Hanging Out with the Dream King
(for your weekend viewing)
Gaiman @ Google: where he reads several things from FRAGILE THINGS and answers a whole lot of questions, total running time 60:52
Wherein Gaiman talks about H.P.Lovecraft
Wherein Gaiman talks about GOOD OMENS
Wherein Gaiman gives us INSTRUCTIONS on what to do if we ever end up in a fairy tale
Wherein Gaiman and McKean talk about MIRROR MASK, among other things
Friday, August 03, 2007
a review of INTERWORLD
Harry Potter + Sliders + Peter Pan + 1960s X-Men + Green Lantern Corps
= INTERWORLD
Well, it’s not as bad as it sounds. It was a fun read for the most part. Well, maybe it was because I identified with the character so much. Joey Harker is a boy who’s “directionally challenge”. He got lost in his own house. (Same way I got lost in my own neighborhood. And I still get lost every time I go in Glorietta. I never know which corridor will bring me to Filbars and which one will bring me to G4.)
Anyway, so Joey Harker gets lost in his own town and ends up in an alternate reality and ends up meeting other J/o/e/y Harkers from other realities. He gets recruited to they’re mission, which is to protect the rest of the multiverse from the forces of magic and science.
The other more interesting story is how this story ended up becoming a novel. Neil Gaiman talked about it in his blog; how INTERWORLD was originally supposed to be pitched as an animated movie (and they tried to pitch it to Dreamworks), and it got rejected. Then they wrote the story as a novel in order to explain to movie executives what their idea was all about. And it still got rejected.
Then last year, they pitched the book to published and it finally got picked up and finally, they started to get calls from movie companies (include Dreamworks!)
I don’t know if its because I read about the background of the novel, but there were certain parts which really felt like it was written for the express purpose of explaning certain scene to a studio executive. (Then again, when one tries to explain something to an 8-year old and to an executive, you might end up using really simple words.)
One of the scenes that made me think it was simplified for a studio exec was the penultimate scene where one of the Harkers had to fight the right-hand man of the bad guys; which could’ve been, should’ve been like the set-piece of Qui Jon Gin versus Darth Maul. Instead, it all gets summed up in a page and a half.
Then there was that last scene when Joey’s team gets called for another mission and I could easily imagine how it would be shot like the Super Friends rushing towards the screen.
Of course, since you’re a Disciple of Gaiman you’ll still buy it anyway. Read it because you’ve probably finished re-reading Harry Potter books 1 to 7. Read it because you need your Gaiman-fix. It’ll make a great birthday gift for your nephew or niece or godchild.
= INTERWORLD
Well, it’s not as bad as it sounds. It was a fun read for the most part. Well, maybe it was because I identified with the character so much. Joey Harker is a boy who’s “directionally challenge”. He got lost in his own house. (Same way I got lost in my own neighborhood. And I still get lost every time I go in Glorietta. I never know which corridor will bring me to Filbars and which one will bring me to G4.)
Anyway, so Joey Harker gets lost in his own town and ends up in an alternate reality and ends up meeting other J/o/e/y Harkers from other realities. He gets recruited to they’re mission, which is to protect the rest of the multiverse from the forces of magic and science.
The other more interesting story is how this story ended up becoming a novel. Neil Gaiman talked about it in his blog; how INTERWORLD was originally supposed to be pitched as an animated movie (and they tried to pitch it to Dreamworks), and it got rejected. Then they wrote the story as a novel in order to explain to movie executives what their idea was all about. And it still got rejected.
Then last year, they pitched the book to published and it finally got picked up and finally, they started to get calls from movie companies (include Dreamworks!)
I don’t know if its because I read about the background of the novel, but there were certain parts which really felt like it was written for the express purpose of explaning certain scene to a studio executive. (Then again, when one tries to explain something to an 8-year old and to an executive, you might end up using really simple words.)
One of the scenes that made me think it was simplified for a studio exec was the penultimate scene where one of the Harkers had to fight the right-hand man of the bad guys; which could’ve been, should’ve been like the set-piece of Qui Jon Gin versus Darth Maul. Instead, it all gets summed up in a page and a half.
Then there was that last scene when Joey’s team gets called for another mission and I could easily imagine how it would be shot like the Super Friends rushing towards the screen.
