Ghost’S “Lockdown”
As part of the Ghost’S team, Natascha and Patrick set out on a quest – in search of answers from the afterlife. Here they investigated old sanatoriums, castles, palaces and places steeped in history...
View ArticleThe Ring*Choir
Hardly any film works without its soundtrack. The music adds as much to the story as the visual plot and it can stir deep emotions in the audience. Some soundtracks, however, can do that much longer...
View ArticleWriting Authentic Characters
Are you an author or writer and have always wondered how you can create multi-faceted characters without making them seem forced? Do you want to write vivid and approachable characters that get under...
View Article50.000 Orks Projekt
The 50,000 Orcs project shows at MagicCon 7 : “To Eorlingas!” At this MagicCon we will again show you a small and large Middle-earth diorama in the “Reger” hall, with the theme Rohan and Hobbiton. On...
View ArticleFrom fan fiction to fiction
In this lecture, author Ylvie Wolf will give suggestions and tips on how self-written fanfiction can be turned into independent novel worlds. Using her own self-published novels “Herzeleid” and “LOS”,...
View ArticleWorldbuilding 101
Do you have a creative streak and want to bring your own worlds to life, but every time you think about it, you’re overwhelmed and don’t know where to start? The deeper you delve into your world, the...
View ArticleThe Arboritos are coming
The Arboritos are coming Ylvie Wolf, author of the children’s book series “The Arboritos”, reads from her novel “The Arboritos Volume 1: On the trail of the thieves”. It is the first in a series that...
View ArticleMiranda Otto
With Miranda Otto, we can look forward to the return of the actress who played the beautiful, brave and clever Éowyn from J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy at MagicCon 7. The Australian...
View ArticleFun Facts from Westeros
As superfans and experts of the cult series Game of Thrones and its spin-off House of the Dragon, we have been to various filming locations and studios and have taken part in numerous live events...
View ArticleWhere to put my hands?
Every year, con-goers come to the convention wearing their first cosplay. But there are also cosplayers who have been attending MagicCon for many years who say they don’t know what to do when posing...
View ArticleNerdy trip around the world to Mordor
Every fantasy geek’s dream is to fall into one of their favorite books. Into a world full of adventure, magical beasts and undiscovered worlds. That’s exactly what Julia and Sina set off with, along...
View ArticleDumbledore & Grindelwald …?
The Fantastic Beasts films were supposed to answer many of the questions raised about Dumbledore and Grindewald in the Harry Potter books. At least that was the hope of many when the title of the...
View ArticleRichard Armitage
Whether on the stage in front of and behind the scenes, as a radio play actor or of course in series and film roles, MagicCon 7 star guest Richard Armitage (exclusively present only on Saturday,...
View ArticleDer Sohn des Orkschamanen
Der Sohn des Orkschamanen (The son of the orc shaman); The darkly humorous fantasy novel “Most people want to be someone without becoming someone …” Because how Sharshuk would love to be a really...
View ArticleDer Fluch des schwarzen Phönix
Der Fluch des schwarzen Phönix (The Curse of the Black Phoenix): A LitRPG novel in a fantasy game with SF elements The ultimate insider tip: combine two hobbies – reading and gaming – with LitRPG....
View ArticleSave our Show – Fan campaigns
Series always come to a premature end! More and more fans are following the calls to Gondor and starting a Save Campaign. Save our show, fans have shouted several times. Billboards and other campaigns...
View ArticleWide world of role-playing games
Are you one of those people who collect or want to collect pen & paper role-playing games, like other trading card games, and need new ideas? Dungeons and Dragons is your go-to system, but you...
View ArticleShamanic everyday magic
Shamanism is about as old as humanity itself. Almost every culture has developed its own form of shamanism. In the northern hemisphere, we have the most traditions of shamanic rituals from Siberia and...
View ArticleHow does a fantasy movie sound?
Many of us associate fantasy films and series with a very specific sound of music: large symphony orchestras, lots of melodies, complex orchestrations. But does this always apply to everything? The...
View ArticleThe leitmotifs of Middle-earth
Howard Shore’s soundtracks to the two Middle-earth trilogies The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are legendary. Almost everyone knows the Shire theme, the Gondor fanfares or the melancholy sounds of...
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