Comic-Con Brings You SAM@Home 2020: Storytelling In All Shapes & Sizes

What is SAM@Home 2020?

This Saturday, October 24th, Comic-Con International brings to you Storytelling Across Media, or SAM@Home 2020. This is a FREE event and will be available on the YouTube Comic-Con Channel. This year’s event will feature 14 panels focusing on storytelling across television, novels, comic books, gaming, and film. You’ll learn how creatives bring a script to life and how television shows get made! The panels will answer many questions. How does film editing tell a story? How can stories be told with tabletop games? Industry experts lead these awesome discussions.

What’s New For 2020?

Want to talk about the panel you just watched? No problem! Just go to the SAM Discord Server during the event. Here you will find a channel for general discussion about storytelling and a gaming channel offering exciting role-playing games. This feature is new for 2020, so that’s very cool!

Also new for SAM@Home 2020 is the Fan Activities, which lets you download some fun items, and there’s even some cool merch available for purchase like shirts, pins, and a set of dice.

The panels are scheduled to start at 11:00 AM PST on 10/24. The day wraps up with a screening of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World on Scener, which begins at 9:00 PM PST. Can’t watch everything on Saturday? (I mean, who honestly has that amount of free time?) No worries. They’ll be waiting for you when you’re ready.

Panels That Tell A Story

11:00AM PT

• Spotlight on Jim Lee 
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y7APNGFwtb8
• DC Entertainment chief creative officer-publisher Jim Lee (Batman, Justice League, Superman Unchained) talks about the journey from page to screen and sketches your favorite characters live on the big screen in this engaging panel.

12:00PM PT

• Storytelling Through Film Editing
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/rKFuk9g_yLs
• Beth Accomando (KPBS Cinema Junkie podcast host) interviews ACE (American Cinema Editor) film editors Paul Machliss, Tatiana S. Riegel, and Stephen Mirrione to explore the art and craft of film editing.

1:00PM PT

• Storytelling in Comics
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/pu8PLgyh4Eo
• Jessica Tseang, Agnes Garbowska, Brandon Easton, and Jeffrey Veregge discuss the creative process for unforgettable story arcs, create diverse stories, and advise those who wish to be part of the comics industry in the future.

2:00PM PT

• Storytelling and Tabletop Games
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/qc3XyFUsul4
• Hear from these game industry veterans as they share how stories can be told on the tabletop, from board games to role-playing games.

3:00PM PT

• Author Storytelling
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/lVNE5d4pFAU
• Authors discuss what makes a story capture their interest and how they cultivate that idea to engage and enthuse readers in anecdotes spanning contemporary romance, historical romance, urban fantasy, epic fantasy, and the finite life of the universe.

4:00PM PT

• Storytelling with Behind-The-Camera Creatives
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/CGAANtzcQYo
• Step into a virtual television set with various leading creatives and talented department heads working behind-the-camera of your favorite television shows and films! Learn how creatives bring a script to life and how television shows get made in this special SAM panel!

4:00PM PT

• Storytelling and Games on Twitch
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/gzSmtkr43rM
• Listen to this group of professional game masters share what goes into creating these epic stories and how Twitch has given rise to role-playing games and the tabletop RPG community.

5:00PM PT

• Storytelling with Music and Sound for TV
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/z4EOaEFbxi8
• Experts in the audio field dive into their work for film and television! Watch as they discuss their creative process for hit projects and the importance of sound and music in immersing you in your favorite story worlds. Share your thoughts using the hashtags: #SAMSoundAndMusic.

The Remaining Panels Include:

• 11:00 Licensing Works: The Winchester House • https://youtu.be/FsX9qbSI-4M
• 12:00 Spotlight on Marc Guggenheim • https://youtu.be/wMussUAm0Sg
• 1:00 Spotlight on Matt Forbeck • https://youtu.be/aZ-VTYEpFYo
• 2:00 Creating The Drops of God: An Intimate Interview • https://youtu.be/jESwIzwNAxY
• 3:00 SAM Squared: Spotlight on Sam Maggs • https://youtu.be/UPbI10WCHMs
• 5:00 Storytelling for Kids • https://youtu.be/WNyVBqwU9h8
• 6:00 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Watch Along • https://www.scener.com/comic-con

More SAM@Home 2020 Links:

https://comic-con.org/sam/games
https://comic-con.org/sam/fan-activities
https://store.comic-con.org/

Learn more about SDCC and their Comic-Con@Home 2020 event this past July.