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Eloise, 2019. By Jessica Andersdotter. https://www.instagram.com/jandersdotter/

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April Fool’s Media Part 1/1.

Pixels by @talentlessartblog.

BDA by @junbunn and @stoneblindlullaby.

#silent despair #bda #not really #rikka got a bit liberal with the paint...

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“The trouble with American filmmaking is that producers don’t allow the risk of failure. If a good film can’t risk being a failure, it won’t be really good.”

— Francis Ford Coppola

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The Devil Wears Prada - Patricia Field, Costume Designer

 “The clothes are helping to tell the story, to define the character. I never tried to consciously create a trend. All I really ever did was try to make things look beautiful, and tell the story.”

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You know that part in movies where the main character turns on their car radio and the song that’s playing slowly fades in and becomes the movies background music? I like that

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Silent Despair - Pregame Relationships

Atsu Mozuna - Ultimate Vending Machine Placement Scout

There’s an art to this kind of work, as I understand it. ‘Eye level is buy level’, and all that — they employ a lot of of the same behavioural principles we do with camera work and set design, determining where the viewer’s attention should be at any one time. Location, location, location… I’d really love to take notes on her process, but I suppose she’d be out of a job if she were the type to so easily give her game away.

B.B. - Ultimate ASMR Chef 

Autonomous sensory meridian response… sounds a little like Foley. I’d never heard of it before, but it’s not as if I can’t appreciate careful use of audio to influence an audience.

Oh. Now there’s an idea, actually. I hope they don’t mind chatting about their work, because this could be a great opportunity for a bit of research… 

Cape - Ultimate Costumist 

Back in my assistant days, I saw his work feature in several dressing rooms. There’s a certain stigma attached to taking costume design out of house, but quality is quality, as far as I’m concerned… does he wear that persona of his even offline, I wonder?

Diantha Engberg - Ultimate Speed Skater 

I watch figure skating competitions quite often, but I’ll admit to changing the channel whenever speed is concerned. To me it’s more about how you get from A to B rather than how long it takes, I suppose. That’s mere personal preference, though — she’s doubtless quite the athlete.

That, and… there might still be a chance that she can demonstrate a triple lutz?

Elliot Morgan - Ultimate Bartender 

The London nightlife, mm… I can see Mom leaning over some insanely colourful, umbrella-filled concoction to pat him on the head already. Is he the type to listen to a patron’s woes, or more of a Rick Blaine affair? I suppose we’ll soon find out.

At any rate, I hope his relationship with alcohol hasn’t been soured so much as mine with coffee.

Flerida Belmont - Ultimate Illustrator 

Akuma no Akumu has been on my shelf for some time, and that’s largely due to its illustration catching my eye. A style like hers can elevate an entire work, I think — it’s been a while since I’ve been so pleasantly reminded of Itō Junji. Does she stick to digital or do some of it by hand? I hope it’s the latter, if only because I’d like to take a look.

Hisanobu Fubuki - Ultimate Pastry Chef 

To a hobbyist like myself, someone who can bake like him is truly something else. I had a run-in with his work once before, while on a visit to Hakone Shrine, and ended up eating enough for three… not that I’m proud of having broken my policies so completely, mind. The point is, the standard he keeps can’t be understated.

Katsutoshi “Rune” Fukuyo - Ultimate TCG Player 

And here I find myself completely in the dark. These sorts of games probably come down to a combination of probability and personality, similar to poker, but that’s about as far a guess as I’m willing to venture for now.

Speaking of personality, though — he sounds like a cocky one. The type you’ll either get along with famously or infamously. 

…I feel a headache coming on.

Khal - Ultimate Merchant 

‘Anything one requests’, mm. Sounds entirely suspect, but I suppose calling a businessman suspect is like calling the sky blue. Mom and Dad will have heard of him, no doubt, but I haven’t yet had the pleasure… well, we’ll see what he’s about soon enough.

Kihaku Horikawa - Ultimate Taiko Drummer 

Taiko — now there’s something easy to appreciate. I’m not one for festivals, but the percussion is what keeps a Noh drama’s tension on that vital razor-thin edge… Has he ever played in a production of Hagoromo? What about Sakidera Komachi? Ah, I’ve got to pick his brain… 

Kossetsu - Ultimate Graffiti Artist 

Seeing their message splayed out across the grey walls was a rare treat for those of us unfortunate enough to have to make their daily commute along Tokyo’s subways, I thought. It makes me happy to know they’ve gone on to do even more since then, and as for us ending up in the same class… that could be quote a stroke of luck.

