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Post by Dan on Apr 18, 2018 11:45:53 GMT -6
I love the way she hops up into the confessional with a big smile on her freckled face. It cracks me up every time. Truth be told, that's been my favorite as well. And under the circumstances of her life, is so much needed. She is nothing short (pun not intended) of absolutely adorable in that scene. (to a point I keep a HiRes framed picture of it in my office).Damn good dialogue too.
This is the first area of dialogue that truly gives insight into her fantasy of wishful thinking as well as into her reality of needed comfort.
(there will be ample more coming that reveals much, much further into that in the season finale. No spoilers, but there's a cliffhanger).
. . and then later during a dream of her mother: STAB! "Keep your hands to yourself, Saint!" awesome. just .. awesome. (it's actually "Keep your hands to yourself, Satan!" but I fear the incidental music may have overridden that, I can adjust it).
Elly's subconscious plays with her dreams from fantasies. If anything, Elly's childhood is a true psychological exploration. It's hard to interpret that in the series, but I'm doing as best I can. An extraordinary amount of research has gone into this aspect of her young life, I actually sat down with a psychiatrist to discuss how the two would play off each other; how her fantasies (awake) would become distorted over time and reinterpreted in what were dreams (sleep) that inevitably would become nightmares. Reality versus perspective. She held on just as any child would, but eventually the reality of her life would no longer be protected by her wishful fantasy, with the decay of her subconscious destroying that as well. . . . Sometimes late at night, I watch the Trial Chapters with earphones, under my covers, all alone .. they bring comfort and warmth. Following the Season Finale, I will upload the full soundtrack of season's one and two and will be sure you get it (note, not series finale, there's much more to come, each season covers a period in her life, with the Season One being the prelude to her birth, Season Two being her childhood/adolescence, Season Three being her young adulthood and so-forth). |
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Post by Dan on Apr 18, 2018 18:53:04 GMT -6
Not combined. Chapter Six was always meant to be longer. I simply decided to put a "teaser" out to keep up some momentum. And in reviewing the full version realized it will conclude Season Two perfectly (you'll see), hence pushing off a Season 2, Chapter 7, which is different animal altogether that may or may not be included in Season Three. It may also serve as an in-between Chapter.
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Post by Anarchist86ed on Apr 19, 2018 14:35:20 GMT -6
I never saw any of this. I'm never properly informed.
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Post by Anarchist86ed on Apr 19, 2018 15:10:48 GMT -6
True.
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Post by Dan on Apr 21, 2018 10:16:15 GMT -6
The finale of Season Two launches tomorrow night (Sunday) at 9:00pm eastern time. In Chapter Six of Elly Kedward's story, we witness and gain further insight into the heart and mind of this young Irish girl, of her dreams, of her imagination and wishful fantasies, and ultimately of the horror she endures within, excerpted directly from the discovered journal. We've come quite a way since the Prelude Chapters (Season One), where we first learned of her heritage and of how she became an orphan from birth. Season Two explores Elly's childhood and adolescence, coping with the trauma from an orphanage of neglect, abuse, filth and corruption. From being sold, traded, bartered from one fostering to another of which families could profit from taking her in, yet abuse and neglect her all the while, including sexual abuse. All the while, Elly's escape has been through her imagination; fantasies as any child would normally experience and enjoy. But for Elly, using fantasy is an escape from her reality to maintain her own stability, a process she might not even be consciously aware of, and of dreams that bring her comfort in her sleep. With the two combined, she feels safe. If anything, Elly's childhood is a true psychological exploration. She holds on just as any child would, with the instinct of survival, but eventually the reality of her life would no longer be protected by her wishful fantasies, with the decay of her subconscious destroying that as well. The two play off each other; her fantasies (awake) become distorted over time and reinterpreted in her dreams (sleep) that inevitably become nightmares. As she awakes to each new day, her reality slowly corrodes her thoughts, and in turn her subconscious, distorting and mutilating her dreams, turning fantasies of daytime to that of nightmares in her sleep. As Elly indicated in her journal, "Dreams conquered to become nightmares allow no escape." Soon, everything she thought, wishes, and hopes for falls apart, now compromising the one element that keeps her sane: her faith. She now will question, even challenge, God Himself. www.ellykedward.com |
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Post by Dan on Apr 22, 2018 20:57:52 GMT -6
I'm confused a little bit again. I know that blonde Elly is her own interpretation of herself. Therefore everything we see with blonde Elly are her fantasies and/or nightmares. Yes. You nailed it.And Chapter Six ends in one of her dreams. Yes again GP. Nailed it.Elly went to another village and ended up in a dungeon.
