Supanova 2024
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meteordustI meant to post about this ages ago, since I went way back in June. Catching up now that it's nearly year end!
Supanova used to be the pop culture convention I went to every year. Then the pandemic happened. Even after the conventions came back, I took a while to do so, just from caution or exhaustion. But last year I went to Oz-Comic Con, and this year I went to Supanova.
I took notes from the panels I attended. I hope I'm deciphering them correctly, after all these months.
Robert Patrick
* In 1990, no CGI. T2 was the inception of CGI. Motion capture. Technique used only once before (The Abyss, water, James Cameron). The reason we're still talking about T2 today is because it was practical stunts, animatronics and CGI. When he saw it, he was amazed.
* Fave acting experience was X-Files. John Doggett, a cherished role. But he chooses roles for himself, not the fans.
* Thoughts on AI? Actors have a right to protect their image.
* 1984, Los Angeles, Roger Corman, first movie. Industry needed new content for VHS, lots of these movies. That was his film school, then SAG card, later T2.
* Physical roles - background as athlete, a bit of martial arts, then training and conditioning.
* His contributions to the T1000 role? The run, the walk, martial arts POV. Core is 4 inches below the navel, when hit no resistance. To make seamless (physical, animatronic, CGI), hard to keep consistency.
* Movies versus TV - TV very fast, lots of dialogue to learn. Start with big monologue, go to smaller ones, eg 24 episodes like X-Files, 10 months a year studying dialogue, tedious process, can get boring, dangerous to an actor, but fun because you're acting every day.
* T1 terminator scarier than T2 terminator, because low budget.
* Inspiration as an actor? Five years old, watching The Boy Ten Feet Tall. Didn't acknowledge it until many years later when failed at other things.
* Changes in industry? More corporations, fewer creative people getting together to make a movie.
Sophia Di Martino
* Loki had not as much CGI as other Marvel, lots of sets real, some green screen, need to use imagination, another skill. Eg fighting Alioth, giant room, fans blasting in your face, but saw artwork beforehand so some idea.
* Scenes that stood out? The train scene with Sylvie and Loki and the Lamentis episode, all the convos between Sylvie and Loki, the blanket scene.
* Fave thing about Sylvie? Badass, unapologetic, true to herself, sense of humour, brawler and fighter, brave.
* Items from set? Sword, stick, TVA handbook.
* Casting. She was pregnant, Tom Hiddleston doing a play in New York, didn't meet until right before rehearsals. Phone talks, one hour chat with Tom.
* Knew arc from beginning, Kate Herron pitched idea then.
* Prep? Tom did Loki lectures for everyone. Then she tried to forget it all, always wanted Sylvie to be her own character, not an imitation of Tom or a girl Loki. Loki is an elegant leopard of a fighter, she wanted Sylvie to be a scrapper. They tried to mirror each other (eg syncing up when walking), looks cool on camera.
* When she was controlling characters, they would get her to say the line first, then those actors would imitate her.
* Easy to get into the character, because well written. Clear what she wants and why she feels wronged.
* Working with Tom and Owen Wilson? Very competitive with each other, playing tennis, racing cars.
* New show called Peacock.
* They built the McDonalds, because they had to make it look like a 1982 McDonalds. Ran them through the training.
* Final pages - read script, very moving, very Tom, how do you feel, what will you wear? Tom knew the horns were coming back.
* Twenty costume fittings, she had lots of input. They made sure she could move and kick, made sure she could nurse. A zipper, and velcro. She wanted to be able to run and fight and go to the bathroom. The first time she saw a baby on set was her own kid. Now she's seeing that more often.
Shopping
I came home with a haul of books and comics:
- The Dreaming (Revised Edition) (Volumes 1 and 2) by Queenie Chan
- Katrie and the Tale-Bearer (2024 Special) by Karen Beilharz and Peter Fairfax
- Rilla by Ivana L Truglio
- Superhumanity (Volume 1): The SuperAustralians (Issues 1-4) by 28 Australian comic creators, and conceived and edited by Christopher Sequeira
- Traitor's Run by Keith Stevenson
Photos
Robert Patrick.
Sophia Di Martino.
Padme Amidala cosplayer.
Death of Rats cosplayer.
Mandalorian helmets.
Chips on a stick, ie a potato spiralled on a skewer and deep fried. ("How much could one potato cost? $10?" And yet I paid it, because I cannot resist.)
