#I chose queens based on loose vibes | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

chaos-of-my-mind · 5 years ago

Text

Mini rant below, you’ve been warned

I’m going to try and keep spoilers out of this so I don’t ruin anything for you if you have not finished the show yet as I am wont to forget to put the spoilers tag (or any tags) on a post. I might make very specific references but keep them as vague as I can but spoiler warning just in case. But also, apologies if my ranting sounds nonsensical or vague.

I don’t wish to offend anyone, I just want to voice my thoughts. Overall, I enjoy the show and likely will watch a second season if they make one but there’s just some things I want to get off my chest.

Okay, so I just watched The Letter for the King and I have a lot of thoughts.

I’m just gonna talk about the first four episodes because I have a lot of thoughts on these episodes and it gonna be reeeeeaaaaaaalllllllyyyyyy long as is.

First of all, right off the bat, this is a seriously loose adaption of a Dutch novel that I looked at the wiki page for and sounds a fair sight better than this show.

The show as a concept is fascinating and the diversity is a welcome change from the usual primarily white cast we tend to see. Certain plot lines were wonderful.

Tiuri is an amazing and refreshing main character. I was kind of expecting him to be angsty or something but he wasn’t. He has a good heart and caring spirit. He believes strongly in doing what is right and is unwavering in his belief. He is also... just about the only character I like.

I liked the Abbott and Ristridin and Ardanwen but Tiuri was really the only character I cared what happened to them.

Costume design is absolutely incredible, I’ve always had a soft spot for this style, especially the dresses. The intricate details of the clothing is fascinating to me, especially now after having taken a class in costume design.

Sets and locations? Wonderful. Some of the locations they shot at for these first four episodes are beautiful. The monastery in the third episode is almost delightfully unsettling with its flickering shadows and the raging storm outside.

Out of the first four episodes, third is my favorite. Mostly because of the scenes in the monastery, particularly the one with Tiuri and the Abbott.

I don’t have much to say regarding the Queen, I appreciate that she rules on her own without question but she didn’t really have much of a presence (at least IMO) in the first few episodes.

The score is absolutely beautiful. I love the score for this show. I really wish it was on Spotify. Anyone else listen to movie and TV scores while studying or is that just a me thing?

No offense to anyone else, this is simply my opinion and since none of my friends watch the show and ranting to my wall offers little catharsis, I’m venting here. We’re getting into my issues now.

Anyway, I CANNOT stand Lavinia. She’s absolutely, one hundred percent my least favorite character. Yes I understand and acknowledge that this is a loose adaptation from the book but though she shows up in the book, she is nowhere near as prominent a character.

I don’t want to be mean and I am all for powerful female roles but Lavinia, in my mind at least, really didn’t add much to the story.

She kind of felt like when shows add a character just for comic relief and they offer nothing else to the show, you know?

I think it’s her greed that bothers me the most. Yes, I understand her not wanting to be forced to marry but her plans and actions feel a little too selfish for me.

Tiuri is trying to fulfill the Black Knight’s last request even when it means great personal loss for him and all Lavinia talks about money. Maybe this changes in later episodes, but right now she’s wearing on my last nerve.

I get being cautious and skeptical but then there’s being obnoxious. She’s introduced as someone who will do whatever to get what they want with little regard for what happens to others. There are six episodes in the season, I’m 3/4s of the way done and I still can’t stand this character.

The other would be knights have their faults but they’ve still grown on me to some degree. Except Arman, he’s a snot. But I still like him better than Lavinia.

I feel like I need to say this has nothing to do with her gender and everything to do with the way she is written.

I get that by taking the basic plot of the book and the character names from the book means you have to say it’s an adaptation but seriously? I don’t really understand why they chose to take a (from what I gathered from the wiki page as this is based off a Dutch novel I have no access to) very minor character and have them be a main character.

Honestly, I feel like all she does so far is complain, talk about money and snark. She has some interesting storylines that are brought up briefly but none of them have been fleshed out or furthered yet. Maybe if they went into these plot points, I’d be more okay with her but as it stands, she just doesn’t seem essential to the plot.

Now onto the would be soldiers. I don’t really understand why Piak is with them or how he managed to get away to follow them (not really a spoiler, happens within like the first or second episode). I know it’s medieval or middle ages but you’re telling me no one is at all watching this ten year old boy even slightly? Also, why isn’t anyone concerned about whether his parents know where he is?

This may seem nitpicky but other shows, movies or books have been based on the plot of a kid going missing.

I don’t find their plot wholely necessary, feels kinda like filler fodder to me but I also have ADHD and get distracted/bored rather fast. Foldo, I like. Jussipo, I like. Piak, I like. Arman, meh. Iona, definitely the most competent of the group, don’t know if I trust her.

She feels like she’d be an interesting villain. She has that vibe, especially when they were with the Red Riders, kind of reminded me of that seagull meme/picture:

this one? She seems very cutthroat, tough. She’s a really interesting character but I don’t feel like she’s being given the time or character development she deserves (again only four episodes in but six episodes total so I’m not optimistic).

She’s clever and I like her fine, I just think they’re wasting time that could be spent on giving her more depth on filler scenes or Lavinia talking about money (again). I really don’t like Lavinia. Sorry.

Also, is Viridian the villain? I don’t think saying that’s a spoiler (it’s mentioned in the trailer or the first episode I think) but sorry if it is. He literally does nothing.

He does something horrible in maybe the first ten minutes of the show and then nothing. He stands in a tent and talks about prophecy and whatever, his soldiers are better villains than he is, at least they’re actively doing something!

Also, he looks just enough like some other actor that it’s all I can think about when he’s onscreen, it’s very distracting. I think it’s Max Lloyd-Jones he looks like but I’m not completely sure.

Hopefully he actually does something in the next two episodes because so far, I don’t see the point in showing him onscreen at all.

The thing that bugs me most is that while I know the plot is progressing and things are happening, it feels like nothing’s happening. The plot feels kinda aimless and vague and it’s just slower than I would prefer it to be progressing. The trailer I watched made it seem action packed and all that but it really... isn’t.

It gets so close to something happening and then the show’s like ‘Just kidding, they’re an ally’ or ‘Nevermind, it’s someone else’ or ‘Ooo, coincidental thing happened and we got away!’

It’s super annoying. That’s about everything I can think of. *sigh* I feel better now.

Thanks for reading.

#the letter for the king #letter for the king #tlftk #netflix

112 notes · View notes

moonlightreal · 4 years ago

Text

Fate Episode Two

Last time on Fate: Silva was surprisingly interesting, Stella was surprisingly pitiable, and Terra was surprisingly badass. What surprises await in episode two?

In which we have a magic class.

Promising start, Silva and Dowling walking in beautiful Irish landscape, talkin’ worldbuilding! The “Blackwoods massacre.” Silva killed thirteen, or at least helped kill thirteen.

They’re going to check on the Burned One they have doped to the gills and locked up in a shed. Dowling is going to read its mind and hopes to find it’s the only one around. Dowling crouches down by the Burned One and her eyes glow silver. So she’s a Mind Fairy like Musa, I guess. She gets flashes of the Burned One killing the shepherd and chasing Bloom.

But WE know Beatrix came and woke this Burned One up, so we weren’t surprised when it leaps for the grownups!

Opening sequence! Still good music.

Bloom waking up. Aisha’s already been up for hours. Aisha suggests, “get up! Be excited! Today you get to learn to use your magic!”

Waking up montage! Musa and Terra being friendly. Terra asks Musa if she can detect lies or “social niceties” heh. A sensible question, Terra! But Mua’s not a lie detector, just emotions. But it seems like she can feel every single emotion Terra feels in realtime, which… how would you LIVE? How far is her range, if it’s just the closest person the school should’ve giver her her own room, if it’s all the girls how has she not gone completely barmy by now?

And of course Musa isn’t a walking lie detector, this show is going to have a “but who summoned the Burned Ones” plot and lie detection would mean no Plot!

Terra’s changind in the bathroom and Aisha comes in and sits down on the toilet just right in front of her and then strips and hits the shower also right in front of her. O_o Terra flusters and looks away, clearly full of shame about her own body compared to Aisha’s. Poor Terra. Aisha seems oblivious, she just asks if anyone’s seen Stella.

