Ka-blam.
I tried for a while to come up with a really good sound effect to express how excited I am for this day, and "ka-blam" was the best one I could think of. "Huzzah" also came to mind but that's probably because I've been steeped in Julius Caesar for the past six weeks-- and you're probably sick of hearing about that by now, so that's why I didn't go with "huzzah." So "ka-blam" it is. Ka-blam.
Have I said ka-blam enough?
Good.
Okay, moving forward.
...I can't hold it in any longer.
GUYS I'M CO-PRODUCING A LITERARY WEB SERIES AND I'M FREAKING OUT EXCITED.
It all started back in January, when I started thinking about how much I'd enjoyed several of the literary web series on YouTube, and what a cool way that was to adapt classic works of fiction, and wouldn't it be fun if someone did that with one of my favorite books, The Scarlet Pimpernel. But then, what if someone decided to adapt TSP into a modern setting with a new storyline and I didn't like it? What if they weren't true to the spirit of the book and ended up changing everything in horrific ways and absolutely ruined Percy and Marguerite and the League?????
Once I'd calmed down a little, it occurred to me that if I wanted a good modern adaptation of The Scarlet Pimpernel, maybe I needed to write one myself. And that's how Masked was born.
...Well, a lot more work came after that, of course. I approached two good friends of mine to ask for help and off we went. Storyboarding, working out plot holes, character development, scriptwriting, scouting out filming locations, casting, long frustrated phone calls... yeah, it's been a journey. But now, today, on Julie Andrews' 79th birthday (happy birthday, Mary Poppins!), we've decided it's finally time to announce it to the world.
World, meet Masked, an innovative, online, modern-day film adaptation of Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Masked, look at the world. Just take a peek for now, of course, because you won't actually be released to the General Public until summer 2015. (I know, it's a long wait, but patience makes the heart grow anticipatory, or something like that.)
There's a lot more information (including a storyline teaser!) over here at The Day Dream, the Scarlet Pimpernel blog that I help run... and if you want to stay updated even more, please check out the show's official Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook page.
Oh. And if you'd like to grab this little advertising button for your own blog, that would be splendiferously magnificent and I will be grateful to you forevermore.
Have I said ka-blam enough?
Good.
Okay, moving forward.
...I can't hold it in any longer.
GUYS I'M CO-PRODUCING A LITERARY WEB SERIES AND I'M FREAKING OUT EXCITED.
It all started back in January, when I started thinking about how much I'd enjoyed several of the literary web series on YouTube, and what a cool way that was to adapt classic works of fiction, and wouldn't it be fun if someone did that with one of my favorite books, The Scarlet Pimpernel. But then, what if someone decided to adapt TSP into a modern setting with a new storyline and I didn't like it? What if they weren't true to the spirit of the book and ended up changing everything in horrific ways and absolutely ruined Percy and Marguerite and the League?????
Once I'd calmed down a little, it occurred to me that if I wanted a good modern adaptation of The Scarlet Pimpernel, maybe I needed to write one myself. And that's how Masked was born.
...Well, a lot more work came after that, of course. I approached two good friends of mine to ask for help and off we went. Storyboarding, working out plot holes, character development, scriptwriting, scouting out filming locations, casting, long frustrated phone calls... yeah, it's been a journey. But now, today, on Julie Andrews' 79th birthday (happy birthday, Mary Poppins!), we've decided it's finally time to announce it to the world.
World, meet Masked, an innovative, online, modern-day film adaptation of Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Masked, look at the world. Just take a peek for now, of course, because you won't actually be released to the General Public until summer 2015. (I know, it's a long wait, but patience makes the heart grow anticipatory, or something like that.)
There's a lot more information (including a storyline teaser!) over here at The Day Dream, the Scarlet Pimpernel blog that I help run... and if you want to stay updated even more, please check out the show's official Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook page.
Oh. And if you'd like to grab this little advertising button for your own blog, that would be splendiferously magnificent and I will be grateful to you forevermore.
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