How were your weekends? Good I hope. Mine was good, quiet and I worked out a couple of tough scenes in Awakening. I find these sort of scenes very draining and some of you may remember the post I did last year (feels sooo long ago ;p) on what I call 'method writing'. Method writing is how I write. I imagine myself as the character and pretty much act out the scene - emotionally and often out-loud (and now you see the other reason Glenn and I have our own rooms *lol*). I've always done it this way and I presume lots of other writers do it too. Glenn was helping his family move which was … [Read more...]
Character Monday – Introducing Lieutenant Ignatius
How was everyone's weekends? We watched Thor and now I'm seriously reconsidering my choice for Alek (..sorry Henry..) cause OMG Chris Hemsworth is gorgeous! And I'm sure he could pull of black hair *grin* and for those interested Thor is a very entertaining, visually stunning (and not just him ;p) movie. Great for a non-thinking required flick you can just enjoy.So what do you think? I reckon he could do black hair easily enough ;p Okay for Lieutenant Ignatius I'm choosing Gerard Butler (*drool*) a fav actor that I'd happily pick for Alek too but he may be a little over playing a 25 yr old, … [Read more...]
Character Monday – Introducing Alek
I've chosen Henry Cavill to play Alek. Just imagine him with black hair *grin* - though as he's apparently the next Superman, that shouldn't be too difficult very soon! I first saw him in The Tudors and a quick internet search shows his next 'big' film (next to Superman) is Immortals. Alek is the head of the Griffon Guard and rides Loushka, a tan female griffon whose coat has red undertones. Alek is my favorite of the Griffon Guard (nothing against the others, he's just my fav) and was originally inspired by a character in an anime show I adore, Darien, from Sailor Moon (laugh it up ;p) … [Read more...]
Character Monday – Introducing Daron
I've had this actor in mind from the beginning for Daron. Dwayne Johnson - also known as the Rock. I wasn't a huge fan of him in The Scorpion King but when I saw him in Welcome to the Jungle and then Get Smart it cinched it for me. He has a very familiar look to me with his Samoan heritage and I adore the way he switches from 'bad/angry face' to 'cheesy happy face'. Makes me laugh every time. Daron is a member of the Griffon Guard and he rides Nesha, a massive two ton Griffon with dark wings that have blue undertones. As a member of the Griffon Guard he is required to work with the … [Read more...]
Character Monday – Introducing Yakov, the late King’s advisor.
Okay so I'm not following any particular method for introducing characters. Basically as soon as I find the right actor for the 'role' I introduce them to you! Today I'm introducing you to Yakov, he was King Nikias's advisor and now helps the heir to the throne and Elena who is the acting regent. I can't decide between these two actors for this role but hopefully it'll give you a good 'feel' for the character *grin* Both Pierce Brosnan and George Clooney have the right mix. And I believe either of them could pull off the role spectacularly! Yakov as the late King's advisor holds a high … [Read more...]