Post by ajthecollector on Feb 3, 2018 10:35:50 GMT -5
Saturday, May 26
2pm
TCC3
Get hype, everyone! It's coming up on time once again for the Random Games photoshoot!
Your host will be me, of course, the official master of Random Games ceremonies, so to speak. If needed, you may address me as AJ, Collector, Adrian, Rusty Shackleford, or my character's name if I'm in costume. My cohost this year will be fellow forumite xshedevilx, and I'm open for one more if anyone would like to volunteer.
Now here's how it'll all go down: I like to wait a moment after the time the shoot is set to begin at, to ensure more people can arrive on time. Once I'm satisfied that we have enough people to begin, usually two or three minutes in, After a quick reiteration of how things will be done and a rundown of basic etiquette rules, which will be detailed below, I'll open with a group shot and we'll work from there. Due to the need for a full hour having decreased in recent years, we'll likely have about 45 minutes to work all our cosplay and photography magic. I'll call out each character or category twice to be sure, and the audience is to repeat my call to be extra sure. Each time people are called up, you'll be asked to do two different poses for variety's sake. I'll signal switch time between poses and categories with a shouted countdown from 5. At the end, we'll have one final group shot set. When there's a lot of people in a shot, please make sure to get as many people in-frame as possible. Also keep in mind that categories used will depend on time and who shows up.
Most importantly, of course, is to respect your fellow cosplayers and ask for their permission before touching them or anything else. Anyone who acts inappropriately and ISN'T just being in-character for a shot will be given a warning, as will anyone who makes others uncomfortable, in-character or otherwise. Remember, your character being a dick isn't an excuse. Continued offenses will result in being asked to leave the shoot, and third strike will be a call for staff. I have a zero tolerance policy for bullying, ignorance, sexual harassment or any similar offense. Any such offenses noticed or experienced by others are to be reported to me immediately. But I'm confident that no one will cause any problems--AN's consistently been full of great people!
Photo categories:
- Opening group shot
- Nintendo (characters from any game or franchise owned by the company, plus any third-party characters who've appeared in Smash Bros.)
- Sony (characters from any game or franchise owned/released primarily or entirely by Sony)
- Microsoft (characters from any game or franchise owned/released primarily or entirely by Microsoft)
- PC (characters from games known primarily or entirely as PC/Steam titles)
- Indie games (FNaF, Undertale, Cuphead, Shantae, DDLC, all that good crowdfunded stuff not owned by any big-name devs or publishers)
- Characters from specific developers (Sega, Capcom, Namco, SNK, Konami, Blizzard, etc.)
- Characters from specific games, depending entirely on who's present
- Characters who didn't originate in games but have been prominently featured in them
- Genre representatives (RPG, fighting, platformer, FPS, etc.)
- All characters wielding any sort of weapon
>Everyone swap weapons with the person next to you!
- Heroes
- Villains
- Antiheroes
- Neutral parties
- Characters who've canonically died
- Heroes vs Villains
>Heroes win
>Villains win
*Neutral characters stand by, and antiheroes technically count for the hero side
- Male characters
- Female characters
*Those cosplaying as characters who can officially be viewed as either one, such as Frisk from Undertale, or whose true identity is a potential spoiler, like Chihiro from Dangan Ronpa, go up for both
- Guys vs Girls
>Guys win
>Girls win
*Aforementioned exceptions choose whichever side they please
- Crossover dream matches by audience and participant request, if there's time
- Crossover crack shipping by audience and participant request, if there's time
- Final group shot
>Everyone does something silly
>DAB!
Full rule set to be added
2pm
TCC3
Get hype, everyone! It's coming up on time once again for the Random Games photoshoot!
Your host will be me, of course, the official master of Random Games ceremonies, so to speak. If needed, you may address me as AJ, Collector, Adrian, Rusty Shackleford, or my character's name if I'm in costume. My cohost this year will be fellow forumite xshedevilx, and I'm open for one more if anyone would like to volunteer.
Now here's how it'll all go down: I like to wait a moment after the time the shoot is set to begin at, to ensure more people can arrive on time. Once I'm satisfied that we have enough people to begin, usually two or three minutes in, After a quick reiteration of how things will be done and a rundown of basic etiquette rules, which will be detailed below, I'll open with a group shot and we'll work from there. Due to the need for a full hour having decreased in recent years, we'll likely have about 45 minutes to work all our cosplay and photography magic. I'll call out each character or category twice to be sure, and the audience is to repeat my call to be extra sure. Each time people are called up, you'll be asked to do two different poses for variety's sake. I'll signal switch time between poses and categories with a shouted countdown from 5. At the end, we'll have one final group shot set. When there's a lot of people in a shot, please make sure to get as many people in-frame as possible. Also keep in mind that categories used will depend on time and who shows up.
Most importantly, of course, is to respect your fellow cosplayers and ask for their permission before touching them or anything else. Anyone who acts inappropriately and ISN'T just being in-character for a shot will be given a warning, as will anyone who makes others uncomfortable, in-character or otherwise. Remember, your character being a dick isn't an excuse. Continued offenses will result in being asked to leave the shoot, and third strike will be a call for staff. I have a zero tolerance policy for bullying, ignorance, sexual harassment or any similar offense. Any such offenses noticed or experienced by others are to be reported to me immediately. But I'm confident that no one will cause any problems--AN's consistently been full of great people!
Photo categories:
- Opening group shot
- Nintendo (characters from any game or franchise owned by the company, plus any third-party characters who've appeared in Smash Bros.)
- Sony (characters from any game or franchise owned/released primarily or entirely by Sony)
- Microsoft (characters from any game or franchise owned/released primarily or entirely by Microsoft)
- PC (characters from games known primarily or entirely as PC/Steam titles)
- Indie games (FNaF, Undertale, Cuphead, Shantae, DDLC, all that good crowdfunded stuff not owned by any big-name devs or publishers)
- Characters from specific developers (Sega, Capcom, Namco, SNK, Konami, Blizzard, etc.)
- Characters from specific games, depending entirely on who's present
- Characters who didn't originate in games but have been prominently featured in them
- Genre representatives (RPG, fighting, platformer, FPS, etc.)
- All characters wielding any sort of weapon
>Everyone swap weapons with the person next to you!
- Heroes
- Villains
- Antiheroes
- Neutral parties
- Characters who've canonically died
- Heroes vs Villains
>Heroes win
>Villains win
*Neutral characters stand by, and antiheroes technically count for the hero side
- Male characters
- Female characters
*Those cosplaying as characters who can officially be viewed as either one, such as Frisk from Undertale, or whose true identity is a potential spoiler, like Chihiro from Dangan Ronpa, go up for both
- Guys vs Girls
>Guys win
>Girls win
*Aforementioned exceptions choose whichever side they please
- Crossover dream matches by audience and participant request, if there's time
- Crossover crack shipping by audience and participant request, if there's time
- Final group shot
>Everyone does something silly
>DAB!
Full rule set to be added
