Friday, July 20, 2007

Multiple thoughts


It has been a very interesting week, i've seen new movies, including Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, i saw a movie called "Driving Lessons" and Factory Girl (sort of). I also defeated Zodiark in Final Fantasy 12 (and that is no mere feat), and finally spend some time inking and drawing and all that good shit.

Now, about the movies. Harry Potter 5 (and the order of the phoenix) kicked ass, maybe my opinion is a little bit biased because book 5 is my favorite HP book. Heyi was in denial when the shit hit the fan. It had excellent acting (ralph fiennes rules as Voldemort, cant wait to see 6, since is basically a Voldemort movie). It had better editing thatn the 4th one (Goblet Of Fire) that i felt lost with so many changes of scenes, and so abruptly (though i understand, having read the 4th book, perhaps the longest in the HP series, it must have been a bitch to adapt to a 2 hour 30 minutes movie), and we get to see that Dumbledore rules. and yaaaay for Thestrals in 5, i felt cheated when the sphinx got the ax in HP 4.

Driving Lessons is a british movie starring Rupert Grint (ron in HP) and Julie Walters (the lady in Billy Elliott). The movie is about Ben (played by rupert grint), a shi christian and how he develops a friendship with a retired actress who is very eccentric, and puts the son at odds with his overzealus, religious and judgemental mother (who is a piece of work). The movie is basically about a journey of self discovery, great acting, i really love movies like this, because you think you know all there is to know about the character and then they end up surprising you.

I won't even get into Factory Girl, the only good thing about that movie is Sienna Miller's tits, and is it just me or Hayden Christensen really, really can't act??

Changing the subject, i've continued to delve into the murky realms of inking and by doing so i can finally refute the famous Chris Rock line in Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back "if you a inker, then you a tracer". Inking is not just about tracing, there are certain things in inking that one has to consider in order for a drawing to stand out, inking is kinda like making choices. There are drawings that call out for a very... i dunno for lack of a better word aggressive, dynamic inking (lots of black blobs, and heavy hatching), whereas there are certain drawings that go for a lighter more delicate approach. When is it too much hatching? or When do i need more?, Should i go with the brush? or the quill? i never expected so many decsions, but great inking can only make my art stand out, so ill keep on that pony

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