The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 1 Shayna 2010-05-16 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
Sukiyaki Western Bunraku Shayna 2013-02-20 | After watching 'Bunraku' about a year ago, and re-watching "Sukiyaki Western Django" around the same time, I noticed that they are, for all intents and purposes, the same movie. So, it seemed fitting to stick them together. :) Both movies feature: ...central characters who are nameless, smile-less, brimmed-hat-wearing wanderers ("The Gunman" and "The Drifter")...extensive gang warfare (The Red Coats; Genji vs. Heike)...bad-guys who are badass dandies (Kevin McKidd's Killer #2 and Yusuke Iseya's Yoshitsune)...good-girl-turned-vengeful-whores, who have sacrificed everything for the one they truly love (Demi Moore's Alex and Yoshino Kimura's Shizuka)...sexy badass girls (Kaori Momoi's Ruriko and Emily Kaiho's Momoko)...goofy comic relief in the form of men on the sidelines (Woody Harrelson's Bartender and Teruyuki Kagawa's insane Sheriff)...a search for treasure (the chest of gold, and the medallion) ...animated sequences that serve as backstories and flash-backs...a mishmash of cultures and time-periods, with a notably strong Japanese influence...no shortage of punch-ups, shoot-'em-ups and chase sequences...archetypal characters and symbolism in a flawed attempt at saying something about the shortcomings and violent nature of the human conditionAnd there's probably more, if I thought about it for a bit longer.While not the greatest films in the world, they are both somewhat entertaining and worth a look, at least for reference. It's fun watching Gackt and Yusuke Iseya seemingly vie for Hollywood stardom (Iseya's probably winning that one), and the cast in both productions is very impressive; I never thought I'd see Woody Harrelson, Kevin McKidd and Gackt in the same movie (!!), and even the walk-ons in 'Sukiyaki' are top J-stars. And of course, there's no extra charge for a bit of Tarantino on the side....and speaking of Tarantino, does anyone else think Yoshitsune's final moment here bears a /slight/ resemblance to Leo D.'s in Tarantino's own "Django" movie? *cough* Nice steal, Quentin. Nice steal. -_-
Bando Tamasaburo - Kyoto Prize Symposium 2012 tribute video Shayna 2012-03-19 | Here is is folks...the tribute video which will reportedly be shown at the Kyoto Prize Symposium in San Diego in front of hundreds of attendees, and possibly the man himself, made by yours truly. This video is half the length of my original tribute, but contains almost twice as many clips from various performances during Tamasaburo-san's long, prestigious career. Again, when it comes to building a 2-min-long tribute to this artist, I could barely scratch the surface of his mass of achievements (achievements which have earned him a Kyoto Prize Life-time achievement award for Arts & Philosophy!). Still, if he does see this, I hope he'll recognize the love and dedication that went into making it, rather than its short-comings.
Bando Tamasaburo - tribute & compilation video Shayna 2011-04-03 | Having been fortunate enough to get a ticket to an upcoming double-bill performance by Tamasaburo-san at the Minamiza next week, I felt the urge to throw together a complication video using many of the recorded performances of his that I've seen. This video features mostly dance-dramas and solo dance performances, rather than some of his more theatrical work, and there are many clips from "Sagi Musume" which many consider to be his signature piece. (That, and it's also arguably the most beautifully filmed performance of his available! ^_^) For those of you who've never seen kabuki, enjoy some elements of its shockingly beautiful uniqueness. For those who have, please enjoy a tribute to one of the greatest onnagata in history.
FORCES (a tribute to The Tenth Dr.-era Cybermen) Shayna 2011-01-22 | Another installment of my probably-soon-to-be-massive Dr. Who-related MV collection.Featuring David Tennant as The Tenth, mostly beating the crap out of many, many cybermen.The lyrics may be a bit of a stretch, but I thought Hirasawa's innovative and epic style would do perfect justice to a cybermen-themed video. Voila. And enjoy.
