Ressentir la magie d'un ouvre-spectacle à IPC Apex Expo 2024

Alors que nous avions parcouru le salon à IPC Apex Expo mardi, Avril 9, Nous avons été frappés par les différences subtiles dans la sensation du sol du spectacle entre Anaheim et la maison précédente à San Diego. D'une manière ou d'une autre, Les gros cabines semblent moins dominantes, Et les petits stands semblent plus importants ici dans l'ombre de Disneyland où tout semble un peu magique.

La procédure de mardi a débuté avec une présentation d'ouverture par l'ancien Imagineer Disney Paul Bailey. He shared inspiring stories of how he came to work for Disney, including images of him growing up obsessed with “Star Wars” and a desire to someday grow up and work with those films.

He especially talked about how to achieve a “moonshot” project, something that can seem insurmountable when first taking it on. He used the example of his first movie, “Dante’s Peak,” and the hundreds of people it took to build models that were used in the movie to simulate a volcanic eruption.

The keynote was followed by the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the show floor. The lay of the show floor is a bit different from San Diego, but the aisles felt full, especially by early afternoon, when many attendees completed their technical sessions and committee meetings and began visiting the booths on the show floor.

Highlights of the day included the IPC Design Competition, where four of the five competitors worked on their designs remotely. With one big projector screen at the front of the room, and several large monitors, the competition was overseen by IPC’s Kris Moyer and Patrick Crawford. They answered questions from competitors while sometimes admiring the way the designs were being put together. Winners will be announced on Thursday.