Pro puppet builders will discuss the various types of arm-rod construction with methods and benefits of each. (That's the stick that the puppeteer holds to control the hands) Ask questions!
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Wake up, bring your coffee, and start thinking about what kind of arm controls you want.
Puppet building pros with seriously great credits will talk about various puppet building techniques, such as the wedge method, flat patterning, sculpting, and more!
The Camera sees everything! Or does it? Let’s take a look at the rigging and building that makes it look like a simple puppet can do it all!
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How do you get a puppet to shoot a basket, ride a bull, play violin or eat a plate of spaghetti? Knowing your camera angles, having a great team, & a clear vision are a good start, but you also may need specialty puppets or props built to solve the problem. Lets look at some of the solutions that we have come up with for TV shows like Crash & Bernstein & commercials for Nike & Eyeglass World. For more than 30 years, Greg & Kristin have been Los Angeles-based puppet builders & performers. They've puppeteered with the Muppets, Henson’s Puppet Up, & Greg was the Puppet Captain on Disney’s Crash & Bernstein. On film, they were lead marionettists for Team America: World Police & part of the core Doc Ock performance crew on Spiderman II.
Pro puppet builders will discuss the various types of mouth-plate construction with methods and benefits of each. (That's the bit that the puppeteer holds onto inside a puppet.) Come ask questions!
Get the puppetry party started in this welcome back seminar for the Gen Con Puppetry Program, 2023! Learn what we're doing this year, plus make your own easy-peasy puppet to take with you!
Q&A Panel with Dungeon Dudes, GinnyDi, DnDShorts & PointyHat
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Come join some of your favourite YouTube personalities in a fun and informative discussion about what goes into being a content creator in the TTRPG space!
This is your opportunity to ask Ed Greenwood, creator of The Forgotten Realms and award-winning, internationally-bestselling author and game designer, anything!
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Multiple-ENnie and Calliope winner and GAMA Hall of Fame inductee Ed Greenwood has created or co-created more than 500 books and game products and another 500-plus game articles. Ask him anything. Answers come with no guarantees.
The LGBTQIA+ community has always been an active part of the gaming industry. In games we all can find empowerment, escape, inspiration, community, and purpose.
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Join Hero Forge and others in a discussion on queerness, and how it exists and thrives in the games space. How can we as gamers and industry professionals actively create inclusive environments and products? Panelists will share personal stories, and engage in positive highlights about queer characters. Everyone is welcome, all LGBTQIA+ community members and allies!
Writers discuss language choices in queernormative writing.
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Beyond building worlds where queer people exist and thrive, how can our writing and word choices make our stories more queernormative? Join our panel of writing experts as they discuss. Panelists: E.D.E. Bell (moderator), Brandon O'Brien, Cat Rambo, Dedren Snead, K.B. Wagers. Track: GCWS Writing.
Quiet fiction writers discuss perceptions of the genre.
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Quiet fiction is often confused with level of content, mood, gentleness, or even avoiding tough topics. Discuss quiet fiction with award-winning quiet fiction writers. Are you writing quiet fiction? Would you like to? Not sure? Join our panel of quiet fiction writers as they discuss how to talk about, embrace, and explore quiet fiction. Panelists: LaShawn M. Wanak (moderator), E.D.E. Bell, Carlos Hernandez, Cat Rambo, Erin Roberts. Track: GCWS Genre.