Doctor Who - The Master - You Are Not Alone (YANA) Shayna 2010-12-09 | My first of probably many more Doctor Who-themed videos. Time and resources allowing, there will be a lot more like this on the way...
The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 13 [FINALE] Shayna 2010-05-17 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 12 Shayna 2010-05-17 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 11 Shayna 2010-05-17 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 10 Shayna 2010-05-17 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 9 Shayna 2010-05-16 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 8 Shayna 2010-05-16 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 7 Shayna 2010-05-16 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 6 Shayna 2010-05-16 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 5 Shayna 2010-05-16 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a Madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 4 Shayna 2010-05-16 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a Madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 3 Shayna 2010-05-16 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a Madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
The Duchess of Malfi [1972] - Part 2 Shayna 2010-05-16 | John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" is a chilling tale of jealousy, madness, and murder. After the death of her first husband, a young and wealthy Duchess secretly marries another man below her rank. However, with the help of a morally-confused "intelligencer" named Bosola, the Duchess' transgression is soon discovered, leaving her at the mercy of her corrupt, possessive and unbalanced brothers. As her dangerous siblings seek their revenge, intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs abound, eventually leading to the gruesome and unrelenting downfall of the entire family and all who had been influenced by their actions. Arguably the most popular of the Jacobean tragedies, "The Duchess of Malfi" is a provocative tale of love, power, obsession, and madness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cast: Eileen Atkins - The Duchess Michael Bryant - Daniel de Bosola Charles Kay - Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria T.P. McKenna - The Cardinal Gary Bond - Antonio Bologna Jean Gilpin - Julia Jerome Willis - Delio Sheila Ballantine - Cariola Tim Curry - a Madman directed by James MacTaggart Produced for television by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), released October 10th, 1972 (c) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Duchess of Malfi" is a meditation on power--political, religious, and sexual--and presents a bleak, violent, and fascinating world couched in some of the most beautiful language ever put on the stage. The Duchess of Malfi's description of a world bereft of moral values on its highest levels fascinates and scandalises us to this day. A macabre, tragic play, John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" was written in 161213. It was first performed privately at the Blackfriars Theatre, then before a more general audience at The Globe, in 1613-14. Published for the first time in 1623, the play is loosely based on true events that occurred between about 1508 and 1513, recounted in William Painter's The Palace of Pleasure (1567). The Duchess was Giovanna d'Aragona, whose father, Arrigo d'Aragona, Marquis of Gerace, was an illegitimate son of Ferdinand I of Naples. Her husbands were Alfonso Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, and (as in the play) Antonio Bologna.
The Duchess of Malfi - by John Webster (trailer [1972]) Shayna 2010-04-27 | So, I really have no idea why this play isn't performed more often than it is. I really don't. It's got enough intrigue, plot-twists, madness, poisonings, accidental stabbings, incest, werewolves, ghosts and severed limbs to keep a director like Tarantino happily busy. I'm drooling on the keyboard just thinking about what an awesome movie this could make... But speaking of movies, after studying the play in a 3rd-year-level university Renaissance Drama course, I was lucky enough to find this BBC production that was done and filmed in 1972. The TV production quality itself is pretty average, but the performances by the lead actors are absolutely fantastic. A young Eileen Atkins is perfectly cast as a strong-willed, powerful, sassy Duchess, and I thought Charles Kay was going to light my TV on fire with his absolutely terrifying and engrossing intensity. If you can get your mitts on a copy of this, watch it. And prepare to bite all your fingernails off. In the meantime, here's a little 'trailer' I pieced together in a couple of days to possibly convince you further. I recognize how amateur the quality is; I don't have a lot of experience changing analog to digital, so I apologize for the craptastic interlacing problems and muddy audio. However, hope you still enjoy! As always, please feel free to leave a comment or general feed-back. Always love to hear from you guys.