Cut to Stella walk of shame coming in.

Musa: ‘That outfit looks similar to yesterday’s. Same designer?”

Buuuurn! Ok, that’s mean but after Stella’s “they expect me to care about how I look” last episode Musa is kinda delivering karma here.

Bloom hears them talking and comes out of her room to say the Burned One took the portal ring. Stella’s upset. Musa: “Calm down, princess.”

Yep, Stella’s a princess! “My mom is the queen and the ring you lost is one of the crown jewels of Solaria. That might not mean much to a First Worlder so feel free to ask your suitemate how much of a screwup that is!”

Aisha brings the logic: “Almost as big as giving it to her in the first place.’

They say Dowling has the Burned One locked up, if it was loose in the First World even for a little while that’d be a disaster. Stella dribbles the idiot ball saying nobody should tell dowling about the ring, she’ll figure out what to do after class. “and can someone make sure Terra knows that? She can never keep her mouth shut.” and Stella opens the door and there’s happy Terra squirming into a vest that looks like it doesn’t fit but sunny as a daisy.

Cut to Beatrix with her hair down walking up some stairs. She’s going to Dowling’s office again, to “see if she needs an escort” down to the stone circle where the first-year class is being held. But obviously she really came hoping nobody would be there so she could snoop. Also, beatrix has an interesting pendant that might be magic or not. I don’t think they had a big prop budget in this show; the portal ring wasn’t much.

Outside Iiiiiireland! Green! Waterfall! And here’s the stone circle! it’s not very big, the stones are low and the dolmens are actally seats. The first year class is less than twenty people, though we do see a few of fate’s minor fairies in the shot. Dowling has “the vessel’ a big silver dish, maybe two foot wide. Beatrix could’ve been trying to get her hands on that too.

Dowling teaches: “Magic lives in the very fabric of nature. And here in our circle of stone it’s magnified. The vessel tests your ability to channel that magic. Further down the line you may learn to connect with other elements but your first year is all about the element you were born with...”

And here the girls show off their powers as in the trailer.

“Earth. Soil, sand, rock, and all manner of plant life.” terra looks so happy as she coaxes ivy vines up.

“Water. The lakes and oceans of the world, or the molecules that exist in all organisms around us.’ So could Aisha do bloodbending? Or pull water out of a person ‘til they drop from dehydration? How dark is this show gonna go?

“The mind. Thoughts, memories, dreams.” Poor Musa just holds a bubble of ripply air and her eyes glow purple. They could at least have given her some glowy lines around her eyes like Psyloche or Jean Grey in her pre-fiery incarnations. And yeah, “mind” instead of ‘spirit’ for the sixth element it does WORK it just...

“I know! Let’s base magic on the traditional magical elements! That’ll be a fresh new take!” Said every fantasy showrunner ever. Smh. One of the cool things in Winx was that it opened way more possibilities. Telekinetic-flute Musa would’ve been more fun than this Musa whose power so far just makes her and Terra’s roommate life difficult. I hope there’s good plot reason for it all later.

“Air. Speed, temperature, sound, its power. And electrical properties.” Beatrix stretches lightning between her hands and smirks and sideeyes like the villainess she thinks she is. So is Beatrix The Flash? Can she create phantom sounds, maybe mimic voices? Freeze people? Be nice if she could freeze people, give her one of Icy’s tricks. And if she can throw lightning… uh, that’s a lot of powers for one person. Who is a baddie.

“Whatever your element, the emotions underlying it are the same for all fairies.”

Bloom gets up to take her turn. Her eyes flame up but she’s not getting much more than sparks. The other students look at each other and snicker. Dowling says, ‘focus on clear, positive feelings.” and Aisha like a bonehead says, ‘What about your parents? Focus on how much you love them?” Aisha, not ten minutes ago in this episode Bloom told you she was trying not to have feelings about this changeling thing. You’re an idiot.

Bloom says it’s not working. Dowling says feel don’t think, and Musa singsongs something to Aisha that I couldn’t catch after rewinding 3 times. Finally Bloom just says, ‘It’s not happening, can we please move on?” and we cut to class being over and they’re all leaving.

Bloom says to Dowling, ‘I’m either on the verge of killing everyone or I can barely light a match.” Dowling says she just needs a clear mind, “Distraction can cause magic to be erratic.”

And then Dowling says, “So we have exercise classes, meditation classes, and I’ve signed you up to talk with a specialist fairy councilor to help you figure out your relationship with your parents...” oh wait, no she doesn’t. She turns away.

Bloom bursts out, ‘Am I a changeling?” and says how Aisha told her. Dowling’s face confirms it. ‘i didn’t want to burden you with too much too quickly.

Bloom: “So instead you let me learn from teenagers, the most gentle and reliable sources of information.’ Ahahahaha! Love it! So self aware.

Dowling admits that was not ideal, then snaps at Bloom when she says, ‘Ya think?” Bloom deflates. She asks who her real parents are but Dowling doesn’t know. Just, ‘Come to class every day, you focus, you learn, you grow. Eventually the answers will come.” She turns away.

Bloom: “Cryptic and vague just like everything else in this place.” Iknowright? I’m starting to feel less like Dowling is sus and more like Dowling is just a bad teacher. Why was there no, “And I will help you find out.’ Dowling suspects Bloom is a very important changeling and knows her magic can be very destructive, why isn’t she working harder to get Bloom what she needs to become an emotionally put-together nondangerous fairy?

We go from here to the Specialists doing martial arts! Sky and Riven are watching Dane and a girl face off. Apparently last year Riven was kind of a hopeless case until sky befriended him.

Sky goes off to see Stella, who’s coming over, and Riven gets up to creepy-flirt with Dane. Apparently Dane accidentally putting a like on one of Riven’s sexy pics is something that could ruin him before the whole school? I guess it could out him. There is something sexual in Riven’s menacing, he’s sitting right next to Dane with their faces close together.

And then Riven un-creeps completely and starts giving Dane advice about “chose your friends wisely, focus. Being a good specialist is about strategy not how big and strong you are.” then he calls a big specialist named Mikey over for a bout and takes him down handily. He turns to Dane with a big wholesome grin, “You see?”

Uh. I guess Riven is your standard perv; when he’s not being creepy he’s very likeable. Makes you want him to not be the kind of guy he so clearly is.

Over with Sky, Stella’s asking him where they might keep the Burned One. Sky says he’ll break out the maps, and suggests they tell Dowling. But Dowling took an oath to the queen, and if the queen found out Stella lost the ring… Stella looks teary-scared. What of, exactly? She hugs Sky and maybe it’s just my pity for this poor washed-out Stella but I do get the vibe that she’s not being a queen bee, she’s scared and Sky is helping her and it’s not about romance. Then silva comes over and she covers it up with, “so just let me know about the Celtic runes quiz when you find out. Thanks Sky.”

Huh. Using earth runes for Otherworld magic. I feel an extra post about this comin’ on.

Stella leaves. Silva doesn’t even have to give Sky a look, Sky says, ‘you don’t have to lecture me, I’m lecturing myself for it in my head.’ Heh. And Silva says, ‘My guess is you would ignore your own lectures as well.’ Hah! And they have a great little teacher-student chat. Silva promised Sky’s dad to look after him, and the famous Andreas of Eraklyon would’ve said the same thing but with more profanity. Heh.

Is Sky’s dad dead? I got the vibe he died in the last magic battle with the Burned Ones but I don’t think they’ve actually said it. Anyway, good lil scene there, show!

We go now to Bloom’s room where she has, ooh! A spell book! Of Celtic runes! It’s a fat book, and ok I only know the Norse runes but there’s only 24 of ‘em and you could maybe squeeze out a few pages of meanings and uses for each one plus readings and ok if you added lots and LOTS of spells... And the Celts didn’t use runes, strictly speaking, they used the Ogham alphabet which is basically runes being an alphabet of straight lines but it does have its own name.

Her other book is called Magical Flora and Fauna.

While she unpacks these books from her bag Bloom is on the phone with her mom. Bloom describes her roommate as, ‘Perfect. Overachiever, athlete, morning person...’ and mom says, ‘and you get to spend so much time with her...” just savoring it, but in a joking way. This conversation was very sweet. And Bloom’s mom has a watch set to Switzerland time so she knows it’s time for Bloom to go to bed. that’s really sweet. It’s clear Bloom’s parents do love her, but how regular were meltdowns like the one that set the house on fire? Like Riven, people can be both great people and horrible people.

