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‘How To Train Your Dragon’ to appear live on stage
Author: Higgs Raccoon
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How To Train Your Dragon - the story of a young Viking who defies generations of tradition by befriending a dragon – was a hit for DreamWorks in 2010.
Loosely based on a children’s book series by Cressida Cowell, the movie grossed nearly $500 million worldwide, and won the 2010 Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture.
Now the story is being adapted for the stage.
Between March 2–11, 2012, the Hisense Arena in Melbourne, Australia will host the premiere of How To Train Your Dragon: Arena Spectacular, a live-action show featuring over twenty dragons. Built by local animatronics workshop Global Creatures, the biggest will be fifteen metres long and operated by three people.
After its Melbourne premiere, the show will tour Sydney and Brisbane before going abroad to New Zealand and the United States.
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‘Prequel’ offers furry twist on interactive adventures
Author: GreenReaper
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Do you enjoy Homestuck, but find one therianthropic feline troll and a fan of anthropomorphic fauna insufficient to sate your furry desires? Consider Prequel, an interactive comic using characters, species and settings from the Elder Scrolls video games Morrowind and Oblivion.
Although the popularity of the comic caused it to be moved to its own site after two threads, suggested actions and fan-art for the comic’s protagonist are still taken on the MSPA forums (which also feature a topic called ‘shit let’s be furries’, now on its second thread).
Sorin Katt on coordinating Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2011 and becoming a furry himself
By Cory Lamz Fri., Aug. 12 2011
?When we called Sorin Katt for the interview, we asked to speak with Kevin, his legal first name. He told us we had the wrong number. When we asked to speak with Sorin, however, he responded immediately. Besides talking to us about how he got involved in the furry lifestyle (the “fandom”), Rocky Mountain Fur Con and the fur community at large, Sorin, who is 33, also told us about his dayjob — software development — and his partner of nine years, whose fursona is a fox. Although his developer co-workers know Sorin runs a convention, he doesn’t flaunt his furry lifestyle: “It’s not something I hide, but it’s not something I make a big deal of — just like a lot of things in people’s lives,” he explains.
Westword: What drew you to the Furry Lifestyle?
Sorin Katt: It was actually sort of accidental. I found it on the Internet and it just kind of clicked. I’d always been very into the anthropomorphic and animals, and it was just finding a community that was as into it as I was. First it was the Internet, then through conventions. I was just browsing the Internet and found stuff, artwork, that led me to the sites for some of the artists in the community at the time. It sort of went from there, looking around and gathering information. That was twelve years ago.
With twelve years of identifying with furrying, what have been some significant moments for you in the lifestyle?
Attending my first convention was pretty significant. Going to conventions plays a large role in our fandom because our population is so diverse and spread out throughout the country that it’s a good opportunity to come together with the artists and creators in the community to connect. There’s a lot of people that I’ll only see at conventions every year.
The big thing about conventions is meeting people that they’ll only see at these events. It’s really more the social aspect and getting together with people who have the same interests that you do.
From going to the different conventions and events, how many people do you personally know as furries?
In the hundreds, if not thousands of people. I know a lot of people. A lot of people know me.
How does the furry lifestyle work outside of conventions then?
A lot of my local friends are in the community. Much like Star Trek fans or science fiction fans, you kind of localize around people that are interested in the same things you are. That tends to occur a lot. A lot of my local friends are in the [furry] community. It tends to be a connecting draw for me.
Do you have a fursuit for your cat fursona?
I do not. I have a couple of friends who do a lot of costuming. I’m less involved in the costuming group; it’s kind of a sub-group within furry in the sense that Klingons are a sub-group in the Star Trek fandom. It’s really the same thing. They’re part of our community as whole, but it’s a small percentage of people in the fandom who are seriously costumers and have their own costumes.
If you’re not costuming, how else do you identify with furry? How do you live that?
I really enjoy the artwork. I’m also a writer. I write a lot of fiction specific to the fandom — that’s one way I connect to it. It’s a lot of slice-of-life fiction and science fiction. The biggest, defining factor is that the characters are anthropomorphic, and they’re set in fictional worlds where the characters are animal people essentially. You see it in mainstream science fiction, but it’s a lot more prevalent in the furry fandom.
Do you have a particular protagonist that you write about a lot?
I’m mostly writing short stories right now, so I switch genres and topics and characters pretty regularly. I like to explore the slice-of-life stories and stories focusing on interpersonal relationships and social mores and that kind of stuff — people’s interactions within society. I’ve been an off-and-on writer for the last ten years, but I’ve been more seriously [writing] for the last couple of years.