The White Queen - A Mirrormask Music Video Shayna 2009-03-05 | And here's my SECOND Henson-inspired video: I give you, a massive video tribute to Mirormask, the kind of evil little brother of The Labyrinth released in 2005. If you have not seen this beautiful film...do it now! And...you'd probably want to wait until you watched this music video, too...due to spoilers... This video is pretty self-explanitory, but actually one of the more precise and detail-oriented videos I've created so far. The song was inspired and written for the movie, and the footage pretty much traces Helena's journey as she matures from the begining to the end of her journey. Again, hope you like, and please leave comments if you wish! (And remember to do what rich people do: bathe in fish! ;) ) Footage: Mirrormask Music: Wake the White Queen - The Cruxshadows
Their Dream - A Tribute to Sarah and Jareth from The Labyrinth Shayna 2009-03-05 | 1st of my Henson-inspired videos, comprised of footage from The Labyrinth, the movie that got me hooked on David Bowie for life! The main focus is (of course), on Sarah and Jareth's rather turbulent, and kind of sad, relationship, as each of their wishes, or 'dreams' just don't seem to match up. Nothing terribly new or ground-breaking here, though I did try some subtler stuff with zoom, colour editing, glow, and radial blurring to give some of the frames, what I hope is, a more "dream-like" quality. Hope you like! Please feel free to leave comments, as always! :) Footage: The Labyrinth Music: The Dream - by Birthday Massacre
Mononoke Trailer: A Definate Must-See!! Shayna 2008-12-01 | This was my attempt at a slightly different AMV syle than I'm used to; it's supposed to resemble a trailer format, which I thought was fitting given how few people have apparently actually seen this show! If you haven't...please make it a priority to do so! Otherwise, you're TOTALLY missing out, and I hope my video will give you some indication why. And that's all I have to say. :) Look forward to seeing more Mononoke-themed videos from me in the near future... Music: "Jikuu" by Rin'
Tired - A Tribute to L Shayna 2008-06-07 | (Obvious **SPOILER** alert, if you haven't watched up to ep. 25 of Death Note.) I finished Death Note about a week ago, and like many other people, I realized afterwards just what a great character L is. Again, this song may initially seem like a strange choice. It may even appear on the surface that I have inadvertently made a yaoi video...which was not my intention. (Sorry, girls.) Instead, I think this song gets at some of the tragedy surrounding the cat-and-mouse games that Light and L play with eachother for most of the series. The fact that they're so similar, and yet totally opposite, the fact that they could be best friends if they weren't trying to eliminate eachother, the way personal emotion gets mixed in with what they're trying to achieve...I think this song, and hopefully this video, gets at some of that from L's perspective. The lyrics are quite hard to understand, but are important to the video, so here they are: Hold my hand while you cut me down it had only just begun but now it's over now and you're in the heat of moments with your heart playing up cold I'm between the middle watching hastiness unfold in my eyes you were smiling in the spotlight dancing with the night the night fell off your mind I'm tired of trying your teasing ain't enough fed up of biding your time when I don't get nothing back and for what, and for what, and for what when I don't get nothing back boy I'm tired where'd you go when you stayed behind I looked up and inside down and outside only to find a double taking punching hard and laughing at my smile I get closer you obviously prefer her (chorus) "I should have known" never mind said your open arms I couldn't help believe they tricked me back into them, even though (chorus) The song is "Tired", by Adele. Hope you like it! Thanks for watching! NB: I got the info for the last few seconds off of Wiki, and used that which was relevant to the anime, since...that's what the footage is from. I know there're some discrepancies between the manga and the show, so...no need to tell me yourselves, or anything. Thanks.
