Droid Builders at Loscon 50
Schedule
Sat Nov 30 2024 at 02:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90045 | Inglewood, CA
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Saturday there are two great events at Loscon 50 with the Droid Builders in the Maker Room Century Ballroom A-B at the LAX Hilton Hotel. All panels require Loscon Membership to attend (either a one day or full weekend membership available online until November 20th or onsite at the Loscon Convention) For more info: loscon.orgHow to build your own full-size R2 -D2! 2pm
Join the R2 Builders Club as they present the materials, methods, tools, time and costs related to building a full-scale R2-D2. When you saw R2 extend an arm or device on screen, that was often a specially built unit with off-camera stagehand operating it. These days, modern technology allows our droids to do what the movie-versions could not! And what the heck do you do with an R2 when you're done? Many attend children's hospitals and hit the "charity circuit". Some build their R2 as a living room media center and are never heard from again! Your build, your way. We welcome all who love R2! (And don't forget the Mice, Scrubbers, BB's and others, too!)
R2 Builders Interview original R2 operator, Craig Miller 6pm
In 1978 if you saw R2-D2 in a TV commercial, on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show or any other local appearances, Craig Miller was at the controls. As the first-appointed head of Lucasfilm's newly established Fan Relations Division, Craig and an assistant flew across the world to show off R2-D2 under all sorts of scenarios. Hear from the guy who did it as interviewed by members of the R2 Builders Club who nearly 50yrs later are themselves spread across the world doing the same thing -but for charity instead!
Tom Peidmont is a fine artist, graphic artist and visual effects artist in the film industry, Tom's disciplines began with crayons in hand at age 3 through to scale model kits to full-scale cars and most every form of artistic expression in between. join Tom discussing building star wars droids, his art car and even his love of classic role playing games. You'll find Tom in the maker room throughout the weekend. For more info: https://vfxtom.com/
Droid Builder’s is a movement of individuals working together to inspire the imagination and change lives through a network of groups, national gatherings, training events and resources. For more info: https://droidbuilders.info/
Maker Room will be open from 10am-7pm on Nov 30th, for additional times and events please see our programming app: https://loscon.lineupr.com/loscon-50/
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Where is it happening?
5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90045, 5711 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045-5672, United States,Los Angeles, California, InglewoodEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
