Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Going to New York Comic Con 2012 as press for Cosplayer Nation.
I have worked with Cosplayer Nation before, as both a cameraman and interviewer at Pax East, Otakon and ConnectiCon.
Overview:
The Good: "The staff was friendly and helpful. For the most part, I was given respect as press. It was also nice to see the staff at 10th Ave and 34th St telling the fans where to go to try and speed things up.
The Bad: 11th Ave construction, this made trying to get into the Javits Center slow and messy. The Javits Center has its ups and downs. The main problem was trying to find an area where your phone would work. Also it would have been nice… If there were more power outlets in the Press lounge. Keep in mind, there were many press people trying to recharge their cameras and only a hand full of outlets. Another problem was dealing with the press registration many of the press people who where there as well as my own team. Never got the 2nd part of the press registration email, or their confirmation email.
As I was trying to get to the Curcon booth for an interview, I ran into a bootlegger. This was a downer from my point of view. It would have been nice… If there was a staff member walking around that kept an eye on who is selling what.
Overall: It was not a bad convention, Cosplayer Nation got about 20+ interviews with different cosplayers while there. I had small chat with WWF superstars, Tito Santana Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. Due to their contact with the (now named) WWE, but sadly I was unable to interview them on film. One of our goals was to arrange a one-on-one meeting with Stan Lee, but due to the fact that our contact person could not be reached, we were only able to cover his panel along with an interview with Adrianne Curry.
Photos:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.431121256947868.99558.151343924925604&type=1
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.431280206931973.99600.151343924925604&type=3
Writing by Ginyu2007
www.facebook.com/pages/Ginyu2007/151343924925604
Overview:
The Good: "The staff was friendly and helpful. For the most part, I was given respect as press. It was also nice to see the staff at 10th Ave and 34th St telling the fans where to go to try and speed things up.
The Bad: 11th Ave construction, this made trying to get into the Javits Center slow and messy. The Javits Center has its ups and downs. The main problem was trying to find an area where your phone would work. Also it would have been nice… If there were more power outlets in the Press lounge. Keep in mind, there were many press people trying to recharge their cameras and only a hand full of outlets. Another problem was dealing with the press registration many of the press people who where there as well as my own team. Never got the 2nd part of the press registration email, or their confirmation email.
As I was trying to get to the Curcon booth for an interview, I ran into a bootlegger. This was a downer from my point of view. It would have been nice… If there was a staff member walking around that kept an eye on who is selling what.
Overall: It was not a bad convention, Cosplayer Nation got about 20+ interviews with different cosplayers while there. I had small chat with WWF superstars, Tito Santana Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. Due to their contact with the (now named) WWE, but sadly I was unable to interview them on film. One of our goals was to arrange a one-on-one meeting with Stan Lee, but due to the fact that our contact person could not be reached, we were only able to cover his panel along with an interview with Adrianne Curry.
Photos:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.431121256947868.99558.151343924925604&type=1
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.431280206931973.99600.151343924925604&type=3
Writing by Ginyu2007
www.facebook.com/pages/Ginyu2007/151343924925604
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