Lonely People Shayna 2008-06-05 | So I finished Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro a little while ago. And then I was listening to The Revolver album, and suddenly, I was making this video. At first, it may seem like a bit of a stretch. After all, this show is one of the dorkiest comedies you'll come across, in many ways. However, I really took a liking to Sasazuka, and initially, this video was going to be just about him. But then I realized that, despite them being almost polar opposites in nearly every way, Neuro and he both wind up dealing with many of the same issues and people in the series, though they tend to approach them from rather different angles. And despite their differences, I figured that their reflections on all the "lonely people" they both meet and deal with during the show would be one of the main things they'd agree upon and have in common. I also think that this observation and reflection would extend to eachother, as well, when they meet, which is something I also tried to convey in this video...after all, they are both pretty lonely people themselves. Yako and Sei are features pretty prominently, as well, for obvious reasons. At any rate, I'm quite pleased with how this turned out, and I hope you like it as well. Cheers!
Mirrored Illusion Shayna 2008-06-05 | Here's another Bleach character profile that I knocked off quite quickly a few days ago. Ever since I heard this character song for Aizen, I've wanted to make an appropriate video for it as well, so...here's the finished product. Of course, there are lots of special appearances by our favourite fox-faced, grammatically-challenged, purple-haired trickster kid, as well as Tousen, Hinamori, B.B., Rukia, and...wow. Lots of other people, actually... Again, folks...if you haven't been following Bleach all the closely, or haven't seen up to at least episode 60, then DON'T watch this video! Or at least...don't watch it and then complain to me about ruining something for you. :P The song is Kyouka Suigetsu, sung by Sho Hayami. Enjoy! And, as always, please leave comments if you wish! Cheers!
The Enlightened Shayna 2008-06-05 | In my opinion, Kurotsuchi Mayuri doesn't get enough luvin'. I personally find him to be one of the most interesting and awesome characters in all of Bleach, (and his voice actor, Ryusei Nakao, is awesome!) but maybe I'm just twisted that way. Before I made this video, I did some research about this guy and was surprised at some of the stuff I dug up. Someone either put a LOT of thought into creating this character, or these are some pretty strange coincidences... I know there's a lot of writing at the beginning, but it's half the reason I made the video, so I certainly hope, and suggest, you take the time to read it. In case it's hard to read, here's pretty much what it says: 'Kurotsuchi' means "black soil" in Japanese "Mayuri" is Sanskrit for "Peacock" Peacock: The peacock is known as the bird with one hundred eyes, and has come to be associated with omniscience and enlightenment. The ancients believed that the peacock's flesh does not decay after death, thus becoming a symbol of immortality and resurrection. In modern times, the peacock's strutting and feather displaying has become a symbol of pride, arrogance, and vanity. "Nemu" is Japanese for "Sleep" "Bodhisattva" is Sanskrit for "Enlightenment Being" - in early Buddhism, the term used to refer to the Buddha before he attained supreme enlightenment; more generally, any being destined for enlightenment or intent on enlightenment Ksitigarbha (the original Sanskrit name) is a bodhisattva that watches over children and the underworld. In Japan, where he is known as Jizō, his appearance is that of a baby dressed as a Buddhist monk. Ashisogi Jizō (Japanese): lit. "Ksitigarbha's Killer Head" or "Leg-Cutting Jizō" Illuminati (Latin) -- "The People of The Light", or "Illuminated Ones", are the masterminds behind events that will lead to a New World Order. In rarer cases, the Illuminati refers to a purported elite set of enlightened individuals who may not cooperate but are uniquely empowered by their enlightenment. The music is first "Illness Illusion" and then "Illuminati" by Gackt/Malice Mizer, and the footage is, of course, from Bleach. Enjoy!
