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Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary

Welcome to Sanctuary: a Cosplayer haven where you - the person doing it yourself - can listen in to hear about the perspective of cosplayers, their struggles, their concerns, their stories...and it"s open to you, both to listen and or to join in! It"s not just Cosplay how-to or talking up the latest Marvel Movie, it"s discussion about what you do and where Cosplay fits into your life.We get into current issues Cosplayers face, and offer to help bring your cosplay to life with tips and tricks in the

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42:48

Joy Comes with the Morning : Special Guest - Bethany...

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/25

My next guest finds her passion for expression in many many ways, from art, to comedy, drama, dance, and with the written word, each piece tells a story that entertains, amazes, dazzles, and in many ways inspires. In a word, she brings Joy to the cosplay community, and is nothing short of phenomenal. To talk about how her art and Cosplay co-mingle, her thoughts on the community, her work, and going deep into many of the topics that surround the Cosplay world, join in on this episode for more for

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16:11

Selling at a Con

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/24

I’ve noticed, going through Artists alley that there’s a lot of pressure to sell at a Con – actually the whole Con floor. Some are more into it than others – and maybe not the comic book booths – they seem more interested in showcasing than selling. BUT – there’s pressure to sell and it’s an art in and of itself.So – what are you selling, why, and who are you selling to? Are you giving away a lot, are you available and are you just the right balance between friend and pushy sales person?Find us

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16:35

I'm Not a Cosplay Look-Alike...Now What?

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/23

What do we do when we don’t look like anyone? And by anyone, I mean no one currently playing a super hero part in a series or movie.It’s become such a thing that we’re beginning to alter our appearances – photoshop or otherwise – in order to promote a ‘look-alike’ platform and gain attention. Gain the attention of the actor, or the Industry and get things for doing that.But I’m not, nor will I ever be a look-alike. If I look like a video game character, it’s interpretive. If I try out a character

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12:44

Circulate or Fade Out

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/22

We circulate, or we fade away. The real issue for me with social media. Yes – media is constant. Pushing a new season or series of a show is just as much content as the show itself – sometimes more. How many previews and commercials do you see everywhere for Disney shows like Hawkeye and Loki? They have their run and then the communications giant moves on to the next thing.Are we at all surprised that there isn’t a Disney social platform? I am. Will there be a version of Meta that Disney will put

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15:10

Cosplayers Shift to Video

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/21

Will cosplayers be able to keep up with platform shifts to short video clips?Because it wants to be more like YouTube and TikTok and soon you’ll be seeing recommended videos in your feed in addition to ads every 4 posts.Organic on social is nearly dead. Posts are very difficult to see, and even difficult to see when you pay.Now you have to create videos and be very clever with how to distribute and market them to reach a new potential audience.What do you do?Are there newer platforms coming out

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15:46

Competing in Media

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/20

Can I tell you how to compete in media when I do not myself compete?I can tell you that the game changes a lot, and that online interests, algorithms or just regular people are fickle minded. You can do the exact same thing as someone else and get nothing from it. Often, the easiest result to see if no responses or low responses which can be due to a lot of reasonsWhat does it mean to compete in a space where there aren’t really any rules? This is where it gets philosophical and when I start to

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9:04

Do I Have to Sell as a Cosplayer?

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/19

Is it important that Cosplay is a hustle that I receive things to do? Yes, it’s expensive and often people in this space will say that contributing to them keeps things goingBut it’s not your audience’s responsibility to pay for your hobbies and interests nor in gaining attention should you become the interest that they subscribe to – a fan club (buy things and obsess over me)You’re not a celebrity – most of you are not anyway – I don’t know many celebrities that cosplay. There are well-known

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59:16

Anthony Cosjitsu : Keeping Balance with Cosplay

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/18

Returning for Season IV, is good friend and NY Avenger Anthony Cosjitsu. For this return episode, we go deep on many topics and take some time to catch up on everything that's been happening with Anthony since his last appearance on the show. It's always great to hear about the new projects, and the growth that Cosplayers experience in the Community - all the projects that they have going on inside and outside of Cosplay.Get ready for a deep-dive episode going through all hot topics in

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13:52

What Do Cosplayers Sell?

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/17

It’s a lot of the ‘so what’ and ‘why’ that you need to answer and then also figure out who it is that you want to join your journey – because having Patrons is great, but what’s in it for them? Eventually you fade away from your account and can’t engage because the audience gets too big – it just exists like it does for many celebrities.The trap that I see the most is that it becomes a form of modeling – unregulated modeling that borrows intellectual property from a lot of different spaces and

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14:11

Attention or Marketing?

