tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.comments2015-05-21T12:57:36.661+00:00Also, I can kill you with my brainIainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11510552528067975098noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-192198713007687912015-05-21T12:57:36.661+00:002015-05-21T12:57:36.661+00:00Cormac McCarthy has written a book about a man and...Cormac McCarthy has written a book about a man and a boy in a world we can neither honestly imagine or explain. It is a story of profound love and a perverted hope of victory for the "good guys." I cannot escape the images that are now absorbed into my thinking and reality. You should buy and read this book.<br /><br />Mica<br /><a href="http://www.chipchick.com/2014-10-sony-hi-res-walkman-review.php" rel="nofollow">Sony Hi Res Walkman Review</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00118707550077647899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-56491231922377379832015-02-13T07:46:03.900+00:002015-02-13T07:46:03.900+00:00I also liked the book, but I felt it falling a bit...I also liked the book, but I felt it falling a bit short of greatness. You can read my review on my blog. Nick Alimonoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161049767389836254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-55127589952989260192011-10-28T14:37:42.066+00:002011-10-28T14:37:42.066+00:00@ CharlaBrady.
who are you quoting? not the revie...@ CharlaBrady.<br />who are you quoting? not the reviewer. your comment has way too much vitriol considering the lukewarm criticism found here. go back to sucking on the teat of academia and leave those willing to form their own viewpoint alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-75798954135847576992011-06-21T12:04:54.739+00:002011-06-21T12:04:54.739+00:00I'll send you a free copy if you'll do a r...I'll send you a free copy if you'll do a review. Kobo can handle ePub files, can't it?Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510552528067975098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-73232215542187979022011-06-21T00:17:44.468+00:002011-06-21T00:17:44.468+00:00Drat. I have a Kobo.Drat. I have a Kobo.Uncommon Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422404350314870201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-20086249867183164402010-08-14T05:31:24.105+00:002010-08-14T05:31:24.105+00:00You are a complete idiot. I love morons like you -...You are a complete idiot. I love morons like you -- "I didn't like it, though, it won a Pulitzer. I must be smarter than all of the successful, well-educated literary analysts that loved this book and were able to detect symbols and undertones lost on me." <br /><br />Simply put: you just don't get it because your IQ is too low. I don't expect you to have the capacity to agree. But, it is true, nonetheless. Cry into your pillow, pretender. You are not one of those you pretend to be.CharlaBradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974022446100890078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-63547100052685251092009-07-30T18:10:14.599+00:002009-07-30T18:10:14.599+00:00Good example with Jasper Fforde - I only remembere...Good example with Jasper Fforde - I only remembered him sometime after writing that post. The Thursday Next books are a much better example of how to play with a literature-fantasy world particularly as he manages to take all the inherent ideas (such as communicating through footnotes) and run with them.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510552528067975098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-22823829534667953902009-07-30T14:43:13.182+00:002009-07-30T14:43:13.182+00:00Read Jasper Fforde. He crosses "real" fi...Read Jasper Fforde. He crosses "real" fiction characters into his novels.Bethany K. Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679355745067316748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-20483719652926550922009-06-18T07:14:25.668+00:002009-06-18T07:14:25.668+00:00Funny you should say that ...Funny you should say that ...Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510552528067975098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-89234220237601857572009-06-17T19:35:24.341+00:002009-06-17T19:35:24.341+00:00Still, it's a fairly popular novel series - so...<i>Still, it's a fairly popular novel series - so what do I know?</i><br /><br />Obviously, you should write the idea correctly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-84079471077026648522009-05-24T01:17:06.264+00:002009-05-24T01:17:06.264+00:00This is great, man. Keep going!This is great, man. Keep going!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-23748654077710149862009-05-20T20:36:15.754+00:002009-05-20T20:36:15.754+00:00Casting - absolutely. Particularly Karl Urban - I...Casting - absolutely. Particularly Karl Urban - I thought he was spot on in channeling DeForest Kelley without it reverting to a caricature. Chris Pine surprised me by being a lot better than his previous credits list would imply - Sylar made a pretty good Spock - and Bruce Greenwood makes a much better Pike than Jeffery Hunter did. <br /><br />Not convinced by Simon Pegg's Scotty though.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510552528067975098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-20377693791149529412009-05-20T19:31:58.054+00:002009-05-20T19:31:58.054+00:00I agree, plotting was an issue. But I also agree t...I agree, plotting was an issue. But I also agree that I was so happy with the things they got right that I am willing to ignore the plot holes. I also agree that the alternate timeline is brilliant. This allows them to have their cake (making call backs to the original) and eat it too (without slavish devotion to canon). <br /><br />It's also worth mentioning the excellent casting. They managed to pay homage to the original cast without mocking them.Uncommon Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422404350314870201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-76589532869235385272009-05-16T18:14:00.000+00:002009-05-16T18:14:00.000+00:00I'd love to see the revised version. This story st...I'd love to see the revised version. This story stuck with me.Uncommon Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422404350314870201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-38236582789058533372009-05-16T15:45:00.000+00:002009-05-16T15:45:00.000+00:00Thanks. Been rewriting it - taking quite a few of...Thanks. Been rewriting it - taking quite a few of your comments into consideration. The ending is considerably different to how it used to be.