Ok, so where was I? Oh yeah! Today, I will be talking about education. What? You didn’t think you could learn something while at the Con? Well, you are wrong! Welcome to a little topic I like to call: Panels That Will School You!
While in San Diego, you will be able to learn a lot from professionals about all types of things. From panels about writing techniques to drawing and inking to finding jobs the comic book industry that have nothing to do with your lack of art skills, you can learn about anything and everything that has to do with our favorite recreational activity. But, let it be known that a lot of these panels run side by side so you have to choose wisely.
Thursday:
10:00-11:00 Comic-Con Film School 101: Preproduction and Screenwriting
10:30-11:30 DC Talent Search
10:30-12:00 Comic Book Law School 101: Start Your (Creative) Engines!
12:45-1:45 Marvel: Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way
1:00-3:00 Comic-Con How-To Session: Steve Rude
1:00-2:00 CBLDF Master Session: Rob Liefeld: Designing Iconic Characters
2:00-3:30 Animation on a Shoe String
2:30-3:30 I Can’t Write, I Can’t Draw, But I Love Comics!
3:00-4:30 Comic-Con How-To Session: Felipe Echevarria
3:30-4:30 Andrew Pepoy’s Professional Networking Seminar
4:30-6:00 Comic-Con How-To Session: Zander Cannon
4:30-5:30 Writing Workshop with James Hudnall
5:30-6:30 Indie Comics Marketing 101
6:00-7:00 Writing Queer: Creating and Writing LGBT Characters
6:30-7:30 From the Computer Screen to the Silver Screen
7:00-8:00 The Antidote Trust’s Indie Comics How To
Friday:
10:00-11:00 DC Talent Search 2
10:00-11:00 Publishing Comics
10:00-11:00 From Fan to Creator: Goal Setting for Creative Types
10:00-11:30 Comic-Con Film School 102: Production
10:30-12:00 Comic Book Law School 202: Greed Is Good…Or Is It?
11:00-1:00 Comic-Con How-To Session: Costuming with Sabrina Belly Dancer
1:00-2:30 Comic-Con How-To Session: Whilce Portacio and Francis Manapul
2:00-3:00 Animal Anatomy for Artists: How Drawing Masters Invent Creatures
2:00-3:00 Comic Book Law School: Hot Topics
3:00-4:00 Comic-Con How-To Session: Jim Lee
3:30-4:30 Comics Design
3:30-4:30 Writing for Television: From First Draft to Getting Staffed
4:00-6:00 Comic-Con How-To Session: Patrick and Shelly Block
4:00-5:00 Breaking into Comics
4:00-5:30 So You Want to be a Comic Book Retailer?
5:30-6:30 Neko Press: How to Publish Your Work and Survive as an Independent Artist
10:00-11:30 Comic-Con Film School 103: Working with Actors and a Crew
10:30-11:30 DC Talent Search 3
10:30-12:00 Comic Book Law School 303: Oh, And Another Thing…
11:00-12:30 Comic-Con How-To Session: Adam Hughes
12:00-1:00 CBLDF Master Session: Terry Moore: Drawing Characters with Character
12:30-1:30 Costume Designers and Costume Illustrators: Designing for Feature Films
1:00-2:30 Comic-Con How-To Session: Allison Sohn
2:00-3:00 Writing Seminar with Marv Wolfman
3:00-4:00 Comic-Con How-To Session: Scott Brick
3:30-4:30 Red Faction Armageddon: How to Build a Transmedia Universe
3:30-4:30 Editing Comics the BOOM! Studios Way
4:00-5:00 Writing for Comics
4:00-5:00 The Design Process for Film and Television
4:30-6:00 Comic-Con How-To Session: Jason Kruse and Rob Worley
5:00-6:00 Building Your Art Portfolio
Sunday:
10:00-11:00 Manga Drawing For Kids
10:00-11:00 Comic-Con Film School 104: Postproduction and Distribution
11:00-12:30 Comic-Con How-To Session: Bryan Tillman
12:00-1:00 Kids Draw
1:00-3:00 Comic-Con How-To Session: Sze Jones
1:00-2:00 How to Draw Monsters
2:00-3:00 Business of Cartoon Voices
2:00-3:00 Manga Style Drawing with Billy Martinez
3:00-4:30 Comic-Con How-To Session: Elvin A. Hernandez
3:00-4:00 Full-Time Creative Work on a Part-Time Schedule
You can find more details on the panels that interest you at the Comic Con Official website. Now go out there and become a somebody! I have faith.
Tomorrow, I will try and sum everything up as well as give mention to a few things I have yet to bring up.