What led you to writing?
I’d always had an interest in it. I’ve always been a creative writer and it kind of seemed like the right time. I mostly write for fun. A couple of my pieces have been published in fandom-specific publications. There’s a charity publication that’s coming out at a convention in Seattle that I have a story in. I have a couple of other publications that my stories have been published in.
How did you get involved in the Rocky Mountain Fur Con?
That was kind of accidental, too. There were some people that were trying to organize a convention with a meeting, and I ended up going. It started with a group of five people talking about putting together a convention in Colorado, and I started out as just staff on the organizational committee. Over the years, I’ve worked my way to running the event.
What’s been the most exciting part about your work with the Fur Con then?
Seeing the convention grow and seeing how excited people are for the event. It’s a pretty thankless job, volunteering all the hours, but it’s definitely all worth it when you see how happy and excited people are during the convention when people are there enjoying themselves.
Reprinted with permission from Westword’s Show and Tell Blog – published Friday, August 12, 2011
Cartoon Chickens from Korea
Leafie, A Hen into the Wild is a new 2D animated film from Korea. It’s based on a very popular series of illustrated children’s books by Hwang Sun-mi. It was directed by Oh Seong-yoon, and co-produced by Myung Film and Odoltogi Studio. Released in Korea last month, the story of a young hen who leaves her chicken farm with a dream of raising her own egg has made more at the Korean box office than any home-grown animated film has in decades. Now there’s plans to release the film widely in mainland China. Unfortunately, no one (that we know of) is talking about distributing the film to North America. Looks like our loss. You can see a trailer for the film on YouTube though.
image c. 2011 Myung Film
Melbourne to host Dragon arena show | How to Train Your Dragon
Amaterasu Cosplay Build
Well, at least they didn't set the dog on fire.
Eddie Murphy Voicing Hong Kong Phooey In Live-Action/Animation Film
Episode 15 – Vuvuzela Crazy Frog - We’ve got three e-mails for your listening enjoyment this time around, and boy, are they emphatic! We have one that ends up with a somewhat clown-flavored adult text, we’ve got one that goes into full-blown rantyp[...]
We’ve got three e-mails for your listening enjoyment this time around, and boy, are they emphatic! We have one that ends up with a somewhat clown-flavored adult text, we’ve got one that goes into full-blown rantypants mode, and we’ve got one dealing with producing content for FurAffinity! As usual, there are myriad other discussions, and the cast goes into their own personal pet peeves as well as we let it all hang out!
Our next episode is all about change. Recent changes in your life, changes you’re trying to make but need help with, change that you’re resisting, anything of that nature. Always remember, we’re also always taking e-mails that aren’t on the topic of the week; after all, we’re here to help you, the listener! Don’t forget to get the word out about us, too. If you’ve got a friend who’s having a rough go of it, tell them to e-mail us and we’ll do our very best to help out!
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Eddie Murphy Voicing Hong Kong Phooey In Live-Action/Animation Film
Back in 2009, reports began to surface on the internet that the popular 1970s cartoon Hong Kong Phooey was being reimagined for the big screen as a live action/animation kids film. Now, we know who is voicing everyone’s favorite “number one super guy.”
According to Deadline, Eddie Murphy is taking on the role of Hong Kong Phooey, a bumbling canine kung-fu master who is the alter ego of police janitor Penrod “Penry” Pooch. In the original series, Hong Kong Phooey was voiced by famous musician and actor, Scatman Crothers.
No release date has been announced.
Animals on Wall Street: Not Just Bulls and Bears
Author: mwalimu
We’ve all heard of bull and bear markets, but did you know there are many other animals used to represent stock market behaviors and the players that bring them about? The use of animals to describe behavior on Wall Street dates at the least to the 18th century, according to this article on NPR, which includes a list of several other animal terms.
Article Credit: flayrah – furry food for thought
FursonaPod Ep 34 – How the Fandom Affects People
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FursonaPod Ep 34 - How the Fandom Affects People
Sorin Katt on coordinating Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2011 and becoming a furry himself
http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2011/08/sorin_katt_rm_furry_con.php
By Cory Lamz Fri., Aug. 12 2011 at 8:27 AM
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When we called Sorin Katt for the interview, we asked to speak with Kevin, his legal first name. He told us we had the wrong number. When we asked to speak with Sorin, however, he responded immediately. Besides talking to us about how he got involved in the furry lifestyle (the "fandom"), Rocky Mountain Fur Con and the fur community at large, Sorin, who is 33, also told us about his dayjob -- software development -- and his partner of nine years, whose fursona is a fox. Although his developer co-workers know Sorin runs a convention, he doesn't flaunt his furry lifestyle: "It's not something I hide, but it's not something I make a big deal of -- just like a lot of things in people's lives," he explains.