And they are so unlike Mike and Vanessa that I’m not calling them Mike and Vanessa. Fate clearly didn’t mean for them to be the same characters.

Late afternoon outside. Beatrix approaches Riven and enlists him to break into Dowling’s office because he seems like a “proper delinquent.” and also “because you’re a guy and I’m hot.” Pfft! Uh. Go, Beatrix? Own your power? “Or did I underestimate the depth of your character?” Heh. Beatrix heads off without waiting for Riven’s answer.

In the cafeteria Aisha and Musa get dinner. Aisha is wearing a bright yellow ankle-length skirt what is with the costumes in this show! At least Musa’s got her appropriately colored red jacket. She talks about her power being always on and how that makes crowded places a nightmare, and reads some people’s minds. Then she reads one guy’s mind and meaningful music plays. What is this?

They go sit with Terra and Bloom and Aisha is again on the ball trying to help Bloom figure out her emotions so she can control her magic because she’s worried bloom’s too distracted by the changeling thing. And yeah everybody knows about that now.

Terra: “Oh is that why you were freaking out about the vessel that makes so much sense because that’s about the easiest assignment we’ll have aaaaand I’m making it worse.” Musa had to signal Terra to shut up, but good save. The girls are being nice to each other, I like that. Aisha is epically bad at the skill of helping, but she is trying to help. Gee, if only there were school councilors who had studied the skill of helping!

Stella and Sky come over with a map of Alfea and Terra starts pointing out all the locations and starts a story from her childhood and even Stella’s glare won’t shut her up.

Sky sits down by Bloom and asks if she’s ok after last night. “I think you’re freaking out and pretending you’re not.”

Poor Stella can’t decide who she hates more, chattering Terra or talkin’-to-my-guy Bloom! Hope Stella gets her head on straight about Sky soon. After Musa and Riven in season 8 my eyes have run out of roll. 9_9

They figure out the likliest place for the Burned One to be chained up and Stella says, “We just have to go there and get my ring.” But Musa and Aisha say this isn’t a “we” problem, more of a “you” problem. Stella pulls out her worst side and says to Bloom, “But ‘I’ didn’t lose it.” and Bloom’s down to go. Even knowing she has no control over her magic. But the Burned One is chained up and drugged with some oil that Terra’s father makes. Called Zambak or something. They can maybe get some more. that’s sensible. Nasty Stella says, ‘thank you Terra, thank you Bloom for taking responsibility, and everyone else thanks for… nothing.’ and smirks and gathers up her map.

Yeesh, Stella’s catty!

Also, how do they know Dowling and Sliva haven’t already searched the Burned One? Do Burned Ones have pockets? And Burned Ones carry a disease that kills you if you get scratched by one, so is it even safe to touch them at all? Does Stella have a plan for a magical hazmat suit or something? Have y’all really thought this through?

I think Bloom stealth rolls her eyes at the cattyness, and then she goes outside. To what looks like a hedge maze with a pond where IS this place? Sky follows and says, ‘You don’t have to go along with what Stella says just because she’s got a… strong personality.” But Bloom’s mind is made up which makes her also a strong personality.

Sky awkwardly explains he dated Stella last year and they had a rough breakup, trying to set out his situation for Bloom so she won’t think he’s ‘that guy’ but Bloom sensibly points out they only met yesterday and she already has enough complication in her life.

Meanwhile our conspirators are working out Dowling’s schedule in a library somewhere. Riven knows already! Dowling’s secretary is named Callan.

And Riven is trying soooo hard to prove he’s a bad boy. Hood up, pouring booze from a decanter, saying he smokes weed with his vape. If you gotta try that hard, you have already failed.

Beatrix meanwhile is petting the books. She’s not after test answers, she’s beyond the stuff they teach. She wants secrets. “the history of this place is a lot darker than Dowling an the rest of the faculty want us to know.’

Riven: “So wait you’re like some hot fucked-up history nerd.’ Heh.

And Beatrix comes over and sits on Riven and the camera thankfully doesn’t make us watch them making out!

Musa’s in the cafeteria, she detects that guy again. She follows him-- to a closed door.

Bloom’s gone back to the stone circle! The vessel is still there, which seems stealable, and we see it’s full of crystals. Bloom opens her red notebook and we see her notes “clear mind = emotional control + stronger magic” and “positive magic > lasts longer.” But just as she starts trying to summon fire…

“I hear you’re broken. In more ways than one.” Stella, that was mean and that costume does nothing for you. Are long skirts in style in Italy? Heck, they could be in style in America for all I know, I haven’t seen other people in ten months.

Stella briefly acts nice, telling Bloom her notes are the problem magic has to come by feel. Then she turns and starts a mocking list of things she thinks Bloom might have listed as sources of positive emotion. Then Stella goes for the changeling thing, and pushes Bloom to use her rage to call fire. Bloom summons fire and jumps back. Stella says, ‘What? You think you’re done?” So Stella is going to just abuse Bloom to get her magic working? Great, just great. Ugh. I suppose later on she’ll say, “It had to be done, we didn’t have time for you to figure it out the normal way.’ and that’ll be fine and nobody will punish Stella for creating a danger to herself and the whole school.

Also, Stella goes for “worthless changeling” which ok anything will be nasty in that voice but what’s wrong with being a changeling? not like Bloom had any say in what her parents did when she was just born. And Aisha called it barbaric… was changeling-swapping used for some awful purpose back in ancient times that created a stigma? What? I sense worldbuilding, and Fate you’d better deliver!

Or there is no stigma to being a changeling and Stella’s just poking Bloom where it hurts. Or if Stella knows about the mysterious Rosalinda she may have put the dates together and realized Bloom could be the daughter of the great heroine and destined for main-characterhood. And Stella may be getting jealous.

Also 2, Stella’s basically using Sith philosophy. Didn’t you ever see Star Wars, Stella? Heck, maybe she has and she’s doing it on purpose.

Also 3, I may need to do a separate post about magic and emotion. It’s easier to get to angry from happy than to happy from… anywhere. it’s just how brains work. So everybody ever would discover rage works better and… I don’t even know where the worldbuilding would have to go from there.

Ok. That was a lot of thoughts and my mid-episode break on a Friday night. (dinner, watched some Classic Doctor Who, wrote some fanfic, went to bed, got up, wrote more fanfic, walked my pokemons, and here we are again.) We rejoin the episode at definitely-night at Alfea. Dowling has no lighting in her office. Silva comes in saying the other realms have had zero Burned Ones sightings. Silva wants to move the Burned One to the queen’s prison before the students start trying to find it. Silva is a sensible guy. (also his first name is Saul, which I learned already on Tumblr. I’m not the only one who thinks he’s a good character it seems.)

And I guess Dowling goes along with it because here come 3 black SUVs from the queen’s army, lookin’ very Jurassic Park as they roll across the fields. No roads around Alfea I guess. Doomful music plays. I think something very Jurassic Park is about to happen to these poor guys…

Also, it’s day when before it was night. Is it the next day? A few days on? Time & lighting in this show!

The soldiers stop when they see a dark figure, but it’s just someone in a cloak. There’s a growl…

The girls waking up! I guess it’s the morning of day 3 now. Aisha makes her bed as Bloom snoozes away. Aisha sees Bloom’s notebook, conveniently left open to Bloom’s notes about “Is Stella right that I should use hatred and fear?” Aisha is concerned that her roommate is considering the ways of the Sith.

She talks to Musa about it on the way to (I presume) breakfast. Bloom and Stella were ouit late last night. But Musa thinks Aisha is just jealous that Bloom and Stella may be becoming friends. And Musa’s eyes glowed so I guess that’s what Aisha was thinking? Aisha changes the subject to the boy Musa’s chasing. Musa says she senses him behind her but there’s nobody there… then he Kitty Prydes it in through the wall. ‘Mystery solved. Earth fairy.” and Aisha just calls him over and introduces the two of them and says Musa’s been stalking him. As Musa quietly swears hatred to Aisha’s children unto generations, but is kind of laughing too. Musa turns and Sam says, ‘Lucky me.” and Aisha leaves them to get acquainted.

