Chengdu 2003 Sunflower Winter Cartoon Exhibition
In 2003, January 1-3, sponsored by the Sichuan Institute of Technology International Animation Art School, the Southwest Animation Alliance undertook the Chengdu "Sunflower" winter cartoon exhibition in the Century Computer City opened, the Southwest Animation Alliance began to appear on the Chengdu animation
The event lasted for two days and was the first animation event in 2003 under the festive atmosphere. In the absence of media publicity, the exhibition on the first day of the number of people present reached more than 2,000 people, two days of cumulative foot traffic amounted to more than 5,000 people. The scene was so lively that it didn't seem to be in the cold winter months... The hot hearts of the participants melted the snow and ice.
The cosplay competition at the show was one of the largest ever, and prizes were awarded to the winners, marking the beginning of Chengdu's cosplay specialization and the highlight of the show. Although the "Sunflower" Winter Comic Con was a success, the Southwest Animation Alliance has many deficiencies to improve on since it was the first time it held a comic con, and this is the beginning of the accumulation of experience.
The Southwest Comic Alliance has taken the first step in its blueprint, which is a hard but firm step.
Chengdu 2003 "Spring Color" Animation Carnival
February 6-8, 2003, by the Southwest Animation Union ** hosted by the Chengdu major cartoon associations and cartoon studios *** with the co-organization of the 2003 "Spring Color" Animation Carnival in the city of Chengdu, which was held in the city of Chengdu. The 2003 "Spring Color" Animation Carnival was successfully held in Chunxi Road, the busiest part of Chengdu.
At the same time, the "Winter" Comic Tour sponsored by Guangzhou Jianlibao Group also kicked off on the 7th and 8th. The two exhibitions were held at the same time, which put pressure on the organizers and competition was inevitable. As it turns out, the "Spring Color" Anime Carnival, which is actively participated by local comic clubs and comic fans in Chengdu, was better than the others in terms of foot traffic and popularity. In particular, the number of cosplay participants was the largest in Chengdu's previous Comic Con, with more than 200 participants. It attracted a large number of animation fans and reporters from newspapers and TV stations, such as Huaxi Metropolis Daily, Tianfu Morning Post, Chengdu Business Daily, Channel 33, etc. On February 6, Weipeng, the president of Southwest Comic Federation, led a large number of Cosplayers to display on Chunxi Road, and the Cosplayers' own design and production of gorgeous and avant-garde costumes dazzled the people who hesitated to admire them. In front of Ito Yokado, Ito's head of Nobutaka Shioki and Hiroshi Sekiguchi took the initiative to take a photo with the cosplayers, and the scene was surrounded by a crowd of people. This is the first time in Chengdu that anime and cosplay are displayed in front of the society and businessmen through the event, so that people who don't know about anime will start to understand anime, which proves the great influence of anime once again.
The Southwest Animation Alliance has taken the second step of the blueprint, which is firm and wonderful.
Fourth Western International Expo Branch - Cultural Exchange Exhibition
September 26-28, 2003, accompanied by hazy autumn rain, "the Fourth Western International Expo Branch - 2004 Cartoon and Calligraphy Cultural Exchange Exhibition " event was successfully held in Chengdu Parachute Tower Digital Plaza.
At this annual event, we invited Vice Governor Li Dachang, Governor Gao of Wuhou District, Director Song of the Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office, Minister Liu of the Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), Cultural Counselor of the U.S. Consulate and leaders of all walks of life, as well as leaders of well-known Taiwan-funded and Japanese-funded enterprises, to attend the opening ceremony.
The site was bustling with people, and the flow of people was around 30,000 for 3 days. Chengdu's major media are concerned about and reported the event, the exhibition not only includes local associations, but also from Chongqing, Guangdong and other places of friendly animation groups, the second day of the event, Beijing's famous "visual" rock band - "Feathering On the second day of the event, Beijing's famous "visual" rock band - "Feathering" was also invited to our event venue, and the scene was unprecedented.
This event was the first large-scale outdoor comic show in Southwest China, which established the influence of Southwest Animation Union in Chengdu, and also brought more people into contact with the culture and atmosphere of animation. The event allowed animation to go out of the small circle, and let more citizens understand and feel the charm of this new culture of animation, which also achieved the purpose of promotion.
The third step of the Southwest Animation Alliance, this step is very determined and critical.
