Well, after months and months... Alright, more bordering on a year or two now, I have finally got in mind a sequel for my first Youtube short, Loiterers! Woo!
Can't give much away yet, I haven't even started the script yet. However, I can say it will have more antics featuring abusing popular literature, films and other stuff! And a big world-changing event! (Budget-pending...). As well, this one's also going to be a bit more professionally done. I may even hire a decent camera! (Budget-pending...)
In the meantime, to bide you over, here's the original monstrosity!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSPE4xUbP0s
So, stay tuned. Will post more info as and when I can be arsed!
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Thursday, 2 September 2010
Lost Season 1: A Review/ Summary/ Thing (SPOILERS ABOUNDS)
So, long after the whole thing is over, the final season has now finished and is probably out on DVD by the time you read this (probably), I have finally gotten 'round to seeing what the fuss is all about! For this I would like to thank my good friend Saz for lending us the box-set. And about the spoiler thing, yes I know it's long after anything could possibly be spoiled on Lost, but you never know.
Firstly, the concept is a fascinating one. Bit boring on the face of it, Survivors of a plane crash on a desert island. But then you have the twist that the island's weird. Very weird. I like the whole it's a mysterious island with normal people dropped head first into the freaky shit. Mysterious island... I'm sure there's some Jules Verne connection there... Anyway, despite the lack of giant chickens, the prog was an interesting one. Instead of focussing on the island being weird, they put all the emphasis on the characters which has begun to appeal to me. I'm a bit of a misanthrope, so it's rare for me to like people outside my social circle. (Nothing personal to anyone, I just have issues with idiotic strangers, you'd be surprised how many are out there!)
I'll get my negative points out of the way first. The length of the season. I'm not overly keen on the whole 22+ episodes format. It's all well and good for some things, but god can it drag scenes out... It felt like some of the episodes were there for obvious filler, not that there's owt wrong, but it did feel like there were some eps which weren't needed. After that, I didn't really have many complaints with it. There were odd moments where I desperately wanted them to get on with it. But overall I did like it.
The locations were beautiful, it was much nicer to watch it when you didn;t have to look at interchangeable grey buildings, which some progs suffer from. As well it also helped when odd things happened like the polar bears. Yes, plural. But you're not interested in the pretty pretty backdrops of Oahu. You want to know what I thought of the story and the characters. So the story, after said plane crash we meet our heroes! Who I will get to momentarily. So, plane crashes on island, people scramble around to survive. They make friends, begin to prep for the long haul and so on. As they go exploring they find in order, a transmission repeating a distress call from a french woman, a polar bear, boars, another polar bear, a breifcase full of guns, some caves to live in, an 'Other', a concrete hatch in the middle of the jungle and another plane full of drugs. Oh, and some big clanky monster made of black smoke, but he doesn't show up til the end. Are giant amorphous smoke monsters male of female, or are they gender neutral? Anyway... During all this we also learn about our survivors through flashbacks! Seems everyone had issues which they were running away from/to/whatever. Some were fascinating, others not so much, but they were very well rounded and thought out. Still wish they'd had a bit more on Hurley.
Now then, the survivors. Wasn't too keen on Sawyer, he got on my wick... Not sure why, maybe it was that was an arrogant cock-jockey. But he didn't do owt for me, I felt a little for him after they revealed a bit of his backstory, but not enough to fully care. Still he did have moments.
Kate and Jack, they seem to pretty much be the main couple. Jack had a bit of old-school hero about him, all square-jaw and clay footed. Bit boring in that respect, but I get him. He's a doctor so he's always got that altruistic streak. Same for Kate, the good- bad girl. The con with the heart of gold, found myself feeling a touch sorry for her all this shit and it's still happening to her. Sawyer didn't help there... I smiled a lot when Jin and Sun made up during Exodus part 1. I really wanted them to at least be friends after that messy break up thing earlier in the series. They were cool.