She fled from the orphanage and fostering to Skibbereen on her own. There she was arrested and incarcerated more of a jail than a dungeon), being mistaken for a vagrant prostitute when discovered in an alley with no clothes (that were stolen from her).That is where she's dreaming these things. Absolutely, yes.Visiting priests isn't really happening. Nope. It's that she's a staunch Catholic, and that she seeks counsel in her dreams where in her wake they pretty much couldn't give a flying fuck.Chapter Six ends in a dream where (now) an unhappy blonde Elly requests to see a priest.
Yes. But no. She's being sarcastic to a degree (though she DOES want to see one). If you notice what's behind her, you'll see she's changing.Who died in her dream? Her mother. Her caretaker. Anything she ever cared for or wished cared for her. The representation of a mother. She knows her mother died, and she's feeling guilty of that. Hence her nightmares are punishing her by interpreting violence and death as she actually does see in reality.Why is she so angry about his death? In this case, it's her death. Not his. There'll be plenty of time for a "his" coming soon.
But it's because death takes away love. She's a little girl, and she's not had the opportunity to be one in reality, hence she's fantasizing a normal life. But even her dreams are getting shit upon at this point. |
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Post by Anarchist86ed on Apr 22, 2018 21:03:59 GMT -6
Yes but how did Elly go from that to this?  |
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Post by Anarchist86ed on Apr 22, 2018 21:09:55 GMT -6
No, it's a friggin' CGI Alien.
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Post by Dan on Apr 22, 2018 21:36:42 GMT -6
Not only do I, nor would I, consider that to be Elly. Neither does the filmmaker. Whatever creature it is, tt was left open to interpretation.
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Post by Anarchist86ed on Apr 23, 2018 8:37:21 GMT -6
Not only do I, nor would I, consider that to be Elly. Neither does the filmmaker. Whatever creature it is, tt was left open to interpretation. I don't mean to derail the topic. My apologies. |
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Post by Dan on Apr 23, 2018 11:16:27 GMT -6
You so do not need to apologize brother, not at all. That wasn't derailing.
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Post by Anarchist86ed on Apr 23, 2018 11:38:38 GMT -6
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Post by Dan on Apr 26, 2018 17:04:37 GMT -6
The Season Afterword is coming, but the site is currently taking this particular "break" in order to add disclaimers to the individual chapters that will put the chapters into better context, which at this point is needed.
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Post by Dan on May 14, 2018 21:10:14 GMT -6
Dan has made the soundtracks for Seasons One & Two available HERE.It just doesn't get any cooler than a full orchestra. Two extra tracks have been added to Season One, and there's a 12th hidden bonus track in Season Two.
"Hopeful Escape". It's awesome. So glad you're digging this. There was a slight error and the soundtrack section has since been updated. Also, there's this... Enjoy :-)
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Post by Dan on May 15, 2018 19:12:00 GMT -6
I wanted to keep it "exclusive" to only those who know of Elly via Facebook or this site. I'll likely link it within the site once all of the soundtrack is complete, there's quite a bit more coming. But of course it'll have to wait until the entire series is done.
But to know you're enjoying seriously just made this entire effort worth it brother.
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Post by Dan on May 16, 2018 6:42:31 GMT -6
"Hopeful Escape" was a tricky one to work with, and was used in a scene in which Elly imagines her escape. But considering there's so much back-to-back of fantasy versus reality, I feared in the escape scene (from fostered abuse) I may only result in confusing folks (some already were in Chapter Four in identifying what was fantasy versus what was reality), so I chose to stay solely with the reality scene of escape when she jumps off the carriage and runs.
However, I enjoyed that incidental so much I couldn't toss it away altogether, hence keeping it in there as a "bonus track."
The vocal for Skibbereen is Camille O'Sullivan. Don't look for it online though, you won't find it. It was recorded specifically for another project I worked on and I simply borrowed it for this. Many of us have pleaded to have that cut published but to no avail.
Everyone is going to have their personal favorites, and those favorites will flip over every now and then, as it does for me.
My current favorite and something I'm looking forward to more is a revisit to "Her Name is Elly Kedward," which will become an ongoing theme. This, because it is first heard upon her birth, and upon the death of her mother. And what I have planned for it is nothing short of striking.
