on my blog, you'll often see me posting about 'the rewrite'... but what is it exactly? find out below! ;)
the rewrite (or 'poto rewritten') is my version of 'phantom of the opera'! i came up with it in september 2021 as a way to have more eristine moments and a happy ending for erik, but it's blossomed into so much more! from weird coincidences to references galore, writing the rewrite has been a wild time! :D
(get an equally wild peek at 'the opera ghost' here and buy it here!)
(and be sure to get the first short stories collection, the second one, the third one, rewrite erik's mystery, his pov story and the cutest (free) fic!)
first off, let's say hello to the characters:
christine is shy and steadfast with a heart full of kindness, erik is an awkward yet witty stringbean with a love for music and raoul is a caring, optimistic lad with an affinity for the sea!
there are a ton of other poto characters in here like meg (she's in the group photo at the beginning of the post!), madame giry, nadir, ayesha, carlotta, piangi, sorelli and cecile (two ballerinas from the book) oroyeso (a mini series guy), carlous fonta (truly the most underrated poto character ever!), caesar the horse, madame valerius and of course good ol' daddy daae :)
the story mostly takes place in palais garnier (the lake isn't as magical as other adaptations make it but it's still pretty neat), but it goes far beyond the opera house! from bois de boulonge (book reference!) to the mazarine library and even the village of giverny, it explores the world of paris like never before! (and there's an eiffel tower cameo of course)
as you can already tell, there are quite a few references to other adaptations. the rewrite is a blend of various ones! poto soup if you will ;)
phans will certainly enjoy the rewrite since there are a ton of references to so many adaptations! from big bois like the book, musical, 1925 movie and susan kay's phantom to smaller ones like the mini series, the 1943/62 movies, love never dies and freddy phantom to tiny tales like ghost on the roof, angel's mask, phantom heart, and journey of the mask
some references are obvious like song lines from the musical (christine wanting to see the beauty underneath or whispering to her papa's grave, 'i wish you were somehow here again'), erik calling himself 'poor, unhappy erik' & raoul being on the naval borda ship like in the book, eristine having a picnic like in the mini series, erik having opera props on the wall like in ghost on the roof and masks from other adaptations being shown during the masquerade
others are super subtle like raoulstine reuniting on april 14th (the only thing i could pull from that lost 1916 movie das phantom der oper), walter plinge being a pseudonym from maskerade and cecile thinking the opera ghost is a canary (as 'the canary trainer'!)
and of course it wouldn't be a poto story without references to the creator, gaston leroux! manager armand is a fan of le gaulois (the paper that poto was originally published in), christina nilsson is name inspiration for christine (just like irl!), the maiden name of christine's mom is leroux (but they're not related probably) and-
...well let's just say there are a few neat cameos in store ;)
(see all of them here... but beware of spoilers!)
as you can see, the rewrite is a love letter to poto! and there are plenty of original ideas like the story taking place in 1888. want to see christine room with meg, explore paris with raoul or do adorable things with erik besides singing? the rewrite's got it all and more! ;D (it's a very eristine heavy story but there are plenty of raoulstine moments... and who she ends up with is another reason why i started the rewrite)
but the rewrite isn't just one story... just like with my original stories, i've planned out short stories and mysteries that take place after the main story ends. this is just the beginning! ;)
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Long time follower first time asker. I seem to recall you doing a Phantom cosplay before with pretty cool face makeup--am I remembering right, and if so, was it hard to do? I am going to throw together a Chinese opera inspired Phantom for Halloween this year but I have no idea where to start for the face when I cannot wear a mask (I work at a school). Thank you for your time!
Oh my gosh, how cool! I LOVE the idea of a Chinese opera-inspired look!
I did do an Erik look wayyyy back in ye olde 2019 (actually hoping to do another soon). Here are some photos:
It wasn't hard at all! I used Ben Nye, Mehron, and eyeshadow. I didn't have any prosthetics, so it's all illusion paint! (And contacts. If those were my real eyes. I'd be due for a liver function test.)
If you're not familiar with face paint, check out a skull tutorial (sans the teeth) like this one!
Or, if you'd rather do an ALW take on it, here are some reference photos you could pull from for inspiration:
Phantom On A Budget has been THE resource for Phantom makeup since, like, 2008. She uses prosthetics, but you can easily adapt with just paint!
Claude Raines' from the 1943 film may be an easier version, especially if you're just using paint:
I'd also recommend looking up skull anatomy in general for some good ideas for where you could take the shapes of the deformity. This site has a moveable 3D skull you can use for reference!
Also, if you've never tried blocking your eyebrows to remove them and your eyebrows aren't insanely thick like mine, I like this tutorial! (I've long since given up blocking and just use silicone prosthetics to cover my brows when I need to...my eyebrows are Brillo pads.)
Also, especially if you'll be wearing the paint all day, don't forget to use a setting spray when you're done so the makeup will hold. My favorite ever is Ben Nye Final Seal. Spray 3-4 coats of this on your makeup (wait for each layer to dry before adding another) and you will be all set all day. I've worn elaborate, full-face makeup finished with Final Seal for 8+ hours and that makeup did not BUDGE. (It comes off with makeup remover, don't worry.)
I'd love to see the final look if you do it! And best of luck! Always here to help and answer any questions. :)
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The whole "Elvis sighting" thing is hilarious because, like, the first documented career Elvis impersonators began working over twenty years before the guy even died. I wonder why a public figure who has a whole industry of people who look and sound like him would generate an unusual number of posthumous sightings? It Is A Mystery.
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You know, the "funniest" (in the "laugh or I'll scream" sense) thing about that Native American comment is that there are in fact white people who would be Native American today if other white people hadn't forced the idea of blood quantum.
There are Native tribes that used to have full ceremonies where you could become a member and learn the same stuff born members did. The Sioux had not one but two famous inductees, Annie Oakley (with the Sioux name "Little Sure Shot") and President Calvin Coolidge (with the Sioux name "Leading Eagle" and the gift of a chief's bonnet). Coolidge claimed some Native ancestry (whether or not this is true is unknown), but Annie Oakley was white.
Blood quantum, an idea by white people for white people, was pushed onto Natives with the idea that only white people could decide how Native you were...
...much as goyim now feel that only goyim can decide how Jewish you are.
