Ask Jane’s Creator!
Pūkeko Pictures has announced a live event, Q&A with the creator of Jane and the Dragon, Martin Baynton. It will be Sunday, August 21, 2022, at 8:30 p.m. UTC, 1:30 p.m. PST, and across the International Dateline, on Monday, August 22, at 8:30 a.m. NZT. Watch live on Facebook. Watch live on YouTube. Watch […]
The return of JANE AND THE DRAGON
When we last thrilled to the adventures of Jane Turnkey of Kippernia Castle, she was well on her way to become the world’s first female knight. But did she make it? Alas, Jane and the Dragon ceased production after 26 episodes. We never learned what happened to her and her dragon named Dragon, and their […]
The Demand for JANE AND THE DRAGON
It was October 5, 2005 when Jane and the Dragon premiered in Canada on YTV, and September 2, 2006 when it was first broadcast in the United States on NBC. Based on the trilogy of children’s books by Martin Baynton, Jane and the Dragon told the story of 12-year-old Jane Turnkey who trained in secret […]
Godzilla vs. Minmay!
As of this post, “Do You Remember Love?” has 35 fewer visitors than “The Science of Godzilla.” Looks like Lynn Minmay’s beautiful singing is no match for the giant lizard’s atomic breath. Or is it? Update: March 24. The gulf between Minmay and Godzilla has widened. 58 more people have visited “The Science of Godzilla” […]
Is Lynn Minmay more popular than Godzilla?
Earlier this week, I posted on a size comparison for “Every Godzilla Ever” and an image presentation, “The Science of Godzilla.” Yet my previous post, “Do You Remember Love?” has surpassed “Every Godzilla Ever,” and is closing in on “The Science of Godzilla” with 61 hits to go, as of this writing, though both posts […]
Every Godzilla Ever
FilmCorp has uploaded some remarkable videos, size comparisons with all the Gojira/Godzilla monsters, their fire breath, and their rival titans. Take a look. Evolution of Godzilla: Rendered in Eevee by Blender, edited in Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition. Evolution of Godzilla’s atomic breath: 1955-1978 Godzilla models not made by FilmCorp. Godzilla Heisei, Shin, and […]
Two Drunk Dragons
From the Rankin-Bass production of The Flight of Dragons, Gorbash (John Ritter) and Smrgol (James Gregory) indulge themselves in a wine cellar. They consume a hundred hams, 60 cheeses, and 30 barrels of mead, much to the consternation of the innkeeper. Always remember: friends don’t let dragons fly home drunk!
The Science of Dragons
Have you ever wondered how dragons can fly, despite their bulk? Or how they breathe fire? Or why they hoard gold? Author Peter Dickenson figured out an answer, and wrote about it in a book called The Flight of Dragons, which was later adapted into an animated movie by Rankin-Bass, made in 1982 and telecast […]
The Honesty of Lumatic Animation
Usually when a studio licenses the media rights to a book, the studio will make certain creative decisions that differ from the author’s presentation. Characters may change. Characters may disappear. Not every scene in the book is filmed. New scenes are added. Whatever the reason, the explanations for these choices are usually not made known […]
