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Blog Brainstorm day 3:

The third in my continuing search for a purpose here.

Idea #3: Creator Spotlight

This would have to be a week at a time, focus on a specific creator I enjoy or dislike, and dig into their works.  The looks would be not so much at the finished product, but what they brought to it, at least as far as it appears on the printed page. 

We can compare across collaborators, to find places where they worked well with others or places they didn't.

Older styles vs. newer evolved styles, both writing and art.

I kinda like this one, but I know this will come with a lot of research to do correctly.  Thoughts?



MotD: Deadgirl

Indie horror movie about two friends who find a dead girl's body in the basement of an abandoned insane asylum.  Totally conflicted about this movie.  It's shot REALLY well, the visuals are excellent and the effects work great.  The acting is at times pretty good and at other times, just ok.  The premise is ODD and disturbing, to say the least, but that doesn't make it bad.  What it makes it is hard to pull off 100%.  I just didn't buy what the boys chose to do in this movie.  I'm not going to spoil it.  None of it seemed like it could happen, and I'm not talking about the supernatural stuff.  Just the way the people behaved was not really how people would behave, which is usually a key in a story with some wild macguffin like the dead girl.  Some good scenes, the gas station was funny, but again, that lady would NOT have acted as she did.  And the ending was just off too.  What exactly happened?  So, it's not really recommended for all, but if you like horror, then you may get something from this.  If you're on the fence, then I'd stay away, just because it's a little crazy.