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Tag Archives: Edgar Allan Poe
FROM BHUTAN WITH JOY for P&P
Short Film – Actor – Soundtrack Druk International Film Festival honors “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“ As far as I know, the Druk International Film Festival is the only film festival from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. … Continue reading
P&P’s STARDUST BEST ACTOR AWARD
Stardust Films and Screenplay Festival gave me the Best Actor Award for my performance in my short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“ UPDATE 6/5 CUCKOO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ALSO HONORS “THE … Continue reading
P&P KING’S CROSS AWARD
HI Danny, I am pleased to inform you that “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” was voted Best Horror Short in our May Competition. It has also been nominated for Best Horror Short in our main awards ceremony … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
Tagged 2022, Awards, Ben Etchells, best, Edgar Allan Poe, film, horror, King's Cross, May, musicabre, musical, short, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum
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Pit and Pendulum Image Tease
This is my favorite screenshot of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation. I like its visual composition. I like the emotion that radiates from it. I like the mystery that … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope
Tagged adaptation, bald, Edgar Allan Poe, evocative, feelings, musicabre, musical, mystery, photography, screenshot, short film, spoiler, The Pit and the Pendulum, thoughts, trio, triplets
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P&P – Day 4 (& 5) – On the Rack
I already shared the above picture in a previous blog post about the colors of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, my short film adaptation of the classic Edgar Allan Poe short story. You probably guessed then (and … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia
Tagged adaptation, Assistant Director, Charlotte Purser, continuity, Director of Photography, Edgar Allan Poe, Han Jang Houston, Inquisition, Jason Chua, Jennifer Liu, Keisuke Nojima, Mariana Soares da Silva, monitor, musicabre, musical, on set, Pendulum, Production Design, rack, Sami Eddy, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum
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P&P – Day 4 – The Pit Beckons
I stared into the abyss, and the abyss stared back That is a paraphrase of a famous quote from Nietzsche, but doesn’t it read like something Poe might have written? Actually I hear this line in the voice of Werner … Continue reading
TELL-TALE HEARTBEATS
In all this time writing about my first short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” I have kept one crucial secret: how are the famous tell-tale heartbeats rendered in this version? It must be … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Musicabilia
Tagged adaptation, cello, Edgar Allan Poe, heart, heartbeat, horror, murder, musicabre, musical, narrator, nervous, short film, short story, The Tell-Tale Heart, very dreadfully nervous
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P&P – Day 3 – Adventures with a Porta-Jib
While watching the trailer for “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my musical short film adaptation of the classic Edgar Allan Poe story, you will see me as the protagonist in a dark space, viewed from above. While … Continue reading
TELL-TALE MURDER IN RUSSIAN
Tell-Tale Subtitles #3 Welcome to the third and (so far) final installment of Tell-Tale Subtitles, where I share screenshots of my first short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” with subtitles added. The first … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged Award, cello, Covid 19, Cyrillic alphabet, Edgar Allan Poe, heartbeat, horror, Moscow, murder, musicabre, musical, Russian, Russian International Horror Film Festival, subtitles, The Tell-Tale Heart, travel restrictions
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Pit and Pendulum TRAILER
Hot off the editing bay: The Trailer for “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”! “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my second short film musical adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe classic (say that clause three … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia, Notes in the News
Tagged adaptation, classic, Covid, Edgar Allan Poe, horror, musicabre, musical, P&P, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart, trailer, YouTube
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Pit & Pendulum Posters
Introducing the poster design for “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“: and its alternate / sibling poster: You probably noticed some imagery from the film that is being introduced for the first time on my blog’s discussions about … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Notes in the News
Tagged design, Edgar Allan Poe, imagery, macabre, musicabre, poster, short film, The Pit and the Pendulum
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P&P – Day 2 – The Destruction of the Cello
That’s a beautiful cello, don’t you think? A little worn at the edges perhaps, but to the composer who plays it, a poor fellow who lives in a garret in 17th century Spain, this instrument is his most prized possession, … Continue reading
P&P – Day 2 – The Merchant’s House
In “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, my second short film musical adaptation of a classic gothic tale by Edgar Allan Poe, the protagonist is seen working at his desk in a garret apartment, while soldiers of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Musicabilia, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged 19th Century, camera, East Village, Edgar Allan Poe, Film Festival, film set, film shoot, garret, go-pro, location scout, Merchant's House, museum, musicabre, New York City, staircase, The Pit and the Pendulum, Theater for the New City, townhouse
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TELL-TALE SUBTITLES 2 – Spanish
It’s time for another episode of Fun with Tell-Tale Subtitles! The first time I shared screenshots of my musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” with Portuguese subtitles. Today Spanish gets its turn. These screenshots are … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged cabeza, Edgar Allan Poe, horror, murder, musicabre, musical, poco a poco, puerta, screenshot, short film, Spanish, subtitles, The Tell-Tale Heart
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FREE TELL-TALE HALLOWEEN SCREENING
FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING OF “THE TELL-TALE HEART – A MUSICABRE” HALLOWEEN NIGHT IN MANHATTAN’S EAST VILLAGE My first Edgar Allan Poe musical short film adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” will screen for free as part of the Theater … Continue reading