Creating The Story

The Real Making of Frozen

Much like Tangled, the DVD/Blu Ray/Digital release of Frozen came with a dearth of extras that were actually interesting or relevant.

I really didn’t take to the “funny” musical Making of… spoof that was included with my iTunes purchase, probably because I am genuinely interested in how films, particularly animated films, are made.

But you know there has to be more…like the Making of How To Train…

Jurassic Park CGI | 21 Years On

Jurassic Park is one of my favourite movies.

It has that perfect combination of human drama, unbelievable visuals and nail-biting action suspense that gets me every time I watch it.

It is amazing to think that it turns 21 this week.

Watching it in HD I still cannot fault the CG effects. Given how well the visual effects have lasted, it is interesting to remember that Jurassic Park was originally…

Rebecca Hahn Interview | A Creature Of Moonlight

I have a confession to make.

When I first started reading Rebecca Hahn’s book A Creature Of Moonlight I got about 3 pages in and had to stop. I threw my Kindle onto the pillow in frustration. Seriously? Rebecca Hahn is one of those writers who make me wonder why I write at all.

She is that good.

A Creature Of Moonlight, which came out on seventh of May 2014, is her debut novel but her narrative…

Maleficent |Behind The Scenes Video : Legacy

I am very much looking forward to Disney’s Maleficent (In cinemas May 30, 2014). I’m a big fan of fairy tales, particularly modern film interpretations of fairy tales. For Disney to revisit their own adaptation and tell the story from the villain’s perspective is something to savour.

Disney have just released a Behind The Scenesvideo which looks at the Legacy of Sleeping Beauty and Maleficent,…

Frozen – The Problem With Hans

Ok. I’m going to start this post with a HUGE SPOILER ALERT.

Disclaimer:- If you haven’t seen the Disney animated movie, Frozen (2014) and wish to remain spoiler free, then avert your eyes now and don’t read on. Just to make sure nothing is spoilered I will now post a large space-taking-up photo of Hans, one of the characters featured in the film.

If you have seen the movie I will see you on the…

Frozen Script PDF + Monsters University Script PDF

As part of their For Your Consideration Oscar campaign, Disney have just released the full scriptsof

Dave Filoni Interview on Ahsoka - Star Wars Clone Wars

I love this interview with Dave Filoni on the character evolution of Ahsoka:

StarWars.com: I see…

"High Tide" Short Animated Film By Kristin Kemper

Kristin Kemper shared her student film “High Tide” on Vimeo and Tumbler yesterday and it is…

Soman Chainani Interview | The School For Good And Evil

As soon as I heard about The School For Good And Evil I knew I had to somehow interview the author

Superman Man Of Steel Soundtrack | 30 Minute Preview

You can now listen to 90 second excerpts of the The Superman Man Of Steel Soundtrack, making it a…

Rhiannon Thomas | "After" Author Interview

Rhiannon Thomas is the author of the upcoming Sleeping Beauty YAF re-telling, After, which will be

Man Of Steel Film Score Sample | Hans Zimmer

The Man of Steel Film Score can now be previewed in 17 minutes of samples.

The film score for Man…

Man Of Steel Final Trailer | Film Trailers HD

Warner Bros has release the Final HD Trailer for Man Of Steel, the Supermanrelaunch, and have…

Steven Spielberg | Movie Themes

Scott Myers over at Go Into The Story (a Black List Blog) posted a link to this wonderful video by