Frequently Asked Questions

What is cosplay?
Where do you buy your costumes?
How do you make _____ costume? I need a step-by-step.
Where do you live? New Jersey? Japan?
Are you going to a convention in _____ state?!
How can I join JAC Productions?
What do you use for sound/video editing?
Can I upload/use your skit at ____?
What's the ending song for Village of DDR? (and other related questions)
HIATUS question: Where have you guys gone?? Are you not friends anymore?

 

 

What is cosplay?
Essentially, "cosplay = costume + play" . It's a hobby where people dress up, usually with costumes they created themselves, for the sake of dressing up. Different people cosplay for different reasons, but think of it as halloween whenever you want.

 

Where do you buy your costumes?
We don't buy our costumes (the only ones are the Prince of Tennis costumes, and those are from Taiwan.) Our costumes are made by us and friends by using sewing machines, wood, fabric, thread, etc (not tape.) It's harder, but cheaper and adds a little spice to the process. :)

 

How do you make ____ costume? I need a step-by-step.
We don't really have the time to create tutorials on entire costumes. Also, our costumes are part of our own creativity; we thought, we experimented, we made. I'm sure you can do the same. It's not that hard...and there is no set standard in making a particular costume.
If you need help on a particular part of a costume, you can email someone, or post on our boards. Cosplay.com's forums has a lot more people there to brainstorm, and more people with experience, you should want to try there.

 

Where do you live? New Jersey? Japan?
Despite popular belief, we're in Texas, the Lone star state. DUH! Can't you see the horses in the background?!

 

Are you going to a convention in _____ state?!
Most likely not. We're poor, and can't afford it; also, it's hard to take the time out of our school schedules to travel. 2nd, our parents won't really want us to go out of town in the first place, let alone out of state. We apologize, but we can't go somewhere else without outside funding.

 

How can I join JAC Productions?
We have open membership, but there's a lot of catches in that statement. Imagine that JAC Productions is NOT a troupe of actors/cosplayers selected by some comittee, but just a name for a group of friends who happen to cosplay. So...to "join" JAC Productions, usually one has to be a friend, to bluntly put it. We have been making friends, but we're not extremely social creatures. So the truth is, it usually invovles a person living close by to be able to create a solid bond.
Our suggestion? Go make a group with your friends. It's loads of fun.

 

What do you use for sound/video edting?
We use audcity (a free software) to capture and manipulate our voices, Acoustica MP3 Audio Mixer to mix the voices, and Adobe Premiere Pro to edit our videos.
There are many other options to consider, such as (freeware): PC's window's movie maker, Mac's garage band, iMovie....Adobe carries a sound mixer, Adobe Audition, and Mac's popular and professional video editing program, Final Cut Pro, is all worth a try.

 

Can I use/upload your skit at _____?
In terms of re-creating performances and uploading it to your own site, we have to say no. We believe it is too difficult to be credited with our creation when it comes to performing for an audience. If you want to put our videos on your site, please use the youtube links/embedded code. When it starts heading into the "education purposes" realm, please email us (look at the contact page)

 

What's the ending song for the Village of DDR?
Village of DDR's is "Viva Rock" by Orange Range (the 3rd ending song to the Naruto series). All the credits have been typed out on each skit's page..

 

Where have you guys gone?? Are you not friends anymore??
We're FINE. The only priority gone is really making skits and videos, as that requires more teamwork and creativity than we have time for right now. Many of us still cosplay...we may not hit up every convention and event in Texas like we used to, but many of us still make plans every year to hang out and have fun at our favorite conventions. Some members have stopped cosplaying, but rest assured they are still having a great life otherwise.
This site may soon die off, but please keep in mind that just because 'JAC Prodcutions' isn't making anything anymore says anything about our friendship. Really. Cosplay was not our entire lives and we very much still enjoy hanging out and laughing together.