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This is your opportunity to talk at length about “your father was a brilliant scientist” because I have no idea if it’s even canon like did I just forget it??????? Is it in one of the movies I haven’t seen lol i need context
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i just wanna say this absolutely made my day, anon, tysm <33
lore dump under the cut!
When Dragon Ball/Z was first being adapted in Japan, it was the late 80s early 90s, and anime wasn’t being dubbed over into English back then. At least, not on a regular basis like it is now. In the 90s, there were multiple studios that paid for the rights to certain Dragon Ball projects in an attempt to dub them for English-speaking audiences before FUNimation, the studio that has the rights currently, and likely what you grew up with if you watch the franchise in English. If you haven’t seen then, there are clips available on YouTube of some of the funnier moments. The ones I’ve heard of and have seen bits and pieces of are the Golden Dub (they dubbed the original Dragon Ball, not Z), the Big Green Dub (an absolute MASTERPIECE, they dubbed the Saiyan Saga and some of the early Z movies), and the Ocean Dub, which is the Dub where this gag comes from. The Ocean Group is a dubbing studio based in Canada, but I do believe they work alongside FUNimation for some of their projects.
To answer your question about the joke being canon, no, no it’s not. The script for the Ocean Group’s dub over of Dragon Ball Z was written before Bardock: Father of Goku was released, and the Bardock TV special was canon to the Z timeline until the release of Dragon Ball Super: Broly (because of some inconsistencies taking place on Planet Vegeta prior to its destruction).
The joke itself is a reference to a line Vegeta says just before throwing the power ball on Earth during his fight with Goku. So during the show, not a movie, just a different dub than what you’ve probably seen. Vegeta, in the Ocean Dub, claims that the power ball technique was created by Goku’s father (unnamed at the time), and that Goku’s father was “an average fighter, but he was a brilliant scientist”.
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Here’s a clip if you want to see it for yourself!!
I absolutely LOVE talking about the production history of Dragon Ball Z, especially with so many different dubs to talk about! Thank you for your question, it genuinely made my day, and if you have any others, I would love to help.
#tysm for the ask omg!!#can’t tell you how excited i was to answer this#dbz#dragon ball#dragon ball z#goku#bardock#vegeta#dbz ocean dub
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Gensokyo 199x volume 2 (06/2022)
Track 8: "Reminiscence"
Original: Zun - The inevitably Forbidden Game/ Illusion of a Maid ~ Icemilk Magic (Touhou 4: Lotus Land Story, Extra stage theme + Mugetsu's theme)
Arranged by: Nocti (@noctiilio)
Genre: late 90s/early 00s french touch
"The everlasting party in the dephths of the Unnamed Dream World still goes strong. This time however, Gengetsu skips her turn, letting Mugetsu handle the turntables instead. With a little bit of gentle mentoring and relentless cheering to boost her confidence, the younger twin seems to have just as much fun as her sister did before her!"
Fun fact: This track was made from an early draft of "Anemoia", Gengetsu's nearly identical track from volume 1. Since they were made from the same base project, this effectively makes those tracks themselves twins, like the characters! They can be played back to back in a DJ set in either order since the breaks and fades are located in the exact same spots.
Get the album >here< it's free!
Also available on Youtube here!
#touhou project#touhou#touhou pc98#lotus land story#touhou mugetsu#mugetsu touhou#mugetsu#touhou music#touhou remix#gensokyo199x#gensokyo 199x#illusion of a maid ~ icemilk magic#touhou lls
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hello! I'm back!
I spent most of the last week in NOLA for the Overlook Film Festival, and it was the best time I've had in literal ages. I met so many great people, including three directors, an art director, and an actress, and I got to be ten feet away from Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel! it was truly the greatest long weekend ever; still can't believe it's over.
gonna briefly talk about the movies I got to see, though! most of these have upcoming wide release dates, and you should definitely check them out, if you're able!
CUCKOO (2024) dir. Tilman Singer: Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens lead this really fun, batshit scream-fest that was sooooo queer (thematically and textually) to me. Dan Stevens should always play weird little guys with musical instruments. whatever you think this movie is about: no, it probably isn't. not every beat lands, but the ones that do are pretty damn good. it's going to wide release in August!
ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH (2024) dir. Paul Duane: an Irish folk horror propelled forward by a metal soundtrack interwoven with haunting ballads, and an awakening of something ancient and devastating. described by Duane as a "vibe movie" in the vein of Kurosawa's PULSE and CURE with hints of Żuławski's POSSESSION, it touches on themes of obsession and love and consumption, and mysticism of forgotten pasts. I've still got the music and imagery stuck in my head. the movie will be available to rent digitally soon, and will be going to a currently unnamed streaming service later this year. (thanks for the Q&A, Paul and actress Catherine Siggins! your passion for the project was utterly infectious, and can't wait to see that next film that Paul said is going to "piss a lot of people off"!)
OCULUS (2014) dir. Mike Flanagan: 10th Anniversary Screening & Presentation of the 2024 Master of Horror Award: this plays so well in a packed house that I upped by LBX rating by half a star. the Q&A afterwards made me appreciate the movie (bleakness and all) even more, because I got to listen to Mike Flanagan talk about how he feels he's improved as a storyteller, and how just making anything is invigorating, even if you sort of cringe to look back on some things. his shout-outs about LAKE MUNGO and DOCTOR WHO were for me specifically. oh, also, hashtag ONEMOREDOG for Kate! (thanks for the Q&A, Mike! hope you got the big axe award home okay! get Kate a second dog!)
LOOKING OVER THE GARDEN WALL: a 10th Anniversary Celebration of OVER THE GARDEN WALL (2014) created by Patrick McHale: show creator Patrick McHale and art director Nick Cross came by to tell us all about their work prior to collaborating, and how the show came to be through a process that, they hoped, would create an immensely re-watchable holiday classic. we even got to see McHale's first student film, and Cross' work for a local film festival back in the 00s, and a screening of TOME OF THE UNKNOWN, the original pilot for OTGW. (thanks for the Q&A, Mike and Nick, and for the autographs and doodles afterwards! your work continues to entertain my household every fall.)
ME (2024) dir. Don Hertzfeldt: director Hertzfeldt requested that everyone go into this with as little information as possible, so I'm going to be vague here. this is wildly different from his previous work (IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY, WORLD OF TOMORROW, etc.) in presentation, that I couldn't help but just sort of sit and marvel at it. it's so experimental and unique, and I can't stop thinking about it. (heard from the man's own mouth:) the short film will be paired with a remastered theatrical re-release of IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY (2012) sometime in the next month! (thanks for the Q&A, Don, and for the chat we shared afterwards. your work is immensely important to me, and I feel very lucky to have been able to tell you so. sorry I got a little weepy, and for making you weepy, too. very proud to have been dubbed "the gateway drug" for your work. also stoked for your project with Ari Aster! I'll be front-row when it releases!)