My favourite characters of the series by far had to be Hurley, Charlie and Locke. Hurley was great! While you had the other 'pretty' cast members running like giant headless chickens, you've got Hurley there keeping up people's morale! He built them a golf course for god's sake! That was brilliant! Also, I liked how as well as compiling a list of the survivors, and helping keep up spirits and reading semi-eulogies during the main funerals, he was earnest! He knew he couldn't do much, but he still tried, bless him. Charlie has the same thing going, that earnestness. As well as being a British rock star (is there any other sort in American popular fiction?) he also got through his heroin addiction. I think. That one scene in the last ep... But still, it was nice him bonding with the lovely Claire. And being nice and friendly with the others. And Locke. Mr Mystery. This former paraplegic survivalist is the most intriguing character by far. He does genuinely want to help the rest of the 815 Survivors, but I don't think it necessarily means getting them off the island. As well, he adds to the weirdness of the Island, how does a guy who was in a wheelchair get up and walk around? Still interested to know why he knows so much about survivalism, not much cop for it being a paraplegic box company employee...
So, yeah I liked it! I'm curious as to what happens next and I hope it does make sense to me in the end. It had one or two little niggles, some characters I don't think were necessary. Some eps it could have done without but overall a very good and well made series so far! I may do another on the next season, so keep checking!
Firstly, the concept is a fascinating one. Bit boring on the face of it, Survivors of a plane crash on a desert island. But then you have the twist that the island's weird. Very weird. I like the whole it's a mysterious island with normal people dropped head first into the freaky shit. Mysterious island... I'm sure there's some Jules Verne connection there... Anyway, despite the lack of giant chickens, the prog was an interesting one. Instead of focussing on the island being weird, they put all the emphasis on the characters which has begun to appeal to me. I'm a bit of a misanthrope, so it's rare for me to like people outside my social circle. (Nothing personal to anyone, I just have issues with idiotic strangers, you'd be surprised how many are out there!)
I'll get my negative points out of the way first. The length of the season. I'm not overly keen on the whole 22+ episodes format. It's all well and good for some things, but god can it drag scenes out... It felt like some of the episodes were there for obvious filler, not that there's owt wrong, but it did feel like there were some eps which weren't needed. After that, I didn't really have many complaints with it. There were odd moments where I desperately wanted them to get on with it. But overall I did like it.
The locations were beautiful, it was much nicer to watch it when you didn;t have to look at interchangeable grey buildings, which some progs suffer from. As well it also helped when odd things happened like the polar bears. Yes, plural. But you're not interested in the pretty pretty backdrops of Oahu. You want to know what I thought of the story and the characters. So the story, after said plane crash we meet our heroes! Who I will get to momentarily. So, plane crashes on island, people scramble around to survive. They make friends, begin to prep for the long haul and so on. As they go exploring they find in order, a transmission repeating a distress call from a french woman, a polar bear, boars, another polar bear, a breifcase full of guns, some caves to live in, an 'Other', a concrete hatch in the middle of the jungle and another plane full of drugs. Oh, and some big clanky monster made of black smoke, but he doesn't show up til the end. Are giant amorphous smoke monsters male of female, or are they gender neutral? Anyway... During all this we also learn about our survivors through flashbacks! Seems everyone had issues which they were running away from/to/whatever. Some were fascinating, others not so much, but they were very well rounded and thought out. Still wish they'd had a bit more on Hurley.
Now then, the survivors. Wasn't too keen on Sawyer, he got on my wick... Not sure why, maybe it was that was an arrogant cock-jockey. But he didn't do owt for me, I felt a little for him after they revealed a bit of his backstory, but not enough to fully care. Still he did have moments.
Kate and Jack, they seem to pretty much be the main couple. Jack had a bit of old-school hero about him, all square-jaw and clay footed. Bit boring in that respect, but I get him. He's a doctor so he's always got that altruistic streak. Same for Kate, the good- bad girl. The con with the heart of gold, found myself feeling a touch sorry for her all this shit and it's still happening to her. Sawyer didn't help there... I smiled a lot when Jin and Sun made up during Exodus part 1. I really wanted them to at least be friends after that messy break up thing earlier in the series. They were cool.