The first "game baby" TV audition
The first Chengdu game baby TV audition sponsored by Yinshang Times (Internet cafe) and Chengdu TV Economic Channel (Channel 33) is a very commercialized COSPLAY competition, the competition is based on the game COSPLAY. The contestants not only have to show the game character modeling for the game knowledge quiz, compete with their respective talents, but also on-site PK, difficult and novel form, and is a live party, which is the first time in the country. Southwest Animation Alliance was invited to participate in the behind-the-scenes production work of this competition, as the costume, modeling and makeup, choreography guidance. HANEKO, the head of the marketing department of the Comic Alliance, who participated in the styling and directing work, said: "We are usually cosplay fans, but we are different from ordinary cosplay fans, we like it and hope to promote this culture to the public. This time, we have the opportunity to participate in the production of this program, which is just the right time to give play to the professional advantages of our members of the Comic Federation in this area.
I'm glad that the culture of COSPLAY has been emphasized by the media. I believe we will make it better and better. I hope that MMs in the anime circle will come to participate in this kind of activities enthusiastically and show your beauty to everyone." After more than a month of intense preparatory work, on October 21st, the game baby final party site, 16 contestants are in gorgeous COSPLAY styling debut. These looks are from the game: "Final Fantasy 10", "Final Fantasy 10-2", "Street Fighter", "King of Fighters", "Legend 3", "True. Three Kingdoms , Stone Age , Sakura Wars , and Tomb Raider .
While most of the sixteen contestants are students of performing arts in various colleges and universities, and do not know much about the game COSPLAY, after the training, they played the game characters are decent, and senior COSPLAYER compared to no less. In addition to their own performance talent, dance skills, but also outstanding style.
UTStarcom Cup Game Stage Show TV Contest
October 2003, by the Chengdu Tianfu network, China Telecom hosted the first Western Games Festival kicked off, as the most exciting part of the festival - the theme song "UTStarcom Cup Game Stage Show TV Contest". Stage Show TV Contest", has attracted attention from various aspects, after all, this is another game COSLPAY performance-based TV contest. Numerous gamers and COSPALY enthusiasts all scrambled to enroll in the contest, hoping to show off their game COSPLAY style. Southwest Animation Alliance was once again invited to participate in the production of this contest. Besides being responsible for the costume modeling, it was also responsible for the training and stage choreography of the finalists. Through the preliminary round on October 19th and the rematch on October 25th, 13 excellent contestants stood out from hundreds of contestants, including players, COS enthusiasts and college students. No matter how much they know about games and COSPLAY, they all accepted the closed training in Furong Ancient City with passion, and prepared for the final live broadcasting party on November 5 on Chengdu Public **** Channel. On the evening of November 5, 13 players were dressed in four online game costumes appeared on the scene of the evening party, after nearly ninety minutes of competition, produced the champion, the first runner-up, the second runner-up, the best photogenic award and the best talent award.
Shu Liang, a member of the Southwest Animation Alliance, won the third place and the best photogenic award with her look as the goblin "Yuzusa" in "Rainbow Adventure".
OACC First National COSPLAY Vortex Star Show Competition Chengdu Region
June 26-27, 2004, the Southwest Animation Alliance was invited by "Comic Friends "** to host the OACC First National COSPLAY Vortex Star Show Competition Chengdu Region, which was held in the busiest area in the South Gate of Chengdu City. -The mouth of the parachute tower. This activity is the first time for Southwest Animation Alliance to work together with brother organizations across provinces and regions. In this activity, all parties actively cooperate with each other, from the pre-preparation to registration, publicity and organization of the activity has achieved good results. The contestants competing within 2 days of the event were the best contestants from Chengdu and the surrounding areas, and the top winners will participate in the finals in Beijing in October. The event started at 10am and ended at 5pm, with the foot traffic staying around 3,000-5,000 people, attracting a lot of media attention and interest. During the event, the Southwest Animation Alliance's "True? Three Kingdoms without Shuang" fought hard to win the championship of the division. Of course, it lived up to its name and won the champion of the national COSPLAY runway group at the final in Beijing in October, fully reflecting the level and strength of COSPLAY in Southwest China, and adding honor to Southwest China once again, achieving a good effect in the country.
This event is the first step for Southwest Animation Union to go out of Sichuan and step towards the whole country, which fully reflects the strength and professional level of Southwest Animation Union and opens a new chapter in the history of development of Comic Union.