1. What We Are Going
To Talk About
What is Cosplay?
Lets Go Back in Time
What Should I consider?
Cosplay in Japan and the Western World
Cosplay in Ireland
The Fun of Prop Making with Matty
2. What is Cosplay?
The word is a Japanese word, which means
“costume” and “play”.
Nobuyuki Takahashi founder of the word “Cosplay”
It is an artform. (Theatre, modelling, costume design)
Bringing a fictional character to life to audiences.
It can be DIY, many cosplayers make their own
costumes or get their costumes commissioned.
The act of costume design, acting, make-up art,
styling all in one.
6. What Does Cosplay Involve?
Research the Character.
Lots of time and money!
Conventions.
Photoshoots.
Gatherings.
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9. What Should I
Consider?
Firstly, ask yourself are you going to take cosplay
light hearted, for fun or take it seriously?
How much time and money am I going to invest in
this cosplay?
Will I buy or make the cosplay, prop??
10. Materials
Fabric?? Spandex, Lycra or Latex? The perfect
choices for Catsuits, Marvel characters, Plugsuits
(Mecha anime, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Macross).
Can buy on spandexworld, ebay or Hickeys, Capel
Street, Parnell street.
EVA Craft foam, used for armour and props.
Worbla argued to be the next best thing!
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12. My name is Phaedra Cook, I am 46 years
old and I’m a cosplayer. Source:
http://www.allthatsepic.com/cosplay/never
-give-up-never-surrender-cosplay-after-40/
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14. There Are Many Options for You
Nowadays!!
Irish cosplay is grown so much over the years with
lots of events and online communities!
You can find commissioners via Cosplay Ireland,
Irish cosplay groups on facebook, attending BIG
Cosplay events eg Dublin Comic Con, MCM Comic
Con, Eirtakon.
And NETWORKING!!
16. Cosplay Identity
Cosplay is seen as a lot more professional.
Coscards, business.
Always good to have a Facebook Page, website.
Don’t just depend on the internet, bring a print
portfolio to events, you never know who you will
meet at these things!
Cosplayers are seen as very ambitious. Have career
goals in cosplay, becoming actors, models,
performers.
20. Cosplay in the Western World
Like Japan, cosplayers are very ambitious, have
websites of their cosplays.
Otakon, ComicCon, E3 GameShow, Dragoncon.
In Japan and Asia they focus on the modelling the
costume is an accessory, in Europe and the Western
world cosplayers focus more on the costume.