We go to Terra in the greenhouse where she’s doing planty things and teaching Dane chemistry. They have pipettes in the Otherworld, and they’re called pipettes. Dane has a glass chemistry apparatus. Is he doing chemistry or potions? ‘Cause they are two different disciplines!

Terra coaxes a flower from a bud with her magic, and Dane says it’s cool. Cute scene.

Interrupted by Riven texting to ask if Dane is training or busy picking flowers.

More cuteness, Dane teases Terra asking if she’s making drugs, apparently meth exists in the Otherworld too, and Terra tells him about the anti-Burned One oil she’s making. Dane is helping with preparation while Terra does the magic bits.

Riven sends a picture of someone picking petals off a flower and Dane says he has to go. Poor Terra is abandoned.

Riven is in a dark room smoking. He shows Beatrix his phone and she says, ‘Homophobic gay-bashing via gif. Truly you’ve reached your peak clever.” Riven explains he doesn’t care if Dane is gay, he wants to make him less lame. Well-intentioned bullying. That is weirdly thought-out, Riven.

Sky comes in so I guess we’re in Sky and Riven’s dorm. Beatrix offers him her vape pen and he declines. Riven isn’t worried about having a girl in the boys’ dorm because Silva went off to meet the soldiers coming for the Burned One. Beatrix knows Sky is dating Stella and asks if it’s weird having sex with someone who looks just like him and I snicker. Sky is unmoved.

Beatrix heads off to the library and Sky says, “I don’t have time to tell you all the reasons that is a bad idea.” Riven just waves it off.

Over with Bloom and Aisha, Bloom’s trying to write a paper when Aisha interrupts to spill the beans about seeing the notebook and says Stella’s “methods are unreliable” and she’s maybe not the best magic teacher. Bloom just focuses on “you read my notebook?” and asks Aisha to stop trying to help.

Stella arrives in that big olive coat to say the Burned One is about to be moves, their mission needs to happen now. The coat is something the real Stella would never wear in a million years, but I find myself approving of a practical choice in adventure wear.

Sam and Musa are chatting happily. Sam is trying to guess what he sounds like in Musa’s head. Guess she heard emotion as music. Musa says he sounds like “an absence of chaos.” And sam describes his power which he calls “boring through anything natural.” I’ll just call it phasing because obviously.

Terra texts Musa for help in the greenhouse. I do believe we’re leaping into action.

Stela, Bloom and Aisha stride across the grounds. Aisha calls Stella “Army Barbie” so wait they have Barbie dolls in the Otherworld? How does that work, pallets of dolls get spirited away from the Mattel factory? Stella spends a long time saying Aisha was not invited. But Aisha is coming along, they need her.

Stella: “I fixed her.”

Aisha: “Negative emotions are unreliable. They have limits. Your method won’t help her in the long run.”

Bloom points out neither of them are helping at the moment. Stella and Musa arrive and the five of them cross the barrier to go find the Burned One.

They find the barn quick, but the Burned One is already gone. Stella again sounds teary and holds the chains saying “No, my mum’s going to kill me...”

Musa gets a bad vibe and she and Terra follow it. Suddenly Musa is struck down by a blast of empathic pain. Ah crap, here are the soldiers, very dead! Oh good, Silva is just grievously wounded.

But Bloom lagged behind at the barn. Aisha and Stella go look for her while Terra and Musa hopefully save one of the three adults in the cast.

Bloom is wandering through the forest, summoned by magic one assumes because this is a bad time to wander off.

Yikes, poor Silva is infected with Burned One venom and not in his right mind! Luckily Terra takes charge, vines the guy up before he can stab them, and tells Musa, ‘He’s scared, I’m not. Focus on me.” the anti-Burned One oil will help with the infection.

Aisha and Stella follow Bloom through the dark forest. Stella tries to summon light but can’t make it work and Aisha says, ‘I don’t have time for this, go back to school.” and walks off. So the three of them are now separated.

And there’s the Burned One! It runs at Bloom, who sends fire at it. Even being on fire doesn’t slow it down but Aisha sends a wave that tosses it into a tree, impaling it through the chest on a branch! The girls creep in for a closer look and they see Stella’s ring, that the Burned One has buried in its flesh! We don’t see that. The girls waffle about who should pull it out-- did none of you bring a pocket knife? A stick? Don’t touch the highly infectious monster! But Bloom reaches in with her actual hands and grabs the ring and they flee.

Stella did go back to school. She finds Sky and tells him what happened, that the Burned One got loose. Sky immediately goes from, “How?” to “How are you?” making him a class A good dude. Stella begins to cry and says her magic wouldn’t work. Sky says, “Tell me everything.” when below in the cafateria Musa and Terra enter with the injured Silva. Terra takes charge, ordering medical help and for Dane to come help them get Silva to the greenhouse. I guess there’s no infirmary here? Maybe all the medicines are potions. Beatrix runs to get Dowling and Sky and Stella rush down to help.

And we learn Sam is Terra’s brother.

Beatrix rushes into Dowling’s office, tells the news, and Dowling and Callan rush out. Leaving Beatrix right where she wants to be. She lightnings up her hands and Dowling’s secret passage slides right open for her.

Down in the greenhouse Terra’s dad Harvey says, ‘You saved his life, I’m so proud of you.” and Terra glows. Silva is battered but himself again and tells Sky he’ll be fine and sends the students out before telling the adults the real news. The Burned One was freed and waiting for them.

Beatrix can’t get through the secret door. There’s a barrier on it. Dowling’s assistant Callan comes in and catches her, but he’s a baddie too! He says turning loose the Burned One was a good distraction but he can’t get through the trap on the secret door because he’s not a fairy and that’s why “he” sent Beatrix.

The plot thickens! A mysterious boss-villain has emerged! And Beatrix, that is a lot of lipstick.

Evening of day 3, getting ready for bed in the dorm. Terra texted, Silva will be ok but they should prepare for a lecture. But bloom’s more interested in teasing Aisha about her toothbrush.

Stella turns up and says while the others were in the woods she was covering for them at school and Bloom should be grateful. Which is a total lie. Bloom returns the ring, joking about what she had to do to get it and Stella says right over her, ‘let;s never talk about this day again.” and leaves.

Sky arrives. And looks at Bloom, then goes into Stella’s room. The door shuts behind them with great finality.

So… does “being turned on” count as an emotion for the purposes of magic? That would make the worldbuilding very odd indeed. We’d have the Sith and the… hmm… Bacchanates? Supposedly followers of Bacchus who ran around drinking, having orgies, and tearing apart small animals with their bare hands in the lust of the hunt. They probably didn’t exist in our world, but in the Fate world they’d make sense.

Also would people with mental illnesses have stronger magic? Bipolar mania is a heckofathing from what my psych textbooks say.

Anyway Bloom and Aisha talk before going to bed, Aisha apologizes for helping too much, says it’s all new to her too. Bloom says she wandered off from the barn because she felt something. “a connection to that thing.” She talks about how she’s kind of given up on understanding but, “opening up emotionally the magic’s all around me. And that’s new and kinda scary.”

A meaningful silence falls, and when Aisha looks over Bloom’s eyes have gone blank white!

Boring ending music this time. i guess the themes from this episode are 1) lots of characters do really awful things and also likeable things. either this show has nuanced characters or it doesn’t know what the heck it’s doing with its characters. I’m not sure. and 2) Has this magic=emotion thing really been thought through?

#fate the winx saga

4 notes · View notes

elodiethefirst · 6 years ago

Text

I did a frozen redesign!! Overall, my idea was to make Anna and Elsa more visually distinct in meaningful ways, while still keeping them united. I put a lot of thought into the changes I made, and i elaborate below the cut!!

Ok so first, their bodies

I read on a tumblr post a long time ago that if any princess should be chubby it was Anna, because it would be a visual representation of her warm/sweet nature whereas Elsa, the “colder” sister, is more angular. I totally agree, and tons of siblings have very different body types so you might as well exploit that to further the visual storytelling. Plus, she shows some incredible feats of strength in the movie, so in general I wanted to bulk her up and give her body a LOT more volume. I also made her white streak more visually distinct, and changed a bit of the silhouette of her hair just to look even softer. I emphasized her freckles a bit more to give her that summery/sunkissed look to contrast with her sister! I also made her a bit shorter than Elsa but not by a significant amount, just to further that big sister-little sister dynamic physically.