I SAW THE TV GLOW (2024) dir. Jane Schoenbrun: similar to the above description, this is a different and more traditional presentation compared to Shoenbrun's debut feature, creepypasta-inspired WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR (2021). TV GLOW is a slow-burn queer (specifically trans) odyssey filled to the brim with painstakingly recreated 90s TV aesthetics, haunting abstract imagery, and an aura that carried echoes of Lynch's Black Lodge (TWIN PEAKS). the ending is a sucker-punch to the gut paired with some incredible but heartbreaking Cronenberg-style body horror. I spent more time bone-deep sad than I did scared, but that's what I love so much about horror: it can make you feel anything and everything in such extremes, that it can leave you breathless. the movie will be releasing in theaters next month, and I highly recommend seeing it in a theater if you can!
the festival was seriously one of the greatest experiences of my life--like a sleepaway camp that I never wanted to end. I WILL be going again, when I'm able! thanks to everyone (volunteer staff, programmers, vendors, fans, artists) who made my first film festival so fucking amazing. I'll love you all forever~ 👻🪓🍿✨
#kelsey rambles#my life#overlook 2024#kelsey goes to film festivals#text#movies#cuckoo movie#i saw the tv glow#all you need is death#don hertzfeldt#me#me movie#oculus movie#otgw
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Book Review - My Year of Rest and Relaxation
By Ottessa Moshfegh
Summary:
The protagonist of this story is an unnamed 26 year old Art History graduate who describes herself as "pretty, skinny and blonde" and lives in the Upper East Side of New York. Even though she comes from a fairly privileged background, the protagonist describes having had a difficult childhood with an uncaring, reluctant mother who battled an alcohol addiction and a father who was a professor and preferred working over spending time with his family. Both her parents died before her 30s and she was left with a small inheritance. The protagonist also mentions having a tumultuous love life with a shallow man named Trevor, who gave me Patrick Bateman vibes, and a materialistic, anxious friend named Reva, who doesn't hide her envy for the protagonists beauty.
One day, she decides she's had enough of this life and calls up a psychiatrist named Dr. Tuttle who is described as a spiritual, uncaring, self-centered person. Lying about the reasons for her need for medicines, the protagonist says that she suffers from a severe form of insomnia. The doctor doesn't question the protagonist throughout the whole novel and she prescribes her various forms of sleeping medication and painkillers. This starts her project in which the protagonist decides to begin her "Year of Rest and Relaxation", after which she expects to wake up as a person with a completely new outlook on life.
Characters:
The protagonist: a 26 year old Art History student from a privileged background who feels estranged in the materialistic world of the early 00's New York.
Reva: the protagonists "best friend," who does everything to fit in with the elite of New York. It is implied that she has an eating disorder. Reva is also in constant competition with the protagonist and envies her for her size 0 body and beauty.
Trevor: a man in his 30s whom the protagonist met during a Halloween party when she was only 19. He is described as narcissistic, rich, handsome and uncaring.
Dr. Tuttle: the spiritual and self-centered psychiatrist who reluctantly prescribed various forms of medications without properly checking the mental wellbeing of the protagonist.
New York: it might be strange, but the backdrop of New York also plays a role in the story. New York is portrayed as a culturally diverse place, in which various types of people meet who have but one goal in common: becoming the next "It Person".
Analysis:
The novel started out extremely strong. Various storyline were interwoven with references to the past and presence as a way to clarify why the protagonist came to the conclusion to take a year off. It's obvious from the first page that the protagonist harbors an intense irritation towards Reva, who symbolises everything she despises about the materialistic and shallow part of New York she inhibits. She explains her disdain for her job at an art exhibition, which basically showcases garbage. She namedrops various designer clothes, as well and brands of nightclubs and TV Shows that characterised the early 00's and thus I would say that this novel fits right into the whole Sex and the City vibe that era was known for: rich, materialistic, single women who had but two problems in life: who to sleep with and what shoes to wear to the next party they would attend.
Although the protagonist describes herself as educated and looks down on others, among whom her mother, she herself can't help but participate in a world driven by material wealth. The majority of her wardrobe consists out of designer outfits and the mere fact that she can take a year off by sleeping, underlines a privilege, of which she is surprisingly aware. And yet, she does not apologise for her privilege. Her project to go to sleep and wake up as a new person does not imply her giving up her privileged background, which she clearly states in chapter 7 of the book. Rather, she wishes to wake up with a new outlook on life.
To be really honest, I'm not really sure I understand what the project accomplishes. Indeed, she distances herself from her toxic friends, she gives up on her job and sells the majority of her belongings. And yet... something in this novel feels off. Perhaps it is the fact that the whole project in itself presupposes a type of self-centered and spoiled lifestyle that not many can dream to do. After all, how many of us would like to take a break from life? And yet, to discredit her misery doesn't seem fair either. Moshfegh does a great job describing the upbringing of the protagonist and the type of parents she had to deal with. The story also seems to hint on themes of naturalistic determinism, as the protagonist tries to process her grief by acting exactly like her mother. As I said, the first 100 pages were amazing, gripping, deliciously macabre in humor and in some ways relatable. As I read on, I had to suspend my disbelief a few times. First of all, by wondering how the protagonist hasn't had a brain tumor from the amount of medication she's taking. Second, how nobody has noticed she has vanished for a year. And third, what the character of Trevor added to the story. He was so shallow and one dimensional that I wondered why the protagonist kept going back to him. Isn't she beautiful, smart, wealthy?
Lastly, I didn't understand the ending. I assume it meant that she gave up on the materialistic world and decided to continue living as an art piece, which doesn't make much sense considering she disliked the art world as she deemed it to be shallow and pretentious.
Overall, it's a good enough read, but not what I expected. I expected a female interpretation of American Psycho and instead got a grumpy version of Sex and the City. Would I recommend it? Not to everyone, but I can understand it will gain a cult following after a couple of decades. If you're a fan of Sex and the City, the Love Witch and Lana del Rey, I'd give it a shot.
3/5 stars.
#ottessa moshfegh#my year of rest and relaxation#books#bookaddict#literature#dark academia#book blog#bookshelf#bookaholic#book review#review#english literature#library
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Do you want to know if there's a post-credits scene in Madame Web? We'll tell you right here: There are no scenes after the credits.
Read on for full spoilers for the film!
You've seen the memes. You've — maybe — watched the trailers. You've likely heard the phrase "He was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died" (spoiler alert — that's not a real line in the movie). And now Madame Web (read our review) is out in the world. The supernatural thriller is unlike any superhero movie you've seen before, but definitely feels like a fun throwback to the '00s comic book films that many of us grew up on.
So if you're ready to dig into the depths of Madame Web lore with director S.J. Clarkson answering all your burning questions, then get ready web slingers because here we go!
Madame Web Ending Explained
After an action-packed journey that set Cassie Web (Dakota Johnson), Julia Cromwell (Sydney Sweeney), Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced), and Mattie Franklin (Celeste O'Conner) on their fateful path, the film comes to its climax when the crew battles Ezekiel Sims (Tahar Rahim) in an abandoned warehouse. In a twist of fate, it's revealed that while Ezekiel was drawn to the girls because he thought they would kill him, it is in fact Cassie who is fated to end his life.
Thanks to her newly discovered powers of weaving — which include astral projection — Cassie saves all three of her young charges but ends up almost drowning. Thanks to an earlier impromptu CPR lesson, her life is saved by her newfound family of future Spider-Women. After Ezekiel is killed by a falling giant Pepsi sign (yes, you heard that right) and successfully saving the day, the crew heads to the hospital where Cassie is revealed to have been rendered blind as a result of her near-drowning.
We also learn that Mary Parker (Emma Roberts) has safely given birth to her unnamed son. Mary is the sister-in-law of Adam Scott’s Ben Parker, who forevermore shall be known as… Uncle Ben.
We then get a skip forward that reveals Cassie and the girls now live together in a New York City Spider-lair where they bicker and banter as Cassie, now in a wheelchair, foresees their future as a team of super Spider-Women. It's here that we get to see the girls in their full Spider-suits along with Cassandra in hers, now acting as a spiritual guide to the superteam. But this scene also plays with our expectations, reminding us that "the future hasn't happened yet," implying this could all still change.
Does Madame Web Have a Post-Credits Scene?