My favourite characters of the series by far had to be Hurley, Charlie and Locke. Hurley was great! While you had the other 'pretty' cast members running like giant headless chickens, you've got Hurley there keeping up people's morale! He built them a golf course for god's sake! That was brilliant! Also, I liked how as well as compiling a list of the survivors, and helping keep up spirits and reading semi-eulogies during the main funerals, he was earnest! He knew he couldn't do much, but he still tried, bless him. Charlie has the same thing going, that earnestness. As well as being a British rock star (is there any other sort in American popular fiction?) he also got through his heroin addiction. I think. That one scene in the last ep... But still, it was nice him bonding with the lovely Claire. And being nice and friendly with the others. And Locke. Mr Mystery. This former paraplegic survivalist is the most intriguing character by far. He does genuinely want to help the rest of the 815 Survivors, but I don't think it necessarily means getting them off the island. As well, he adds to the weirdness of the Island, how does a guy who was in a wheelchair get up and walk around? Still interested to know why he knows so much about survivalism, not much cop for it being a paraplegic box company employee...
So, yeah I liked it! I'm curious as to what happens next and I hope it does make sense to me in the end. It had one or two little niggles, some characters I don't think were necessary. Some eps it could have done without but overall a very good and well made series so far! I may do another on the next season, so keep checking!
Sunday, 29 August 2010
Random updates on things
Quick post concerning everything that's happened in the last two weeks or so in regards to me.
1. I have seen Inception, it is glorious!
2. I have been neglecting the webcomic, I know. Someone please rap my knuckles for it...
3. But, hang on, I wouldn't be able to draw then...
4. I'm getting off topic.
5. I has been on holiday to Whitby. It were fun and inspiring. For some reason I always have found Whitby inspiring...
6. Probably the timelessness of it and the Abbey always looks spectacular.
7. And decent vampires come from there!
8. There's also lots of pubs. That's always a plus!
9. I also saw The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. It too was a very good film, and again one from the now defunct UKFC. May give it another watch, just to see what I liked about it.
10. I went for two potential jobs on different film crews in Yorkshire. I didn't get either of them.
11. I should really be working on getting stuff for a little interweb short of my own sorted. My second to date.
12. I believe over the next week or so I shall be off to see The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
13. I have been neglecting the webcomic.
1. I have seen Inception, it is glorious!
2. I have been neglecting the webcomic, I know. Someone please rap my knuckles for it...
3. But, hang on, I wouldn't be able to draw then...
4. I'm getting off topic.
5. I has been on holiday to Whitby. It were fun and inspiring. For some reason I always have found Whitby inspiring...
6. Probably the timelessness of it and the Abbey always looks spectacular.
7. And decent vampires come from there!
8. There's also lots of pubs. That's always a plus!
9. I also saw The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus. It too was a very good film, and again one from the now defunct UKFC. May give it another watch, just to see what I liked about it.
10. I went for two potential jobs on different film crews in Yorkshire. I didn't get either of them.
11. I should really be working on getting stuff for a little interweb short of my own sorted. My second to date.
12. I believe over the next week or so I shall be off to see The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
13. I have been neglecting the webcomic.
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Klowns and Poncey Immortals: Additional
Forgot to add to the previous post, Dorian Grey was also one of the more recent films produced in part by the now defunct UKFC. I watched it partly in mourning. Still I suppose there are better films out there which were made with help from the UKFC. It will be sorely missed...
Klowns and Poncey Immortals
I saw two films today....
In something I may continue with in this blog, along with the general bollocks and the slightly mental ranting. I thought I'd have a go at film reviewing. Now, these aren't to be taken seriously or should be any basis of decision making on your part. I like humans who can think for themselves. But anyway..
I saw two films today, one was better than the other, in two examples.
The first, Killer Klowns From Outer Space.
This was hilarious. And bad, in a good way mind. The plot, if you haven't gathered from the title involves the titular "Klowns" being aliens from... somewhere space-y. It's never elaborated on and it's all the better for it! Who cares where these giggling beasties come from? Let's just see what they do to the poor people of Cove Crescent. Be it popcorn guns, balloon-animal bloodhounds or turning victims into sinister ventriloquist dummies, these klowns have an epic arsenal of circus-based weaponry. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's start at the beginning...
