One Ring Celebration LOTR

[daleglen]

The One Ring Celebration January

14-16, 2005 at the Pasadena Center in California is pleased to offer an

unprecedented quantity of Lord of the Rings Costuming Programs for your

entertainment and education including Armour information. In addition

to meeting actors from LOTR'S,

including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and more, Our panel of

experts will offer up

discussions, demonstrations, and displays of costumes representing

the many races and cultures of Tolkien’s Middle Earth. Learn how

others have made their own costumes and how you can too.

Programs will be geared from the beginner to the expert, with closeup

demonstrations of specific techniques and broad overviews of the

various looks. There will be specialized panels about armor and

prosthetics, and even some workshops for children, too!

Movie Magic de-Mystified: Doing the Research: Moderated by Cat

Devereaux


Taking That First Stitch: Getting Started: Moderated by Judy

Grivich

So you want to get started in Costuming? If you’ve never sewn or

hardly sewn, don’t worry! Creating costumes may sound scary, but it

really isn’t. It just takes a bit of imagination and a willingness to try

new things. We’ll teach you the beginner’s dos and don’ts, and help

you overcome the fear of that first trip to the fabric store, asking for

help, scrounging thrift shops, and entering your first masquerade.

From Helm to Tasset: LOTR Armor Overview: Moderated by Judy

Grivich

All those Armor Bits have Names and Uses: The Lord of the Rings

trilogy showcases a wonderful collection of armor. The designs not

only differ by race and nation, but they evolve over time as well. Get

an overview of the movie armor. Learn the names of the pieces and

their function. Learn how fighting style influenced its design, and a bit

of movie magic information on how the armor was actually made for

the films.

The Armory Expert: Professional Techniques for Arms and

Armor: Moderated by Judy Grivich

Into serious armor and prop making? Want to take it to a higher

level, but still don’t feel like putting on 50 pounds of metal? Get an

introduction to advanced techniques from our panel of experts. Learn

some basics about leather working. Find out how the movie industry

uses plastics; vacuum-forming, resin casting, silicone mold making,

sculpting, fiberglassing, PVC pipe chain mail, and how you can apply

the same techniques.

Patterns of Defense: Making Armor Templates: Moderated by

Julia McGee

"But nobody's ever made it before!" Armor looks complex and

almost impossible to make without a pattern, but it isn't! The pattern

can be broken down into basic template pieces that can be fabricated

in many different materials. Learn how to create these pattern pieces

so your armor will fit, and then catch our Sunday Armor panels on the

various techniques for using the templates to create you own armor,

props and weapons.

Of Cardboard and Kings: Simple Techniques in Arms & Armor:

Moderated by Julia McGee

Prince's Armor for a Paupers price tag: Thankfully there are

alternatives to leather craft and metalworking; ones you can find in

your local craft or department store! Using accessible and cheap

materials to simulate metal and leather, our panel of experts will show

you how they have created some amazing armor, chain mail,

weapons and props out of everything from craft foam to papermâché!

Ugly is Only Skin Deep: Prosthetics & Hairpieces: Moderated by

Ed Martinez

Creating a new you with hair and make-up: Middle-earth is filled with

pointy-eared elves, hairy-footed hobbits, long bearded wizards, and

lots of really nasty guys with very bad complexions. Makeup and hair

played a tremendous part in creating the look of the Middle Earth

population. Our panel of experts will explain and demonstrate how it

was done, and techniques you can use.

Some Things Wicked: Villains and Evil Characters: Moderated by

Ed Martinez

Bad guys wanna have fun too! Or at least scare the neighborhood:

The villains of Middle-earth wear some of the most complex

costumes in the motion picture series, whether they were made of

fabric, metal, or plastic. Get an overview of the Orcs, Nazgul,

Monsters, and Evil Men, and learn how you might create “the lookâ€Â

[ARMOURER ERIC]

Thank you for posting this, I may actually attend.


Eric C. Joseph
James River Armoury
San Diego
www.jamesriverarmoury.com

[Cat]

Dangit, I don't live in California or I WOULD go. Specially to that prosthetic demo - I coulda made me a set of 6 pack abs (since I can't afford a tummy tuck) .

Actually, lots of those demos sounded like just what I need. Any chance you're coming to Ohio?

[Gerhard von Liebau]

Oh, wow... That sounds very, very cool... I hope I can make it! I'll have to bribe my parents into it... Gosh, so cool, so cool!

Thanks for posting! I wouldn't have ever found out about it!

-Gregory-