Madame Web doesn't have any post-credits scenes, which makes sense not only due to the fact that the status of the Sony-verse is up in the air but also because the entire movie essentially acts as a lead-in to a potential Spider-Woman/Spider-Women movie featuring the three younger cast members. So if you want to stick around to pay homage to all the folks who worked on the movie or you're like me and always want to see which comic creators get thanked, then go for it! But you won't need to wait for any of the infamous superhero stingers this time around.
Is Uncle Ben in Madame Web?
As has long been rumored, everyone's favorite everyman — Adam Scott of Parks and Rec and Severance fame — does play Uncle Ben A.K.A. Ben Parker in Madame Web. He's Cassie's EMT partner and the one friend who keeps her grounded and connected to the rest of the world, despite her more introverted and often cranky tendencies.
Every Upcoming Spider-Man Movie Spin-Off in Development
Aside from the obvious connection to the wider world of Spider-Man, Ben Parker and his sister-in-law, Mary (more on her in a moment), were added to the film as a way to homage Madame Web's comic book origins and to build out her world. "Madame Web doesn't have her own comics yet," director S.J. Clarkson told IGN. "It would be wonderful if she did, but she doesn't. And I think because she comes from The Amazing Spider-Man, it was really nice to be able to give a nod to the world that she comes from. So it's really nice to have some of those characters in it."
Is Peter Parker in Madame Web?
As the film ends, we see that Mary Parker has safely delivered her baby with the now Uncle Ben by her side. Where was the kid's father? Richard Parker was away traveling, hinting that the film is taking from the comics canon where Richard and sometimes Mary were spies.
As for the infant's identity, Clarkson was quick to point out that "the baby's born, but we never actually name the baby." But the implication is obviously that it's Peter Parker. That holds especially true as in the comics that the film takes inspiration from, Mary's most famous child is obviously the guy who'd become Spider-Man, though she did secretly have a daughter who was revealed in 2014's Spider-Man: Family Business series. And we get even more of a hint at that when Cassie and the girls talk about Ben loving being an uncle because it's all the fun and none of the responsibility, to which Cassie replies "That's what he thinks" with a smile, nodding towards the future when Ben and May will take care of and raise Peter.
How Does Madame Web Connect to the Other Spider-Man Movies?
One of the biggest conversations around Madame Web has been whether the film would work as a prequel to any of the Spider-Man movies. When IGN asked whether the 2003 setting of Madame Web meant we were watching the origins of Tom Holland's Spider-Man universe, Clarkson revealed the choice was more about Cassandra's story than any connection to an existing Spider-Man.
"In terms of the year, that was the year that was in the script originally," she said, adding that it was meant to connect to Cassie’s mom and her adventures in the Amazon. "I think what it relates to is really back in the 1970s when her mom was around, and it goes back to her inception story. So this is very much her story."
It's a choice that gives Sony the freedom to choose what it wants to do with the film once it's out in the world and they've seen the reception. And either way, the film still exists as a standalone origin for Cassie and her young Spider-crew. So if they want to connect the baby that is born to the Tom Holland Spider-Man, they can. And if they decide not to, they have that option as well.
'The baby's born, but we never actually name the baby,' director S.J. Clarkson tells IGN.
As to whether the movie would ever end up connecting to other Spider-films, she worked in a nice Madame Web power pun: "I wish I had clairvoyance to see where it could or might connect to anything else, but I don't have the luxury of that, unfortunately."
How Could Madame Web Set Up Future Sony Spider-Films?
The film ends with what seems like a setup for future Spider-Women movies, especially as each of the young heroes have storied comic book histories to draw from. But some fans might be surprised that there isn't actually a lot of Spider-Women action in the film as the girls are only seen in their full suits during a couple of very quick flash-forward sequences. As Clarkson told us, that was so that the film could fully focus on Cassie and her story.
"There were definitely conversations," she shared. "But I think that for me it was always an origin story. And I think if you're going to do an origin story justice — unless it's going to be a three, four-hour epic — you concentrate on that character. And each of these other Spider-Women are such extraordinary characters in their own right that I think if you're going to start exploring origins of all of them, I think that's a lot to get into one movie.
"I don't think you can do it justice. We've already got Ezekiel and all these characters, so I think it's a lot to juggle for one picture and it's called Madame Web, so I think that was really front and center of everything. And hopefully, the others might get their own. That would be amazing."
And we agree. Whatever your feelings about Madame Web, the film did a great job casting Cassie and her Spider-Crew, and we'd love to see where those characters go next. Of course, if Sony gets its way and the film is a success, then there could even be movies for each of the Spider-Women before they team up for the future that Madame Web saw.
Of course, the biggest question remains: Could Madame Web and her Spider-Women connect to Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, and even the bigger MCU eventually? At this point, anything could happen, but it appears there are no definitive answers either.
This story was updated with full spoilers on Feb. 14, 2024. It was originally published without spoilers on Feb. 13.
#ign#marvel#marvel comics#sony pictures entertainment#sony#madame web#sony spiderman universe#cassie webb#tom holland#spider man#spiderman#spider women#sony pictures#marvel entertainment#marvel universe
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Name: Kanade Yoisaki
Series: Project Sekai
Continuity: Mobile game
Age: 17
Height: 5'1"
Birthday: February 10th
Birthplace: Japan
Orientation: Bisexual
Species: Human
Occupation: Student / Freelance composer
Father: Unnamed
Mother: Unnamed (deceased)
Bio:
Kanade Yoisaki is the daughter of a composer and a stay at home mom. Her mother passed away when she was pretty young from an illness, which left her father struggling with his career after the loss of his wife. To try and make her father happy and following his footsteps, Kanade began to learn how to compose music at a young age and was clearly a prodigy in it. Her father once told her that she was blessed with the gift of music and to never stop composing because someday, she was going to change someone for the better with it.
Change someone she was going to try, as Kanade composed a song for him to make him smile after he had been struggling deeply with his commission of a commercial jingle. Before she could show him the song, Kanade offered him advice on the song which turned the commercial into a hit, but realizing his daughter was clearly better at composing music than her, he fell into a depression and began overworking his mind and body to try and copy his daughter's skill.
Upon finally showing her father the song she made for him, he secretly had a breakdown and later collapsed from both exhaustion and stress. Doctors told Kanade and her grandmother that he was suffering from severe malnutrition, dehydration and stress. His stress over his career was so bad that he was developing memory loss and motor issues, so he is currently in the hospital until he fully recovers.
Falling into a depression, Kanade blamed herself completely for her father's breakdown and hospitalization. Yet her coping with this deep depression was to try and someday compose a song that could actually help someone, as a way of redeeming herself and someday "saving" her father.
Saving someone she did, as the music she posted online reached a girl named Mafuyu who found that Kanade's music was the first time she actually felt like she was a step closer to finding herself, as she had began to fall into a deep depression due to her loss sense of self.
After meeting with Mafuyu online, the two joined the chat and cloud shering app "Nightchord" at 1 AM where they began to form the group that would eventually be called Nightchord 25:00. Meeting Ena and Mizuki, Mafuyu did break down at some point from her lack of sense of self and was ready to completely disappear in an empty world called "SEKAI".
With Kanade finally reaching Mafuyu's heart to not give up on finding herself, they would all continue to make music together so Kanade could someday make music that will save her best friend. As well as composing, Kanade will sing with her friends inside this SEKAI, where they'll be greeted by saddened versions of Hatsune Miku, Rin Kagamine and Luka Megurine.