Vampire Hunter D: End Their Deception Shayna 2008-02-07 | In my opinion, Vampire Hunter D is a story full of deceptions. Though not blatantly obvious, they are nonetheless prevalent in the forms of lies, disguises, stubborn ideals, and most importantly, prejudices. Leila and Charlotte are caught up in the whirlwind of these deceits, harbouring mixed feelings and clashing ideas about Meier, D, and their difficult situations. This video is an attempt to show the girls' gradual progression towards ultimate understanding and the resulting bitter-sweet consequences. Footage: Vampire Hunter D Music: Deception (by The Cruxshadows)
In Our Stars Shayna 2008-02-01 | Finally! My first Shakespeare-geared video! Who knows why I haven't made one before... **WARNING** Blood and guts and some nakedness and stuff. PG14-ish. (...and you thought Shakespeare was boring...) This video is a small attempt to just touch the surface of the sorts of issues and questions that Shakespeare's plays are known to raise. I picked 7 tragedies, both some well-known and some not-so-well-known ones, to work with, picking film versions that are either classic renditions, intriguing interpretations, and/or just simply one of my personal fav.s. (eg. You'll note that I featured two different versions of Julius Caesar; while the 50s version remains one of my favourite films ever, and as much as I love Gielgud, I just simply couldn't leave out David Colling's brilliant Cassius! Plus, Caesar's possibly my favourite Shakespeare play anyways, and deserves preferential treatment. hehe. ) Notable exceptions to this compilation include versions of Antony and Cleopatra and King Lear, both of which, sadly, are lacking a memorable film treatment to date (at least, to my knowledge...). In terms of editing, this is the first video of mine that is quite heavy on the use of text. (You wouldn't believe how long it took me to figure out the Pan control on the program I use, too...phew! :P ) I've clearly tried a different kind of tone and theme here than what I'm used to doing, so please...be kind! ^_^ Hopefully you'll get something out of it, and may even be compelled to watch one of these movies or pick up a script afterwards. :P Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Videos: Hamlet (1948) - featuring Sir Lawrence Olivier (and Jean Simmons) Julius Caesar (1953) - featuring James Mason (and Sir John Gielgud) Romeo and Juliet (1968) - featuring Olivia Hussey (and Leonard Whiting, John McEnery, Michael York) Macbeth (1971) - featuring Jon Finch (and Francesca Annis) Julius Caesar (1979) - featuring David Collings (and Richard Pasco) Richard III (1983) - featuring Ron Cook (and Michael Byrne) Othello (1995) - featuring Laurence Fishburne (and Kenneth Branagh) Titus (1999) - featuring Alan Cumming (and Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Music: Threat (from Ka, by Cirque du Soleil)
Shigures Happy Dance Shayna 2007-04-30 | Hehe...Shigure's answer to life is all about the Chiwawa. Um,...or something. I did this one in a matter of hours right after my other Furuba one. I just couldn't help myself...this song was too good... And, seriously, if anyone comments and tells me the song is not about "Chiuaua"s, I'll flip. I KNOW it isn't! But it's a play-on-words. Get it? Have fun, hope you like, and leave a comment if you want. Just...nothing about Chiuauas. hehe
Wir sind Schwarz Shayna 2007-04-03 | Probably my final installment in my crazy Schwarz-obsessed movie-making frenzy. A lot of time, work, planning, and patience with exceedingly frustratingly pathetic computer programs went into getting this thing finished, and I am currently waiting to see if my desperate attempts at getting it entered into the Anime North AMV competition this year have been sucessful. In the meantime, while I chew my nails in anxiety, please enjoy, if you can. hehe. And please leave a comment if you wish. I like reading them! Shows me people care...maybe...hehe. Here's the description I provided for the Anime North submission sheet...exactly 50 words long, which was the max. : A reiteration of the ways Schwarz asserts their power and awesomeness. The lyrics are their expression of angst, frustration, and pride as they take revenge on the world, and are directed towards Weiss and the others who stood in their way. The audience should react with a "They're/that was cool!" Oh yeah...and the music is: N.E.R.D. - Rockstar (Jason Nevins remix) Cheers, all!
