heat outside reached around 105-110 degrees Fahrenheit, the inside of the convention was cool and provided a good break from the heat. Anime Expo is quickly becoming one of my favorite Anime Conventions due to the con’s organizers paying attention to how to make Anime Expo a better convention and giving the people what they want. Thank you for an amazing con, met a lot of wonderful and talented people and thank you for being in my Anime Expo 2018 Cosplay Highlights video!

 

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Anime Expo 2017 – Filming and Photographing Cosplay

sub-zero

Saturday morning 8:45am, just enough time to grab a few muffins, coffee, and apple juice before the free continental breakfast closed at the hotel. Coffee was empty, but the excitement for the convention insured we were awake and ready for the day. My fiance was working hard to get her Sub-Zero(Mortal Kombat)&Elsa(Frozen) cosplay ready for the day ahead. A few small parts of the costume needed some repair. I rushed over to 7Eleven to grab super glue sticks and energy drinks. The glue did the job for the time being and we were off to the con. I grabbed my camera, our badges and our energy drinks. The Lyft driver pulled up with a smile from ear to ear, the driver knew exactly where we were headed. As we were arriving to the convention I started filming, sure not to miss a moment because you never know what you might see. As the day passed we saw some very amazing cosplays and met some very nice people. Before going to the con I was feeling a bit negative about it, I bought a camera to photograph what I saw there, but wanted to do something more. I have always had a passion for film, aspirations to become a director someday still stick in my mind. Fear that I would not be able to support myself financially kept me in the world of information Technology, with a decent job as a system engineer. With the advent of YouTube and other video upload sites my hobby can be realized. In the future I plan on filming much more conventions and possibly starting a vlog series. I am also starting this blog, I will get into why I am starting it at another time. For now though, I would like you to see what I saw at the convention: very hard working people who are extremely passionate about their hobbies/careers and they show their passion and creativity by making amazing costumes out of foam, paint, and plastidip. It is quite inspiring to meet people who take their passion this seriously, some even have made careers from it. When you see these costumes, you can see why cosplay isn’t your average fashion show and that the work these people put into it truly shows something unique and special.

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