Good evening my friends! Today I am reminded that we don’t have to wait for Halloween to dress up in awesome costumes and have lots of fun. More and more people are dressing up for movie premieres and local events such as Zombie Walk. Tonight we have an article submitted by a friend of Scarydad giving some tips on how to maximize fun and avoid potential problems when you dress up for a night of fun. Enjoy!
Movie premieres are always fun nights to dress up and enthrall yourself in the fun celebration of our childhood (or adulthood) heroes on the big screen. With Iron Man out now along with many other awesome superhero movies later this year there will be many fun opportunities to cosplay at the movie theater. Dressing up as your favorite character can be fun but sometimes we can get carried away in our enthusiasm or get caught up in some wannabe-tough guys taunts. The important things to remember are that you are in a public place, going to a family show, and the point is to have fun. Here are some tips for cosplaying a character at a movie theater for the first time:
- Go Easy on the Weapons
Yes, awesome characters usually have awesome weapons and you want to look the part. Plastic, paper, duct tape, and cardboard are good. Bats, wood, metal, or steel are going a little too far and not only could hurt someone but will keep you from getting into the show most of the time. At least if your weapon of choice is made of duct tape and cardboard you won’t be too distraught if those who work there ask you to throw it away before you go into the theater.
2. Dress For Theater Weather
I can’t even begin to tell you how many times one of my buddies has had to change clothes halfway through a movie because they’re costume was too hot or too breezy. Give some thought as to how comfortable you will be sitting for two hours or more in a crowded theater in what you’re wearing. Remember if it’s summer the air conditioning will be blasting if you’re in a warmer climate.
3. Dress to Show, Not to Smell
Don’t be that one who stinks up your section of the theater with a foul substance you used in your fake blood or other costume accessory. Also, if you’re costume or clothes of choice have been folded up in an attic or basement for the past five years, please wash them before you leave the house in them.
4. Be Friendly to Strangers, Especially Kids
IF you’re going to a Marvel Hero movie, don’t be the guy or girl that was too shy, too drunk, or too reserved to take a picture with somebody. Have fun being the character and allow others to have fun WITH you being the character. As a kid you wouldn’t want to run into someone portraying your favorite superhero and was a jerk now would you?
5. Someone Will Make Fun OF You. Let It Go.
Don’t lose your cool if some d-bag makes fun of your enthusiasm at the show. Everyone is entitled to have fun in their own way and as long as you’re not hurting anyone, don’t worry about what other people say.
Marie Sumner enjoys writing about entertainment and costume parties. She owns more anime than she thinks appropriate to reveal to polite society. Recently, she started writing for, wholesalehalloweencostumes.com which gives her an excuse to talk about cosplay, movies and comic conventions all day.
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