The film follows five subjects: aspiring comics artists Skip Harvey and Eric Henson; comic book dealer Chuck Rozanski, who attempts to sell a high-priced comic book; a group of costume designers led by Holly Conrad who enter the convention's cosplay competition; and fan James Darling, who plans to propose marriage to his girlfriend during one of the many events at the convention. The documentary also conducts brief interviews with comic book and Hollywood figures who share their experiences as fans and their feelings toward the event.
The documentary explores the phenomenon of the San Diego Comic-Con International, which began as a fringe comic book convention for 500 fans. The event has grown into an annual pop culture event that influences every form of entertainment and is attended by over 140,000 people. The film follows the lives of five attendees as they prepare to attend the 2010 convention, which is characterized as "the ultimate geek mecca":[2]
Eric Henson and Skip Harvey: two aspiring illustrators who hope to find work by showing their artwork to publishers at the convention. Henson, who dreams of working one day for Marvel Comics, obtains a favorable portfolio review by the publisher Arch Enemy, which gives him work illustrating covers. Harvey, who tends bar at a sci-fi/fantasy/horror-themed bar, does not get work at the convention, but is encouraged to continue practicing his craft. He continues to run his bar while working on his graphic novel on the side.
Holly Conrad: a costume designer and cosplayer who brings her creations to life in her garage. She hopes the costumes worn by her troupe, Suicide Mission, which are based on the video game Mass Effect, will win the convention's costume competition. The costumes, which include an alien named Grunt with animatronic eyes and mouth, win the Judges' Choice Award. She is later hired to create other costumes based on video games and as a wardrobe consultant on an upcoming Mass Effect feature film.
Chuck Rozanski: owner of Mile High Comics, a Denver-based chain of comic book shops for the past 34 years. Chuck is looking to sell a copy of Red Raven Comics #1 for $500,000 in order to pay off his debts. Although he does not sell the comic book, his booth at the convention generates more profit than last year's, allowing Mile High Comics to move into a new 65,000 sq foot warehouse.
James Darling: a young fan who plans to propose to his girlfriend, Se Young Kang, at the convention. After acquiring a ring featuring a clock without hands to symbolize timelessness, he proposes her while at the microphone during a Q&A session with filmmaker Kevin Smith. She accepts.
The film also covers various aspects of the convention, such as discussion panels, the camaraderie among the attendees, and features one on one interviews with comics industry professionals such as Frank Miller, Seth Rogen, Eli Roth, Harry Knowles, Kevin Smith and Matt Groening.
Interviewsedit
Holly Conrad's work in preparation for a cosplay competition is among the plotlines in the film.
The film holds an 82% positive "Fresh" rating at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 51 critics' reviews,[3] and a score of 64 out of 100 on the review aggregator Metacritic, based on 21 reviews.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope (2011)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
^"Film Synopsis" 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Comic-Con Episode IV. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
^"Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
^"Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope". Metacritic. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
comic, episode, hope, 2011, documentary, film, diego, comic, international, directed, morgan, spurlock, theatrical, release, posterdirected, bymorgan, spurlockwritten, byjeremy, chilnickmorgan, spurlockproduced, bymorgan, spurlockthomas, tulljeremy, chilnickma. Comic Con Episode IV A Fan s Hope is a 2011 documentary film on the San Diego Comic Con International directed by Morgan Spurlock 1 Comic Con Episode IV A Fan s HopeTheatrical release posterDirected byMorgan SpurlockWritten byJeremy ChilnickMorgan SpurlockProduced byMorgan SpurlockThomas TullJeremy ChilnickMatthew GalkinHarry KnowlesStan LeeCinematographyDaniel MarracinoEdited byTim K SmithTova GoodmanMusic byJingle PunksProductioncompaniesThomas Tull ProductionsWarrior PoetsPOW EntertainmentDistributed byWrekin Hill EntertainmentNECA FilmsRelease dateSeptember 10 2011 2011 09 10 