Abunai Daily: Friday
New and Improved: the Cosplay Workshop!
This weekend, we will have two very experienced cosplayers taking care of the cosplay workshop- Eveline and Diana. It will be their first time in presenting it though, so... what can we expect of your workshop, Diana?
"Our workshop will exist of two parts, 'practice' and 'theory'. The practice part will be making a headband, and random props with visitors if they feel like it. We hope everyone will improvise a bit, following our basic design. I will teach the theory lessons for beginners, and Eveline will handle the theory lessons for advanced cosplayers, telling people more about wigs, weapons and acts.
"I think, in cosplay, people should try to find characters that are close to themselves - not only in appearance, but also in personality. I made that mistake myself once, and couldn't get in character very well. I was way off with posing and acting the part ^^;
Another mistake people tend to make is that they forget it's all about having fun. Don't try to want too much. It's nice to have a challenge, but you should never make it too difficult for yourself. Also, try not to worry while wearing your outfit about other cosplayers who might be better (or arrogant!)."
Advocate of Cosplay-pride
This year at Abunai 2005, be careful- you might just bump into ghost hunter Ichigo from Bleach! Leia van Gijzel (15) is the enthousiastic cosplayer that will rid Abunai from bad spirits.
"The costume I'll wear consists of four parts; a jacket, a full skirt, the sword and the white belt. My mother helped me with the jacket, and I could use the wide skirts I still had from practising Aikido and Judo.
The most difficult parts however were the belt and the sword. The hakima (skirt) only has black belts, so I had to 'cover' the whole thing with white cloth. By hand. ;_; Oh well, I got over it. But then I faced my biggest challenge: the sword. A tedious job – I must have been sanding it for days."
Never one to complain, however, Leia does think making the sword was the best part of making the costume. "That's what it's all about in cosplay, I think: Even if it doesn't work out the way you want to, it's always your own masterpiece. It doesn't matter if someone else wins a prize, and you don't - It's you that you can be proud of, for showing everyone you did your best!"
Dance Dance till You Drop!
As in previous years, Abunai! visitors will have ample opportunity to practice their Dance Dance Revolution-skills in the games room. Tjalling Hattink (29, also known as Shodan) is one of the staff members of DDRNL, the club for dutch DDR enthousiasts.
Tjalling puts together the DDR setups on events, and is therefore responsible for the creation and testing of the DDR software and the composition of the song packs (among other things).
So, what about some tips and tricks for new players? "Well, the best way to learn how to play DDR well, is to play it a lot. Watching other players do certain moves and patterns can also be very helpful.
New players should realise that you don't have to go to the middle between arrows. Just stand and wait on the panel after hitting an arrow, until the next one pops up.
If you like playing DDR, you are most welcome to visit our website at www.ddrnl.com.
There you'll find tips on how to play, as well as info about other music games, like for example 'Pop 'n Music'. You can also find a guide to online shops where you can buy your own DDR-mat for a low price.
Once you've gained enough self-confidence in your DDR skills, come show them off to us at one of our DDR-meetings!"
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