Kanade is very quiet and soft spoken, but her voice is said to sound like pure silk to those who have the rare chance to hear her sing as she doesn't even sing her own songs. She's usually a hikkomori so she doesn't ever leave her house, but she's recently finding the courage to go out to the convenience store, music store and the park. She's still not in high school though, as she's chosen to study online instead of returning to school.
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Welcome to the page for info regarding groups! Here is your main hub for seeing who's part of each swapped group, as well as what events each character has had a key focus in. This'll be updated each time an event releases globally in Project SEKAI, so stay tuned!
Below the cut are the groups.
Intro + Info • GROUPS (Here!) • Gacha • Event Updates
● New/Start ●
Four childhood friends overcome their differences to form a band.
Baseball (Key Events: Singing Among the Cherry Blossoms, A Bright Future!!)
Suitcase (Key Events: {Stella} First Star After The Rain, Doll Festival at the Stars', Unnamed Harmony)
Balloon (Key Events: Don't Let Doubts Hold You Back, The BEST Summer Ever!)
Nickel (Key Events: Musical Twilight Parade, Resonating With You)
● MORE MORE GLOW! ●
An idol group formed by a girl with a dream and three others who had given up on theirs.l
Clover (Key Events: Hear Me! Hopeful Show)
Cabby (Key Events: You Deserve It! Break Time)
Tea Kettle (Key Events: Time to RE:Start!, Happy Lovely Everyday!)
Candle (Key Events: My Color!)
● NEO EDGE SQUAD •
A talented group of street artists who teamed up to surpass a legend.
Microphone (Key Events: Awakening Beat)
Taco (Key Events: Singing in Sync)
Pickle (Key Events: Stray Fragmented Edge, Sounds of a Summer Festival!)
Knife (Key Events: Nocturne Interlude, An Ode to the Pure of Heart)
● Wonder ☆ Tale Troupe ●
Wonderglow! An energetic group of dreaming performers. Everyday's a day to aim to reach higher!
Silver Spoon (Key Events: Wonder Magical Showtime!)
Lightbulb (Key Events: Run! Sports Festival Commitee Rush, Smile of a Dreamer)
Test Tube (Key Events: On This Snowy Night, I Sing, Mermaid Admiration)
Fan (Key Events: It's On! Wonder Halloween)
● Objecord at 22:00 ●
An anonymous music group which operates at 22:00 (around 10pm).
Paper (Key Events: Carnation Recollection)
Blueberry (Key Events: Imprisoned Marionette)
Apple (Key Events: Insatiable Pale Color, What's On Your Mind? Exciting Picnic!)
Paintbrush (Key Events: Kamiyama High Festival!, Secret Distance)
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Forging A Japanese Knife: Orishigane to Tanto - October 17-22, 2022 - 10am to 6PM
Orishigane to Tanto
with Matt Venier of Venier Forge. See Matt’s work on Instagram @Venier_Forge
In this 6 day class Students will learn:
1: How to turn iron stock into homemade steel through the hearth remelt process.
2: How to consolidate material into bar stock and forge into a Japanese Tanto.
3: How to grind, clay and heat treat for Hamon. Students will be supplied with enough starting material and should expect to leave with a fully heat treated blade.
You must have some previous experience in Blacksmithing.
This class is limited to 6 students
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Learn the basics while making a blacksmithing staple - hooks. You will be hooked on these hooks too because many blacksmithing cornerstones are used to make this surprisingly not-so-simple project. You’ll learn to draw a tapper, bend, twist, square round bar, and fuller - all skills you’ll use and build on as you move onto other disciplines (bladesmithing, jewelry, sculpture and more).
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So first off, heres the characters! Siene, Eda, and Julias (I fjking misspelled her name I-)
I’ll post more about them later, still updating character sheets and stuff.
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And planning for Project No.2, as yet unnamed, is...going swimmingly.
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Some people think s4 will be the last season of KE and I don’t think so. The creator of my other favorite show, when his show was renewed for a sixth season, he decided to end the show & sent an announcement via social media saying that the show was renewed for a sixth & final season. KE would have already announced s4 being the last season when they announced its renewal. I think s5 will be the last season. I want sandra to work on a project where her character is respected & properly developed
There’s two points here and I’ll get to your first one first.
Nothing has been publicly stated by the stars or producers whether or not the next season of Killing Eve will be the last one. There are and were reasons to think it might.
In the U.S. the third season debuted to solid, if not spectacular ratings. There’s no danger to the show being canceled by BBC America and AMC as it is both a critical darling (though not so much in S3), and has taken up residence as an award magnet for the BAFTA’s, Emmys, Golden Globes among others. Don’t believe for a minute that these networks don’t enjoy showing off trophies in their offices.
What hasn’t received much attention from the KE fandom is the departure of Sarah Barnett as president of the AMC Networks. Barnett, a British expatriate, has been with AMC since 2008 and was a champion of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s gender bending subversive little take on the tired spy vs. assassin trope.
With filming for Season 4 indefinitely delayed due to the global pandemic and Barnett gone, will the new president of AMC be the same champion for Killing Eve that Barnett was? We don’t know what goes on behind the curtain at AMC, but the longer the shooting schedule is up in the air, the greater the pressure is going to be to fill that 9:00 pm time slot with something. Killing Eve’s European locations makes it more authentic, but also more expensive than Unnamed Show X that shoots in the U.S. or Canada and all the talent in front and behind the camera is homegrown.
(Sarah Barnett and Sandra Oh in 2018/ photo credit: Getty Images for BAFTA LA )
Do not think for one second there are not other producers of other shows waiting for Killing Eve to delay its 2021 return so they can grab that sweet prime time spot. Should Unnamed Show X be a ratings and critical juggernaut KE was in 2018, do not be shocked if when Season 4 does finally drop, it ends up in a different time slot, or worse, an entirely different day than it’s previously occupied.
Most KE fans wouldn’t know Barnett if they bumped into her on the street, but being where she was and doing the job she did meant a lot when it came to getting behind a TV show shot in Europe produced by a showrunner who never had done the job before and starring an Asian lead who had never held that spot previously and and a talented young Scouser who had established herself in England, but was a total unknown in Hollywood.
Barnett might never have been the most powerful television executive in Hollywood, but that was never her game. Her programming philosophy was always about risk, discovery, and resisting the obvious. It’s the kind of philosophy that flourished during the Golden Age of TV, and it’s now out of fashion. Scale is everything, data is king, and the streaming wars must be fought at all costs. Where Barnett goes next is a mystery, but her tenure at AMC will fondly be remembered as we reminisce a now bygone era of television.
There’s always competition for a prime-time slot, so you might have to ask yourself it you would be in your feelings should Killing Eve 2021 aired at 9:00 pm on Wednesday and not Sunday? It never hurts to have a powerful ally in the suites, and KE has lost one.
I tend to agree with you that it will get a fifth (and hopefully final) season. To repeat myself, I hold firm to my belief most TV shows hit their peak at five seasons. After that, contracts expire, actors move on, and the churn of talent exiting behind the scenes begins to show up on-screen.
Let’s look at this way: do you really want to watch Killing Eve when it reaches’ 22nd seasons like Law and Order: SUV?
To your second point, I too want to see Sandra Oh move on to other projects beyond playing a bisexual mouse chasing a bisexual cat. Not that she’s bad at it, but Oh’s talents were squandered in S3. Killing Eve would be better cutting the cord than seeing its lead actress treated as an accessory to the co-lead a second time.
The pandemic has reset the clock for nearly every form of entertainment and with it the best laid plans of Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh’s agents. Clearly, Comer is aching to respond to Hollywood’s calls. She won’t continue to blow off opportunities like Death On the Nile and a chance to raise her profile to an international audience for eight episodes of a TV show that eats up months of her time. She’s going to have to eventually choose her exit strategy should KE go beyond a fourth season.
