(Also, please ignore the fact that I'm in the photo)
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Ghost of Kiamo Ko: Elphaba's dinner party dress
I can't believe I forgot to post this! I saw this dress in April 2013 and have been waiting all this time to use it, and then forgot to put the picture up!
(Also, please ignore the fact that I'm in the photo)
(Also, please ignore the fact that I'm in the photo)
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Ghost of Kiamo Ko: Elphaba's Wedding Dress
Here is Elphaba's wedding dress from Chapter 21 of Ghost of Kiamo Ko
Monday, June 30, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Twister of Fate... or the Plot
If you're reading this... I am dead.
No, kidding. Obviously, I'm not dead. But that's immediately where my mind goes when I read a sentence starts with "If you're reading this". There's a whole trope about it, even.
Anyway, this post is going up after chapter 18 of The Ghost of Kiamo Ko is up, which is the chapter which changes everything.
So, I thought the time was right to discuss some of the plot changes I made and why I made them. I was originally going to do this in a video, but I eventually decided against it.
There were 3 big changes I made in GoKK from Rebecca, and several smaller changes I made either to fit the new plot caused by the big changes; or just to make the story my own. So, I'm going to talk about those 3 big changes.
WARNING: Spoilers for Rebecca ahead! If you haven't read the book, or seen the movie or seen the musical and you don't want to know what happens, STOP reading this now.
The thing about Rebecca is that its a gothic novel. Meaning dark, angsty and quite frankly- depressing. Explains a lot, right? And whilst I don't mind gothic literature, changes had to be made to fit Wicked into Rebecca's universe and characters.
1) Rebecca's death:
Rebecca: She is an expert sailor with her own little boat and everything, and she dies in a boating accident.
GoKK: Sarima dies of a long illness. I changed this because of #3 on this list. In hindsight, I probably could have kept it the same, but it's simpler this way.
2) The dinner party:
Rebecca: It's not a dinner party in the novel, but an annual costume ball that Rebecca and Maxim used to host, and Maxim and the new Mrs de Winter are convinced to resurrect it. As the new Mrs de Winter is an artist, she is trying to design a costume. Mrs Danvers finds a draft of a sketch, and suggests that she might be inspired by one of the portraits of de Winter ancestors in the gallery. Specifically, one of Caroline de Winter, a woman all dressed in white with flowing dark hair.
The costume ball arrives, and Mrs de Winter is keeping her costume a secret from Maxim and Frank (AKA Avaric). When she comes downstairs, Maxim reacts badly. Turns out, it was the exact costume Rebecca wore for her last ball before her death.
GoKK: I changed this because obviously, a costume wouldn't work for Elphaba unless she could disguise her skin. And I find that singing works well as a talent for Elphaba because she is a talented singing in the Wicked book, and well... the musical is fairly obvious. LOL.
If you want to see the scene from the 1940 movie, you can see it here.
3) Maxim's revelation:
Rebecca: Much of this is the same as you see in GoKK. They got married, Rebecca revealed herself as a bitch and had numerous affairs. They hated each other, she died and Maxim confesses his love for his new wife.
However- Maxim's confession was very different. Yes, he hated Rebecca and loves his new bride... but (SPOILER) he also killed Rebecca. I KNOW!!! He went down to the boathouse to confront her about her most recent affair (with a gun), she said she was pregnant and it wasn't his- although it would be raised as his- and he was so mad he shot her. (Although in some adaptations, he pushes her and she falls and hits her head and dies that way). And then he put her in the boat, took it out of the bay and sank it.
And that's why he keeps the new Mrs de Winter at a distance.
GoKK: Honestly, no matter the circumstances, I just couldn't see Fiyero committing murder. Or I didn't want him to commit murder, haha.
So that's that. The three big changes I made. Maybe you guys could see it differently. Maybe you really wanted Fiyero to have killed Sarima (like Julia). Thoughts? Comments?
No, kidding. Obviously, I'm not dead. But that's immediately where my mind goes when I read a sentence starts with "If you're reading this". There's a whole trope about it, even.
Anyway, this post is going up after chapter 18 of The Ghost of Kiamo Ko is up, which is the chapter which changes everything.
So, I thought the time was right to discuss some of the plot changes I made and why I made them. I was originally going to do this in a video, but I eventually decided against it.
There were 3 big changes I made in GoKK from Rebecca, and several smaller changes I made either to fit the new plot caused by the big changes; or just to make the story my own. So, I'm going to talk about those 3 big changes.
WARNING: Spoilers for Rebecca ahead! If you haven't read the book, or seen the movie or seen the musical and you don't want to know what happens, STOP reading this now.
The thing about Rebecca is that its a gothic novel. Meaning dark, angsty and quite frankly- depressing. Explains a lot, right? And whilst I don't mind gothic literature, changes had to be made to fit Wicked into Rebecca's universe and characters.
1) Rebecca's death:
Rebecca: She is an expert sailor with her own little boat and everything, and she dies in a boating accident.
GoKK: Sarima dies of a long illness. I changed this because of #3 on this list. In hindsight, I probably could have kept it the same, but it's simpler this way.
