Space Chair Project - why fake it!
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This is the blog of Angus Kingston.
I am a media producer and previously I was a sound engineer/ producer in broadcast media in Australia. Currently I’m working in online.
I am a father of two boys, bicycle nut, and live in Adelaide, South Australia.
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I've not been shy about my admiration for Maurice Sendak and excitement about the film version of 'Where the Wild Things Are.' The film Australian made film directed by Spike Jonze has just been released in the US to praise and broken records - which I am relieved about.
During the week I heard a great interview on NPR's All Things Considered with screen writers Dave Eggers about the writing process and his research, and meeting, the 81 year old Maurice Sendak. Eggers says thay Sendak had been approached many times over cinematic and TV versions of his books and he'd turned them all down. It was only Jonze, as a result of a long friendship with him, that convinced him he would do the book justice. Sendak was involved all the way through story creation and character development.
This is my last word on WtWTA... promise.. I'll move on to Tintin.
Anyone who has followed me and this blog will know I am really excited about 'Where the Wild Things Are' - the film and the book. I try to read it to my son all the time but he doesn't always go for it. He does like 'In the Night Kitchen' though.
Sendek art, Arcade Fire and Spike Jonze is (hopefully) a winning combo - and it was filmed in Australia!
there is a great blog to follow as well - 'We Love You So' is not all about the film but a great grab bag of things that interest the production team members.
This is trailer #2 for the film. Trailer #1 is here:
A potential classic along the lines of 'Best in Show' or 'Napoleon Dynamite'