She hasn’t asked for my advice and she’s got well-compensated pros she can do it far better, but should J.C. drop me an anonymous question, my answer would hinge upon when her KE contract expires. If it ends after Season 4, then demand a hefty pay raise (especially should she score a second Emmy) and then head for the exit as soon as Season 5 wraps.
This is business. Not personal, and there’s zero chance Comer is at all interested in playing Villanelle for a decade. Her future is too bright to be limited to simply playing a fashionable assassin for too long.
Oh’s career opportunities diverge from Comer’s and there aren’t a lot of feature films in the future for a 49-year-old Korean Canadian actress. I know it, you know it and you best believe she knows it better than we do.
Beyond The Chair, her Netflix comedy produced by Amanda Peet, there’s nothing else upcoming on her schedule besides voice overs in two animated projects. Despite her equivalent skills, due to her ethnicity and age, Oh will never receive the same opportunities as Comer. That’s not a complaint. This is an indisputable truth.
Oh will never stop working in TV and films as long as she is willing to take parts as the best buddy to the White lead, as Season 3 of KE reduced her to, but she isn’t going to pivot toward directing or writing. Sandra Oh is an actress. It’s really that simple and she is respected as a damn good one as her 12th Emmy award nomination and third consecutive for perfectly playing the hot-ass mess than is Eve Polastri.
I share with you the hope that Oh will find roles in a post-Killing Eve world that honors and validates her incredible acting chops. “Hope” is a vague word and more than likely Oh will find her career arc is similar to than of one of her contemporaries and one of my queens, Viola Davis when she said, “The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is an opportunity.”
Oh and Comer have vastly different opportunities.
The post-Killing Eve path for Comer is far clearly defined and brightly lit because the world reacts in radically different ways to a 27-year-old White woman than a 49-year-old Asian woman, and anyone who wants to claim otherwise can kindly fuck all the way off because you don’t know what you’re talking about and I got nothing for you but scorn and contempt.
The pie is not cut in equal slices for Actresses of Color. Never has been, and there’s little reason to believe that will change in any of ours lifetime. Women of Color in the entertainment industry are still fighting battles thought long won decades ago.
Yet here we are. Knowing the playing field ain’t close to being level and not particularly giving a shit as long as our needs are being met.
Sorry for going so long, Anonymous. You caught me stuck in a moment I wasn’t quite ready to get out of. U2 fans will get the reference and everybody else will have to use their Google-Fu.
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Author: @wordsfromthesol
Pairing: Dick Grayson x Reader
Summary: Officer Grayson pulls you over for speeding, somehow you end up without a ticket and a date instead.
Warnings: ~the usual~
Word Count: 1.2k
You had just gotten a 911 call from your father. No other details. Every possibility in the world was running through your head. You raced to your car and barreled through the oncoming traffic, that was until you saw lights in your rear-view mirror. Fuck. You pull over and roll down the window, waiting for the inevitable, but were surprised when the person approaching wasn’t in uniform.
“So, I’m curious. I just watched you cut in front of an old lady and then proceed to flip her off…all while speeding.”
“Well the old lady was driving stupidly.”
“But where’s the holiday spirit?”
“It left when my dad decided to send me a 911 text and then stop responding. I’m sorry, can you just give me a ticket or whatever. I’m in a hurry.”
“Honestly, I just wanted to see what your reason was.” He ushered to his apparel, “I’m not really looking to give out tickets. But I can give you an escort, make sure your dad is okay…address?”
You rattled off your dad’s address, surprised by his generosity, but your mind was too preoccupied to acknowledge it. As you rolled into the driveway, you didn’t even stop to thank the unnamed detective.
**
The next day as your phone began to buzz, the words “Unknown Caller” flashed across the screen. Normally you wouldn’t bother answering, but something in the back of your mind was telling you otherwise.
“This is Y/N.”
“Hey, this is Detective Grayson. I was the one that stopped you yesterday.”
“Oh, right. I never got to thank you, my mind was kind of frazzled.”
“Yeah no, I understand. I just wanted to check on you, make sure everything was okay.”
“Well, honestly, now I feel bad. Maybe you should just give me a ticket.”
“Now you’re asking for a ticket? What happened?”
“It’s so stupid…my dad couldn’t get the television working.”
“And he couldn’t answer his phone?”
“I guess not. I mean who sends a text like that and then doesn’t answer their damn?”
“Heh, apparently your dad. Well I’m glad I could help.”
“Yeah, listen thanks again. I promise I’m usually not that terrible of a driver.” The two of you kept saying your goodbyes but finding another reason to continue the conversation. That was when you realized that it had been nearly an hour and seriously needed to get back to work. “Alright I actually have to get back to work.”
“I think you’ve said that three times now.”
“Yeah but then I realized it’s been an hour. How about I buy you a coffee tomorrow to say thanks?”
“I was wondering how long it would take for you to ask me, that sounds great. I’ll be at your office at 10:00.”
“You know – you ran my plates didn’t you?”
“Well of course, had to make sure you weren’t some sociopath…we get a lot of those in this area.”
“Alright, I’m hanging up now!”
**
Ten in the morning came too quickly, you had been so flustered at work, as new projects just kept appearing out of thin air. You would have forgotten entirely if the assistant at the front desk hadn’t buzzed you. Jeremy eyed you on your way out. A look that was both mischievous and curious, you knew he’d be asking you about it as soon as you got back.
“Hey, sorry, this morning was crazy.” You shuffled through the front lobby and approached the detective.
“I can come back later.’”
“No no, I definitely need coffee now.” You hurried past him, not wanting to give anyone an opportunity to stop you from leaving.
“Understood, let’s go then.”
Nearly an hour had gone by while you mindlessly chatted with the detective, finally learning his first name. You still couldn’t believe he actually chose to go by ‘Dick’. Maybe someday you would learn why. Your whole body shifted with discomfort as the realization hit you, you had to go back to work.
“As fun as this chat has been, I’m afraid I have to get back to work. I’ve already felt my phone buzz ten times with emails.”
“It’s alright, I know the feeling.” Just as the two of you were getting up Dick instinctively pushed in front of you. Frustrated with the abrupt and forceful motion, you began to push back until you realized the unsavory figure at the door. Cop instincts. Or so you thought. Once you got out of your own head you noticed Dick stepping towards the man.
“Hey buddy, can I get you a cup of coffee or maybe a bagel?”
The man shook in place as he twitched about, focusing his gaze at random points in the store and ignoring the person speaking to him.
“Why don’t we find someone to help you out?”
Dick was having no luck addressing the man in front of him and was worried he would soon turn violent. He knew it wasn’t the best idea to touch him, but he grew more and more desperate to get the man away from innocent people – especially you. As he expected, as soon as Dick placed his hand on the man’s shoulder he lashed out. Before you could blink, Dick already had the man on the ground, ordering you to dial the police.
“Bu...aren’t you the police?”
“Yeah but I’m not on duty…no cuffs or patrol car. Can’t exactly put him on my motorcycle.” Dick motioned towards the unconscious man on the floor. You nodded in response and dialed 911 on your phone. Your relaxing coffee break was no longer. Now with all this new adrenaline coursing through your veins, you had to go back and type reports. How the hell am I supposed to go back to work now.
**
Somehow you made it through the day, only to come home to Dick Grayson in your apartment, scaring the shit out of you as you opened the door.
“What the hell Dick?”
“Sorry! I just wanted to check on you.”