I made less changes to Elsa’s body than Anna, but there are still a few key things. I wanted to make her face slightly more otherworldly/mythical while still keeping her similar enough to be Anna’s biological sister, so I made her more angular and have a more distinct smile, cheekbones, etc. while keeping her nose, brow ridge, and freckles similar to Anna’s. Also, we know her powers come from her mind/emotions, but she also obviously performs a lot of incredible feats of strength with her powers, so while keeping her fairly skinny, I beefed her arms/upper body up a bit to represent that strength and make it more realistic that she’s able to do those things. I also changed her hair to be even more wild/windswept, to give it a silhouette that looks more like a snowflake. I also toyed with that very short hair in the front from her bangs similar to Anna’s in the start of the film.

Second, their outfits

I kept Anna’s essentially the same, I really enjoyed her outfit in the movie and didn’t think there was anything “wrong” with it or that I would want to change. I just removed a few minor details, like the poofballs on her cloak, and I changed her heels into smaller wedges. Her heels weren’t unreasonable in any way, but sometimes even the shortest heels can be hard to walk in and I wanted to make her “adventuring” outfit as practical as possible while still keeping some princess-y flair to it.

I obviously made a lot of changes to Elsa’s outfit. I have always had an issue with characters who wear clothing that looks jarringly different in time period/style to the other characters in their movie. Elsa’s dress and makeup didn’t bother me the first time I saw the movie in the theatre, but the more and more I see it the more and more she sticks out like a sore thumb to me. Some of the changes I made were based on @lavendertowne and her Elsa redesign video, because she brought up the very good point that at the part of the movie where Elsa and Anna are growing closer, they look the most jarringly visually different. However, I understand that her new outfit was made by Disney to symbolize her freedom, therefore her ice “fabrics” are more loose and flowing than the dresses she had to wear in Arendelle. So I tried to merge those two concepts, and make her visually similar to Anna while also keeping her looking free and flowing, while adding in practical touches as well.

I decided to give Elsa a cloak made of ice to keep that flowing, veil like aspect to her design, while also giving her an item of clothing that mirrors Anna’s outfit. I chose the collar because I associate that kind of collar with dramatic villains, and I thought it would be interesting to incorporate that idea into Elsa’s design, as she does some morally questionable things in the movie and occasionally sees herself as a villain. I made her dress look a little more sturdy, and on both the cloak and dress I incorporated ice-patterns from her original dress. I remember seeing frozen for the first time, I really noticed the slit in Elsa’s dress and really wanted to keep it in this design. I decided to give her two slits in her dress, which would give her even more freedom/mobility and gives the dress more of a warrior-queen vibe, which she reaches her peak of in the middle of the movie wanting to stay in isolation in her castle. I brought the edge of her dress up from the ground because, as someone who has worn plenty of dresses, it is much easier to move in ANY dress if it’s not dragging on the ground. I also changed her ice slippers into boots, because the idea of heels made of ice makes me cringe because I imagine they could shatter at any time. I like the boots because even though I know she is immune to cold, putting your foot onto something freezing cold like ice or snow is one of the worst feelings ever and I wanted to prevent that association for the viewer by having her go barefoot or something. I actually took the poofballs from Anna’s cloak and gave them to Elsa in the form of iceballs, because the concept of ice dangling off of the cloak was really cool. I also gave her a choker because it looks sick. I removed her eyeshadow because I think it was one of the main things that made her look out of place compared to the other characters, and I really like the overall effect it has on her look and keeping her face looking cold and wind-chapped.

I hope you guys like this design/my reasoning behind it!! This isn’t serious and i’m not correcting something I think disney did “wrong”, just what I would have picked to do if I was in charge of their designs.

#frozen #frozen ii #frozen elsa #frozen anna #elsa #anna #disney #redesign #elodie draws things

22 notes · View notes

daveinediting · 6 years ago

Photo

Thursday, Thursday night, first thing Friday morning I spent figuring out a bee theme.

Yeah... a bee theme.

You see, I was cutting a piece about a honey farmer in Zurich, Switzerland, and that’s the idea that came to me first.

Something cute. Something busy. Something plucky.

Surely pizzicato strings for melody. A bassoon for character and counterpoint. Maybe woodwinds for rhythm and color.

It was a reasonably fleshed out plan. Ready to go as soon as I arrived Friday morning.

The session started with finishing touches and cutting the running time from 3:02 to 2:42. Long-ish still, but the final say’s in the producer’s hands. I then exported a low res video clip of the sequence to Acid Pro and loaded up KONTAKT’s pizzicato strings to start recording the melody line.

Which is right when I realized how much I didn’t like the melody line.

Whoops.

Hmmmmm.

Yeah.

Square one again.

At which point I decided to just start with my plucky strings and compose on the fly. Think of it like making up a recipe based on choosing one ingredient and adding whatever you have on hand that goes with it.

The plucky strings quickly became a more energetic, rhythmic slash melodic element. It had so much more energy than I intended that I wondered what it would be like with drums underneath. Of course as soon as I added drums... I had to have bass.

Next up, the idea of “busy” was still a thing for me so I pulled up a KONTAKT synth sequencer, set it to octaves, and played root notes up high.

Now I had my “A” section. By which time it was clear to me the “B” section would largely follow the “A” section chord progression swapping out the plucky strings with electric guitar doing something different.

Aside from the strings and guitar, I also wanted a counter melody to run across both sections. Something up high to stay out of the way of not only the guitar and strings but also the voice frequencies of the host and the honey bee farm owner.

Glockenspiel... is what came to mind. Not authentic... but a variation from Omnisphere 2.

Now in general when you have two melodies that work over the same chord progression... chances are pretty good those melodies will work with each other.

So that’s what I did...

Ish.

I’d made minor changes to my initial chord progression to accommodate what I wanted to do with the electric guitar... so I chose to alter the plucky strings this second time around to fit the change I already made.

Interestingly, by the time this new “AB” section played out, I’d come to the part of the interview where our host conjures a funny moment. So I pulled half my arrangement out of the mix for a measure then capped it where the laugh would go. As if... I meant to do that all along.

Actually, what I’d intended was music from front to back. All 2:42 of it. What I realized, though, was a loose organization of the video into three parts: a conversation about bees and hives and Zurich; a close-up look at the bee colony along with its queen; and a final section about the bakery side of the business that ends on a reference by the owner to what she and her bakery business partner call “slow living”.

So I followed suit. I’d already composed the music for the conversation about bees and hives and Zurich. Then I’d leave the bees and their queen with location sound only. After all, capping the music right there actually creates a kind of emphasis that wouldn’t otherwise be there. Beginnings and endings, you know?

All I needed, then, was music for the “slow living” section. To me, that suggested a lazy beat. Something jazz... but slow.

I decided to take my cue from drum loops. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any jazz loops fitting the description. I did have blues, though. Plenty of blues drum loops courtesy Mick Fleetwood. Quickly enough, then, I laid out seven measures of laid back blues drumming with matching fill every eighth measure leading, by ‘n by, to a final guitar chord creating a definitive end.

That chord seemed to obligate me to find a guitar loop or series of loops for which that chord was a natural conclusion. I was looking for acoustic guitar but instead found eight measures of laid back electrical guitar that, when combined with the blues drums, sound very Pink Floyd.

No kidding. Pink. Floyd.

Did not see that coming.

On top of that looped guitar riff, I added my own lowdown guitar riffs with plenty of room to breathe plus the occasional string bending... also adding to the Pink Floyd vibe.

Does it work?

Well, it sure fits the “slow living” vibe I was after.

And who knows? I’m gonna listen to it again first thing tomorrow. Maybe I’ll still love it. Maybe I won’t. Maybe I’ll shelve my work on this section. Maybe I’ll have a better idea for what I should really do.

Whatever the case, each iteration of music seems necessary to producing the finished piece. It’s not always like this.

But I do realize how sometimes this is the process.

And I need to just roll with it.

