Animation Mechbird: FIRST PLACE and BEST ANIMATION, directed by Ashley Auld. The Day of the Subgenius: SECOND PLACE, directed by Chris Hopewell. Baby-Cue, Animation–HONORABLE MENTION, directed by Hazel Grian. Magic Realism Dwindling: FIRST PLACE, and BEST SHORT, directed by Arnie Lerner. Fate & Fortune: SECOND PLACE, directed by Keith Jefferies. The Reckoning: HONORABLE MENTION, directed by Chris Barfoot and Robert… Read more →
Creativity, Originality, and Cheese Star Wars Connections Behind the Scenes of Lord of the Rings Fantasy Full Body Make-up With Liquid Latex Klingon Beauty Scully 101 (Forensics 101) Duel of Etiquette Horror in the New Millennium The Man with the Golden Wit Art Made Weird
Edward Scissorhands resembled a statue as he prepared for his walk across the stage. Optimus Prime climbed into his multi-piece 9-foot costume. Pan danced around in merriment. The audience was riveted as Daffy proclaimed “I am Duck Dodgers in the Twenty-Fourth-and-a-Half-Century!” But the Masquerade was not fully launched until a brigade of imperial storm troopers and a battalion of rebels… Read more →
Steven Sansweet, fan relations guru for Lucasfilm Ltd., presented Star Wars Connections, a preview of Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones. Sansweet said that Star Wars II will start connecting Episode I to the original trilogy. He promised that many fans’ unresolved questions will be answered in Episodes II. “This movie is going to be … wow.” —Samuel Jackson… Read more →
J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy, The Lord of the Rings has been loved by millions of people around the world for many years. Peter Jackson is directing the film adaptations in production now. The Fellowship of the Ring will be coming to theaters near you on December 19, 2001. The Two Towers will follow in December 2002, and The Return of… Read more →
Macia and Jocelyn offered their bodies to the demonstration of the applications of Liquid Latex and Airbrush make-up. They are models for the photofantasies.com artists. The demonstration was filled to capacity so, it took me several moments before I got into the ongoing demonstration. I caught the question and answer period initially hosted by Dave Ekerle. He pointed the audience… Read more →
Dawn? Ha! Real beauty was on parade at the 2001 Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant. As a human, I scampered to my seat to avoid the wrath of any of the many mighty Klingon warriors that filled the hall. Other Terrans surrounded me, but off several isles to my left, the ridges far outnumbered us smooth-heads. The three judges, Cherelyn… Read more →
One of the X-Track’s biggest draws, Forensics 101, brings out all the voyeurs of the convention crowd to gather into the darkened room to huddle around a projector to satisfy their morbid curiosity. Dr. Kris Sperry, M.D., showed the audience many of his pictures from one of his previous presentations for Georgia law enforcement, filled with many gruesome photographs to… Read more →
