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Decor and Cosplay
Aug. 11th, 2007 12:34 pmI've been using ljseek to seek out Prophecy con reports - and look for photos of the decor, of course. All in all, I don't think we did too badly by comparison at Sectus. There were some clever touches - like the fireplace in the common room with Sirius' head in it - but my only serious case of envy was for the huge clock at the ball. I'd love to know how that was constructed - and how they got it there!
All in all, though, the decor in the photos I saw looked rather tacked on to the hotel. And to be fair, much the same can be said of the Sectus decor, in the main venue at any rate. To really transform a space needs serious budget and - more significantly in our case - serious co-operation from the venue. (We were considering doing something that would have looked similar to that clock in our Time Room, but without being able to stick things to the wall it wasn't going to happen in the time/budget available.) And there needs to be a balance between big set-pieces that make people go 'WoW' (and provide photo backdrops), and little details scattered throughout. Or, even better, a suitable venue as background, like an Oxbridge college or a castle...
I've been struck - both in the Prophecy photos and at Sectus - by people who successfully cosplay a recognisable character. My own inclination is to use the Potterverse to let loose my own flights of fancy rather than get bogged down in copying someone else's ideas - I don't think I've either the patience or skill to copy, and I'm always amazed when I see people bring it off. But I also love to see interpretations of characters not in the films - like![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
blue_braces' Professor Binns, or the Fat Friar at Accio 05.
So I've been wondering: who could I play successfully? I still want to have another go at Lucius, but I'm not overly confident of bringing him off - just not tall enough. :) There don't seem to be many thirty-something witches in the books, and though I can pass for mid-twenties I'm not all that keen on Tonks. I'm thinking maybe Rowenna Ravenclaw or the Grey Lady would be my best bets, though I'm not getting incredibly inspired by either at the moment. Though that bit of backstory we got in DH could be useful. Hmmm...
All in all, though, the decor in the photos I saw looked rather tacked on to the hotel. And to be fair, much the same can be said of the Sectus decor, in the main venue at any rate. To really transform a space needs serious budget and - more significantly in our case - serious co-operation from the venue. (We were considering doing something that would have looked similar to that clock in our Time Room, but without being able to stick things to the wall it wasn't going to happen in the time/budget available.) And there needs to be a balance between big set-pieces that make people go 'WoW' (and provide photo backdrops), and little details scattered throughout. Or, even better, a suitable venue as background, like an Oxbridge college or a castle...
I've been struck - both in the Prophecy photos and at Sectus - by people who successfully cosplay a recognisable character. My own inclination is to use the Potterverse to let loose my own flights of fancy rather than get bogged down in copying someone else's ideas - I don't think I've either the patience or skill to copy, and I'm always amazed when I see people bring it off. But I also love to see interpretations of characters not in the films - like
blue_braces' Professor Binns, or the Fat Friar at Accio 05.So I've been wondering: who could I play successfully? I still want to have another go at Lucius, but I'm not overly confident of bringing him off - just not tall enough. :) There don't seem to be many thirty-something witches in the books, and though I can pass for mid-twenties I'm not all that keen on Tonks. I'm thinking maybe Rowenna Ravenclaw or the Grey Lady would be my best bets, though I'm not getting incredibly inspired by either at the moment. Though that bit of backstory we got in DH could be useful. Hmmm...