Westword: What drew you to the Furry Lifestyle?
Sorin Katt: It was actually sort of accidental. I found it on the Internet and it just kind of clicked. I'd always been very into the anthropomorphic and animals, and it was just finding a community that was as into it as I was. First it was the Internet, then through conventions. I was just browsing the Internet and found stuff, artwork, that led me to the sites for some of the artists in the community at the time. It sort of went from there, looking around and gathering information. That was twelve years ago.
With twelve years of identifying with furrying, what have been some significant moments for you in the lifestyle?
Attending my first convention was pretty significant. Going to conventions plays a large role in our fandom because our population is so diverse and spread out throughout the country that it's a good opportunity to come together with the artists and creators in the community to connect. There's a lot of people that I'll only see at conventions every year.
The big thing about conventions is meeting people that they'll only see at these events. It's really more the social aspect and getting together with people who have the same interests that you do.
From going to the different conventions and events, how many people do you personally know as furries?
In the hundreds, if not thousands of people. I know a lot of people. A lot of people know me.
How does the furry lifestyle work outside of conventions then?
A lot of my local friends are in the community. Much like Star Trek fans or science fiction fans, you kind of localize around people that are interested in the same things you are. That tends to occur a lot. A lot of my local friends are in the [furry] community. It tends to be a connecting draw for me.
Do you have a fursuit for your cat fursona?
I do not. I have a couple of friends who do a lot of costuming. I'm less involved in the costuming group; it's kind of a sub-group within furry in the sense that Klingons are a sub-group in the Star Trek fandom. It's really the same thing. They're part of our community as whole, but it's a small percentage of people in the fandom who are seriously costumers and have their own costumes.
If you're not costuming, how else do you identify with furry? How do you live that?
I really enjoy the artwork. I'm also a writer. I write a lot of fiction specific to the fandom -- that's one way I connect to it. It's a lot of slice-of-life fiction and science fiction. The biggest, defining factor is that the characters are anthropomorphic, and they're set in fictional worlds where the characters are animal people essentially. You see it in mainstream science fiction, but it's a lot more prevalent in the furry fandom.
Do you have a particular protagonist that you write about a lot?
I'm mostly writing short stories right now, so I switch genres and topics and characters pretty regularly. I like to explore the slice-of-life stories and stories focusing on interpersonal relationships and social mores and that kind of stuff -- people's interactions within society. I've been an off-and-on writer for the last ten years, but I've been more seriously [writing] for the last couple of years.
What led you to writing?
I'd always had an interest in it. I've always been a creative writer and it kind of seemed like the right time. I mostly write for fun. A couple of my pieces have been published in fandom-specific publications. There's a charity publication that's coming out at a convention in Seattle that I have a story in. I have a couple of other publications that my stories have been published in.
How did you get involved in the Rocky Mountain Fur Con?
That was kind of accidental, too. There were some people that were trying to organize a convention with a meeting, and I ended up going. It started with a group of five people talking about putting together a convention in Colorado, and I started out as just staff on the organizational committee. Over the years, I've worked my way to running the event.
What's been the most exciting part about your work with the Fur Con then?
Seeing the convention grow and seeing how excited people are for the event. It's a pretty thankless job, volunteering all the hours, but it's definitely all worth it when you see how happy and excited people are during the convention when people are there enjoying themselves.
Confuzzled Announces Change of City and Hotel
ConFuzzled 2012 Venue Trailer from Twll on Vimeo.
Brok has moved home! No longer dwelling in the North West of England, but now right in the heart of it. Our fabulous venue is the 4 star Barceló Hinckley Island Hotel and we hope you’ll join us for another year of fun and fundraising.
Yes, Confuzzled has left Manchester for Leicestershire, some 120km south.
You can get full details on the new hotel and move on Confuzzled’s website
You can view details on the new hotel on Barcelo’s website
mundanes discover bronies
http://cnettv.cnet.com/web-exclusive-my-little-bronies/9742-1_53-50109567.html
For a couple of mundanes, they explain the Brony fandom remarkably well (LOL).
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