I thought I'd posted a reply here but I guess it was lost to the Sands of Time. Curse you Prince of Persia.
-cough- http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/102/f/c/Tone_Depth_by_Inyuo.jpg
But yes, an organized photoshoot is something I'm really looking forward to if we can arrange it.
That's awesome. Is that the artist of Awkward Zombie? If so it must be hidden away on her DeviantArt site. I'll have to raid it sometime for hidden comics.
Ok, I'll tell her that.
If you got a Zelda gathering going, how would the first day be? Because that's the day she was gonna be Link, well, on the first and last day.
The water temple angered me so much when I was a kid. I would miss one key or one room and screw everything up.
I'll take it into consideration. Generally day 2 is better, despite lots of competition for photoshoot times, but day 1 isn't unheard of. I'm not the defacto leader of this photoshoot, but if nobody else is jumping up, I may end up leading it again...
I can understand if the Water Temple frustrated you as a kid. I was a seasoned Zelda fan when OoT came out, so I was more well-prepared. Finishing Zelda II before GameFAQs existed was a trial-by-fire, if nothing else.
Veraca:Don't worry; it'll come together. Your ideas for young Link sound pretty fun.
Now... time to talk about something important...
Photo Shoot Discussion:I've looked over the photo shoot schedule and here are my thoughts:
First of all, yes, we are late to the scene. This is not necessarily a bad thing. There WILL be photo shoot conflicts. It is unavoidable. But now, we can CHOOSE what we'll be conflicting with.
Moving on... I recommend the afternoon of day 1 (Saturday) or day 2 (Sunday). Early afternoon is best. Here's an excerpt from the schedule:
Saturday (day 1)
Kingdom Hearts- Pioneer Square, 11:00 a.m.
D.Gray-man- Pioneer Square, 12:00 p.m.
Hetalia- South Park Blocks, 1:00 p.m. (in case of heavy rain, go to Director Park)
Hamtaro- place TBA, 1:00 p.m.
Capcom vs. SNK- meet at Pioneer Square then move to Keller park, 1:00 p.m.
Vocaloid- Pioneer Square, 2:00 p.m.
Pokemon- Pioneer Square, 3:00 p.m.
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Sunday (day 2)
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Hetalia- South Park Blocks, 1:00 p.m. (in case of heavy rain, go to Director Park)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya- Place TBA, 2:00 p.m.
Final Fantasy- Lownsdale Square, 2:00 p.m. (see bottom for directions)
Pandora Hearts- Place TBA, 5:00 p.m.
Full Metal Alchemist- Pioneer Square, after cosplay contest
Sailor Moon- Time and place TBA
Tim Burton- Time and place TBA
My thoughts:
- I do not recommend Day 0 at all, and I'd avoid Day 3.
- For cosplay popularity, Kingdom Hearts is a 500 pound gorilla. Let's give it a wide berth. Day 1 at 11am is off, I say. Do note, though, that anyone cosplaying KH at 11am is unlikely to cosplay anything else for the rest of the afternoon.
- 1:00pm is a prime photo shoot time, and Hetalia has TWO photo shoots at that time on two separate days. They should not be surprised if other shoots want those times (like us). Given the circumstances, I am not concerned about conflicting with their shoot if we decide on 1pm. Also, I doubt there are many Hamtaro or Capcom vs. SNK cosplayers in the Zelda group, so I'm betting those two 1pm photo shoots are not a problem either. However...
- I'm more concerned about the Vocaloid, Pokemon, Final Fantasy, and Haruhi photo shoots, all of which occur at 2pm or 3pm on day 1 or day 2. I expect there are some Zelda cosplayers who also cosplay one of those other series.
- We don't know when the cosplay contest will be (at least I don't know), except that it'll be day 2 (I think). We REALLY want to avoid overlapping with this, because... well... it'd suck. Anyone know the time it starts?
SOOOO....
Given the above notes, I suggest these options:
1. Saturday at noon is a possibility if we want to assume no involvement from KH cosplayers, and aren't worried about the following photo shoots at 1pm on Saturday (see above). It's pretty early in the weekend, though.
2. Sunday at noon is also worth considering. It's early enough to narrowly avoid Haruhi and Final Fantasy (both at 2pm).
3. We should also consider doing it later in the afternoon: 4pm on Saturday or 3pm on Sunday. We'll be avoiding most of the other photo shoots and there will still be daylight until after 6pm, right? However, we need to watch out for the beginning of the cosplay contest.
4. We may want to team up with the Super Smash Brothers cosplayers. They haven't registered a photo shoot yet, and we can draw more of a crowd if we have Zelda/SSB/General Nintendo at the same time. The Zelda-specific photo ops will sort themselves out.
I'd like feedback. And REMEMBER, this is a question of
priorities, NOT "when I plan to wear my Zelda costume." If you really want to come to the photo shoot, wear your costume the day of the photo shoot.
There may be a handful of people with conflicts worth mentioning, but that's where priorities come into play. Don't mention a conflict unless it's a dealbreaker.
ALSO REMEMBER, Saturday is day ONE and Sunday is day TWO. People who attend other conventions can become confused because K-con is on a three-day weekend.
Lastly... LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION:
Pioneer Square is nice but far away. It really sucks if it starts raining right after we arrive. That happened last year. I'm not sure about the other outdoor locations.
Inside the hotel is
okay, but expect to be constantly butting heads with staff because of crowd control issues.
We CAN meet inside and then move to an outdoor location. Upside: it's easier to find the Zelda group. Downside: latecomers may slip through the cracks.
Okay, hope I haven't overloaded you with information. Please post your opinions after having read the above. New information is welcome. Pretty soon I'll compile everything and propose a time and day. Extra love to those of you who consider the Zelda photo shoot a high priority in your weekend schedule.
