Aga J. Drenda

Book Reviews Editor @fananimresearch, Dr Fantasy, academic writer, reviewer and editor.

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

Check out my latest @fananimresearch review of @TheWheelOfTime where I discuss world-building, music and VFX of magic!

[Fantasy/Animation @fananimresearch]

New blog post! @fananimresearch is back for 2022 with @aaj_d's review of the @PrimeVideo series @TheWheelOfTime, including its accomplishments in worldbuilding, @Lornebalfe's folk instrument soundscape, and the VFX spectacle of its televisual fantasy!

https://t.co/H093PHKvZI

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

Good grief, I see a donkey!

[Adam VirFossæ @AdamVirFossae]

Am I the only one seeing a seal??

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

I’ve missed the conference so please be so kind and share the happy book news again. I feel very uninformed!

[Dr. Jeana Jorgensen @foxyfolklorist]

It was so wonderful seeing everyone at #ICFA43 & thanks to all for putting up with my nonstop talking/posting about my book, I swear I will be more chill about it next year, but since this was my 1st book I was full of hype!!!

[Fantasy/Animation @fananimresearch]

Myth, magic, and technology take to the skies in the latest episode of the @fananimresearch podcast, where @chrisholliday7 and @freudisfunny are joined by special guest Professor Brian Attebery to talk about @JP_GHIBLI's 2004 fantasy Howl's Moving Castle!
https://t.co/pkfQsQTKad

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

Such an informative yet fun ride!
Especially the part on lighting villains, soft objects vs sharp objects, and using light in tandem with director’s wishes to accentuate performances of the animated characters.
I have been illuminated!

[Fantasy/Animation @fananimresearch]

@chrisholliday7 and @freudisfunny are delighted to be joined by @michaeltanzillo for this discussion of @blueskystudios' Rio (2011), which explores its colourful Brazilian locale and how sophisticated digital lighting can function as a storytelling device!
https://t.co/DRgACxuXJO

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

Off to a brilliant start!
I enjoyed it tremendously, especially the tidbit on the industrialised process of cell animation in 1940/50s!

[Dr Christopher Holliday @chrisholliday7]

And we’re off...!

[Dr Christopher Holliday @chrisholliday7]

And we’re off...!

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

@TheAgentPhil Where do I get this beauty?!

[Dr Christopher Holliday @chrisholliday7]

It’s like we’ve never been away...

@fananimresearch returns after the festive break with this review of @TheWheelOfTime from our very own @aaj_d. A great way to kick off the new year, and stay tuned for more glorious content throughout 2022!

[Fantasy/Animation @fananimresearch]

New blog post! @fananimresearch is back for 2022 with @aaj_d's review of the @PrimeVideo series @TheWheelOfTime, including its accomplishments in worldbuilding, @Lornebalfe's folk instrument soundscape, and the VFX spectacle of its televisual fantasy!

https://t.co/H093PHKvZI

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

@mockduckstudios @TWPuppetryFest @Royal_Shopper Bring all your kids, big and small🤩

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

@fananimresearch It's now available on Prime video. Have you managed to see it?

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

@freudisfunny @fananimresearch Congratulations!!!

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

My local cinema is open.
I’ve popped in today.
No #TheGreenKnight yet.
How long will it be ney to The Green Knight in UK?

[The Green Knight @TheGreenKnight]

Boldest of blood. Wildest of heart. Watch the new trailer for David Lowery’s #TheGreenKnight, starring Dev Patel.⁣
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Only in theaters July 30 ⚔️

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

@In_Vico_Veritas Take a deep breath... and relax.

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

Please and thank you.

[Fantasy/Animation @fananimresearch]

Dear David,

We'd like to see your movie please. Can we have a UK release date?

Best wishes,

Fantasy/Animation

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

This is encouraging, as I want to see this in the cinema.
And so my watch continues and my patience strains...
@dunemovie
# Dune

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[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

See how Sabrina Bessalem's (@kingsfilm) discusses Chihiro's transparency in the fantasy world and its connotations in the physical world, while pondering San's assertiveness and her capacity for violence.

[Fantasy/Animation @fananimresearch]

New blog post! This week, Sabrina Bessalem (@kingsfilm) writes about gender identification in @JP_GHIBLI's Princess Mononoke (1997) and Spirited Away (2001), looking at their respective images of feminine strength and maturation central to the shōjo.

https://t.co/bYCAxZvAmz

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

@CineFeline @fananimresearch Huzza!

[Aga J. Drenda @aaj_d]

@CineFeline Do PM me a link or some publishing data: we'd love to be first to review it!