“That should be your catchphrase. I’m good, just got nothing done at work today. I was jittery and on edge the rest of the day. At least my recollection of the morning’s events entertained Jeremy. Got him off my case about you.”
“Should he be on my case?”
“Well when you announce yourself at my office, he will make sure he knows why you’re there.”
“Hm.” For some reason you didn’t feel completely awkward with him sitting casually in your living room. In fact, it felt almost right. You moved about, going into your room and changing out of the business casual clothes you donned, before heading into the kitchen looking for a snack. You sat next to him with a bag of chips in hand. Dick proceeded to dip his hand in the bag and throw some in his mouth. “So, dinner then?”
Your mouth full, but the question caught you off guard, so you answered while trying to contain the half-chewed chips. “What?”
“I mean, as healthy as these look for dinner…I figured I should take you out. Make up for the…eventful coffee date.” You looked down at the sweatpants and t-shirt that now covered your body. “You won’t have to change, I know a great diner.”
“Alright. Try to avoid life-threatening events this time?”
“No promises, but I’ll always protect you.” Dick said with a wink.
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The sun sets, too
On the island there are apple trees and I can always hear the waves. The Penzance River branches into ocean-water pools among the orchards I’ve planted and the ones I have yet to tame. My neighbor Agnes often worries, so I say hello when the sun is setting because I get the sense she’s lonely and doesn’t like the evenings, or maybe endings in general - the finality of things - and I wish I could tell her nothing ends in Animal Crossing, not the orchards nor the tide nor the workout routine our duck friend Scoot does to make each day glow.
But I can’t say that, because New Horizons doesn’t let me. I can only listen and leave and hope she figures this out on her own.
I sound like an asshole because I’ve just finished reading The Sun Also Rises for the first time in years. Hemingway’s connective “and” always sounds like magic until I write it out myself and realize that, maybe, it’s not so easy. I also apologize for the “nors.” I’m not in Pamplona with Jake Barnes and Brett Ashley and I can’t go out to the bars because we’re all stuck inside. I can only daydream by playing Animal Crossing and reading Hemingways’ second novel. I think I love them both.
I named my island Penzance - New Penzance wouldn’t fit - because I envisioned a Wes Anderson diorama of an island getaway. This, my first real Animal Crossing, would be my Moonrise Kingdom, suffused with people who speak plainly about romance because they desperately wish they weren’t romantics. (12-year-old Sam to 12-year-old Suzy: “I love you but you don’t know what you’re talking about.”)
But yesterday I reopened The Sun Also Rises and finished it earlier today, with bouts of Animal Crossing between chapters. Call it an odd double-billing, but the two complement each other well. There’s a languid, rolling quality to the pair that pulls me gently from one to the other, the dreamlike escapism all the more poignant amid the solitude of the past two weeks:
7:00: I feel whiskers in my nose as my cat Daisy gently nudges me awake.
7:10: Coffee is brewing and my other cat Scarlett is eating breakfast. I turn on my Switch.
7:30: I return from an unnamed island on a biplane flown by a Dodo, my pockets bulging with bamboo shoots and iron nuggets and fish.
8:05: I open The Sun Also Rises to the Shakespeare & Company bookmark I used the night before. Jake and Bill are fishing outside of Burguete and drinking themselves to sleep on the banks of the Irati River. They talk shit about Robert Cohn and Brett Ashley. They meet an English dude named Harris. He also fishes and drinks and sleeps.
9:00: This sojourn in the hills northeast of Pamplona reminds me of my brothers. One is now in Korea. It’s getting late across the world, and I call to tell him goodnight.
9:20: Jake and Bill travel from Burguete to Pamplona on a bus with a group of Basques. They pass around leather bags of wine. Hemingway - as always - obsesses over the weather, and in this chapter the sun is beaming and the air is warm, and I put the book down to watch the passerby on the street two floors below me. Once again there is only the occasional jogger or delivery worker.
9:45: I turn on my Switch. I pull my character out of bed. This is weird, I think. My character doesn’t need sleep.
11:00: Construction on the shop is underway and will be done tomorrow. The Penzance Museum will open as well.
11:10: I begin the chapters about - no, dedicated to - the Festival of San Fermín, and the week-long fiesta in the cafes and wine shops and the bustling arcade of Pamplona. A co-worker today called these chapters “Hemingway at his absolute finest,” and I’m not sure I disagree. They’re a novella of their own, sweeping us along with the crowd from the morning cafes to the bullfights just outside of town, and back to the arcade again before we branch off for naps and private dinners and reconvene in back-alley bars to dance and drink and bump shoulders with strangers who will soon become comrades to our little group.
12:45: I read these chapters again. I imagine the pleasant wine haze of a day among the crowd, unworrying, here in my neighborhood or across the Hudson into the city. I can’t and shouldn’t have days like this now, so The Sun Also Rises will do, until it’s safe to do so again.
2:00: I water my newly planted bamboo shoots. Turns out, they don’t need water. I fish my own Irati for perch.
And so on.
I’ve considered A Farewell To Arms my favorite Hemingway for a while now. Scribner published it only three years after Also Rises, but Hemingway was already more selective in his sentimentality, more assured in his “iceberg” style. Yet reading Also Rises again, I’m struck by how much of a fucking adventure it is. It moves from Paris to Pamplona, up to San Sebastian and back to Paris again. It’s based heavily on a week Hemingway spent in Spain with British and American expatriates, and as in the novel, that week deteriorated among romantic jealousies and petty squabbles. But still - it feels like Hemingway had an absolute blast writing the thing.
That’s not to say it’s without its sobering moments. As is the author’s style, we rarely glimpse the protagonist’s thoughts. One famous passage, however, sees Jake Barnes saying goodnight to Brett Ashley, minutes after he laid crying in bed because he loves her, and she loves him, but that’s all they can do, because a wound from the war left him impotent and they can’t love each other physically.
“It is awfully easy to be hard-boiled about everything in the daytime,” Jake thinks, after watching Brett climb into a cab and ride off into Paris, “but at night it is another thing.”
The passage reminds me of Agnes, my neighbor who gets lonely at night. At least, I imagine she does. Because let’s be honest: it’s my island, and I’m projecting. I’m Agnes. I’m the one who can’t stomach endings, the finality of things, the weight it puts on my chest, the credit-roll farewell of a long TV series, a goodbye at the end of a joy-soaked day I promise not to forget, but know I eventually will anyway.
And of course, there’s that last line. Jake has gone to Madrid to bring Brett back to Paris after her tryst with a young bullfighter has gone awry. Pressed up against Jake in the back of a Spanish cab, Brett turns to him and says “Oh Jake. We could have had such a damned good time together.”
“Yes,” Jake says. “Isn’t it pretty to think so?”
The 2014 Hemingway Library Edition gives us a glance at previous versions of Jake’s response. At first, Hemingway wrote “Isn’t it nice as hell to think so.” Then: “Isn’t it nice to think so.” Somewhere along the line, he finally settled on the knowingly regretful “Isn’t it pretty to think so?” It’s sharp and perfect and it cleaved me in half both times I came to it on the tail end of 250 pages.
I first read this book after a breakup. If you’re lucky enough to have loved someone and unlucky enough to have had to say goodbye, whether suddenly or over many months, that ending line might sting, like it did for me several years ago, and like it did for me this morning. I cry often - I always have - and this quarantine, noble and necessary as it may be, gives me the time and solitude to think about the deaths and breakups and goodbyes of my life. I’m tearing up even now.
