This is a call for entries for the Gen Con Indy 2012 Film Contest! The film festival focuses films that are sci-fi, fantasy, or gamer related. Last year was our biggest contest ever, and we're looking forward to seeing the films we'll get this year.
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I attended the Gen Con 2011 convention in Indianapolis, Indiana and I was very lucky to have time to attend a number of panels and discussions hosted by the Gen Con Film Section. I met Ben during the sci-fi shorts panel. Ben Bays has worked on a number of projects including his most current project, Aidan 5 (which he not only shared some of the episodes at the Con, but also took attendees, “Behind the scenes”, of Aidan 5). He agreed to spend some time telling us about his projects, thoughts and views.
I attended the Gen Con 2011 convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was very lucky to have time to attend a number of panels and discussions hosted by the Gen Con Film Section. I met Kate Chaplin during the panel on How to Get Into the Movie Biz.
Ms. Chaplin has worked on a number of films and projects including “Leah Not Leia” (which she was screening at the Gen Con Film Festival). She agreed to spend some time telling us about her projects, thoughts and views.
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My life has been guided by the movies I’ve seen. I like to think it’s no accident. The first film I ever saw was Star Wars, I was 3 months old sitting on my mother’s lap. I doubt I could see the screen but my mother tells the tale that I was so calm and content. I think it was the sounds, the colors, and the comfort of people all sharing the same moment in time.
When I was about 10 years old I saw “The Gold Rush” by Charlie Chaplin on TV. Trapped in a log cabin during winter he became so hungry he ate his own shoe. For the first time my mind switched from entertainment to questioning how did they do that? I went to the library (way before a Google search) and studied Chaplin. I learned that he had shoes made of licorice and that is what he was eating. I felt as though I saw behind the curtain of the wise and powerful Wizard of OZ and saw the little man pulling the strings. From then on I wanted to know all the tricks in the movie biz.