Of course, since you’re a Disciple of Gaiman you’ll still buy it anyway. Read it because you’ve probably finished re-reading Harry Potter books 1 to 7. Read it because you need your Gaiman-fix. It’ll make a great birthday gift for your nephew or niece or godchild.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
You Can Quote Me on That
Announced at the San Diego Comic-Con last week, Warren Ellis will be writing ASTONISHING X-MEN: SECOND STAGE. When asked why he decided to accept writing the X-Men title, Ellis answered:
“Well… I'm closing in on 40 now, so I'm pretty much washed up and preparing for the time where I'll have to sell what operating internal organs I have left for bill money, and I'm looking around to see what's left in commercial comics that I haven't done.”
He was also asked what readers can expect with his X-Men stories.
“Oh, the usual, you know. Raping your childhoods, using my position to destroy everything you love, displaying opinions you may not agree with and writing with my own voice and personality. All the things people hate in commercial comics these days. And yet, all the things I am specifically hired for. It's a funny old world.”
Sounds like fun! Can’t wait for the first issue.
Read the complete interview at:
http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/AXMEllis.html
Announced at the San Diego Comic-Con last week, Warren Ellis will be writing ASTONISHING X-MEN: SECOND STAGE. When asked why he decided to accept writing the X-Men title, Ellis answered:
“Well… I'm closing in on 40 now, so I'm pretty much washed up and preparing for the time where I'll have to sell what operating internal organs I have left for bill money, and I'm looking around to see what's left in commercial comics that I haven't done.”
He was also asked what readers can expect with his X-Men stories.
“Oh, the usual, you know. Raping your childhoods, using my position to destroy everything you love, displaying opinions you may not agree with and writing with my own voice and personality. All the things people hate in commercial comics these days. And yet, all the things I am specifically hired for. It's a funny old world.”
Sounds like fun! Can’t wait for the first issue.
Read the complete interview at:
http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/AXMEllis.html
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
The Heart of a Woman
I found out about this shampoo commercial --yes! It’s a SHAMPOO commercial!!!-- from Creative Review Magazine (May 2007).
“Kazuro Nakazawa, the director behind the anime experience in Kill Bill Volume 1, has created this stunning animation for Japanese shampoo Ascience. The story, which despite its beautiful rendering is unlikely to please feminists, revolves around the Japanese proverb, “Hair is the heart of a woman”. In it, a Japanese princess falls in love with a young Samurai but is forbidden from seeing him by her stern father. Devastated by her loss, she hacks into her unfeasibly long hair but, as she cuts, blood spurts from the severed strands, causing her death, as well as that of her lover who was using the locks to climb up the castle walls to be with her. The film ends with the proverb spelt out in the princess’ blood.”
So, what are the chances we’ll ever see a Filipino shampoo account do something like that?
While we dream about that, you can read more about the commercial at:
http://www.productionig.com/contents/news/2007/03/ig_and_kazuto_n.html
CREDITS:
Product: Asience
Title: Hairy Tale
Director: Kazuto Nakazawa
Production Company: Production IG
Agency: Hakuhodo
Creative Director: Annarita Colombo, Jon Padfield
Monday, July 30, 2007
THUNDER! THUNDER! THUNDERCATS!!!
Not only are Brandie, Tin, and Dave Ferrer on the cover of ADOBO, they also got special mention at THE GOOD STUFF (Craig Davis' blog... Craig Davis aka JWT’s Chief Creative Officer Worldwide.) At the end of that blog entry are links to the award-winning radio ads. Just click on the titles of the ads to download them.
After you hear the ads, you can head on over to Brandie's blog to congratulate them; so if ever you're in Vietnam they'll treat out out for some... ummm... tea and fruit.
Go ahead. Click click on the link links. :)
Not only are Brandie, Tin, and Dave Ferrer on the cover of ADOBO, they also got special mention at THE GOOD STUFF (Craig Davis' blog... Craig Davis aka JWT’s Chief Creative Officer Worldwide.) At the end of that blog entry are links to the award-winning radio ads. Just click on the titles of the ads to download them.
After you hear the ads, you can head on over to Brandie's blog to congratulate them; so if ever you're in Vietnam they'll treat out out for some... ummm... tea and fruit.
Go ahead. Click click on the link links. :)
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