Yes, the The Sun Also Rises has ended. But Animal Crossing has not. And it won’t. And it’s here where the unlikely pair diverges, to complement each other all the more, one living on in my head like every great novel, the other resting firmly in my hands, there when I wake up and there as I fall asleep.
That’s the true fantasy of Animal Crossing - the one I feel acutely as someone drawn to endings despite their crushing force: it doesn’t end. There are no goodbyes. Orchards will need pruning and neighbors will ask me favors. I’ll build a fence and make a home and ask Agnes how she’s doing, and of course I’m really asking myself, remembering the Jakes and Bretts and Cohns of my life, the Pamplonas and the Iratis, the wine drunks and red meridian sunsets drawn across the orange-blue skies. And I’ll come back to Penzance tomorrow and the next day, and the rocks will grow back beneath the apple trees while the waves rush in and the tide rolls out and the ocean flattens the sand.
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Tick tock - Soulmate AU
Warning: mention of violence
Type: angst
Time is valuable as what your mother said. It could be valued for those who appreciates time without procrastinating a single thing. And it is valuable for people who are thirsty for chances.
And for you, this time, adorned on your pale wrist is valuable for your soulmate.
00:02:01:10:23:30
2 months more. You were confused if you should even find your soulmate. You feel hopeless to love. Knowing how short the amount of time left for them to live
Knowing that the digits haven't changed to blue, you haven't met your soulmate. It's still colored in red. But for some reasons, you want to know how long you'll live, will you ever get to work for your parents or at least graduate? You need to find him to know yours. You don't care about love anymore, selfishness blurring your mind.
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00:00:31:20:23:45
You stared at your wrist,the time becomes blue. Deep breaths were taken as you tried to lift up your head to see who is the person which is your blind date that was surprisingly your soulmate. But it turns out to be a waiter.
His eyes were hazel, round and sparkling. His features were strong, with parted hair around a good ratio of 2:3 and a heartwarming smile. And his voice, oh God you want to hear more of it.
" Here's your water," he said but as soon as he's about to leave to serve other customers, you grabbed his wrist.
00:00:31:20:13:20
It was yours, the digits displayed on his wrist was yours. You witness your dreams and hopes sink and the ground as if it's eating you alive, making you suffocate. Your death is near. Your body feel numb as you released his wrist, feeling in vain that your hand was about to land on the glass the waiter put earlier. Fortunately he got a hold of your hand.
"Hey, be careful you're going to hurt yourself," his hands delicately caressing yours afraid if those hands will wound. He gets to see his too. The sad gazes between both of you were exchanged and by that, both of you knew that you're soulmates, both of you were worried.
"It seems like fate is hating on us, even though we get to find each other, I wasn't planning to be with you knowing how little your time is. But seeing mine, i feel hopeless of my life" your lips trembling. You were afraid of death in a short amount of time. What can you even do?
" Hey, look at me," the unnamed waiter who was now your soulmate places his hand gently on your shoulder. Touching as if you're so fragile.
" My name is Jongho, what's yours?" his question was pretty weird to you. He sat besides you.How can he be calm enough and seem alive knowing that he'll be dead in a few days? You told him your name and he smiled.
"How about we get to know each other and see how this b*tch called fate will bring us?" he smiled with assurance beaming from his eyes. You were aware of what he said but you can feel his grief from the inside, maybe that's what soulmates are for, to feel each other's heart and to understand each other. You hold his hand that was touching your shoulder and interwine your fingers with him, telling how pretty his hand was. He lets you hold his hand until the end of his shift which was for the next 20 minutes. Good thing your date didn't show up.
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00:00:07:00:05:59
You opened the door to your apartment. Class was boring but the fact that you have someone waiting for you at home excites you. You saw Jongho sleeping soundly on the couch that you can't keep your hands off from tracing his exposed left ear.
You decided to move into his apartment and apparently your parents agreed, knowing the situation both of you are facing. Seeing his digits on his wrist breaks your heart but on the bright side, the digits turned purple, that's the stage where both parties love each other. You know Jongho loves you.
Although both of you were running out of time.
Jongho is an angel. These past two weeks left you with nothing but warm moments. You suffered disappointment in life but he gives you reasons to live, to go through every single day without the thought of death that's going to engulf both of you. He's the oxygen, the air you breathe to continue living although his kisses makes you breathless but you felt alive. Your heart was awakened to let him in, even for a few days left in hands.
He opened his eyes slowly. Seeing your breathtaking face the moment he woke up made him believe that time haven't take them away yet. He pulls you closer, making your body flushed into his embrace, whispering words of love that soothes your little soul. He has the voice that can make the sun beams through the curtains and glow upon him,as if he is the angel.
"I love you. I'm glad that I have you in times like this" he kisses your forehead, pulling you into the space between his neck and his shoulder that fits you perfectly.
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00:00:00:5:59:01
You remembered clearly, the past 30 days you spent with Jongho. He took you out to a 24 hour dine after his shift on the first day you met him. The first week where you shed the most tears with him and your parents, revealing the truth that lies on both you and Jongho's wrist. The second week you moved into his apartment and how you both share the first kiss over a burnt chicken in the oven. The third week where it's filled with love and happiness. You were grateful for the memories he gave to you.
"The fact that you're my soulmate, before we die, I want to spend the last days with you filled with happiness. I want to use this chance I have to love you as my soulmate. Yes fate is a bitch but they give us a chance to cherish each other"
Those words lingered in your mind. At this remaining hours, all that you could think was him.
You reached the door to the apartment, wondering why the door was left ajar, you quickly enter. Jongho was lying on the floor with blood coming out from the back of his head. A stream of blood was seen on his torso.You looked around if the thieves were still in your apartment. You approached Jongho with tears as he was trying to breath shakingly. You're terrified that you quickly called the cops but suddenly your sight went blurry with a throbbing pain on the back of your head. You could feel sharp things stabbing your back, all you could do was to stare at Jongho. You were shedding tears but Jongho was able to smile weakly. You were at your last breath but you manage to hear him trying to build up words from the pain.
"Baby girl thank you for the memories"
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137:09:29:00:05:59
The person stares through the countdown on their wrist. Satisfied.
"How was your little project?" an old man threw a smirk towards the person.
"You were right father, a heart of a woman is really powerful" the person traces the digits. The years given for them was way much more that what they expected.
"You should be grateful I have the best surgeons that gets to replace your heart with hers and I was amazed how the girl gets to give you that much"
"I do thank you for lending me those fake timers. She really believed all of it" he smiles and walks out from his father's study room.
Going through the main entrance of the lab, he looks through the glass container infront of him, mesmerized by the gorgeous work of God on that body in it. The lips that he used to kiss, the figure that he use to cuddle with. He smirks. He feels nothing at all.
"Thank you for the memories baby girl, indeed fate is a bitch" he kisses the container goodbye and walks out.
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As for my favorite five stories of mine,
1. Nano2k18 Dragon Who Likes 00s Hallmark Mysteries project bc im psyched to gush about Rosemary & Thyme for 50k, and the word doc has to listen (also dragons)
2. Like I was Never There (AFTG fic), writing it just feels really freeing. I can be as dramatic and poetic as I want without getting self critical bc it feels true to the story’s tone.
3. AFTG The-Minyards-as-Hansel-and-Gretel fic that remains a bullet-point list. Who knows if I’ll ever write/post, but y’all know I love a weird AU.
4. Honestly @cryxtheace ‘s Chronicles of the Shards because they let me make a bunch of Diabetic Mages–need I say more?
5. Unnamed Moth Boy Project. It is so underdeveloped that at this point it just gives me vaguely creepy-dreamy vibes when I least expect it.
