I found sooooo many pictures of Medieval knights in outrageous Liberace costumes I felt inspired to post more of my findings. These might not fly in Narnia, but perhaps in Galma or Archenland? First of all, this getup on the helmet of John I of Luxembourg. It’s a fanciful golden-furred creature that suggests boar, dog, …
This press released for the animated The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe details the involvement of the Episcopal Church in the project. I know I lot of Narnia fans may be yawning at that, but it’s interesting to read because without that involvement, there wouldn’t have been a special in the first place. They …
This illustration, by artist Forrest Burdett, is an art print that mimics a design for a book cover. It includes all the elements but Aslan and Mr. Tumnus, giving the viewer the idea kids defeat the witch, who is glowering on the bottom, on their own. As an artist I like this intentionally naive, folkloric …
Let’s return to Asian publishing for some more unusual editions of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. The left one is from 1969 and published in Hong Kong through a Christian publication company. Clearly the cover artist did not read the book and created a Halloween scenario — with Halloween colors — based on …
I shouldn’t even be posting this one, because it’s AI. But it’s a clear example of how things can get loused up. First of all, that’s not the Narnia we know and love. Second, some locations, like the Shrieking Wood, Corinth and the Oaken Grove, do not exist in the books, nor do the people, …
Here’s two more press releases from the animated special. Both say what’s been said before, with a different slant, bringing in some quotes from C. S. Lewis himself. Other than that I don’t have a lot to say about them.
The press sheets below detail the making of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe animated special from conception to finish. As with the other press material, the special letterhead stationary created for the project was used, but the rest was typewritten.
More educator’s notes / press releases. The first is a character and plot sheet. Not bad in how everything was reduced to its basics. I wonder if AI could write the same thing today? Let’s find out.
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