Well Ghouls and gals this week starting Thursday April 29th is thekick off of Hauntcon!!! Don't know what Hauntcon is? Well it is Haunted
Attraction National Tradeshow & Convention Hosted by Leonard Pickel.
http://hauntcon.com/
The event is in it's 3rd year of providing the entertainment industry
with all kinds on neat stuff like, seminars, trade show floor, Hearse show, tours
and more.
This Thursday night I attended the behind the scenes event at Universal Studios Orlando
to be part of a meet and greet with members of Art and Design.
There was a small presentation that was given after our dinner, that consistent
of the members explaining a little bit about what they do. A small video
explaining brief history of Halloween Horror Nights, followed by a session of Q & A.
It was great to hear the masters of their craft talking about the grueling schedule and budgets,
key points that make or break events in my opinion. As a Concept artist one can only marvel at the challenges
they face on a year basis. From conceptual drawings to completed maze in three weeks per house!
Universal does it's finest work without anyone even knowing it, although many try to dig into the minds involved they handle it well.
We also got to see a short film on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, before our break out. Here we got to see a glimpse
of the latest attraction to hit Orlando.
In the break out session of the event we were able to have a one to one with the Industry Professionals in there own stations.
People like my mentor and friend Ray Keim who handles Web Design and makes models for the event along with signature, etc.
http://www.haunteddimensions.raykeim.com/
T.J. Mannarino - Art Director, David Hughs, Rick Spencer, Michael Burnett, to name a few.
They covered everything from prosthetic, make up, wardrobe, house construction, to web design. truly a spectacular event, for
fans and Industry Professionals alike.
Below are photos from the event take by my friend Jeramy Walton.
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/The-Scratchings-of-JWFearman/114845238540327?ref=ts
Til next time HAPPY HAUNTING!!!
