Programming
SATURDAY EXPO PROGRAMMING |
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Workshop Room |
Panel Room |
Ed & Red’s Night Party Room! |
11:00 - 12:00 |
New Media Campus Learn more about Calgary’s new educational facility dedicated to 3D animation. game design, classical animation, and multi-media. If you’re interested in starting a creative career, here’s a good place to start! |
Comic Writers Panel See some of the hottest comic writers in the industry today! Featuring Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, and Bill Willingham. |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
Studio & Video Game Reps Gaming and animation is a new but rapidly growing industry in Calgary. If you’ve ever been curious how to break into this industry, come meet the people who are making it happen. |
Andromeda Spotlight with Kevin Sorbo Andromeda fans rejoice! Here’s your chance to get an insight from Dylan Hunt aka Kevin Sorbo and director David Winning. |
Voice Actors Pt. 1 Come listen to some of the most popular voice actors! Featuring Vic Mignogna, Travis Willingham, and Kyle Hebert. Hosted by Eric Shaw. |
1:00 - 2:00 |
Comic & Manga Production Tommy Yune, a veteran of comic series such as Speed Racer, Racer X, Danger Girl, and Robotech, covers modern techniques and new options to hopeful comic creators through digital print-on-demand. |
Comic Artists Spotlight Featuring artists Darick Robertson, Ethan Van Sciver, Gene Ha, Whilce Portacio, and Marko Djurdevic. You can learn about upcoming projects and art techniques. |
Costume Contest Pre-Judging Hosted by Liana K & Mark Nguyen. Prizes for best adult & kids costumes. Special guest judges Doug Jones, M. Alice LeGrow, and Kyle Hebert. |
2:00 - 3:00 |
Schoolism Online Art School Learn more about Schoolism, the Imaginism School of art, an online education program. Instructors Bobby Chiu and Stephen Silver will be on hand to show you how you can benefit from taking their courses. |
Spotlight on Tricia Helfer See Alberta’s very own Tricia Helfer. She’ll talk about her role as the seductive Number Six from Battlestar Galactica, and more! |
Costume Contest! Hosted by Liana K & Mark Nguyen. Prizes for best adult & kids costumes. Special guest judges Doug Jones, M. Alice LeGrow, and Kyle Hebert. |
3:00 - 4:00 |
Drawing Animals Artist Joe Weatherly give his thoughts and insights on drawing the animal form. Joe has given drawing lessons to clients including Dreamworks and Universal Studios. |
Star Trek Spotlight with George Takei Star Trek fans will love this one! Featuring George Takei, or better known to sci-fi fans and Sulu from the original Star Trek series & movies. |
Voice Actresses Pt. 2 You heard the guys speak, now here the girls! Featuring Carolyn Lawrence, Laura Bailey, and Luci Christian. Hosted by Eric Shaw. |
4:00 - 5:00 |
Robotech: Past, Present, & Future Tommy Yune, the Director of Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, covers the history of the series that introduced a generation to anime, and discusses new releases and the upcoming live action feature film. |
Animation Panel Love cartoons? So do we! Hosted by American Dad director Bob Bowen, you’ll get to see Ed Acosta, Patrick Morgan, and Bill Pressing talk about their experiences working in animation. |
The 404s Improv Comedy Show! Get ready to laugh your head off! Featuring the 404s, plus voice actors & actresses galore! Our most popular panel, that’s always jam packed! Don’t miss it!You’ll get a chance to see Travis Willingham, Vic Mignogna, Kyle Hebert, Laura Bailey, and Luci Christian in action all at once! |
5:00 - 6:00 |
Stop-Motion Animation Demonstration Artist Dale Hayward will be doing a stop-motion animation demonstration featuring screenings of previous work & actual puppets in action! Dale’s worked on Celebrity Deathmatch, & Jojo's Circus. |
Independent Publishers & Creators Want to learn more about producing your own comic? Get valuable insight from Jim Mahfood, David Petersen, Laurie Breitkreuz and James Taylor. |
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6:00 - 6:30 |
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SUNDAY EXPO PROGRAMMING |
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Workshop Room |
Panel Room |
Ed & Red’s Night Party Room! |
11:00 - 12:00 |
Illustrating Star Wars for Kids Artist Amy Pronovost will be offering a special tutorial for kids on how to draw their favorite Star Wars characters. A must-attend event for young and aspiring artists! |
Spotlight On Star Wars Special guests Matthew Wood (General Grievous) and Daniel Logan (Young Boba Fett) will be on hand to talk about everything Star Wars! |
Canadian Comic Artists Comic artists with a Canadian flare...or touch of maple syrup! Featuring Stuart Immonen, Karl Kerschl, Cameron Stuart, and hosted by Udon’s Jim Zubkavich. |
12:00 - 1:00 |
The 99 Yen Challenge Just like the Wonder Twin powers, The 404s and Tiltyhouse.com have combined to bring you a new gameshow of pure comedy gold! Join host Mark Nguyen as he quizzes contestants on zany topics! |
Hercules Spotlight with Kevin Sorbo The legendary journeys continue at the Expo! Special spotlight on Hercules featuring none other then Hercules himself, Kevin Sorbo! |
Spotlight on SpongeBob Squarepants A great panel for kids! Listen to Carolyn Lawrence, the voice of everyone’s favorite underwater squirrel, Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob Squarepants writer Eric Shaw. |
1:00 - 2:00 |
Robotech Free-For-All Tommy Yune, also a veteran of comic series such as Speed Racer, Racer X, Danger Girl, and Robotech, covers modern production techniques and new options available to hopeful comic creators through. |
Doug Jones Spotlight Pan’s Labyrinth. Fantastic Four 2. Hellboy. These are just a few of the films that actor Doug Jones’ played a major role in. Hear him talk about his experiences putting on prosthetics & make up for film. |
1:30pm Ed & Red’s Mini-Show Up close and personal with Ed the Sock and Liana K, with special interviews with George Takei, Mark Waid, and more! Who knows...you might get taped and be on TV! How cool is that?!? |
2:00 - 3:00 |
Storyboarding Workshop Fox Animation Director Bob Bowen and Pixar Storyboard artist Bill Presing give their insight to the art of storyboard, and differences with 2D vs. 3D animation. |
Smallville with Michael Rosenbaum Who doesn’t love a great villain? Join Lex Luthor aka Michael Rosenbaum and director David Winning for this special spotlight on Smallville. |
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3:00 - 4:00 |
Manga Production with Amy Hadley Ever wonder how artists put those grays and patterns in manga and comics? Or would you like to learn more about the art of screentoning? Tokyopop and Vertigo artist Amy Reeder Hadley has all your answers! |
George Takei on Heroes Heroes is one of the hottest shows on tv, and we’ve got Kaito Nakamura (George Takei) here to talk about it. Get an insider’s view on the smash hit series! |
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4:00 - 5:00 |
Spotlight on Top Cow Join Filip Sablik and artist Stjepan Sejic to find out what's new from The Cow in 2008! Get the scoop on Witchblade, The Darkness, Pilot Season and Broken Trinity. Every fan gets a special gift just for attending! |
The 404s Improv Comedy Show! Missed yesterday? Want more laughter? Featuring the 404s, plus appearances from Vic Mignogna and Luci Christian...and maybe a few more! |
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5:00 - 5:30 |
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