Supanova used to be the pop culture convention I went to every year. Then the pandemic happened. Even after the conventions came back, I took a while to do so, just from caution or exhaustion. But last year I went to Oz-Comic Con, and this year I went to Supanova.
I took notes from the panels I attended. I hope I'm deciphering them correctly, after all these months.
Robert Patrick
* In 1990, no CGI. T2 was the inception of CGI. Motion capture. Technique used only once before (The Abyss, water, James Cameron). The reason we're still talking about T2 today is because it was practical stunts, animatronics and CGI. When he saw it, he was amazed.
* Fave acting experience was X-Files. John Doggett, a cherished role. But he chooses roles for himself, not the fans.
* Thoughts on AI? Actors have a right to protect their image.
* 1984, Los Angeles, Roger Corman, first movie. Industry needed new content for VHS, lots of these movies. That was his film school, then SAG card, later T2.
* Physical roles - background as athlete, a bit of martial arts, then training and conditioning.
* His contributions to the T1000 role? The run, the walk, martial arts POV. Core is 4 inches below the navel, when hit no resistance. To make seamless (physical, animatronic, CGI), hard to keep consistency.
* Movies versus TV - TV very fast, lots of dialogue to learn. Start with big monologue, go to smaller ones, eg 24 episodes like X-Files, 10 months a year studying dialogue, tedious process, can get boring, dangerous to an actor, but fun because you're acting every day.
* T1 terminator scarier than T2 terminator, because low budget.
* Inspiration as an actor? Five years old, watching The Boy Ten Feet Tall. Didn't acknowledge it until many years later when failed at other things.
* Changes in industry? More corporations, fewer creative people getting together to make a movie.
Sophia Di Martino
* Loki had not as much CGI as other Marvel, lots of sets real, some green screen, need to use imagination, another skill. Eg fighting Alioth, giant room, fans blasting in your face, but saw artwork beforehand so some idea.
* Scenes that stood out? The train scene with Sylvie and Loki and the Lamentis episode, all the convos between Sylvie and Loki, the blanket scene.
* Fave thing about Sylvie? Badass, unapologetic, true to herself, sense of humour, brawler and fighter, brave.
* Items from set? Sword, stick, TVA handbook.
* Casting. She was pregnant, Tom Hiddleston doing a play in New York, didn't meet until right before rehearsals. Phone talks, one hour chat with Tom.
* Knew arc from beginning, Kate Herron pitched idea then.
* Prep? Tom did Loki lectures for everyone. Then she tried to forget it all, always wanted Sylvie to be her own character, not an imitation of Tom or a girl Loki. Loki is an elegant leopard of a fighter, she wanted Sylvie to be a scrapper. They tried to mirror each other (eg syncing up when walking), looks cool on camera.
* When she was controlling characters, they would get her to say the line first, then those actors would imitate her.
* Easy to get into the character, because well written. Clear what she wants and why she feels wronged.
* Working with Tom and Owen Wilson? Very competitive with each other, playing tennis, racing cars.
* New show called Peacock.
* They built the McDonalds, because they had to make it look like a 1982 McDonalds. Ran them through the training.
* Final pages - read script, very moving, very Tom, how do you feel, what will you wear? Tom knew the horns were coming back.
* Twenty costume fittings, she had lots of input. They made sure she could move and kick, made sure she could nurse. A zipper, and velcro. She wanted to be able to run and fight and go to the bathroom. The first time she saw a baby on set was her own kid. Now she's seeing that more often.
Shopping
I came home with a haul of books and comics:
- The Dreaming (Revised Edition) (Volumes 1 and 2) by Queenie Chan
- Katrie and the Tale-Bearer (2024 Special) by Karen Beilharz and Peter Fairfax
- Rilla by Ivana L Truglio
- Superhumanity (Volume 1): The SuperAustralians (Issues 1-4) by 28 Australian comic creators, and conceived and edited by Christopher Sequeira
- Traitor's Run by Keith Stevenson
Photos
Robert Patrick.
Sophia Di Martino.
Padme Amidala cosplayer.
Death of Rats cosplayer.
Mandalorian helmets.
Chips on a stick, ie a potato spiralled on a skewer and deep fried. ("How much could one potato cost? $10?" And yet I paid it, because I cannot resist.)
