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kuni_izumi	Feb 6 2009, 08:41 PM
Breaker of Destined Fate Posts: 592 Group: Members Member #12,299 Joined: December 30, 2007	Cosplay over all involves many different art forms of which any one of them a person could participate in without necessarily doing any others. Firstly you have the Costume itself, and the performance For the costume several things need to be considered- The clothing itself Armor Weapons Wigs/hair make-up jewelry props/other crafted items. Some of these can overlap of course, but they all need to be taken into consideration. A person might do someone's make up but never have any intention of cosplaying--still they've contributed their make-up artist skills. Performance: This isn't quite as varied, but it's where a lot of people who buy costumes excel. Still there are different aspects. Overall look (this can often have more to do with body/type facial structure than people have control over) Matching poses Matching voices Mannerisms Quotes/skits Martial arts/dancing/singing (being able to perform the same SKILLS the character has) Just for costume. Total immersion (the person 'becomes' the character while wearing the costume) Adella (famous for doing Aerith cosplay) often gets a bad rap from a lot of people for 'not being nice' or freaking out when people get in her space but she is NOT a total immersion cosplayer. A lot of her photo sessions hint at that, but a lot of the time she has trouble with other people treat her like she IS Aerith. For example, at one con she was dressed as Aerith with of course, a very long wig. A girl came running up and grapped the braid and pulled HARD on it, nearly ripping it off her head, which, because of all the pins keeping it in hurt INCREDIBLY. Naturally the reaction to that is to turn around and scream at the person wonder what the hell they think they're doing! Then the person just wilted and went... "I just...I really HATE Aerith!" ...cosplay can sometimes be hazardous to your health! It's always important to try and gage HOW FAR the cosplayer themselves has gone, and when in doubt, assume less than you might think. ALWAYS of course treat EVERYONE with respect and dignity! Whether they're in a costume or not!
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