A Cosplayer's Guide to Cosplay

A Little About Cosplay & Me

Cosplay ("costume play") is the art of dressing like Japanese animation, manga (comic book), and video game characters. I've been cosplaying since 2002, after being introduced to the hobby through friends. I've gone on to do cosplay promotional work for the likes of ADV Films/Anime Network at The Cable Show (formerly The National Show in 2004), Cartoon Network, and Capcom/Living Room Games at A-Kon. I've also appeared in Cosplex (Japanese cosplay magazine), Anicoz Magazine (Feb 2008), and Stone Bridge Press' Cosplay: Catgirls and other Critters. The following is my guide to what you should know about Cosplay!

"They" (by Jem) Reshot by Cosplayers

"They"- A Music Video Remake

The idea of the project was to take a music video that could have been done so much better, and re-create it in the way you would have designed it. The style I chose to redesign this song in was of a Gothic Masquerade Ball. The ballroom scene was filmed at the Loew's Theater in Jersey City. For more information on the theater, please visit http://www.loewsjersey.org/ . For the singers, I chose to have them represent the elements of nature. Each element plays a role in representing the storyline and its characters: Water/Ice: Represents the icy feeling of the countess. Air: The changing winds of the two leads meeting and the flirtation between them. Earth: A strong and firm bond but mystery between them. Fire: The passion growing between them/the rage felt by the bodyguard at the young woman's disappearance. The entire video was shot in a weekend in collaboration with Theory Film INC. There are two other versions of his project as well, though they will not be shown publicly for some time. Also, the video is still in its fine tuning stages, but will be flawless by the time that it reaches the panel of professors at my school. I have to give a huge thanks to my actors and crew. Without them, none of what you have seen would have been possible. They are all amazing to suffer through freezing cold, dehydration, stupid hours in the morning, rehearsals of long and tedious endeavors, and caravaning 10+ cars through New Jersey. Also, a huge thanks to my family for all their love and support over the past five months of work. And lastly, thanks to the Jersey City fire department and medical center for taking such great care of one of my actors who was hurt in the process. Thank you to all of them.

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