#composing #recording #Acid Pro #Real Rail Adventures #the creative process

1 note · View note

swornking · 7 years ago

Note

hey! i’m a big fan of the cruel prince and i was wondering if you had any fcs ideas for other characters? i love who you chose for cardan! sorry for bothering you, i just came across your blog and fangirled a little

ahhhhhHHHHhh you and my both , fam !! also first of all don’t feel like you’re bothering me because i actually had a lot of fun putting this together !! and secondly omg thank you so much for that little bit of validation ?? i love ( 1 ) !! anyway below i’ve just attached some options !! i’m sure i could fine more and honestly i will continue to add more but i need to sleep now tbh .

disclaimer: when i personally look for fcs of canon characters i don’t just look at the big obvious physical traits . i like to look at the attitude and how they carry themselves as a whole . so below ( especially considering that they’re fae ) are mostly very loosely based on their book descriptions . anyway , hope this helps !! feel free to ask me any more questions pertaining to this particular post or anything else regarding tcp !!

** words in brackets lead to links !! please click them !!*** in case you haven’t noticed i am one for underused fcs !!

jude / taryn

“ shaggy brown hair and heart-shaped faces ”

odeya rush ( my fave choice tbh )

naomi scott ( attitude-wise )

adele exarchopoulos ( soft , rounder features )

blu hunt ( same as the above tbh )

mai mitchell ( she’s a bit too over-used imo so eh )

madoc

lee pace ( this gif is a mood )

mahershala ali ( love this man )

cillian murphy ( always a good one to consider )

harry lloyd ( there are two looks tbh !! both work !! )

oscar isaac ( i mean )

matthew goode ( sure )

vivi

ashley moore ( her eYES her everyth iNg )

riley voelkel ( that fiona goode aesthetic !! )

yvette monreal ( cat eyes and attitude tbh )

hayley law ( she has cat eyes ish ?? )

eleanor tomlinson ( she’s pretty fae looking )

caitlin stasey ( i just uh love her !! how could you not ?? )

penelope mitchell ( idk idk idk )

willa fitzgerald ( she looks kinda like a pixie ?? but also eh )

locke

“ his hair the precise color of fox fur ”

keiynan lonsdale ( not exactly the “fox face” but his aesthetic !! )

josh whitehouse ( honestly this one’s a pretty good one )

rob raco ( them eyes !! i like him for locke tbh ?? )

timothée chalamet ( my son of many months and now he’s growing big ! i think he’s a def locke contender )

dean geyer ( fox eye ish ?? that’s a big ish )

george mckay ( innocent ?? until proven guilty ?? )

tobey regbo ( reign aesthetic )

rj king ( foxyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy )

valerian

aneurin barnard ( yOooOOO )

santiago segura ( y EP )

robbie kay ( he’s got the evil fae aesthetic to a T )

amadeus serafini ( distrustful white boy )

logan shroyer ( another white boy i wud not trust )

michael fjordbak ( that random suggestion i throw in )

nicasia

“ hair is the blue-green of the ocean ”

ivana baquero ( seriously my TOP choice !! look !! not only does she got the fae aesthetic bc of the show but also !! gays !! )

chloe bridges ( get it girl )

ana de armas ( uhm hot )

camila mendes ( she’s probs overused be hey )

bianca santos ( gorg )

malese jow ( she could stab me and i’d thank her )

the bomb

“ tiny, delicate girl, her skin the dappled brown of a doe, her hair a cloud of white around her head, and a minature pair of blu-gray butterfly wings on her back. she’s got at least some pixie in her, if not imp. ”

rosa salazar ( she got that pixie look )

zoe kravitz ( AIN’ T THIS THE LOOK )

sophia lillis ( cute !! perf !! )

pom klementieff ( the hair , and she looks pixie !! )

the ghost

james paxton ( that hair tho )

prince balekin

andrew lees ( do you trust this face ?? i don’t )

dan stevens ( specifically from the guest , a diff vibe / he could also work for prince dain tbh )

riz ahmed ( MY MAN / he could work for dain too tbh )

prince dain

bradley james ( i didn’t even try with this one i was la zy )

older oak

lucas jade zumann ( cute )

orianna

“ her skin is the bluish colour of skim milk, and her hair is as white as fresh-fallen snow. she is beautiful but unnerving to look at, like a ghost ”

kirsten kruek ( not that description at all but i trust her ?? and her eyes ?? )

queen orlagh

katie mcgrath ( she’s great okay ?? damn this look tho )

heather

asami zdrenka ( need i say more ?? )

princess elowyn

jodie comer ( period piece )

other random semi underused fcs that i didn’t place initially but you might want to look into them:

seychelle gabriel

diego luna

saoirse ronan

sarah gadon

jessican barden

alexandra ship

brianna hilde

sydney park

courtney eaton

bella heathcote

logan browning ( cat eyes )

lauren german ( cat eyes )

#anon.#resource.#fc suggestions.#✧ · ˚ . answered — POOR PROMISES .#i got uh... excited #please like if helpful! even if just for random fc scouting

8 notes · View notes

arplis · 6 years ago

Text

Arplis - News: Affordable Schoolhouse Lighting and a DIY Project To Get The Look Of An Enamelware Industrial Sconce