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510552528067975098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-52990353193479977612009-05-16T15:18:00.000+00:002009-05-16T15:18:00.000+00:00I remember this story. I am so glad you are still ...I remember this story. I am so glad you are still working with it.Uncommon Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422404350314870201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-23669746974356441422009-04-19T19:05:00.000+00:002009-04-19T19:05:00.000+00:00hmmm.... I like that!hmmm.... I like that!Smokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207611639101142359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-47709561033055024042009-03-01T05:14:00.000+00:002009-03-01T05:14:00.000+00:00muh ha ha ha ... That's all the firefly you ne...muh ha ha ha ... That's all the firefly you need to know a fan. >_<Lady Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723642148158663327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-65236171696786510912008-08-25T12:12:00.000+00:002008-08-25T12:12:00.000+00:00Hey I'm no genius but I'll attempt alterna...Hey I'm no genius but I'll attempt alternative dialogue here ..<BR/><BR/>"I was, however I've derived a more optimal approach, saving resource & time."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-59725850999602793602008-07-04T12:35:00.000+00:002008-07-04T12:35:00.000+00:00"By itself - no. In fact the first thing it sugges..."By itself - no. In fact the first thing it suggests to me is the Beverly Hill Billies!"<BR/><BR/>Well Iain...you must be psychic because *oil* in that backwoods country town is exactly where I was 'aheading.<BR/><BR/>"The High Concept Visual is a cinematic reference - it's the visuals you see in the trailer that make you want to see the film - and more importantly (at least to making a sale) it has to be something a director wants to direct because it's something that will challenge them in terms of creating the visuals and if you're really on fire, it'll be something that no one else has done."<BR/><BR/>I think I'm on fire. Though, I thought it was about making something that's been done...different. *That's* what I intend to do.<BR/><BR/>"So if you want to go with an HCV for your story, you need to look at your subject matter and consider how you could represent that in a unique visual way. One scene that immediately springs to my mind would be something involving match cuts creating a juxtaposition of the world of the poverty-stricken family and that of the powerfully rich. Of course match cuts by themselves aren't anything new, so you'd need to be very clever in using them (possibly with a bit of a morphing effect - see something like the Dead Zone TV show for the way it handles some of its transitions) and incorporate the storytelling in such a way that it's essential to the scene and not just a clever little visual trick."<BR/><BR/>I think I have an incredibly clever way to show the two lifestyles. A way in which the audience will be compell to watch to see how these two lifestyles will meet.<BR/><BR/>You mentioned SWORDFISH. I'll mention A GOOD YEAR.Morgan McKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02178159025009195277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-55598502214302506672008-07-03T21:12:00.000+00:002008-07-03T21:12:00.000+00:00By itself - no. In fact the first thing it sugges...By itself - no. In fact the first thing it suggests to me is the Beverly Hill Billies! The High Concept Visual is a cinematic reference - it's the visuals you see in the trailer that make you want to see the film - and more importantly (at least to making a sale) it has to be something a director wants to direct because it's something that will challenge them in terms of creating the visuals and if you're really on fire, it'll be something that no one else has done.<BR/><BR/>So if you want to go with an HCV for your story, you need to look at your subject matter and consider how you could represent that in a unique visual way. One scene that immediately springs to my mind would be something involving match cuts creating a juxtaposition of the world of the poverty-stricken family and that of the powerfully rich. Of course match cuts by themselves aren't anything new, so you'd need to be very clever in using them (possibly with a bit of a morphing effect - see something like the Dead Zone TV show for the way it handles some of its transitions) and incorporate the storytelling in such a way that it's essential to the scene and not just a clever little visual trick.<BR/><BR/>In essence this should be your version of the ball-bearing bomb scene in Swordfish - something that they devote half an hour to on the DVD as they explain how they created it.<BR/><BR/>That's just one idea off the top of my head though, but hopefully it gives something of a flavour of how the concept can be adopted.Iainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510552528067975098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-42772085454071550742008-07-01T04:46:00.000+00:002008-07-01T04:46:00.000+00:00"High Concept Visual (HCV) is a visual idea that c..."High Concept Visual (HCV) is a visual idea that can be easily described, which will suggest in the reader’s mind a movie that must be seen."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Great info Iain.<BR/><BR/>I'm working on an idea where a poverty-stricken country family, is jettisoned into the world of the powerfully rich...and one of the families, changes the other.<BR/><BR/>High Concept Visual?Morgan McKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02178159025009195277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406832021876162424.post-24946566701166277992007-08-14T15:50:00.000+00:002007-08-14T15:50:00.000+00:00Glad to see such a thorough review of this Norfolk...Glad to see such a thorough review of this Norfolk Town, however I must correct your spelling, "Dis" is correctly spelt with two "s"s.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://maybeitmutters.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Martin</A>Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200275617846269113noreply@blogger.com