Aliens to Zombie Movie for CNN iReport

SATURDAY, OCT. 22
Aliens to Zombies Convention -- Roosevelt Hotel

ACADEMY ROOM 11:00 a.m. Aliens Keynote -- Bryce Zabel, producer of NBC's "Dark Skies" and author of "A.D. After Disclosure: The People's Guide to Life After Contact" in a conversation with Alex Ben Block, Senior Editor, The Hollywood Reporter


OSCAR ROOM 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Beginning of the End
Moderator: Bruce Haring, Aliens to Zombies
Panelists:
Martin Olson, author, "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HELL"
Joe McKinney, author, "DEAD CITY"
David Moody, author, "THE 'AUTUMN' SERIES"
Scott Kenemore, author, "ZOMBIE, OHIO"
Matt Mogk, author, "EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ZOMBIES"
Rhiannon Frater, author, "THE FIRST DAYS"


ACADEMY ROOM 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. -- Aliens Among Us
Moderator: John Fasano, writer, "Alien 3," "Zombie Nightmare"
Panelists:
Steve Murillo, State Section Director, MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) Los Angeles
Alec Gillis & Tom Woodruff Jr., ADI Inc. Oscar-winning FX creators, "Starship Troopers", "Alien vs. Predator," "The Thing"
Shane Mahan, "Aliens & Cowboys," "Terminator" series, , "Real Steel"


OSCAR ROOM 1:10 to 2:00 p.m. Pro Monster-Maker $22. Halloween Challenge
Hollywood's top monster-makers are challenged to make a monster from simple household materials with limited budget. A great how-to for anyone seeking Halloween costume ideas. Hosted by the Twisted Twins, Jennifer & Sylvia Soska,
"Dead Hooker in a Trunk"

Participants:
Dan Rebert, MASTERSFX "6 Feet Under, True Blood"
Andrew Clement, "Cloverfield", "Nightmare on Elm Street", "Sons of Anarchy"
Steve Johnson, "Ghostbusters," "Species"
Mike Manzel, FX "Iron Man", "Real Steel"
Shawn Smith, "Dawn of the Dead," "300," Conan the Barbarian" ACADEMY ROOM: 2:00 to 2:15 p.m. -- "Beast Wishes" Trailer - Bob and Kathy Burns, Frank Dietz, Producer



ACADEMY ROOM 2:15 to 3:30 pm -- The Cinema's Simians: Monkey Men of the Movies
Moderator:
Panelists:
Jason Barnett, documentarian/producer, Founder, "P.E.G." PRACTICAL EFFECTS GROUP
Bob Burns, special effects, "Aliens"
Todd Masters, "Underworld 4"
John Criswell, Hensons
Shawn Smith, "Dawn of the Dead," "300," Conan the Barbarian"

ACADEMY ROOM 3:40--4:50 p.m. -- Werewolf's Bane -- Howling to The Underworld
Moderator: Todd Masters, President of MASTERSFX. "Underworld 4"
Panelists:
Steve Johnson, FX guru, "The Howling," "Fright Night","American Werewolf in London"
Kerry Gammill, artist, MONSTERVERSE ("X-men", "Superman," "Flesh and Blood")
Michael Dougherty, writer/director, "Trick or Treat," "X-men"


OSCAR ROOM 5:00 p.m Talking Dead -- Michael Rooker, "The Walking Dead," "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" in conversation with James Gunn, writer,/director, "Slither","Dawn of the Dead," "Super"

8:30 p.m -1:30a.m. ALIENS TO ZOMBIES - Monster-Makers Bash, presented by MASTERSFX and JM Northern Media at Velvet Margarita

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Zombie
• CNN
• Aliens (film)
• Dawn Of The Dead
• Rob Zombie
• Scary
• Halloween
• Halloween (franchise)
• News
• Zombies
• Jason
• Trailer
• 13th
• Nightmare

[cherrylosangeles]

It was packed but I got their late so the crowd had started to thin out since it was at the end of the event.

[schultz1963]

It looks as though not a lot of people attended. Damn.