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AdaptationalThe Dreams of a Ridiculously Ambitious Teen - A History in AdaptationsIt's every filmmaker's dream, and every young artist's Achilles' heel. The adaptation. The desire to tell another man's story in your own way, or else in the way you believe is the right way. But what can you do when the world outpaces you? What is left for you when your aspirations stretch beyond their reach? What stories are you left to tell?
In this special self-isolation bonus episode, your host Skye Thorleifson recalls the aspirations of his youth, reflecting on the stories that he wanted to retell, and what influences they left on his art and...2020-05-0254 minAdaptationalAmerican Idiot - The Hardcover EditionHow does an album make the transition to Broadway and from there to film? Also, why the hell is that film taking so long to get made? And where the hell would Lin-Manuel Miranda fit into this!? Find out on our season finale episode about the story, characters and adaptation of one of the most iconic rock albums of the 21st century, Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’!
(All the lyrics and instrumentals for the songs featured in this episode are the copyrighted property of their respective artists, Green Day or otherwise. I do not own th...2020-01-011h 28AdaptationalCassie and Tonk - The Hardcover EditionWhat makes for a successful collaboration between creator/illustrator and writer? Can you find the right balance between visual and verbal storytelling while also appealing to children? Should books for children make you cry? In this special episode, illustrator Justin Currie and writer GMB Chomichuk – the hosts of the Super Pulp Science Podcast – join me to discuss the process of developing and adapting their own work into animated form, focusing on their collaboration on the children’s book 'Cassie and Tonk'. Recorded live at FanQuest 2018.
Now available on all podcast apps: The Hardcover Edition, featur...2019-12-2955 minAdaptationalBioShock - The Hardcover EditionWhat constitutes horror in either video games or film? Can you translate a lack of free will in a traditional cinematic media? What is the best way to kill a Big Daddy mech? Take the plunge into these questions and more on today’s discussion about director Ken Levine’s Ayn Rand-inspired masterpiece, ‘BioShock’. Recorded live at FanQuest 2018.
Now available on all podcast apps: The Hardcover Edition, featuring the Appendices. Stay until the end of the episode to learn more about the material, its cinematic history, and my personal connection to it.2019-12-2553 minAdaptationalSong of the Lioness - The Hardcover EditionWhat are the makings of an exceptional female protagonist? Whatever happened to movies set in the medieval period? How do you pronounce Saoirse Ronan’s name? Join my quest to answer these questions on this episode about Tamora Pierce’s 'Song of the Lioness'.
Now available on all podcast apps: The Hardcover Edition, featuring the Appendices. Stay until the end of the episode to learn more about the material, its cinematic history, and my personal connection to it.2019-12-181h 03AdaptationalShadow of the Colossus - The Hardcover EditionDo video game heroes need to have the moral high ground? How do you write for a silent protagonist? Can any movie break the dreaded ‘video game curse’? Journey into the unknown and the uncertain on this episode discussing director Fumito Ueda’s ‘Shadow of the Colossus’. Featuring Harris Gale of ‘Superbomb!’ and Jackson MacGillivray of ‘Press Start Gaming’.
Now available on all podcast apps: The Hardcover Edition, featuring the Appendices. Stay until the end of the episode to learn more about the material, its cinematic history, and my personal connection to it.2019-12-151h 24AdaptationalCats - The Hardcover EditionThe potential to feel empathy for an unusual band of felines, the differences between live performance and digital effects, the question of whether to sell a movie to either adults or children... and the quandary of whether or not that movie should exist at all. These and other discussions on today’s episode about Andrew Lloyd Webber and T. S. Eliot’s ‘Cats’.
(All the lyrics and instrumentals for the songs featured in this episode are the copyrighted property of their respective artists, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the T. S. Eliot estate or otherwise. I do not o...2019-12-111h 22AdaptationalThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - The Hardcover EditionThe dramas found in a small British community, the differences between British and American culture, and the question of how to respectfully depict a character who may or may not be on the spectrum. These and other discussions on this episode about Mark Haddon’s ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’.
Now available on all podcast apps: The Hardcover Edition, featuring the Appendices. Stay until the end of the episode to learn more about the material, its cinematic history, and my personal connection to it.2019-12-081h 07AdaptationalMaus - The Hardcover EditionWhat makes a comic book starring people with animal heads stand out as a literary masterpiece? How brutal can a depiction of the Holocaust get on the page? What happens when an author is determined not to have his work adapted? All this and more on the latest episode, discussing Art Spiegelman’s ‘Maus’.
Now available on all podcast apps: The Hardcover Edition, featuring the Appendices. Stay until the end of the episode to learn more about the material, its cinematic history, and my personal connection to it.2019-12-0457 minAdaptationalAt the Mountains of Madness - The Hardcover EditionWhat came before us? Where did they go? When will they return? Join us in an episode chockfull of ancient aliens, existentialism, and geeking out about Guillermo del Toro. Today, we dive into H. P. Lovecraft’s ‘At the Mountains of Madness’.
Now available on all podcast apps: The Hardcover Edition, featuring the Appendices. Stay until the end of the episode to learn more about the material, its cinematic history, and my personal connection to it.2019-12-011h 05AdaptationalThe Catcher in the Rye - The Hardcover EditionWhat do we think of when we talk about teenage angst? How much can one author and/or main character hate the cinema? How many times can I say the word 'society' in one episode? Find out on our first episode as we dive into the troubled history of J. D. Salinger’s classic novel, ‘The Catcher in the Rye’.
