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Panel and Movie Room Schedule

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Saturday
 

9am - 9:45am Kaiju Makers
Eyes, teeth, claws and paws. Come see how we make monsters to be wearable and squishable. Fabric and Fiber artists share their love of Kaiju (and maybe share a technique or two). With Robin Blevins


10am - 10:45am Cosplay on a budget
Interested in cosplay but limited on resources? Come see how you can get into cosplay - on a budget! This panel will cover tips and tricks for saving money while creating super cool costumes, budget-friendly material alternatives, where to source your supplies to get the most bang for your buck, as well as what you definitely can't skimp on! With Brittney of Buttery Rose Cosplay.
 

11:15am-12pm Kaiju Assault: Hobby to labor of love for kaiju gamers.
Learn how gamers with a love of kaiju turned that love into a fun card game that celebrates Kaiju. Get tips on how to turn your hobby into a labor of love and a business. With Brandon Phillips from Kaiju Assault Card Game


12:15pm-12:45pm Kaiju Bunraku (Movie 2017)
Here's a day in the life of a husband and wife living in a world of giant monsters. This short film was part of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and we are proud to be the Omaha Premiere of this outstanding movie.


1pm - 1:45pm Little Giant Monsters models
Jon LeGrand, aka LeGrandzilla, loves his miniature giant monsters. In this session, he will talk about kaiju model kits from styrene , vinyl, resin and even original sculptures and how you can get into the hobby. You will see examples of the different types of kits and sculptures and Jon will discuss the processes of building and painting each type, as well as answer your questions. With Jon LeGrand


2pm-4pm Gamera the Invincible (Movie 1965)
In the Arctic, an unknown aircraft is shot down by an American jet fighter. The aircraft crashes and its cargo, a low-level atomic bomb, explodes. The resulting cataclysm awakens a prehistoric monster that has the appearance of a giant turtle with teeth and large tusks (From Wikipedia).
Gamera hit the ground flying into the hearts of everyone. Come watch his first and only film that was released to US theaters from the showa era.

 

4pm - 7pm Beast from 20000 Fathoms (Movie 1953) With special introduction by Bruce Crawford. 

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a 1953 American science fiction giant monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen. The screenplay is based on Ray Bradbury's 1951 short story "The Fog Horn".
 

Bruce Crawford, A long time friend of Ray Harryhausen the creator of The Beast from 20000 Fathoms, will give a talk about Beast from 20000 Fathoms as part of the viewing of the Movie.

7:15pm-8pm Writing for Kaiju with Dane G. Kroll

Dane G. Kroll is the author of the Realm of Goryo action adventure kaiju series. His love for giant monsters started like most, as a child watching Godzilla movies. Wanting to follow in those big foot steps, Dane set out to make his own series
as a way to make the genre bigger and better. He has written over a dozen books from horror, sci-fi, to fantasy, but the kaiju cast a shadow over them all. This panel will focus on Kaiju writing.

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Sunday

 

9am-10:30am The Beast of Hollow Mountain (Movie 1956)
The Beast of Hollow Mountain is a 1956 Weird West horror film about an American cowboy living in Mexico who discovers his missing cattle are being preyed upon by dinosaurs. The first film to show dinosaurs and cowboys in the same picture, it is notable for being based on a story idea by special effects innovator Willis O'Brien. (From Wikipedia)

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10:45am-11:30am - GODZILLA, MOTHRA, KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK 

GODZILLA, MOTHRA, KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Film journalist Patrick Galvan delves into the film's history, covering its background, its role in Godzilla's wavering popularity in Japan, and the social commentary director Shusuke Kaneko infused into this thoughtful monster epic.

 

11:45pm-12:15 pm Kaiju Bunraku (Movie 2017)
Here's a day in the life of a husband and wife living in a world of giant monsters. This short film was part of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and we are proud to be the Omaha Premiere of this outstanding movie.

 

12:30pm-1:15pm Monster Mash: It’s a kaiju smash!
Discussing cinema’s largest stars. They’re Big, Green, but not always Mean, and we’re pitting them against each other for ultimate hierarchy. With Billy Peck, Anthony Benegas, and Noah Jensen

 

1:30pm-2:15pm Creating your own Kaiju: How to design realistic monsters.
Monsters are as real as you want them to be! Come learn how one artist designs realistic monsters based off of nature, folklore and--of course--Kaiju! With Arden Ellen Nixon

 

2:30pm-4:30pm War of the Monsters (Movie 1966)
Come see the second Gamera movie, set just 6 months after the first Gamera movie, this is his first movie as a “good” guy. He fights the frost breathing lizard known as Barugon! Can’t imagine why his first villain is an energy breath weaponed lizard can you?

 

4:45pm-5:30pm Titans in 3D
If you are like many kaiju fans, you love movie scenes where giant monsters are making mayhem and battling it out with each other on Monster Island or some major city like Tokyo, New York City or even...Omaha Nebraska! Join Jon “LeGrandzilla” LeGrand as he shares how he recreates movie scenes or fantasy kaiju matchups that can sit on a shelf! Dioramas tell a story. Come enjoy this session and see some kaiju related stories come to life in Titans in 3D! With Jon LeGrand

 

5:45pm-6:30pm Kaiju cosplay
Interested in cosplay? This panel will cover different ways to cosplay, as well as anecdotal cosplay stories from our guests, with some how to thrown in for good measure! 

 

6:45pm-7:30pm Building Better Worlds 101 Panel and Movie Room
Joshua Jon Dahl's panel focuses on the various resources he has found for miniature buildings and talks about the pros and cons of each source (price vs quality vs skill level required). There are ways to do it on a tight budget and there are easier but much more expensive options for those who have less time for
crafting but more money to spend. And there are options in-between too.
He will walk people through his own story and how he evolved his craft.
Additionally, Joshua Jon Dahl will do a live demonstration on how to build a paper craft building.

 

7:45pm-8pm Superman Arctic Giant (Movie 1942)
Superman vs Godzilla??? Well its probably the closest we’ll ever come to that mash up! Come finish the con with a delightful cartoon by the fabled Fleicher Studios.

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*Schedule is subject to change without prior notice. 

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