I very much want to watch Pillars of the Earth, mostly because it has Ian McShane in it, whom I loved in Deadwood, and Matthew MacFadyen. Is it still on Netflix instant, do you know?
Very interesting film from director Takashi Miike. It's like a Samurai Western take on the whole Yojimbo/A Fistful of Dollars/Last Man Standing story with fantasy elements.
It has a very Tarantino style to it (Tarantino actually plays a role), with some seriously weird story beats and shots...
The film is medieval horror/adventure, but I figured it came close enough to fantasy it wouldn't be inappropriate to share here. The film was pretty awesome - gruesome and depressing if you don't like downer endings (I love them) - but awesome regardless. It really didn't get a lot of...
The film really chops LOTR into bits, starting with Fellowship and ending after the battle of Helms Deep (if I remember correctly). Things are out of order and on-the-nose, and it's just all-around kind of annoying. I watched it when I was a kid and thought it was cool, though the Balrog scene...
Thanks, Dragon!
Primarily, I want to work on a studio level, directing and producing. I know what needs to be done to get there, it's just a matter of how best to do it. I also write screenplays, but I procrastinate like hell and haven't actually finished a feature script, though I have very...
For me, a second draft means exactly that. With my last novel, I wrote it and then left it for a few months. Then I returned and read it, and I wrote down some notes about major plot work that needed done. I closed the Word document, opened a new one, and began fresh.
I originally tried to...
Hahaha, never thought of it that way.
My personal approach to the matter is that of not having an ignorant hero who needs "learned" in the ways of the world. I like heroes who have a pretty good idea of what the world is like and aren't constantly needing forced exposition to explain things...
A truly first-class response, Ravana. Couldn't have said it better myself.
I often use Star Wars as an example for this type of discussion. Nobody in Star Wars ever explains how hyperspace works. The typical writer would have Han explain to Luke, "Well, this particular fuel combines with...
It's a common misbelief that the hero must undergo a major change during the arc of the story. He doesn't have to change at all - our perception of him must.
Example: Memento. Pearce's character never changes in the film, but by the end of it we see a side of him we knew nothing about in the...
The only thing that article did for me was get me excited to read Joe Abercrombie's works. From the plot summaries on his site, I think I might have found my kind of author...
I created a forum, with different categories and subforums for different worldbuilding aspects. As for maps, I'm not very good at drawing anything else, but I can do a decent enough map.
It's definitely a tricky subject, and not something I would take on unless I knew I could write it in a way that would not inspire images of cute little talking, furry pets.
Typically, I prefer it when a fantasy does the "the ancient wolves who still know the old languages, compared to the...
It is indeed. I haven't done an incredible amount yet, but I've worked as a Craft Services PA (catering assistant) on a shoot for the Travel Channel, and as a personal assistant to my friend on his 3rd feature film, a thriller. I'm also working with said friend to develop another thriller of...