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A lot of people imagine a Convention about Sci-Fi with many people who wait actors and actress to get an autograph after their make-up and costumes or when they dress their pointed ears! But it’s important to know that you have 2 kinds of Conventions about these.
The 1st one, the professional, should have actors to have previews of news shows or movies. The actors are ready, in this organization to show their pictures taken with their fans. In same time, it’s a place to discover before broadcast, the new movies or shows, it’s a place where the promoters have to come, it’s a little like a big market. Often, in this type of Convention, you can find, closed of the Moovie’s Hall projection, an exhibition of dresses, costumes, jewelry and action figures ; you can buy some one or some replicas in same time. It’s a serious convention where you can find many workshops to learn writing, acting, costuming and today, special effects by computer. One of the most famous professional Convention is Chiller Theatre Expo or Fed Con in Germany .
The second type of Convention is for Fan. It’s more warm and fuzzy. It’s warm and fuzzy convention and the fans are enthusiastic. In these Conventions you can find a volunteer staff to help so many fans who run to discover it! What you can expect in this? A movie room, an anime room, a gaming room (for video games)? You can also meet some actors, authors, illustrators, scientists… From year to year it’s never the same and not the same from A convention to another one.
Discover some example together :
LITERARY CONVENTIONS :
If your lovely occupation is to read speculative fiction, you can attending workshops on writing; you can discover authors or editors or publishers, in this literary convention and it will be the best for you.
MEDIA CONVENTIONS /
If you prefer media Conventions you can discover many stories about the shooting of film and television. Some actors and illustrators can explain to you how they shot some scenes and some illustrators can show you the beginning of their work. Often you can discover the interesting job about the special make-up and you will meet many professional from Media. If ot’s a Pofessional convention you will be guest of private banquet with actors and many V.I.P. (Very Important Person). You will have to pay more for that, but it will be enjoy!
GAMING CONVENTIONS
Mny people love these Conventions because all gamers love to play, but it depends of shapes, sizes, ages…
In this Convention you can meet designers who try new games before they try to sell the new games on market. You can try, you can test many interactive new games, sometimes in tournaments. In some giant conventions you find a great diversity and many companies come to do negotiation about new products. If you like to game but want to do more than only game during the week end you have to discover Convention with strong gaming element.
ANIME CONVENTIONS
For old generations anime seems often unreachable but it’s possible to discover. OK anime and manga come from Japon but today it’s connecting with the westerners as well as audience in the east. You can discover sub-titled or dubbed when it was broadcast in your language. In anime, don’t forget, the real stars are the voices of actors, sometimes very famous, illustrators and authors. And you will meet many people who come to promote their projects. In many anime conventions you will assist to the running films day and night, 24 h on 24! And like literary convention you will have some workshops like the drawing of manga or computer animation. The largest Anime conventions are Lucca Comics & Games in Lucca (Italy) or Japan Expo in Paris. May be if you never been in such a Convention, it will be better to choose a smallest place, it will be a good starting.
HORROR CONVENTIONS
You need for this Convention a strong stomach and a dark sense of humor because you will have to meet Dracula or Jason and many things about gore.
Everywhere, in the dealer’s room or art show you will see only pictures and films about gore and horror. You can try, sometimes to have a make up like a monster and you will be may be the victim!
COMIC CONVENTIONWhen you think of a comic book convention you will probably think of old comic books, toys, Star Wars stuff, collective card games and magazines for sale but it’s not only that. You can assist to many workshops wit illustrators, authors or publishers and discover the industry past, present and future and you can assist with all your family. You will meet some SUPER HEROES like the Weasley Twins who played in Harry Potter Movies! Have fun of the Convention you will choose!


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