Wir sind Schwarz Shayna 2007-04-03 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE: Appologies for the craptastic quality; for a better version, please go to: http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=141711 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EDIT: This got into the finals at the 2007 Anime North AMV competition. Woot! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Probably my final installment in my crazy Schwarz-obsessed movie-making frenzy. A lot of time, work, planning, and patience with exceedingly frustratingly pathetic computer programs went into getting this thing finished, and I am currently waiting to see if my desperate attempts at getting it entered into the Anime North AMV competition this year have been sucessful. In the meantime, while I chew my nails in anxiety, please enjoy, if you can. hehe. And please leave a comment if you wish. I like reading them! Shows me people care...maybe...hehe. Here's the description I provided for the Anime North submission sheet...exactly 50 words long, which was the max. : A reiteration of the ways Schwarz asserts their power and awesomeness. The lyrics are their expression of angst, frustration, and pride as they take revenge on the world, and are directed towards Weiss and the others who stood in their way. The audience should react with a "They're/that was cool!" Oh, yes. And the music is: N.E.R.D. - Rockstar (Jason Nevins remix) Cheers, all!
Immortal Beloved - Yoji and Asuka Shayna 2007-02-25 | I just thought the song, My Immortal, would work so well for these two...hopefully it'll give someone the chills while watching it. It's in a bit different style than what I've been doing to date, but I hope it's enjoyable regardless. Yoji's quite the sad character...and of course, Weiß Kreuz is just an amazing series. This features footage from Kapitel, Gluhen, and Carnival 2000. Please rate, comment, and hope you enjoy!
Angels Shayna 2007-01-05 | A new installment and result of my Weiss Kreuz fanaticism. Woot! It's composed of footage from Gluhen this time, and features...almost every character in the series. heehee. SPOILER warnings in effect, of course. Other than that... please rate, comment, and enjoy!
Guilty (A Schuldig Tribute) Shayna 2006-09-10 | Well, this is it!! The last installment of my Schwarz 4-illogy, and the one that's about my (possibly) fav. Schwarz member. (I can't decide between him and Farfie.) I had a major headache after finishing this thing, but it was all worth it. I think it turned out better than the first one I made for Schu, too, which got eaten by my computer about a month ago. So anywhos...hope you enjoy. I'm sure if you watch all 4 of them, every single bit of Schwarzy goodness that's in the series is shown, so beware of spoilers, of course. Spread the love of the Schwarz! And stuff. Please comment! I love comments! :)
Rebirth (A Farfarello Tribute) Shayna 2006-08-31 | Well, that was the fastest that I've made a video yet. 2 days. Sweet. And I'm overall quite happy with the results. I mean, all I had to work with was a bunch of clips of crazy lil' Farfie and an even crazier song...so, it's a crazy video. But I like it. 'cause I like Farfie. Poor kid never gets enough attention. So, that means that I'm done the 3rd intallment of my 4-part series. One left (and possibly the craziest! Stay tuned!) But for now, I'm proud to give you...the story of Farfie. Ah yes. And the song. Sung by the AMAZING Ryusei Nakao, the seiyuu of Farfie as well as many other bizarre/evil/likable etc. characters. (Any Bleach fans here? Who likes Mayuri?) Yes, all of my Schwarz vid.s are done using the character songs of the character by their seiyuu, incase you didn't notice. My brother likes to make fun of Nakao's "Engrish", but honestly, it's not too bad. Just waiit 'til you hear Hikaru! haahaa. It's a pretty crazy song, and if you want the lyrics, you can find them on the animelyrics website. It's a cool site. :) I owe it a lot. This is taking too long. So without further adieu...Rebirth. Please feel free to comment and suff. Have fun! :)