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/16

Is gaining attention marketing? Are you, in trying to create viral content actually marketing?Sometimes. The intentions drive the answer – what does that mean?Marketing yourself, your brand, products/services means that the attention is a means to an end – you want people to pay attention because you believe that what you’re telling them leads to them wanting something you have to offer them – goods and servicesYou produce something other than content.Very important to understand – marketing for

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13:36

Theater and Cosplay

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/15

I honestly lack the energy to be an actor or performer of any kind.But theater does play into Cosplay – it’s where many of us go after being theater geeks in high school and college and where we meet people with similar interests – or at least…try to meet people with similar interests – we can at least follow people with similar interests, like their photos, and wish we were as good – oh…wait that’s exactly what we’re not supposed to do.Anyway – theatrics have always been something I’ve enjoyed. I

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18:34

No One Teaches You Cosplay

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/14

Being a beginner at a hobby can be a terrible experience – in fact, I’ve never successfully stuck with a hobby for more than a couple of years because I generally run out of money and patience.There’s a ton of gatekeeping in Cosplay and I’ve yet to go to a panel where I actually learn how to make something from what’s being explained at the panel. It takes DOINGAnd unfortunately, there aren’t too many classes for crafting and making costumes – because…you’d need to bring a lot of things to that in

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10:03

Learning How to Paint Cosplays

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/13

Why is painting hard? It’s not art – it’s more like paint by number because you already have the piece – you just need to make sure that it works and looks ok and is consistent and the colors are right.Once you paint something, it’s kind of hard to go back and do it. You can’t really un-paint it. You can paint over it, but if it’s foam, this may not work well – you create layers and it can get too thick…there’s a lot of room for error in paintingAgain – be prepared to mess up – if you’re painting

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8:30

Learning to Use Foam for Cosplay

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/12

Foaming is also hard to do. It requires a lot of planning on how small pieces are going to fit together. Being an engineer helps as you have the ability to see how things fit together – should you be creating your own patterns.Following patterns and cutting foam is easier compared to sewing. It’s a matter of sizing correctly and then finding an adhesive that keeps everything together.Let's get into the basics of foam building, and all the parts that I currently struggle with, and those

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25:56

GeekEthos

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/11

Where would Cosplay be without makers and their ability to recreate many of the props and armor that we see with so many characters in the space. They bring our Fandoms to life - From gaming to full suite made from scratch, there’s not much that my next guest cannot make. Creating some of the most amazing custom foam pieces that I’ve seen, and always a pleasure to work with, having made many Cosplay pieces for me and countless other Cosplayers and Gamers all over. In this episode we're talking

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9:43

Let's Learn About Sewing!

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/10

I suck at sewing. I just started, so I thought I would have an episode where I talk about why so many people buy Cosplays instead of building them. Sewing takes a lot of time – setting up the machine, threading it, picking fabrics, pinning patterns, finding anything that works, and then…sewing a straight line – which I so far haven’t been able to do.Go too slow – it doesn’t come out right. Too fast – it also doesn’t come out rightIt’s a ton of maintenance and hard to see what you’re doing...What’s

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9:33

Cosplay Complaints

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/09

Attitudes and mindsets – what others are DOING in the Cosplay space, their personalities, and other politics that come with (now anyway) building a following onlineI can’t even say that complaints are varied. There are really 3 or 4 main complaints – not getting enough attention and/or donations, people’s attitudes towards cosplay or in the community, not getting enough out of something.Social Media opened the door for complaining…about everything…all the time.What are we complaining about? And

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9:43

Cons are a Bunch of Work

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/08

Cons are a bunch of work for Cosplayers. Makeup alone can take hours – and you have to put it on every day you’re at Con. You have to have extra luggage, lug a bunch of costumes and props around, find a place for things, arrange shoots, and it’s more like a long work day than anything else.Cons are a bunch of work.I don’t have tips on how for it not to be work for a Cosplayer to go to a Con and circulate – mainly that’s what you’re doing at Con now – it’s not about friends or enjoying fandom –

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13:01

Followers Don't Make You Famous

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/07

That you use Instagram and people acknowledge you for using the platform, does not make you a celebrity.Celebrities are not famous because of what they do on Instagram or YouTube or Facebook.The myth of legendary status – marketing – just clever marketing.It’s not real, but it can help you sell thingsThe movie industry boosts actors and actresses to promote their product – it’s all about selling and making the people in the movie interesting – the more you want to be them, the more interested you

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12:49

The Attention We Get with Cosplay

Heroes of Cosplay Sanctuary ·

2022/07/06

If you haven’t noticed yet – Cosplayers seek a lot of attention for what they do. And it’s getting really competitive.If you’re not a model or a designer, or you don’t have a workshop – the online space is getting very closed off.But when you have people in a different space – the video clip sharing space say that the other content doesn’t matter OR even better – when they say it’s too hard or doesn’t have any return.Is it just about gaining more attention, like so many in the online space say? You

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