screenplay challenges : from life and books to movie treatments and graphic novels
Rabbi Solomon sees it built with nails and glue, as the Temple of Ezekiel. The Poet disagrees, it must be beyond the richness of any Christian and Byzantium sovereigns’ palaces. Kyot agrees, must be at least as imposing as the Temple of the Templars. Under the influence of the green honey, Abdul sees it built Read More …
In Baudolino book, the Huns invade Pndapetzim, the city at the border with the Universal Religion realm. I think about replacing them with the apocalyptic Gog and Magog. However, while searching the internet I find a depiction of them less apocalyptic, apparently working hard in a Muslim land. Were they punished or just making a Read More …
The Greekling lied about having a map to the realm of the Universal Religion and invented all the odd creatures that Baudolino wrote down in the letter of Prester Johannes. He then made a copy of that letter, an early example of copy right infringement (just kidding!) and disappeared. What he did with the copy Read More …
“Despairing” is the qualifier in a Los Angeles Times article. It’ll take many, many more seasons to make it “inspiring”, but it could start now with screenplay adaptations from books hard to read and hard to turn into movies. Graphic novels along the way would delight at least eight million people, just do a Google search Read More …
The Adaptation of Ryunosuke Akutagawa “The Faith of Wei Sheng” Loaded with metaphors and symbols, the short novel is poetic. The adaptation to visual form must use poetic film language as well. 1993, Toronto. Taking Film Studies, night classes, homework to do is a short film script. Adapting Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s “The Faith of Wei Sheng,” Read More …
How does the graphic artist render Valvolino character such that it is similar throughout the trilogy’s reincarnations? Oh well, that’s just one of the talent traits of my graphic designer partner. Generally, a movie appeal hinges on the characters, actions or ideally both. The appeal of the shorter graphic novel form hinges on characters’ Read More …
The idea of the TOLERANCE movie came after the 2001 terrorist attack on New York’s World Trade Center towers. The treatment journey, from idea to submitting it to a critic and registering it to the Writers Guild of America, took four years. Extensive ethnic, scientific, and media research sources helped in maintaining a fair connection between Read More …