We meet the populace of Cove Crescent, young lovers Mike and Debbie see a shooting star in the sky while they're at the local make out spot. Investigating they come across a newly arrived, lit-up big top, which have some very unusual performers....
After narrowly escaping, the pair along with a couple of other characters, including a pair of Ice-Cream Van driving brothers. I'd say they're probably the comic relief, but this film is part comedy so that's redundant. But it's a hell of a daft film and well worth a watch, most of the film involves the klowns capturing the populace in outlandish ways. I will never ever trust shadow puppets ever again... That and it has a killer soundtrack.
The second one I watched was Dorian Grey.
I hope I don't need to explain the plot, but for the sake of clarity here it is in a nutshell. Dorian's a young, handsome man about town. HE gets a painting done whilst he's young and good looking, then he stops ageing. And the painting starts. After years of youthful decadence, he's gets bored or scared, that he's done something stupid and panics. The painting you see, has every wrinkle, blemish and injury Dorian's ever received since it's completion. Bum bum, BUUUUUUUM!!!
It was an okay adaptation, if I'm honest, all the bits were there, Dorian being a young berk, the painting , him not ageing. But it was a bit boring, Dorian and his mate (whose name I can't remember. It may have been Henry)had a lot of screentime together which is all well and good. And there was lots of naughty debauchery on Dorian's part. But not enough consequences. Dorian honestly didn't show much of a change when he wanted to repent. He got all teary-eyed and then went to a priest. But I wanted a long montage of him realising what a bastard he was, dammit! He was being a debauched Bacchus-child for a good few years, at least twenty judging by the old people's make-up and the change in backdrop. Oh, and Rebecca Hall's character's age. Where was all the horrific nightmarish shit he got up to?!That would have been fantastic, seeing him suffer from Acid-tinged flashbacks featuring grossly surreal imagery of women in corsets and men in very little (No really, Dorian likes both). It should have been like the video for Lyla by Oasis only with Period dress.
As you may be able to tell, I didn't reckon much to Mr. Grey's shenanigans. Still the final look of the painting was pretty good. You don't see that many period zombies nowadays. At least, until the film of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes out...
Overall, I want you to guess which film I liked more...
In something I may continue with in this blog, along with the general bollocks and the slightly mental ranting. I thought I'd have a go at film reviewing. Now, these aren't to be taken seriously or should be any basis of decision making on your part. I like humans who can think for themselves. But anyway..
I saw two films today, one was better than the other, in two examples.
The first, Killer Klowns From Outer Space.
This was hilarious. And bad, in a good way mind. The plot, if you haven't gathered from the title involves the titular "Klowns" being aliens from... somewhere space-y. It's never elaborated on and it's all the better for it! Who cares where these giggling beasties come from? Let's just see what they do to the poor people of Cove Crescent. Be it popcorn guns, balloon-animal bloodhounds or turning victims into sinister ventriloquist dummies, these klowns have an epic arsenal of circus-based weaponry. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's start at the beginning...
We meet the populace of Cove Crescent, young lovers Mike and Debbie see a shooting star in the sky while they're at the local make out spot. Investigating they come across a newly arrived, lit-up big top, which have some very unusual performers....
After narrowly escaping, the pair along with a couple of other characters, including a pair of Ice-Cream Van driving brothers. I'd say they're probably the comic relief, but this film is part comedy so that's redundant. But it's a hell of a daft film and well worth a watch, most of the film involves the klowns capturing the populace in outlandish ways. I will never ever trust shadow puppets ever again... That and it has a killer soundtrack.
The second one I watched was Dorian Grey.
I hope I don't need to explain the plot, but for the sake of clarity here it is in a nutshell. Dorian's a young, handsome man about town. HE gets a painting done whilst he's young and good looking, then he stops ageing. And the painting starts. After years of youthful decadence, he's gets bored or scared, that he's done something stupid and panics. The painting you see, has every wrinkle, blemish and injury Dorian's ever received since it's completion. Bum bum, BUUUUUUUM!!!
