Tokyo Tales

FRANKENSTEIN – LETTERS

kibishipaul — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:37:38 +0000

The second in a series of short animated movies with attached learning materials to provide an introduction to the classic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. This movie is based on the Letters from Captain Walton section that provides the introduction to the story. It covers a core curriculum need in literature classes to evaluate content presented in diverse media formats including visually and aurally. This product is an engaging way of reaching this standard.

The link below will take you to a PDF comic version of a part of the Letters section of the book.

Walton Letters Comic

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THE ENDURANCE

kibishipaul — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:46:02 +0000

Second in the Pocket History series. The incredible survival story of Ernest Shackleton and his 27 crew stranded on the Antarctic ice for 2 years after the crushing of their ship, Endurance. This video is based on journals from the expedition written at the time of the abandonment of the vessel, and takes the form of four diary entries outlining life in the Antarctic and being set adrift on the ice. It is intended for education purposes and is meant to supplement the reading of a book about the heroic adventure.

The link below will take you to a PDF comic version of the Endurance movie.

Endurance Comic

I have recently started selling lessons and materials connected with my videos on the website TeachersPayTeachers. The lesson for this consists of a listening quiz, vocabulary exercise, reading and writing extension materials and a graphic comic. If you are interested in this lesson as an ESL or Social Studies resource, please view my store by clicking on the link below.

FRANKENSTEIN – INTRODUCTION

kibishipaul — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:20:25 +0000

A new series I am creating for students of ESL and or literature, introducing classic stories in a short machinima movie. They will mostly consist of key scenes from the book put into movie form and will occasionally introduce the author and the process which leads to the creation of the story.

This first one is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and contains the story of the genesis of the book and one key scene from the movie. In this case the scene of the Monsters awakening.

The link below will take you to a PDF comic version of the Monster’s Awakening scene from the movie.

Frankenstein

GUY FAWKES AND BONFIRE NIGHT

kibishipaul — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:13:23 +0000

It’s November 5th and the night is full of fire and explosions, but no problems. This is the annual British event called ‘Bonfire Night’. So what’s the story behind the pyrotechnics? Well, we have to go back to the time of King James 1 in the 17th Century to find out.

JEKYLL AND HYDE (part 5)

kibishipaul — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:49:54 +0000

This follows on soon after Hyde plunges into the Thames and the police end their search for the body. Life returns to normal for Utterson and Dr Jekyll……….or does it?

JEKYLL AND HYDE PHOTO STORY

kibishipaul — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:57:25 +0000

Taking a while to complete part 5 of Jekyll and Hyde so I took some time off to play around with some old images from earlier episodes. This is a mini photo story made on Koinup. Please click on the image or link to see the story ; )

FALL…..BOUNCE…..BOOOOOM!

kibishipaul — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:21:10 +0000

A one minute action short. Played around with this action scene I’ve had on my computer for a while. Started off with an idea that didn’t go anywhere, a bit like the guy in this movie ; )

DANSE MACABRE

kibishipaul — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:25:19 +0000

The inspiration for this comes from various sources, but there is a song from the ‘Death and the Maiden’ quartet by Franz Schubert I found particularly useful.

The Maiden:

Oh! leave me! Prithee, leave me! thou grisly man of bone!
For life is sweet, is pleasant.
Go! leave me now alone!
Go! leave me now alone!

Death:

Give me thy hand, oh! maiden fair to see,
For I’m a friend, hath ne’er distress’d thee.
Take courage now, and very soon
Within mine arms shalt softly rest thee!”

A Jury Nomination at the Machinima Expo 2011

Screened at FILE 2012 in Sao Paulo.

JEKYLL AND HYDE (part 4)

kibishipaul — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:10:40 +0000

At the end of the last episode, John Utterson together with Inspector Newcombe and his police sergeant find a hidden corridor down to a horrifying basement room. The continuation of the story has Hyde chased around the seedier parts of London until …… well, why don’t you watch the movie and find out

NOWHERE

kibishipaul — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:10:58 +0000

The muse’s lair of golden dreams,
is barred to mortal man it seems.
By a long and awful winding stair,
that leads at last to nowhere.

This has been sitting on my computer for ages. I started playing around with it when Moviestorms gizmo thingy came out. Since then I’ve tweaked and turned and added to it, but I don’t seem to have the inspiration to make it into a full blown movie…., hence the poem

This movie received the honor of a great review on the Moviestorm News Blog.