Today we have the 3rd episode in The History of Spirituality Series "The Story of the Davenports." The 3rd episode takes an overview of the life of the controversial Davenport brothers and their part in the early spiritualist movement. Adapted from the book "The History of Spiritualism" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. |
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As the founder of this website, whenever I do an interview in print/radio/podcast that is Sherlockian related (or sometimes not) I tend to get asked about who the best Sherlock Holmes actor is. Well, of course I have my favourite, but that is not to say that all others should be disregarded. So, in today's video I talk about my top 5 Sherlock Holmes actors of all time.
Don't forget to comment and let me know your top 5! Today we have the 2nd episode of The History of Spirituality. Emma Hardinge Britten is widely considered a founding mother of Spirituality. The 2nd episode takes an overview of her life and how this came to be. Adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's book "The History of Spiritualism" "Today we have a brand new essay from Howard Ostrom "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson Tour Spain, or Two Knights-errant to the Rescue" which takes a look at the extensive history of Spanish Sherlock Holmes productions throughout the years.
Today we have the pilot episode of a brand new docu-drama adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's History of Spiritualism book. The History of Spirituality is a web series profiling the history of some of the biggest components in the early days of The Spirituality movement. Emanuel Swedenborg is widely considered a founding father of Spirituality. The pilot episode takes an overview of his life and how this came to be. Exciting news for fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's work. This month will see the release of a pilot episode for a brand new docu-drama web series adapted from one of his books. Be sure to tune in again soon to find out more!
Following the recent remastered versions release of The Mary Morstan Mysteries I sat down with Lexi Wolfe to find out what she has been up to in this time. How has been seeing the recent remastered first series of The Mary Morstan Mysteries? It's been so lovely as well to see Mary again, and remember where I first really started to learn my onscreen craft which I can't thank you enough for! It has been nearly 3 years since you finished filming on MMM. What have you been up to in this time? Not so long after MMM wrapped, I did my very first one woman show. I haven't really looked back. Since then, I've performed in everything from manor houses to cafes to fully-fledged theatres with my one woman shows, but am also still very much into my screen and voiceover work. For example, I spent about a year being the voice for the Laundrapp commercials, and my very first short film, Learning To Talk, won multiple awards and nominations - basically, I became an award-winning actress and writer over the past few years! Have there been any lingering characteristics that you have found yourself doing or saying left over from your time as Mary? In all seriousness, a little, yes! Mary is very headstrong and can be quite serious when it comes to getting her man, which I've always loved about her, and that is rather my default. I've managed to keep the fake moustaches at bay, but Mary's quite a bold character, and I like to think that a little of her rubbed off on me accidentally... Cake? Splendid! Does it please you to know that you still hold the record for most times playing Mary Morstan/Watson in history? It really does! It's a lovely record to hold, and anyone who asks or talks to me about it always say they were fond of her and my interpretation thereof, so I'm actually rather proud. I shall try not to be too upset when someone doubtless eventually comes along to knock me off my perch. What about the future? What have you got going on at the moment? I have several scripts I'm taking to Santa Monica for the American Film Festival. I'm so pleased to be in a position where people are talking about my work and wanting to work with me, so this is the next step to getting an agent, hooking up with production companies and taking it to the next level. I'd love to be able to say I got a lot of people in the industry some work at some point, or gave them a boost into it, so that's the aim of this work: female-driven, powerful dramas that are both touching and funny. This is why getting over there is so important to me.... Thank you for your time Lexi! Lexi is currently raising funds to assist her with her American film conquest quest. If you would like to support her you can via her GOFUNDME Page right here.
When did the company start and what was the inspiration behind the idea?
iClassics was founded in 2014, but our first application (iPoe collection vol.1) was conceived two years earlier, when we were still a creative agency. At that time, we had just released an application called “Alice for iPad” which included Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", with vintage illustrations by John Tenniel. The idea fascinated us, but we thought that we had not taken full advantage of the possibilities of the device. We decided to do a test and after doing a lot of research as well as work, we released the first volume dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe. iPoe collection was very well received and was awarded with the Publishing Innovation Award for the best fiction application. From there we planned to refound the company and thus iClassics was born. How many people do you have on your team and how long, on average, does it take to create a book? The process of creating an app is quite labour-intensive; from the choice of story, script, and illustration until completion, the process may take about 5 months. To carry it out we have several external illustrators and a team of musicians that compose the BSO. Internally, we have three animators/designers, two programmers and three more people working on marketing and communication. At the moment, you are creating works from the likes such as Dickens, Doyle, H.P Lovecraft, and Poe. Are there any plans to add more authors to the roster in the future? And if so who? We want to cover the maximum number of literary authors, but when adapting the works to this immersive reading format we find the - basically economic - limitation that we can’t adapt long novels, and we have focused on authors who stand out for their short stories. But in the future, we would love to adapt texts by Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Franz Kafka, ton ame a few. At the moment we are working on the second volume of iLovecraft, and next we have already illustrated a Conan story, the cimmerian hero created by Robert E. Howard. Out of the current authors you do have, who is your personal favourite? We like all the authors we've done so far, but we certainly have a special place in our hearts for Edgar Allan Poe. Are you finding that this is appealing to people who have read the books years ago and are looking for a new way to experience the tales, or those that have perhaps never read the stories before in any fashion? Or is it a mix of both? It is a mixture of both. We receive reviews and emails from people who barely read and thank us for this format, because it makes the experience much more attractive. We also receive many messages from literature teachers in particular, thanking us for our work, because the iClassics Collection makes their work much easier. But we also receive many messages from Poe, Lovecraft or Wilde aficionados, who have read their stories countless times and who love to revisit them under this interactive format. Lots of the authors you do have wrote very Macabre tales. What would you say the creepiest tale you have is? True, horror stories are our weakness, and they also work very well in this format. It's hard to decide which is the creepiest story, but if I have to keep one, I would say "The Hound" by H.P.Lovecraft. And I think the most terrifying is the one we're working on right now, another story from the genius of Providence: "The Color Out of Space". Thank you very much for your time David! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can visit the iclassic website here and view the video overview I did here. Today we have a brand new Diogenes Documentary. "Dr. Doyle - An Author and An Actor." Believe it or not, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had a small but prominent silent screen career between the years 1914-1925. The Diogenes Documentaries Team explores further. This is the 2nd Documentary that has been adapted from the essay Silent Doyle by Howard Ostrom. You can watch the first documentary that explores Doyle's non-Holmes work in the silent screen here. |
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