2) The dinner party:
Rebecca: It's not a dinner party in the novel, but an annual costume ball that Rebecca and Maxim used to host, and Maxim and the new Mrs de Winter are convinced to resurrect it. As the new Mrs de Winter is an artist, she is trying to design a costume. Mrs Danvers finds a draft of a sketch, and suggests that she might be inspired by one of the portraits of de Winter ancestors in the gallery. Specifically, one of Caroline de Winter, a woman all dressed in white with flowing dark hair.
The costume ball arrives, and Mrs de Winter is keeping her costume a secret from Maxim and Frank (AKA Avaric). When she comes downstairs, Maxim reacts badly. Turns out, it was the exact costume Rebecca wore for her last ball before her death.
GoKK: I changed this because obviously, a costume wouldn't work for Elphaba unless she could disguise her skin. And I find that singing works well as a talent for Elphaba because she is a talented singing in the Wicked book, and well... the musical is fairly obvious. LOL.
If you want to see the scene from the 1940 movie, you can see it here.
3) Maxim's revelation:
Rebecca: Much of this is the same as you see in GoKK. They got married, Rebecca revealed herself as a bitch and had numerous affairs. They hated each other, she died and Maxim confesses his love for his new wife.
However- Maxim's confession was very different. Yes, he hated Rebecca and loves his new bride... but (SPOILER) he also killed Rebecca. I KNOW!!! He went down to the boathouse to confront her about her most recent affair (with a gun), she said she was pregnant and it wasn't his- although it would be raised as his- and he was so mad he shot her. (Although in some adaptations, he pushes her and she falls and hits her head and dies that way). And then he put her in the boat, took it out of the bay and sank it.
And that's why he keeps the new Mrs de Winter at a distance.
GoKK: Honestly, no matter the circumstances, I just couldn't see Fiyero committing murder. Or I didn't want him to commit murder, haha.
So that's that. The three big changes I made. Maybe you guys could see it differently. Maybe you really wanted Fiyero to have killed Sarima (like Julia). Thoughts? Comments?
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
The Wicked Trio: "Fancy" warm up
I put this video on Twitter, the "Ozian is an Official language" FB page and my tumblr but I had to share it here too.
Lucy Durack (Glinda) posted this video of her, Jemma Rix (Elphaba) and Steve Danielsen (Fiyero) lip synching to Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" on the way to the theatre for a double show day.
And it's the best. Enjoy.
Lucy Durack (Glinda) posted this video of her, Jemma Rix (Elphaba) and Steve Danielsen (Fiyero) lip synching to Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" on the way to the theatre for a double show day.
And it's the best. Enjoy.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Fanfiction Fans: A new Facebook Page
So, if you're reading this you've either stumbled on to my blog somehow (which somehow always surprises me, even after 2 years of having said blog) or you've just read my Author's Note for chapter 15 (technically it's the 16th chapter posted but as chapter 1 was the prologue, I'm referring to it as ch 15, ok?) of Ghost of Kiamo Ko.
Which means if you read the aforementioned AN, you're here about my new Facebook page. So, there is the link and here is some information about it.
Dude, you already run 2 Facebook pages.
Yes. Yes, I do.
Ozian is an official langugage was created because when editing my Facebook profile one day, I was outraged you can claim Simlish, Pirate and Sarcasm as "Languages I speak" but not Ozian, which is totally a language. And since then, it's really developed into a Wicked fangirling page for myself, so I don't annoy all my non-Wicked fans Facebook friends. Where I try and use as much as the Ozian vocab as possible, because it's fun.
I am still very proud of the Wicked Debating Society page, even if it hasn't taken off as much as I would have liked, and quite often has a habit of falling into "Carlie is stuck on a fanfiction and needs some help". But the point of it was because talking in-depth about Wicked (as in plot, characters, etc) is fun and quite frankly, 140 characters on Twitter is not enough. I think mostly I'm just proud of the profile/cover pic.... still.
What is the point of this page?
There are actually several points to this page.
Which means if you read the aforementioned AN, you're here about my new Facebook page. So, there is the link and here is some information about it.
Dude, you already run 2 Facebook pages.
Yes. Yes, I do.
Ozian is an official langugage was created because when editing my Facebook profile one day, I was outraged you can claim Simlish, Pirate and Sarcasm as "Languages I speak" but not Ozian, which is totally a language. And since then, it's really developed into a Wicked fangirling page for myself, so I don't annoy all my non-Wicked fans Facebook friends. Where I try and use as much as the Ozian vocab as possible, because it's fun.
I am still very proud of the Wicked Debating Society page, even if it hasn't taken off as much as I would have liked, and quite often has a habit of falling into "Carlie is stuck on a fanfiction and needs some help". But the point of it was because talking in-depth about Wicked (as in plot, characters, etc) is fun and quite frankly, 140 characters on Twitter is not enough. I think mostly I'm just proud of the profile/cover pic.... still.
What is the point of this page?
There are actually several points to this page.
- You can recommend good (or bad if you want) fanfics you are reading/have read.
- You can discuss/question/rant about issues regarding fanfic in general.