Toronto InternationalFilm Festival Running time88 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishThe film follows five subjects aspiring comics artists Skip Harvey and Eric Henson comic book dealer Chuck Rozanski who attempts to sell a high priced comic book a group of costume designers led by Holly Conrad who enter the convention s cosplay competition and fan James Darling who plans to propose marriage to his girlfriend during one of the many events at the convention The documentary also conducts brief interviews with comic book and Hollywood figures who share their experiences as fans and their feelings toward the event Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Interviews 3 Critical reception 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis editThe documentary explores the phenomenon of the San Diego Comic Con International which began as a fringe comic book convention for 500 fans The event has grown into an annual pop culture event that influences every form of entertainment and is attended by over 140 000 people The film follows the lives of five attendees as they prepare to attend the 2010 convention which is characterized as the ultimate geek mecca 2 Eric Henson and Skip Harvey two aspiring illustrators who hope to find work by showing their artwork to publishers at the convention Henson who dreams of working one day for Marvel Comics obtains a favorable portfolio review by the publisher Arch Enemy which gives him work illustrating covers Harvey who tends bar at a sci fi fantasy horror themed bar does not get work at the convention but is encouraged to continue practicing his craft He continues to run his bar while working on his graphic novel on the side Holly Conrad a costume designer and cosplayer who brings her creations to life in her garage She hopes the costumes worn by her troupe Suicide Mission which are based on the video game Mass Effect will win the convention s costume competition The costumes which include an alien named Grunt with animatronic eyes and mouth win the Judges Choice Award She is later hired to create other costumes based on video games and as a wardrobe consultant on an upcoming Mass Effect feature film Chuck Rozanski owner of Mile High Comics a Denver based chain of comic book shops for the past 34 years Chuck is looking to sell a copy of Red Raven Comics 1 for 500 000 in order to pay off his debts Although he does not sell the comic book his booth at the convention generates more profit than last year s allowing Mile High Comics to move into a new 65 000 sq foot warehouse James Darling a young fan who plans to propose to his girlfriend Se Young Kang at the convention After acquiring a ring featuring a clock without hands to symbolize timelessness he proposes her while at the microphone during a Q amp A session with filmmaker Kevin Smith She accepts The film also covers various aspects of the convention such as discussion panels the camaraderie among the attendees and features one on one interviews with comics industry professionals such as Frank Miller Seth Rogen Eli Roth Harry Knowles Kevin Smith and Matt Groening Interviews edit nbsp Holly Conrad s work in preparation for a cosplay competition is among the plotlines in the film Jon Schnepp Joss Whedon Kevin Smith Eli Roth Harry Knowles Corey Feldman Jamison Newlander Tim Bradstreet Thomas Jane Todd McFarlane Robert Kirkman Frank Miller Joe Quesada Scott Mantz Marc Guggenheim Seth Green Olivia Wilde Joel McHale Stan Lee Kenneth Branagh Matt Fraction Grant Morrison Guillermo del Toro Steve Sansweet Seth Rogen Morgan Webb Paul Scheer Henry Jenkins Edgar Wright Matt Groening Gerard WayCritical reception editThe film holds an 82 positive Fresh rating at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 51 critics reviews 3 and a score of 64 out of 100 on the review aggregator Metacritic based on 21 reviews 4 References edit Comic Con Episode IV A Fan s Hope 2011 AllMovie Retrieved December 31 2012 Film Synopsis Archived 2012 10 31 at the Wayback Machine Comic Con Episode IV Retrieved December 31 2012 Comic Con Episode IV A Fan s Hope 2012 Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved December 31 2012 Comic Con Episode IV A Fan s Hope Metacritic Retrieved December 31 2012 External links editOfficial website Comic Con Episode IV A Fan s Hope at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Comic Con Episode IV A Fan 27s Hope amp oldid 1107661491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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