20 years ago G Fest brought western kaiju fans together with the movies, video games, merchandise and the stars of the kaiju eiga they loved. In 2010 one rag tag group of G fans, some of whom had never met, built a city and monster suits and lived their dream in video. They built their own equipment, harnessed practical and digital effects to bring the suits to life. And again. How lucky is that? We count among us professional suit actors, newsmen, stunt men. Some are trained sculptors, graphic designers, film school graduates and craftspeople. Our filmography includes
"The Lost Dojo Warriors Commercial" 2011
"G Fantis- Worlds Collide" 2011
"G Fantis vs Thing" 2012
"Mecha G Fantis Backfires" 2013
"GFantis DEATHGAME" 2015
"War of the Colossal Beasts" (in Production) 2016
What is The Dojo Secret? Dojo Studios was established after successful completion of a video project about a nonexistent G Fantis toy. Afterward we realized we just couldn’t stop there. We set out to diverge from much of fan films that center on fan fiction involving licensed properties that are well known, much loved and…owned by someone else. So with the official formation of Dojo as a recurring feature of G Fest, we set out down a road in which our members have created our own kaiju to costar with G Fest’s very own G Fantis. We’ve so far produced 2 projects that blend themes, memes and many of the characters and elements we love in new ways. For example, Shirakuna, a Ghidorah analog, is similar in some ways to a favorite kaiju from the 1970s Marvel Godzilla series. We even recruited Dr Rex Summerall himself. This is after all, a tribute to the genre. Look and see what character combos you see! The trailers Dojo produces are set up as they are because the format allows us to reliably film all needed footage when we are all together at G Fest and then work separately when we are apart. Some of us are building sets, props and suits for the coming fest and some are editing, adding digital effects and polishing the most recently shot footage. We premiere the trailers at G Fest. Over the years G Fans have tried to do larger projects but for various reasons including time, money and geography have been unable to complete them. Our formula and the commitment of the Dojo crew let us sidestep this list of pitfalls for the most part. We are always looking for new talent but the commitment is real and the rewards are too. It’s a unique way of volunteering at G Fest. Dojo Studios is part of G Fest and ultimately falls under Daikaiju Enterprises. Stop by, talk to us. Who knows what can happen?