Now available on all podcast apps: The Hardcover Edition, featuring the Appendices. Stay until the end of the episode to learn about the material, its cinematic history, and my personal connection to it.2019-11-271h 09
EchoEpisode 8 - Our StoryWhere do we go when our story comes to an end? Where can we go? And how do we confront and defeat the things that stand in our way?
Written and directed by Skye Thorleifson.
Executive produced by Skye Thorleifson, Al & Loretta Thorleifson, Dan Sawatsky, Rob & Rosemarie Mauer, Ken & Marlene Kroeker, Winnie McNabb, and Ed & Millie Hildebrand.
Music composed and produced by Donovan Jonk.
Logo designed by Alyssa Etsell.
Starring Robert Zirk, Brandon Vink, Toby Zheng, James Carter, Chuck Fefchak, Skye Thorleifson, and Feben Teka.
...2019-03-2336 minEchoEpisode 7 - AscensionWith Johanna's arrival, Matthew must make the choice between returning to the surface where people may not accept him or staying in this cave with only Athos for company. Where will he go? How will he survive? Can he live with the person he is?
Written and directed by Skye Thorleifson.
Executive produced by Skye Thorleifson, Al & Loretta Thorleifson, Dan Sawatsky, Rob & Rosemarie Mauer, Ken & Marlene Kroeker, Winnie McNabb, and Ed & Millie Hildebrand.
Music composed and produced by Donovan Jonk.
Logo designed by Alyssa Etsell.
Starring Robert Zirk, Brandon Vink...2019-03-1631 minEchoEpisode 6 - MonstersWhen Athos makes a mistake leading Matthew down a certain path, it forces them to question why they started this venture to begin with. It forces them to face their true nature.
Written and directed by Skye Thorleifson.
Executive produced by Skye Thorleifson, Al & Loretta Thorleifson, Dan Sawatsky, Rob & Rosemarie Mauer, Ken & Marlene Kroeker, Winnie McNabb, and Ed & Millie Hildebrand.
Music composed and produced by Donovan Jonk.
Logo designed by Alyssa Etsell.
Starring Robert Zirk, Brandon Vink and Toby Zheng.
Follow us on social media.2019-03-0943 minEchoEpisode 5 - The Crystal WallAthos and Matthew face their greatest challenge yet as they attempt to scale the Crystal Wall. What was once a trial for monsters who had broken their code now becomes their most dangerous obstacle.
Written and directed by Skye Thorleifson.
Executive produced by Skye Thorleifson, Al & Loretta Thorleifson, Dan Sawatsky, Rob & Rosemarie Mauer, Ken & Marlene Kroeker, Winnie McNabb, and Ed & Millie Hildebrand.
Music composed and produced by Donovan Jonk.
Logo designed by Alyssa Etsell.
Starring Robert Zirk and Brandon Vink.
Follow us on social media.2019-03-0226 minEchoEpisode 4 - Hall of MemoriesAs Matthew and Athos recover from the exhausting journey to Ram's home, Athos begins to reveal the history of what made his kind the creatures that they are. Where did they come from? Why are they here?
Written and directed by Skye Thorleifson.
Executive produced by Skye Thorleifson, Al & Loretta Thorleifson, Dan Sawatsky, Rob & Rosemarie Mauer, Ken & Marlene Kroeker, Winnie McNabb, and Ed & Millie Hildebrand.
Music composed and produced by Donovan Jonk.
Logo designed by Alyssa Etsell.
Starring Robert Zirk, Brandon Vink, James Carter, Chuck Fefchak...2019-02-1639 minEchoEpisode 3 - God's RejectAs Matthew and Athos continue their trek through the cave, Matthew indulges his life on the surface: where he learned the stories he tells, how the people of Snowkeep treated him, and what drove them to leave him for dead in such a remote place.
Written and directed by Skye Thorleifson.
Executive produced by Skye Thorleifson, Al & Loretta Thorleifson, Dan Sawatsky, Rob & Rosemarie Mauer, Ken & Marlene Kroeker, Winnie McNabb, and Ed & Millie Hildebrand.
Music composed and produced by Donovan Jonk.
Logo designed by Alyssa Etsell.
Starring...2019-02-0935 minEchoEpisode 2 - AthosThe creature begins to lead the blind Matthew through the cave's vast and dangerous halls. Matthew follows it, but he cannot begin to guess how long the journey will take, let alone if he will make it out of this place in one piece.
Written and directed by Skye Thorleifson.
Executive produced by Skye Thorleifson, Al & Loretta Thorleifson, Dan Sawatsky, Rob & Rosemarie Mauer, Ken & Marlene Kroeker, Winnie McNabb, and Ed & Millie Hildebrand.
Music composed and produced by Donovan Jonk.
Logo designed by Alyssa Etsell.
Starring Robert Z...2019-02-0226 minEchoEpisode 1 - Welcome to the EarthOur story begins. A blind man dragged deep into a cave by three soldiers, left to die in solitude, only to find he may not be alone after all. What lives down there, hidden from the surface world? Can it help him? Will it hurt him?
Written and directed by Skye Thorleifson.
Executive produced by Skye Thorleifson, Al & Loretta Thorleifson, Dan Sawatsky, Rob & Rosemarie Mauer, Ken & Marlene Kroeker, Winnie McNabb, and Ed & Millie Hildebrand.
Music composed and produced by Donovan Jonk.
Logo designed by Alyssa Etsell.
...2019-01-2624 minEchoEcho - TrailerEnter a realm that you cannot see.
Echo - a new audio drama written and directed by Skye Thorleifson.
Episode 1 coming January 25, 2019.2019-01-2501 min