- If you have an idea for a fic, but it's not something you feel strongly enough about to want to write yourself, you can donate it to the page in case someone is looking for an idea.
Do fics have to be Wicked related?
Nope. Any fandom, pairing, genre you want. You never know who will be interested. For instance, I'm reading a quite good Harry Potter parody fic I've found (the first parody fic I've actually enjoyed), and posted said link on the page. Of course, I'm sure there will be many Wicked fics on there, but any and all is welcome.
So, this page isn't about your fanfiction?
No. I'm sure at some point I will be posting about my own stuff, but no. This is just a page for those who like reading, writing and talking about fanfiction.
I have debated in the past establishing a Facebook page for my own writing but a few things keep stopping me. Mainly,
a) Would anyone be actually interested?
b) Is it weird (or stuck up) if I do that? Or is it just marketing myself as an author on as many platforms of social media as I can?
In conclusion, check out the page! And get involved!
Monday, June 16, 2014
My Weekend in Review
This weekend I was in Adelaide for the Cabaret Festival. Of course, this time last year I was in the same place at around the same time seeing Idina Menzel, which is very hard to top!
We saw two shows of the festival, although there were more we would have liked to have seen if time had allowed.
High School Disco:
On Friday night, we went and saw High School Disco, Tim Campbell's show to celebrate his debut album of the same name. I was so excited for this show, because not only is the album great, but because I'd been waiting since 2010 for the chance to meet Tim Campbell. Tim was my 2nd Fiyero I ever saw in Wicked, and my favourite (well, one of them. I have 2).
High School Disco is all about celebrating the music of the 70s and 80s. Of course, I wasn't born in either of those decades (I was born in 1990. But I was conceived in the 80s if that counts?), but I knew the majority of the songs anyway, because it's great music. Plus, my mum is a huge 80s music fan, and an even bigger fan of 80s movies- which feature so many of the most famous songs from the era.
The show was awesome, and it captured the feel of a disco in high school... ok, yes my high school discos were in the 2000s, but from what I can tell the only thing that's really changed is the music.
And yes, I met Tim :D And he was just as funny and lovely as I'd always imagined from seeing him on TV and Twitter. And now I can cross that off my bucket list (not even joking. It was on there). We got him a little gift, just some chocolate and wine and he liked it, so I'm stoked.
Picture Perfect:
On Saturday night, we went and saw Picture Perfect, a song cycle written by Scott Evan Davis and starring (amongst others) David Harris, Amity Dry and Johanna Allen.
This was my first song cycle, I'd never even heard of it until we booked tickets! It was a beautiful show, with some lovely music. And the whole cast were amazing, everyone is so talented! I don't even think I could pinpoint a favourite part of the show.
I was also very excited to get to meet Amity Dry, I played her first album The Lighthouse on repeat for several months when it first came out. And she was so lovely, and I got both her albums signed.
And as always, it was lovely to have a chat with David Harris. I think I was most excited to give him his present (he's moving to the US soon...ish), Kelly and I were so proud of it! Haha. I love giving people gifts, especially gifts we've put a lot of effort into making (also, the bag was quite heavy and I'd been lugging it around all night, haha).
We saw two shows of the festival, although there were more we would have liked to have seen if time had allowed.
High School Disco:
On Friday night, we went and saw High School Disco, Tim Campbell's show to celebrate his debut album of the same name. I was so excited for this show, because not only is the album great, but because I'd been waiting since 2010 for the chance to meet Tim Campbell. Tim was my 2nd Fiyero I ever saw in Wicked, and my favourite (well, one of them. I have 2).
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| Me with Tim Campbell :) |
High School Disco is all about celebrating the music of the 70s and 80s. Of course, I wasn't born in either of those decades (I was born in 1990. But I was conceived in the 80s if that counts?), but I knew the majority of the songs anyway, because it's great music. Plus, my mum is a huge 80s music fan, and an even bigger fan of 80s movies- which feature so many of the most famous songs from the era.
The show was awesome, and it captured the feel of a disco in high school... ok, yes my high school discos were in the 2000s, but from what I can tell the only thing that's really changed is the music.
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| Tim posing with the gift bag we got him. |
Picture Perfect:
On Saturday night, we went and saw Picture Perfect, a song cycle written by Scott Evan Davis and starring (amongst others) David Harris, Amity Dry and Johanna Allen.
This was my first song cycle, I'd never even heard of it until we booked tickets! It was a beautiful show, with some lovely music. And the whole cast were amazing, everyone is so talented! I don't even think I could pinpoint a favourite part of the show.
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| Me with Amity Dry |
I was also very excited to get to meet Amity Dry, I played her first album The Lighthouse on repeat for several months when it first came out. And she was so lovely, and I got both her albums signed.
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| With David Harris |
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| This is what we had made for David. Cool, huh? Sydney Harbour, Bondi Beach and the Maitland Town Hall- because that's where he's from. |
So that was my weekend. Finished off with heart palpitations and an inability to breathe last night which meant I had to call myself an ambulance. Scariest moment of my life, and a real bummer on which to finish the weekend. (I'm ok now. Mostly).
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