Scattered - Byakuyas Trial Shayna 2006-08-29 | Having taken a break from doing my Schwarz character profiles (following the tragic and bastardly loss of one of my completed videos at the hands of my bleeping computer), I relized that I absolutely must make a video for BB. (it's better than saying "ByBy", and it also stands for "bishi boy"! :) ) BB's totally my fav. Bleach character, and it just so happened that one of my favourite Malice Mizer songs worked very well for him; everything from the style to the lyrics to the timber of Gackt's voice (he sounds like Okiayu-sama a bit!). So, here's the end result of this combo, and my 4th AMV to date. Hope you enjoy, and please feel free to leave comments! :) Cheers! Lyrics: Hold on...you're gonna be okey... Sombody...help us... Ah...the phrase I cried in your last moments was the one you kept repeating Was your prayer answered?...You lie before me as you are in my memories Ah...your words are the final words that no one should know I was passing by and now embrace you, with a trembling finger I trace your cheek Ah...kimi ga kuri-kaesu hitorigoto wa kimi no saigo ni boku ga sakenda kotoba Inori ga tadoita no ka...me no mai ni kioku no mama no kimi ga iru Ah...kimi ga kuri-kaesu hitorigoto wa dare mo shiru hazu mo nai saigo no kotoba Kake-yotta boku wa kimi o daki furueru yubi de hoho o nazoru Ah...to the lord who dwells in the sky that granted my prayers I make one more wish "Return to her her heart" Ah...boku no negai o kanaete kureta sora ni yadoru aruji e Mou ichido negai o kanaete "Kanojo ni kokoro o modoshite" You gaze at the sky with lifeless eyes As if you know the place to which you must return Sumetai hitomi de sora o mitsumeteru Kaeru beki bashou o shitte iru ka no youni To the lord who dwells in the sky that granted my prayers I make one more wish "Return to her her heart" Ah...boku no negai o kanaete kureta sora ni yadoru aruji e Mou ichido negai o kanaete "Kanojo ni kokoro o modoshite" To the lord who dwells in the sky that granted my prayers I make one final wish "Let her rest in peace" Ah...boku no negai o kanaete kureta sora ni yadoru aruji e Saigo no negai o kanaete "Kanojo o yasuraka ni nemurasete" With cold fingers I trace the tearstains on your cheek In a trembling voice "Return to the sky" I repeat Sumetai yubi de namida no ato o nazoru Furueru koe de "Sora ni kaeshite" to kuri-kaesu
Prodigy Mayfly (A Nagi Tribute) Shayna 2006-07-15 | Right. Here's a Nagi AMV following the same lines as my Brad one...except, I think this one turned out better, much to my surprise. Hope you enjoy. Please comment if you wish! :)
The Oracles Division (A Crawford Tribute) Shayna 2006-06-20 | Ok...no matter how many times I upload this thing, the timing at the begining is always a little off. I don't know what to do, so I guess it's staying that way. For those of you who are still here...first off...*!!spoiler alert!!* But you wouldn't be watching if you haven't seen Kapitel and Gluhen already, ne? So...I'm a little 'divided' myself about the outcome of this video. It's my first attempt at some half-butted special effects, which I think turned out OK, but the theme of the video may be a little unclear. Basically, it's a glimps at all of everyone's fav. precognitive's personality traits, physical appearances over the years, and mostly, his struggles and guilty concience. His guilt is expressed in his song EstE, which I've also used. I used that as the basis for the video. So, yes. This is getting long, so...I guess... Without further adieu, I give you...Brad Crawford, the leader of Schwarz. :)
Paint it Schwarz Shayna 2006-06-16 | To me, this video was simply screaming to be made. Fresh off the block, I'm pleased to present a brand-spankin' new AMV dedicated to the coolest, bishiest bunch 'a bada**es in all of anime. And, yes, Farfie is bishi. But I digress. *cough*. I spent almost as much time working the bugs out of this project as I did cutting, editing and syncing it, but I think it was time well spent. It's my first AMV, so please feel free to give helpful criticism if you feel so inclined. Possible spoiler alert. And you all know the song! So feel free to sing along! (Hey, that rhymes. Yey.)
Support the Talent - A Busker Video Shayna 2006-06-06 | Well, here it is, finally! After months of working around pretty much every problem in the book (involving everything from my computer, to my camcorder, to the editing program ... ) I am now finally pleased to present my very first video. Huzza! Though extremely long in the making, I'm glad that I can post it now, right at the start of the new summer "busker season" of 2006. Hope you enjoy watching clips of these performers as much as I did, and please don't hesitate to contact me with suggestions or other comments. Cheers!
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