So putting together Season Three will be fun, and in many cases, quite profound. It will also include the original music I used in the early treatment website.
As well, in all likelihood I'll be adding one more to Season Two to include the "Afterword" incidentals.
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Post by Heather, taking a piss. on May 16, 2018 23:10:54 GMT -6
I'm VERY surprised. In a good way. THANK YOU DAN. |
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Post by mrtnflmngak on May 18, 2018 5:58:43 GMT -6
Damn, I really need to catch up.
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Post by mrtnflmngak on May 18, 2018 15:09:47 GMT -6
You got me.
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mrvigilante
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Post by mrvigilante on May 26, 2018 14:41:25 GMT -6
I just binge watched the seasons and I must say this is incredibly well done. Beautifully filmed with a great musical score.
At the risk of sounding like a jackass, season one was a bit of a tear jerker for me! Elly's parent's lives together, their final days and Elly's birth were effectively touching and heartbreaking to say the least. The Elly Kedward story pretty much starts out as quite a tragic love story.
Needless to say...I WANT MORE (please!)
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Post by Dan on May 27, 2018 8:47:14 GMT -6
I just binge watched the seasons and I must say this is incredibly well done. Beautifully filmed with a great musical score. At the risk of sounding like a jackass, season one was a bit of a tear jerker for me! Elly's parent's lives together, their final days and Elly's birth were effectively touching and heartbreaking to say the least. The Elly Kedward story pretty much starts out as quite a tragic love story. Needless to say...I WANT MORE (please!) There was absolutely nothing "jackass" sounding in your response our great Crosser of Fallen Logs (mrvigilante). If anything, it is quite the opposite, you captured the very essence of the story just as Elly has captured your imagination in this instance. For over 200 years we have been exposed to stories, legends and folklore of an unknown "witch" few have seen, yet many have met, and with unfortunate circumstances and results in those years might I add. But before that time in 1785, when this woman was accused a witch and left for dead in the middle of a brutal winter, despite all that occurred in Blair, despite all that occurred in the centuries since in the Black Hills, there she was exposed to the elements in excruciating torture, where in fact at that time she was a mortal human being as we all are, capable of emotions, feelings, dreams, desires, faults and heartbreaks as we all are. She breathed the same air as we do, she laughed, cried, danced and bled just as we all do. Elly's story is in fact an emotional one, because it is a human one.
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mrvigilante
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Post by mrvigilante on May 28, 2018 19:39:07 GMT -6
I just didn't want people to think I was full of s**t. It was a very effective start. And because of it, I'm hooked.
Since I first became a Blair Witch fan...out of the entire mythology, it's the Elly Kedward tale I've always wanted to hear. We never knew anything about her. Or what she was like. Or how she looked. And I am very happy to see her story being told as an engaging period drama instead of a dark horror. Plus, Elly is a three dimensional character you genuinely care about. Elly was never evil. In fact, I've always had the feeling she was the exact opposite. However, I've also always felt that trouble had it out for her right from the very beginning. I'm very much looking forward to seeing a lot more of this. I've never cared for any of the garbage on TV or Netflix. I've finally found my favorite show.
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mrvigilante
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Post by mrvigilante on Jun 3, 2018 17:56:43 GMT -6
Maybe a little bother in the editing room?
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Post by Dan on Jun 11, 2018 20:54:41 GMT -6
Heh. I am juggling multiple tasks at this time, and I fear I let a little too much get ahead of me. Now that fair weather (questionable, it's been raining more than traditionally) is returning, there are several burners running all at once. Outdoor needs (spring cleaning and prepping the yard for the season, which are acres, not a small place here), prepping this year's summer camp (I own one, long story there), horse carriages to restore (long story there as well), motorcycles (for pleasure), motorcycles (for film) and of course an actual full-time job. Somewhere in between I need to eat, shower, sleep and keep a clean organized household.
But yes, I need to get the Afterword completed and online. Without it, going into Season 3 will be out of context and too much a jump in time. I will have it online quite soon though, I promise.
That's one major compliment I read of mrvigilante, and I cannot thank you enough. Between mrvigilante, gp and tweek, that's all the justification I need to keep Elly going, to know it makes a difference is such as kind compliment and reassurance the work is worth it. So to hell with letting shiite get ahead of me, I'll get back on it asap.
Thanks fellas, much love to you.
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Post by Heather, taking a piss. on Jun 12, 2018 0:17:32 GMT -6
Heather, taking a piss, loves you too Dan.
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