"I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none"
Always was a fan of the play Macbeth (even if it is a 'Shakespearian' play). So an idea for making a short animation has been churning in my head for over a year now. So (on and off) iive been putting together storyboards and animatics, reworking the idea twice (serves me right for not meshing out a script first).
What got me about Macbeth when I came across it in my studies in Ja. it wasnt like the others..it was the first 'tragedy' I came across, and when you surpass the language barrier, it becomes a gruesome tale of ambition and the callous pursuit of greatness. Yes, I am a Scarface fan.
Red Man, the title of the animation I'm doing really came about after watching a documentary of Scotland and reading about the true King Macbeth. What became apparent was:
- Scotland has always been a country that has desparately tried to ferment their independence from foreign king and rule, battling corruption from tyrannous home bred kings and traitors to France and England.
- King Macbeth, by all appearances was an ok king. No witches, no scandals. None.
So obviously Shakespearian Macbeth is just English propaganda, xenophobia and Anglophilia all molded into one.
So my film will be a twist on the Shakespearian play, but remaining within the play's paradigm. It focuses on Macbeth's last hours and gives an alternative interpretation of why he committed regicide and took the throne. Patriotic, crimson defiance all around.
Plus I always believed Macbeth's greatest flaw was never being overly-ambitious, but being
superstitious. I got through fully animating two scenes and it looks cool. I'll get some screen shots up here soon.
Sum up,
Words to live by:
"There 's daggers in men's smiles".
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