It was an okay adaptation, if I'm honest, all the bits were there, Dorian being a young berk, the painting , him not ageing. But it was a bit boring, Dorian and his mate (whose name I can't remember. It may have been Henry)had a lot of screentime together which is all well and good. And there was lots of naughty debauchery on Dorian's part. But not enough consequences. Dorian honestly didn't show much of a change when he wanted to repent. He got all teary-eyed and then went to a priest. But I wanted a long montage of him realising what a bastard he was, dammit! He was being a debauched Bacchus-child for a good few years, at least twenty judging by the old people's make-up and the change in backdrop. Oh, and Rebecca Hall's character's age. Where was all the horrific nightmarish shit he got up to?!That would have been fantastic, seeing him suffer from Acid-tinged flashbacks featuring grossly surreal imagery of women in corsets and men in very little (No really, Dorian likes both). It should have been like the video for Lyla by Oasis only with Period dress.
As you may be able to tell, I didn't reckon much to Mr. Grey's shenanigans. Still the final look of the painting was pretty good. You don't see that many period zombies nowadays. At least, until the film of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes out...
Overall, I want you to guess which film I liked more...
Monday, 26 July 2010
Here lies the UKFC....
Read this and feel angry at the fools behind this decision...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10761225
Now, I've never been the biggest fan of any government we've had over the past however long I've been aware of politics. But this takes the cake of jaffa. The main investing body behind a lot of British films is being cut from the budget. Now, I've always wanted to work in the film industry and I'm struggling as it is to find a door to put my foot in, this is just making it harder to find an open door. How is a young man such as myself supposed to get a foothold in an industry where it's hard to stay in work and near impossible if you don't know anyone? Which I don't! If I'd had a film with a producer and some small backers behind it, I could probably have got some more funds for helping make it the best I possibly could.
It's been claimed by the Culture Secretary that this and 16 other public bodies "would lose their funding as the government committed to "increasing the transparency and accountability of its public bodies, while at the same time reducing their number and cost"." What I don't get is why get rid of somethig which was doing well? They had their best year ever and made millions and now the government's getting rid of it without thinking about the future. Bloody typical.
Anyway, I'm probably going to be following this if it goes anywhere. I'm still annoyed that the government picked that for scrappage so quickly. Still though, if like me, you enjoy great British films like This Is England or In The Loop or anything like them. Please do something to stop this idiotic decision.
I promise my next rant will be more bile-filled and coherent.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10761225
Now, I've never been the biggest fan of any government we've had over the past however long I've been aware of politics. But this takes the cake of jaffa. The main investing body behind a lot of British films is being cut from the budget. Now, I've always wanted to work in the film industry and I'm struggling as it is to find a door to put my foot in, this is just making it harder to find an open door. How is a young man such as myself supposed to get a foothold in an industry where it's hard to stay in work and near impossible if you don't know anyone? Which I don't! If I'd had a film with a producer and some small backers behind it, I could probably have got some more funds for helping make it the best I possibly could.
It's been claimed by the Culture Secretary that this and 16 other public bodies "would lose their funding as the government committed to "increasing the transparency and accountability of its public bodies, while at the same time reducing their number and cost"." What I don't get is why get rid of somethig which was doing well? They had their best year ever and made millions and now the government's getting rid of it without thinking about the future. Bloody typical.
Anyway, I'm probably going to be following this if it goes anywhere. I'm still annoyed that the government picked that for scrappage so quickly. Still though, if like me, you enjoy great British films like This Is England or In The Loop or anything like them. Please do something to stop this idiotic decision.
I promise my next rant will be more bile-filled and coherent.
About The Comic
Firstly, thanks to all who are reading it, it's not easy but at least the fact we're getting readers and hits and other 'tech stuff I can only vaguely understand (Michael explains it, but only some of it makes sense), shows that it is not in vain. But when we inevitably start to fall behind on updates and such, please bear in mind neither of us are doing it professionally. We both have jobs and other things on. I will try to keep up with the illustrations and I will endeavour to kick Michael whenever necessary in regards to colours and such. Still keep reading!
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