Last week, I told you all about my plans to incorporate Modern Schoolhouse Style into the decor of our 1920s Bungalow. This week, I’m showing you how I made an easy upgrade to a cheap light fixture to make it look like an expensive vintage reproduction. Plus, I’m doing a round-up with 60 of my favorite budget schoolhouse lights for decorating your own home! *this post contains affiliate links* I get a commission when you buy through my links that goes towards the costs of hosting this free tutorial site. Site operating fees are expensive but my commission costs you nothing. thanks for your support! BUT FIRST, WHAT IS MODERN SCHOOLHOUSE? I get this question a lot on Instagram since I revealed that my design plan for our California Bungalow is to incorporate more Schoolhouse Design Style into the decor of this home. The term is used rather loosely across the Interior Design community, as it’s technically not a real home style. Rather, Schoolhouse Style actually comes from the use of Schoolhouse Style lighting: electrical light fixtures that were widely used throughout the United States in public school buildings between the 1920s and 1950s. As explained in this article from This Old House, Schoolhouse light fixtures are known for their milky glass bulb covers. Originally, electric fixtures donned a bare bulb that created a glare. This made for challenges in the classroom, as teachers and students were often blinded by the light. To remedy that problem, lighting designers developed an opaque glass cover that would allow light to penetrate but would soften the light and alleviate the glare issues. You’ll often see these fixtures in bright finishes or with striped patterns on the globes. This was a common way to add visual interest to the fixtures while maintaining the light defusing properties. The most common DIY associated with Schoolhouse lighting is adding a stripe to the milk glass globe, as seen in this tutorial from Jackie at School of Decorating. BEYOND THE MILK GLASS SHADE In its inception, schoolhouse style was mainly used to refer to light fixtures that featured the white glass globe over a light bulb. Over the years, the term Schoolhouse Lighting has evolved to incorporate other styles of light fixtures. In fact, now you’ll find that a quick Google search for Schoolhouse pendants and sconces will reveal a wealth of options that come in glass, metal, and enamelware finishes. These fixtures lean more industrial - and even a little farmhouse - than traditional schoolhouse but in the design world, they all fall under the same decor style. The color options have evolved as well. For most schoolhouse fixtures, you’ll find that raw metal, stainless steel, and iron (or black) is a base. However, now you can even find schoolhouse chandeliers that also incorporate other finishes you might use throughout your home, such as antique brass and polished nickel. HOW TO MIX SCHOOLHOUSE LIGHTING WITH MODERN DECOR Because these light fixtures often feature cute pops of color, they’re a common favorite among people who are decorating kid’s bedrooms and playrooms. For instance, this kid’s room by Erin Wheeler of Sunny Circle Studio rocks a charming traditional schoolhouse pendant alongside schoolhouse room decor. See the national parks advertising poster and buffalo plaid throw blanket? Punched with bold primary color accents and warm, worn wood, this space just screams Traditional Schoolhouse style. Meanwhile, designer Whitney McGregor’s kid’s room, featured in Southern Living, boasts cozy, traditional cottage decor. Even with a Queen Elizabeth-style bed, the schoolhouse factory pendant looks right at home! So it’s clear that schoolhouse lighting can work in harmony with traditional home decor, but what about a more modern home? How would you use schoolhouse style in a contemporary setting? Schoolhouse lighting is fairly neutral - it features clean lines, limited adornment, and an industrial vibe. Sp of course it looks great with modern decor as well! Just take a look at these Schoolhouse factory pendants in the Rockridge Casita, a modern Airbnb in Oakland, CA: The bottom line: Schoolhouse Light Fixtures are fun. They are nostalgic. They aren’t made for stuffy quarters but can serve a beautiful juxtaposition against a hyper-traditional home. Two remaining examples? Just look at this kitchen and child’s bedroom designed by Susana of Chango + Co. Both rooms feature schoolhouse industrial light fixtures yet neither room looks particularly schoolhouse in design. The decorating possibilities with this style of lighting are truly endless! AFFORDABLE SCHOOLHOUSE LIGHTING In a moment, I’m going to show you how I turned a standard $25 metal factory flush mount into an enamelware light on a budget. But if I’m being honest, the DIY upgrade wasn’t necessary. All of the light fixtures I’ve rounded up below look like more expensive fixtures than they are. Many of these pendants and chandeliers are on my list of items to buy when we’re ready to upgrade the remaining lights in our California Bungalow. You can see all the sources I’m planning to use for our remodel via my Pinterest Board: 1924 Source List. While you’re there, make sure to follow me so you can see new inspiration and products as I add them. SCHOOLHOUSE PENDANTS + FLUSHMOUNTS click images to shop directly through retailer - affiliate links included SCHOOLHOUSE PENDANTS + FLUSHMOUNTS click images to shop directly through retailer - affiliate links included As I’ve been slowly decorating our California Bungalow, I’ve made a few little upgrades that have all contributed to a more industrial cottage decorating plan. First, I built this Schoolhouse Style Wooden Broom. Then I upgraded the entryway storage in our home by creating a small mudroom in the corner of our dining room featuring this Schoolhouse Style Wall Hook Rack. But what I failed to show you on the blog is the biggest upgrade we’d made in this home. I replaced the dining room light within a few weeks after we closed on this house. Here’s what the space looked like before we moved in. If you look beyond the moving boxes, you can see that the original light fixture in this room was very small. It actually didn’t even illuminate the room. At night, I could barely see to wipe down the table. To refresh your memory, our dining room is actually the original designated Living Room, based on traditional bungalow floorpans. I explain why I chose to move it around in this post: Our 1924 California Bungalow: Full Home Tour So the very first design decision I made for this home was to purchase and install a new light. That new light has an industrial modern vibe which lends itself to 1920s period decor and schoolhouse style. That photo was taken as a sneak peek of our new home and sent only to my email newsletter subscribers to show off our new pendant light. Want on the list to see exclusive sneak peeks and get extra content every week? You can sign up here. This modern industrial cage light, in olive green, sets the tone for the remainder of our home’s style. Part cottage, part industrial, part modern. Those styles all gather together and morph into what designers now call “Schoolhouse Modern Style”. For this reason, when I decided to update the ceiling fixture in our small hallway (for the same reason - it barely shines any light), I knew I wanted a vintage schoolhouse look. Immediately, I fell in love with this original vintage factory pendant I found on 1stdibs. But the price tag was a steep $300. That’s more than I really wanted to spend on the lighting for that tiny space. Also, I’m planning to incorporate this Hygge & West wallpaper into the ceiling of the hallway, so I was worried the grey would just get lost against it. That’s when inspiration struck and the idea for my $30 Enamelware Factory Pendant DIY was born! DIY FACTORY LIGHT REPLICA tools: paint brush painter’s tape cardboard surface for painting materials: metal farmhouse style light fixture craft paint high gloss lacquer spray STEP ONE - remove the shade from the bulb housing. STEP TWO - tape just above lower rim of shade + around bulb socket to protect surface from paint. STEP THREE - paint rim of shade and bulb housing with craft paint. allow to dry. repeat with additional coats, if necessary. STEP FOUR - remove painter's tape and spray with clear lacquer. Once all the paint and lacquer was dry, I allowed it to sit for 24 hours in order to harden. Then I installed it in our bungalow’s hallway and I love it! Since we’re taking our time with this renovation, we haven’t even updated the paint in here yet. But already, the hallway feels fresh and modern! Here’s what the hallway looked like before - You can see how that teeny tiny light was doing absolutely nothing for us. But now, it’s bright! I still want to add wallpaper above the beadboard and update all the door hardware (in keeping with the home’s historic integrity, don’t worry). Oh! And I also need to decide what color I want to paint the trim and walls throughout the house. But all those decisions and tasks can be left for another day because right now, I’m basking in the glory of my beautiful, new industrial lighting, including these two fixtures I ordered and installed in our dining room! Since the dining room leads directly into our hallway - which is the central hub of the rest of the home - consistency in design choices is key to making this home feel collected and maintain flow. While the 3 light fixtures I’ve added so far aren’t identical, they are all tied together with common finishes and styles. If you’re planning to make your own Industrial Light Fixture, I’ve added an easy printable instruction sheet that you can keep with you as you work to the bottom of this page. SCHOOLHOUSE DECOR INSPIRATION Ready to add some industrial vintage vibes to your home? Check out these posts to get you started. SHOP MY SCHOOLHOUSE STYLE BUNGALOW love this style? I do too! here are the decor items I bought to achieve the look. WEEKLY POST REMINDER + EXCLUSIVE UPDATES! I’ll never share your email address with any other companies or people. You may unsubscribe at any time. Email Address Sign Up We respect your privacy. Thank you! DIY HOME PROJECTS THAT ARE TRENDING RIGHT NOW quick and affordable DIY projects you don’t want to miss YOUR HOME DECORATING DILEMMAS SOLVED Commenting on this post is disabled so I can focus on our upcoming projects + client designs but that doesn’t mean that I don’t want to hear from you. Send me your questions and comments on Instagram by either commenting on my latest post or sending me a direct message. I really love to chat it out! DIY Factory Style Vintage Enamelware Light Fixture CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD + PRINT by Teri Moore | www.tmoorehome.com skill level: EASY MATERIALS: metal farmhouse style light fixture craft paint high gloss lacquer spray TOOLS: paint brush masking tape Instructions: step one: remove the shade from the bulb housing. step two: tape just above lower rim of shade + around bulb socket to protect surface from paint. step three: paint rim of shade and bulb housing with craft paint. step four remove painter's tape and spray with clear lacquer. #HomeDecor #DIYCraftTutorials #DIYRemodeling #MyFavoriteProducts

Arplis - News source http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Arplis-News/~3/EO87JTtIZcc/affordable-schoolhouse-lighting-and-a-diy-project-to-get-the-look-of-an-enamelware-industrial-sconce

0 notes

a-reocurring-dream · 8 years ago

Text

Re-watching promo clips ...

... is a refreshing and very telling thing to do, after a show is over, guys. Especially this one that just re-appeared on my dash. I really gave a laugh out of disbelief after watching, because: We could’ve known of the disaster of a series, even before it aired.

(Note 1: The following analysis is based on the belief that the mess of series 4 is deliberate and that there’s more to come to give an explanation to all loose threads. Also, said promo clip hints at tinfoil hattery/the possible ARG.)

(Note 2: The permanent glitches in the video made it difficult to differ between the deliberate and random ones, so the following analysis will be based on the belief that outstanding glitches are meant to be deliberate.)

PART ONE: THE AMAZON-VIDEO

Before the search bar is used, we get to see this:

Does look strange? Well, since some people - as well as Rachel Talalay - put high emphasis on Easter to be a potential day of the TLS-reveal, this ad just FITS PERFECTLY in the frame.

Moving on to the foreshadowing of our “tinfoil hattery”: The word “detective hat” is entered into the search bar - back when I first watched the promo, I wondered why they chose to use this expression; now, I feel heavily reminded of myself and all the other tinfoil hattery conspirators who chose to be detectives ourselves after TFP in order to make sense of the mess of a series. And guess what? They knew we would start doing that right after TFP:

(Sorry for the bad quality.)

