{"id":16,"date":"2025-11-04T19:07:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/sam\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-11-05T00:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T00:20:47","slug":"programs-guests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/sam\/programs-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs and Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-overline has-base-white-color has-text-color\">Panel Descriptions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline has-brand-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a82a7fc0b6d42bf2b7cb1cfbfb363efd wp-block-paragraph\"><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-base-white-color\">11:00\u201312:00<\/mark> Storytelling in Film: <br>Making a Green Movie from Recycled Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-base-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-39101dc1f15e97144036c5c9936c492f wp-block-paragraph\"><strong class=\"has-bold-text\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Beth Accomando<\/mark><\/strong> &nbsp;(Cinema Junkie podcast host, Film Geeks SD programmer) and <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Mike Davis<\/mark><\/strong> (filmmaker, <em>Dead, White and Blue<\/em>, <em>Hot Heat Hawaii<\/em>) discuss how to make a 100 percent green movie using only recycled footage from stock footage and public-domain films, repurposed with a brand-new storyline and dialogue. Davis aims to show filmmakers that they don&#8217;t need a big budget when they can take advantage of the free material waiting to be repurposed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-base-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb0a1edbb75003e930a59e941a0ada43 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Theater, Comic-Con Museum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline has-brand-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c151a7759ae76c16b8d030dddf2886eb wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-base-white-color\">12:00\u20131:00<\/mark> Storytelling in Sound and Music<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the art and craft of storytelling through sound and music with film and television composers. This panel examines how composers translate story, character, and emotion into music, from developing a project&#8217;s musical identity to shaping individual moments through score. Hear how creative choices, collaboration, instrumentation, themes, and sound work together to support the story and create a lasting emotional impact. Featuring <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\"><strong>Erica Porter<\/strong> <\/mark>(<em>The Passenger, Drip Like Coffee<\/em>), <strong>L<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">udek Drizhal<\/mark><\/strong> (composer, <em>Starbright<\/em>), <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Matt Novack<\/mark><\/strong> (founder and lead composer, Spacecat Music &amp; Sound), <strong>Nadeem Majdalany<\/strong> (director, composer; La Pandora&#8217;s Box), and <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Philip White<\/mark><\/strong> (<em>Spa Weekend<\/em>). Moderated by <strong class=\"has-bold-text\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Kaya Savas,<\/mark><\/strong> founder of Film.Music.Media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Theater, Comic-Con Museum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline has-brand-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3807796e0be628d997a8e3aeda7738a9 wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-base-white-color\">1:00\u20132:00<\/mark> Storytelling in Costuming<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Alex Sinclair<\/mark><\/strong> (DC Comics, Marvel, Image Comics colorist), <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Theo Tiedemann<\/mark><\/strong> (motion picture actor, costumer), and <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Jordan Munn Hughes<\/mark><\/strong> (actress, animator, makeup artist) discuss the many remarkable ways costumes convey story and character, from the printed page to movies, theater, cosplay, and throughout history. Moderated by <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Chad Edward Evett<\/mark><\/strong> (award-winning cosplayer and budding costume designer). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Theater, Comic-Con Museum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline has-brand-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-168a4915d8b69c1f70a4c6c032cce63d wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-base-white-color\">2:00\u20133:00<\/mark> Storytelling in Comics: <br>Visual Storytelling and the Importance of Color<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Alex Sinclair<\/mark><\/strong> hosts a panel on the importance of visual storytelling in the comics medium. He will present examples from some of the industry&#8217;s best comic book artists, demonstrate how color is a vital part of the storytelling collaboration, and discuss his process and techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Theater, Comic-Con Museum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline has-brand-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62b615d23d77937ffc5446e8272fe71d wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-base-white-color\">3:00\u20134:00 <\/mark>Storytelling in Games: <br>More Than a Game: How Actual Play Reinvents Modern Storytelling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tabletop role-playing game actual play has transformed tabletop hobbies into a global entertainment phenomenon, bringing dice-rolling adventures to a whole new audience through game mechanics, engaging characters, and collaborative storytelling. Experts in the tabletop gaming field share behind-the-scenes insights into planning and performing professional actual play. Panelists include game designer and WGA screenwriter <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Spenser Starke<\/mark><\/strong> (Daggerheart) and <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Rowan Hall<\/mark><\/strong> (Sunderfolk, Candela Obscura), with moderator <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-brand-primary-color\">Edward Doty<\/mark><\/strong> (<em>Life Is Strange: Two Moons Rising, Little Nightmares: Sickly Sweet<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Theater, Comic-Con Museum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panel Descriptions 11:00\u201312:00 Storytelling in Film: Making a Green Movie from Recycled Film Beth Accomando &nbsp;(Cinema Junkie podcast host, Film Geeks SD programmer) and Mike Davis (filmmaker, Dead, White and Blue, Hot Heat Hawaii) discuss how to make a 100 percent green movie using only recycled footage from stock footage and public-domain films, repurposed with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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