Mitama Takaki - Ultimate Art Appraiser 

Art appraisal… personally, I firmly believe beauty to lie in the eye of the beholder, so it’s not a practice I’ve ever paid much thought. Still, though, discovering a museum full of fakes is an impressive thing, and she’d be endlessly valuable to those who truly care about having the ‘genuine article’, I suppose.

Oliver Waters - Ultimate Screenwriter 

To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.

Rikka Tsurugane - Ultimate Vaper 

Let’s see — Tsurugane, Tsurugane… oh.

…Heheh.

Reminds me of when Dad used to sit me down on the kitchen counter so I could see him outside — blowing the smoke out through his nose, pretending to be a dragon. As soon as I tell him about this, he’ll start begging me to get him a lesson or two. I wonder if I could win Tsurugane-san over…?

I wonder if they smell the same.

Seichou Shirane - Ultimate Hacker 

His page leads to… nothing, really.

Wait. Is this what it means when they talk about ghosts in the machine? God, he’s the real thing, isn’t he? How does he type so fast? How does he he deal with all those dozens of boxes popping up as he’s typing? What should I ask first? What should I ask first?

Setsuko Kagura - Ultimate Secretary 

A corporate background, through-and-through… I know a little of what it means to act as someone’s right hand. To have come this far, she must be able to bear it with more grace than I can.

Shizuka Hakoniwa - Ultimate Utaite 

…Nico Nico what. 

Just — just a second.

…A sort of cover artist, then. Why don’t they ever just— oh, never mind. Let’s give her a listen.

Ah. Pretty voice, all right… that much requires no translation.

Tatsu Ito - Ultimate Urban Legend 

Urban legends? I believe it’s rare for such things to travel farther than cloakroom gossip, now that the age of word-of-mouth has largely ended. She must be quite the storyteller… I hope she won’t mind a chat or three. Who knows — I might end up with an adaptation on my hands.

Yves - Ultimate Horror Writer 

Speaking of adaptations — I’ve wondered, in the past, whether or not Kizmet could be on the table in future. Has she ever considered bringing it to the screen? Subversions of the usual horror tropes are too rare and enjoyable to resist, I feel. Oh, but to maintain the novel’s perspective, we’d have to do something a little unique with narration… 

Well, at any rate — if nothing else, having a fellow writer around might ease the mind some.

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nanowrimo 30 day meme

DAY 5 - Name two songs from your playlist that you feel are connected with your novel in some way, and explain how they are.

this one was surprisingly hard to do! if i find music that suits my fics, it’s by coincidence; i don’t go searching because idk what to look for. so, because of that, i’m gonna list songs for fics i’ve already got spotify playlists for:

Holding out for Friday: “stand in the rain” by superchick & “quiet” by lights.

at its core, “stand in the rain” is a song about fear and learning to withstand it, which becomes a key concept in HOFF once things start going downhill. this is especially on-the-nose once the primal kyogre plot kicks in, as ayaka has to endure freak storms, as well as the pressure of being the one who has to stop them.

“quiet” also references the struggles aya has to face, both internally and externally, but has a much softer outlook, reflecting how much she values quality time with her best friend brendan. however muddled her feelings towards him get, she wants to chill out with him more than anything. his presence helps balance her anxieties, and she gives him company. they’re good for each other.

Kassen Dōri (but specifically from kaizou jinnaka’s pov): “grand finale” by studio killers & “young and menace” by fall out boy.

going into KD, i hadn’t planned for kaizou to catch feelings, but here we are. ash ily. for those of you who haven’t read the rp or didn’t pick up on my subtext (i wouldn’t blame you lmao – most of it was in pm anyway), kaizou starts crushing on the shsl screenwriter oliver waters, who i was sure would die or get injured before kaizou outright said “i like you”. i was undecided on whether this would be the trigger for kaizou accepting that the killing game was real, or if it’d bury him further in denial, so i consider “grande finale” his bare innermost thoughts. basically, he’d be willing to put up less fronts if it meant being with oliver in any capacity, though tragedy would have to strike for him to admit this to himself due to his personality complex. (i’m a big fan of what the mods gave me to work with in that department, so i think i’ll post a character analysis of him at some point!)

much more simply, “young and menace” sums kaizou up in two adjectives. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#kassendori #jinnaka kaizou >:[

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The Seventh Seal (1957) dir. Ingmar Bergman

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Being John Malkovich (1999) Directed by Spike Jonze

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sunset boulevard  |1950|

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Carrie Fisher Reads William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29

When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes I all alone beweep my outcast state And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries And look upon myself and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featured like him, like him, with friends possess’d, Desiring this man’s art and that man’s scope, With what I most enjoy contented least. Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, Hap’ly I think on thee and then my state, Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth sings hymns at heaven’s gate. For thy sweet love remember’d such wealth brings, That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

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