Indi, IN Filmcon 5 in Madison, Wiscon Nov. 18th-20th

Hello Fan Force Members,

This is Eric Larson from Madison, Wisconsin. Some of you may know me from the Milwookie council.

I run Filmcon up in Madison Wisconsin. I wanted to let you know that we will be having a Star Wars themed convention this year. November 18-20th. This is our 5th convention. Many of you South of here have attended before, so I hope you can make it again.

I truly want this to be an experience for fans of both trilogies. With special panels, and events that all center around out favorite films.

The web site will be up shortly, but in the mean time if you have questions, anyone can contact me thru FF Messaging or at my email address at the end of the message. I am still looking for people who want to be on panels- or for that matter run panels on certain topics of interest to Star Wars fans.

As of this moment we have 2 guests(Providing there is not a sheduling issue) the Elsey?s. The creature shop people from Farscape and Episode 3 have said they would like to attend this year. It will give the convention go'ers a rare look into the making of the film from a different perspective.

Playstation has also given a big thumbs up in support and will be providing many freebies and fun activities to do during the weekend.


If anyone in the fanforce is interested in attending, or finding out more information please contact Eric Larson(that?s me) at the following address- or visit the website...to be completed soon!


ericlarson@centurytel.net

www.filmcon.org

Thanks again-Hope to see many of you there!

 

Just popping over from the Milwaukee Forum to say that Filmcon is great (I've attended the last three and enjoyed them immensely plus I help Eric before and during the con - see below about the lightsaber classes).

Believe me, you won't be disappointed if you go. Please support this media-based convention because, instead of actors, you get to meet the behind-the-scenes people, such as concept artists, make-up and prosthetics, CGI-animators etc etc etc. Please support Eric and come to the convention in November!

Also, I am half of the team who taught the previous lightsaber classes (and LOTR swordfighting class) and will again be teaching lightsaber this year. We also plan to show you how to put a choreographed duel together - a simple one, no back flips etc, but one that can be easily learned. The classes, both on Sunday, will be strictly limited to 10 people each so we have the room to move and swing those lightsabers. If you want to be part of the class, let Eric know via email and include an extra $10 with your registration form and convention fee (this $10 fee goes to the convention, not us) and remember to bring a long dowel (details will be posted soon on the website as to the diameter and length required). If you have questions about the lightsaber class email me at lauzun@execpc.com with the subject Filmcon Lightsaber Class.

 

Hi everybody,

It's Mark Twitchell, the smilin Kit Fisto of C3.

If you haven't been to a FilmCon yet you have no idea what you're missing. It's an excellent convention which focuses on the creative aspects of film making and a variety of other hands on project work as well such as costuming, prop building and CGI.

The guests at these things are most often production crew who have worked on various television series and big budget films, Star Wars included. There are light saber classes, fan film screenings and a host of activities going on and of course there's the main reason we all go to these things . . to get away from it all and hang out with fellow SW fans.

I really hope as many of you can make it as possible. In light of Xpress Entertainment launching and production on this . . .

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. . . going so well, I've been invited to give 2, 1 hour panels at this con on Film production. If you've ever thought about sinking your teeth into a film project and would like a roadmap of what to expect and how to get things done, I've designed this seminar to cater directly to independent production.

I'll be going over every imaginable topic from creative writing and concept design to principal photography, set design and post production. The best part is that the techniques are applicable for a wide range of budgets and scale.

My own fan film creation is budgeted at $30,000, will be shot almost entirely on blue and green screens, run nearly an hour and a half in run time and follow every true idiom of a real star wars film. Interweaving story lines, easter eggs and inside jokes, and explore how the death star plans were stolen, how Han won the Falcon and how he set the kessel run record as well as showing what happened when he had to ditch his cargo.

If anyone wants a copy of the script for entertainment purposes PM me and you'll get a copy.

FilmCon is amazing. It's always a lot of fun to get together and hang out with friends, participate in the costume contest and the guests are the true salt of the earth, people who do the real work when it comes to producing all aspects of media. I've been attending since FilmCon 3.

Pre register now because it's cheaper the earlier you do it and we're trying to break records on attendance with this baby. I would fly down for it even if I wasn't hosting anything. Everybody pull a Nike and just do it.

I look forward to seeing you there.

 

Hey Indy Knights!
Just another post about FilmCon. Eric really needs you to register now and pay your fee! He's starting to work on the budget so needs money for such things as the airfare for the Elsey's and Erik Tiemens and other guests and expenses. If he doesn't have a certain amount of money to pay these expenses, things are going to have to be cancelled and we wouldn't want that to happen.

From talking with him, it sounds like Erik Tiemens will be bringing some very exciting conceptual artwork not before seen (and not in the Art of ROTS either) and the special session with the Elsey's (which costs an extra $75) is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for those who are interested in make-up etc. And, of course, the lightsaber classes will be fun?send in your extra $10 for that as well (the classes are limited to a total of 10 people each).

So, please, register now and send in your money! He doesn't want to beg so I'm doing it for him. The price of $35 is good until September 30 ($45 at the door) so do it now and save some money (or put that extra $10 towards the lightsaber class!).

If you have any questions, contact Eric through the website at FilmCon.