On the 16th of January, some of us decided not to buy series 4 at face-value, put our detective hats on and started doing the work of a detective: doing endless research, discovering clues, wolfing down plot and subtext, theorising and reconstructing the circumstances of Moftiss’ offence (pun intended). What we got from that were 14,601 uncountable possible outcomings.

The next thing that I noticed was the blatant overuse of the word “Costume”:

Keep in mind: This is a completely fake amazon.com-website; everything in there is placed there, because someone decided it to be placed there. So, why such emphasis on “Costume”? Two guesses:

It is a hint at Eurus - the queen of costumes - being invented to veil the true events.

It references EMP theory or an Unreliable Narrator.

Finally, let’s take a look at the three “items” listed:

All of these Numbers have meaning.

All of the “items” contain the number 10117, which is probably a reference to the airing date of TST; it’s also listed as the date of deliverance and number of comments about the “High Functioning Sociopath Kit”.

Staying with the numbers, what caught my eyes were “13″ next to the four stars of “Personal Mind Palace” and “92″ next to the three and a half stars of “Personal Blogger Companion”.

First of all: 13 in combination with “Mind Palace” is quite telling, since TFP, the 13th episode, felt utterly surreal, and offers an explanation to the events - TFP was all in someone’s head; but in whose? Anyway, the headline + “Close your eyes and enter your mind palace...” alone are quite damning evidence, since there hasn’t been an acknowledged MP-scene in series 4, after all.

Also, isn’t it interesting that the ratings drop with every new article? It’s like more and more people started to dislike what was offered to them - sounds familiar? Yeah, that’s exactly what happened to Sherlock series 4.

“92″ IS A GIFT (you’ll see soon why I was utterly mind-blown seeing it). It’s close to “Personal Blogger Companion” a. k. a. John and the note “FREE Shipping on eligible orders” that alone, being put there, is like asfeaedasfdeagea - meaning, 92 is somehow related to John and Shipping Johnlock. My initial thought was, “Hey, maybe it’s a date - 1992, let’s google that and Sherlock Holmes and see if there’s something to it!” And my GOD, Google didn’t disappoint me! The first thing that was suggested to me was “Sherlock Holmes 1992 game” (gave me ARG-vibes, btw) - and guess what it’s called like:

(x) At this point, I had already lost it. But wait, there’s more:

I couldn’t find a full summary to the case and have no time to play the game (if anyone wants to, you can easily download it online), but, apparently, it turns out that the perpetrator WASN’T Jack the Ripper and that everything is way more complicated than it seemed at first glimpse. And I don’t even dare to begin that there was also a FAKE Jack the Ripper in TEH - the episode containing “Sumatra Road” which ties to Sherlock’s “Appointment in Sumatra” as an alternate ending, as well as the first allusions to ACD’s The Lost Files Special. And well, we all remember the scene in TLD in which Sherlock mistakes Culverton to hide a scalpel and then SERRATES a SCALPEL himself, without anyone being aware of it at first. asfeafsfeafeasd In conclusion: This is not only evidence for The Lost Special, but also for Johnlock becoming canon.

Next I wondered about the pictures used for the “items”:

“High Functioning Sociopath Kit”: The skull, meaning “death” - Sherlock puts his “I’m a high functioning sociopath”-facade to rest in series 4. Which happened to an extent he is always self-sacrificial and submissive to the fucking VILLAINS.

“Personal Mind Palace”: A MIRROR with the smiley face in it, presumably cut out from this promo picture:

Missing the resolution to this picture, too? Yeah, you’re not the only one. The fact that they only cut out the Moriarty smiley face implies that Moriarty Moftiss is responsible for us not seeing the whole picture, but only the narrative through the mirror of a mind palace (whose-ever it is).

“Personal Blogger Companion”: JOHN IS MIRRORED BY SHERLOCK’S VIOLIN. That is a lot, especially now that we have seen TFP: The only time we see Sherlock play the violin in series 4 is in this particular episode when asked by Eurus to play himself a. k. a. his feelings. And what does he play? Irene’s theme from ASiB that subtextually is about HIS LOVE FOR JOHN - only confirmed now by the John = Sherlock’s violin mirroring. And if that wasn’t enough already, Eurus - knowing everything about everyone - asks, “Did you have sex?”, as soon as Sherlock has started playing. And Sherlock DOESN’T ANSWER - like he has never answered anyone asking if he and John are a couple. That is interesting and quite suggesting in my opinion, since there are very convincing metas out there that something Johnlock-ey has already happened, presumably in the time-slot ASiB is offering - which would also connect to “Irene”’s theme perfectly. asfeafsfdae Also, Eurus his reasoning is giving a new violin appearance of John to Sherlock that he admires even more than his old one (well, you can look at that as “aging or his new hairstyle suits John” or as “Sherlock’s perception of John and his feelings for him have improved and his mind is supportive towards his heart now”). Moreover, do you remember the promo picture for series 4 that shows a violin with a broken string? Yeah, that’s our heartbroken John who “still [wants more]”. We all do.

Now some glitches that caught my eye, because they appeared to be deliberate:

----- “3 days left” - does anyone know how many days before TST this promo was released? Well, either way, the amazon-blog says that it was released about 2 months ago, which would fit the time-slot for “3 days left”.

----- “we count” placed right in the Johnlock-ey part of the frame. If this is not just a random glitch (because I admit that it could be the case here), I feel quite relieved, because it’s the equivalent to “Who we really are - it matters.” and everything they claimed the show to be about: a story about a detective, not a detective-story.

----- “M”, “Mar[y]”, “Women’s Novelty” and “Men’s Skullies” hanging around “Personal Mind Palace” and therefore TFP. Seeing Mary so close to M(-theory) and TFP - an episode in which she is supposed to be dead -, are we to wonder that maybe, she is still pulling the strings - like implied by her posthumous narration at the end of TFP? Hint: She’s evil and still alive. Also, her “redemption arc” is foreshadowed by “Women’s Novelty” as well as main characters dying - wait, plural? Yes, you heard me: “Men’s Skullies”. We got to see the John-mirror in Sherrinford shoot himself in the head and Victor Trevor’s skull - but, well, you know what? Victor is a child, not a grown-up or an adult “man” - so who did we miss to die by a head-injury, too? @marcespot (hopefully, you don’t mind me tagging you - if so, contact me and I’ll remove the tag) has made an interesting meta-video on the possibility of John being shot at some point in series 4 and bleeding out.

Last, but not least:

Moriarty’s glitches get worse, and we see how he hacks the website in order to overlay the images of the foreshadowing of the real events by his “MISS ME?”-gif - which, we know now, was created on Eurus’ demand, so it’s actually Eurus AGAIN to be the variable altering the narrative/real events.

PART TWO: SHORT TRAILER

After that, we get a low pitched “MISS ME?”, which is odd by itself, and this frame - again, cut out of an original promo picture of Sherlock series 4:

What caught my eye instantly was that the smiley face is placed on Sherlock only; John is spared from it entirely. Two thoughts on this:

If Sherlock is to represent the show “Sherlock” itself here, it means that it has been hacked and altered by Moriarty, which is why we only get to see a distorted version of the events.

“In the end, it’s only you and me,” Moriarty shouted in TAB, meaning that Sherlock is fighting Moriarty on his own and therefore is the only one to be possibly injured. But that is just in his head; in reality, John would be affected, too. Thus, this promo picture seems to be willing to tell us something: Since it is just Sherlock being affected by the threat of Moriarty here and TFP shows us differently by establishing Moriarty to be dead, throwing the new villain called Eurus at us who tries to murder John more than once, is everything maybe still in Sherlock’s head?

Just for your input: After that image, we get to see the second trailer of series 4 and the glitching announcement of the new season, which isn’t that note-worthy in my opinion, which is why I crossed this last paragraph.

Tagging people who might be interested under the cut:

@murdered-by-fandoms @sherlockshite @whimsicalethnographies @worriesconstantly @jenna221b

469 notes · View notes

arplis · 6 years ago

Text

Arplis - News: Affordable Schoolhouse Lighting and a DIY Project To Get The Look Of An Enamelware Industrial Sconce

Arplis - News source https://arplis.com/blogs/news/affordable-schoolhouse-lighting-and-a-diy-project-to-get-the-look-of-an-enamelware-industrial-sconce

0 notes