San Diego Comic-Con International Thursday Schedule Now Online

San Diego Comic-Con International, true to their convention of releasing a day’s schedule each day leading up to the five-day event, have released the schedule for Thursday, July 18 online. You can check out the panels, discussions and other events below.Certain off-site events (such as the midnight screening Wednesday night/Thursday morning of Psych the Musical that happens in the Gaslamp District or the weekend’s similar Veronica Mars events) will not appear on the schedule, and neither will special screenings of movies at local theaters. It’s widely speculated that Red 2, The Wolverine or other films may end up being played in the area and if that’s the case, we’ll update you separately as that news becomes available.10:00am Comic-Con Film School 101: Preproduction and Screenwriting Comic-Con Film School is back for another four-day, nuts and bolts course on how to make a movie for very little money using available video technology and desktop postproduction software. Whether you’re shooting your first vampire film or that story about the leather-clad girl who hunts dimensional refugees, this course will take you from script to final product so that you too can enter your own movie into the CCI-IFF. This first class covers the specifics of preproduction on the cheap, including screenwriting, casting, scheduling, location scouting, crewing-up, and getting equipment for nothing. Panelists include Valerie Perez (producer/star, Paula Peril series), Jack Conway (writer/producer, Fear News), Vera Vanguard (producer, The Building of Good and Evil), Nick Murphy (writer/director, Pizza and Bullets), and Sean Rourke (writer, Ballistica). Thursday July 18, 2013 10:00am – 11:00am Marriott Hall 2, Marriott Marquis & Marina 1: Programs, CCI-IFF and Film School, Movies, Seminars & Workshops, Writers & Writing10:00am Comic-Con How-To: Don’t Tell Your Story, Show It! Ever wonder how really good books suck a reader in and hold their attention page after page? It’s not the characters, nor the plot of the book. It is the way in which the author writes that separates their story from the pack. Award-winning author Maxwell Alexander Drake helps you gain insight into how to put your story together in a compelling way that will have your readers turning page after page to see what happens next. Thursday July 18, 2013 10:00am – 11:00am Room 2 1: Programs, Animation, Comic-Con How To, Comics, Seminars & Workshops, Writers & Writing10:00am Comic-Con International Meets Cartoon Club Italy: Fans Meet Fans For the first time in history two major international conventions meet live online, giving birth to a never-before-attempted event. Two stages, two audiences, two countries, one passion. If you miss it, you won’t be able to say, “I was there.” Thursday July 18, 2013 10:00am – 11:00am Room 28DE 1: Programs, Comics, Fandom10:00am Fantasy Art Panel In the world of fantasy, the only limit is one’s imagination. Panelists (and Comic-Con 2013 special guests) Frank Brunner (MYTHOS), Todd Lockwood (Dungeons and Dragons), Wendy Pini (ElfQuest), Ruth Sanderson (The Twelve Dancing Princesses), Adam Hughes (Fairest), and Christopher Shy (Soul Stealer) discuss how they bring fantasy to life with moderator Andrew Farago (Cartoon Art Museum). Thursday July 18, 2013 10:00am – 11:00am Room 5AB 1: Programs, Art and Illustration, Comic-Con Special Guest Spotlights & Appearances, Comics, Science Fiction & Fantasy10:00am Flesk Publications Exposed! The Artists Spill Their Guts! The Truth Behind the Spectrum Transition! Sure, 10:00 is early but, OMG, with a lineup including Brom (The Art of Brom, Krampus), Terry Dodson (Red One, Uncanny X-Men), Mark Schultz (Xenozoic), and William Stout (Hallucinations, Legends of the Blues) talking new projects-and publisher John Fleskes frankly discussing the future of the renowned Spectrum Fantastic Art series-you really should get your butt out of bed! Thursday July 18, 2013 10:00am – 11:00am Room 32AB 1: Programs, Comics10:00am From Fan to Creator: Goal-Setting for Creative Types Which side of the convention table do you want to be on: professional or fan? And what’s keeping you from getting there? If you’re having trouble bringing your creative ideas into reality, you need to attend this fun and informative workshop, designed specifically for the Comic-Con crowd and back for its seventh straight year. Douglas Neff, the “Tony Robbins of Geeks,” will give you simple and proven techniques for bringing your most important goals to life. Whether you want to write your first novel, draw your own comic, or shoot your independent film, you’ll walk away from this workshop with practical tools for helping you reach your dream. Thursday July 18, 2013 10:00am – 11:00am Room 23ABC 1: Programs, Art and Illustration, Comics, Movies, Seminars & Workshops, Television, Writers & Writing10:00am Intelligence Stars Josh Holloway (Lost), Meghan Ory (Once Upon a Time), and Marg Helgenberger (CSI) and executive producers Michael Seitzman (North Country), René Echevarria (Terra Nova, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and Tripp Vinson discuss the new CBS dramatic thriller. Holloway plays Gabriel, a high-tech intelligence operative enhanced with a supercomputer microchip in his brain. With this implant, Gabriel is the first human ever to be connected directly into the worldwide information grid and have complete access to Internet, WiFi, telephone, and satellite data. He can hack into any data center and access key intel in the fight to protect the United States from its enemies. Leading the elite government cybersecurity agency created to support him is Director Lillian Strand (Helgenberger), a straightforward and efficient boss who oversees the unit’s missions. Strand assigns Riley Neal (Ory), a Secret Service agent, to protect Gabriel from outside threats, as well as from his appetite for reckless, unpredictable behavior and disregard for protocol. As the first supercomputer with a beating heart, Gabriel is the most valuable piece of technology the country has ever created and is the U.S.’s secret weapon. Join the cast and producers for an exclusive viewing of the first episode, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Debra Birnbaum, president and editor-in-chief, TV Guide magazine. Thursday July 18, 2013 10:00am – 11:00am Ballroom 20 1: Programs, Mysteries & Crime Dramas, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Television10:00am Marvel: Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way Have a passion for the inner workings of the comics industry? Curious about breaking into the field as a writer or artist? Sit down with a group of Marvel professionals from every corner of the business and get insider tips, advice, and firsthand accounts of what it takes to start a career in comics today! Panelists include editor-in-chief Axel Alonso, talent scout C. B. Cebulski, and a slew of great Marvel talent! Thursday July 18, 2013 10:00am – 11:00am Room 7AB 1: Programs, Comics, Seminars & Workshops