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Film Narrative 2 - Fiction Project Critical Reflection:
Initial Idea, Story and Script:
The initial idea came from Euan, who had the broad idea of a door-to-door salesman trying to sell something. We then expanded the idea to have it follow a desperate, morally dubious salesman, who grows increasingly desperate in his efforts to sell his products to a vulnerable old woman. We liked the dubious morality of the idea, and the inner conflict this would give the (unnamed) Salesman. We also thought the two characters, who both had clear but conflicting objectives (the Salesman needs to secure a deal to provide for his family) and the elderly woman, Mrs Beale (who simply wants some company, and isn't interested in the Salesman’s pitch) would help to give the film some good narrative thrust, as Mrs Beale casually dismisses the Salesman’s pitches, and the Salesman then has to try a new, more dubious tactic to secure his sale.
I feel my main contributions were towards coming up with various story beats and character developments for the idea, and making some dialogue revisions to Euan’s second draft of the script. This is due to my interest in storytelling, and script writing. I personally feel like I made a good deal of suggestions for the plot which made it into the final script and feel my dialogue suggestions, while somewhat hurried and not overly polished, helped to expand certain beats where I felt the script rushed past a moment that could be used to create more tension or character. Overall, I feel happy with the final draft of the script, although I feel it was left slightly late, and would have liked to have had time to submit/review a few more drafts done by either Euan, myself or another member of the group, so as to fine tune each and every aspect of the script.
Pre Production Documents:
(For all pre production documents, go to this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15hR7u8XKGlIGuBE3ye0p2FvMvKXCiAJS)
While I did have some ideas for the films style (suggesting ideas like the tv show White Gold) and some ideas for certain shots which I shared with the group(like the opening shot were we see the Salesman who the neighbouring door slammed in his face), I feel I was more engaged with the story and script side of the project than I was with the production side. While that is more what I am interested in, I feel in the next project, I want to get more stuck into the pre production aspects, even if just for some variety and experience. I did do the logline and script synopsis, but that wasn't too far removed from my work with regards to the story and the script.
I think the group did a great job with their production documents, creating a clear sense of the film's style and cinematography. The only issue was sometimes a lack of communication between each person meant certain documents did not 100 percent lineup with each other (like the shot list and the storyboards feature differing shots) but overall, the documents weren’t too inconsistent with each other.
Editing:
I think the picture edit went well. This was my third time using avid (I had previously used it to edit a different scene from “Lethe” and a film of my own) so my this point I had more of an understanding of how to use the software. I tried to create a slow paced edit that generally stayed on the character of Eve as much as possible, as the story is told from her point of view. I feel I could have done a better job with regards to keeping the group up to date as my edit developed and getting their feedback, but I did get some good advice about my second edit from Zoe and group 4 in one tutorial that I took into consideration when working on my third edit.
I also attempted a sound edit using a free trial of Avid Ultimate, which was a good learning experience although ultimately I didn't feel too happy with my finished product. While I managed to raise the levels of the appropriate sounds, and avoided any jarring audio rises or any unnatural silences, I don't think I chose the best background sounds (I used the corridor and general hospital sounds for the whole video, as opposed to just using them at the end. This made the scene feel a bit too busy and overwhelming, and hearing some ambient room noise and beeping sounds throughout instead likely would have been a better choice). Ultimately, I felt the scene worked better before I added these sound effects. My edit didn't manage to export in time as well. We ultimately went with Rosie’s edit, although I still hope to rework mine at a later date.
Crit Feedback:
The logline and synopsis were praised for being intriguing (with regards to the logline), effectively summing up the events of the film (with regards to the synopsis) and overall being well written and well formatted. One shortcoming (or something that group 4 was complimented for having that we didn't have) was not making reference to the movie's style and genre. Additionally, while not necessary, a document describing the key characteristics of the main characters would have been a nice addition.
The rest of the pre production documents were well received. The storyboards by Cal were well drawn and gave a clear idea what the films cinematography would look like (although could have done with some text beneath each image), the costume/prop/set documents by Rosie gave a clear idea of the films style (as did the moodboard, although we were told some comments on each of the images would have helped) and the shotlist by Robbie was well formatted, and clear and concise with regards to what each shot would feature (despite some confusion over some of the abbreviations and the fact the storyboards and the shotlist did not completely line up).
Script Feedback:
(to follow. Apparently, Euan has not received this from Paul, which I will ask about and add once we have gotten the feedback)
Edit Feedback:
Here is the feedback Kieran gave me for my edit, along with my thoughts about it and how I would go about it differently in the future:
“Good professional practice with leader.”
“Atmospheric start, but the out of focus POV shot lasts too long.” - The reason this lasts for so long is to allow the character of Abe to slowly come into focus, to show how Eve is slowly waking up. However, I could definitely start the clip a few more seconds in and maybe cut of a second at the end, or just have a few seconds of a blurry Abe without a change in focus, although that might not be as effective.
“At 01:00:31:00 the scratching of the head doesn’t communicate tension and feels awkward.” - While I initially choose this part of the clip because I thought it would be interesting to have Kane doing something other than silently brooding, thinking about it again, I would agree with this, and would solve it by choosing a different part of the clip where Kane is simply standing still and looking ahead.
“It’s a good 40 seconds before anything really happens, which is too slow.” - I would agree with this - perhaps 20 seconds of build up could have been a good balance?
“Good reveal of the space at 01:00:47:04, using him turning around.” - Previously, this shot had been criticized for being too brief and seeming a bit random compared to the closer up shots used elsewhere. Despite this, I had kept it, as I felt it properly established the geography of the room and showed all the characters in relation to each other, so it was nice to hear Kieran liked this.
“The look at 01:00:59:00 is too short, allow the look to settle for a few frames before cutting to what someone is looking at to make it less jarring.” - I would agree with this. I'm not sure why I cut this so early, maybe the actor only looked over for a second and I worked with what I had, but I imagine more likely than not this was just an oversight.
“This whole section up to 01:02:13:00 is very good, but missing a reaction from him to her asking for the bed pan.” - I think I stayed on the shot of Eve instead of cutting to Kane purely because I liked his line delivery in that shot, but I could have either looked for a shot of Kane with line delivery of a similar quality or cut to Kane reacting to Eve’s line and then cut back to Eve and had Kane’s line.
“The watch pickup ECU is a little quick, as you haven’t established the watch previous to this and it is a key object.” - I would agree with this, and feel it could be solved by either having the watch appear earlier and only having it appear briefly here, or only having it appear here and holding on it longer to make up for that.
“Generally the pace is a little slow at the start and end, and this scene can’t sustain longer than 3 minutes.” - With a runtime of 3 minutes 23 seconds, and Kieran stating the scene couldn't sustain a runtime of over 3 minutes, this was understandably deemed too long. While I was going for a slower pace as opposed to a fast one, it may have been possible to have found a middle ground between the two. With the opening, I have already said that it could be whittled down to about 20 seconds. The ending might have been a bit more difficult to cut down, as it isn't just Eve lying in bed but going across the room and doing various things, but I still think I could have cut it down a bit. This could have been done by minimising the time Eve is simply crossing the room and looking through the bag, and giving a good amount of time to the more important beats, like the watch, the photo ID and the other bed.
Overall Reflection:
I think some more communication could have been a bit better, and we would have benefitted from a few more meetings, just to update each other, make sure we were on the same page and make sure there were no major differences in our work. I personally would have liked to have spent even more time fine turning the script, and getting in a few more drafts, but I am still quite happy with the submitted work. Despite this, I think everyone did a good job at their respective jobs and turned in work of high quality, and I look forward to working on the independent project with this feedback in mind.
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