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Vanessa Cohen  

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Somewhere Beyond the Sea

Journal Entry: Fri May 9, 2008, 1:08 PM
  • Mood: Pain
  • Listening to: Cowboy Bebop OST - Want it Back
  • Reading: Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass, Stephen King
  • Watching: Firefly
  • Playing: Guild Wars: Nightfall
  • Eating: Nothing
  • Drinking: Coffee
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Honestly, I don't know how to feel about a BioShock movie. Not that I hadn't heard rumblings about it for quite some time, but this is a bit more solid. It does have a really strong narrative and a very distinct iconic environment and characters.

But the problem is in the adaptation. Knowing what works in the context of a movie script structure and what doesn't. How do you handle that much of bringing Rapture to life is involved listening to audio diaries? Most of the casts of characters are dead by the time Jack reaches Rapture and only learns about them through the journals left behind. Jack himself only has one line of dialog, and a few scenes with actual living people in front of him. Do you give Jack a voice and personality? Replace the audio journals with actual scenes of the downfall of Rapture?

Like I said, big questions.

I'd like to remain cautiously optimistic because of just how strong the characters and narrative in BioShock is, but I remember back when the Silent Hill movie came out. And well, let's just say that my optimism for that film did not pay off in the long run.

Sorry for the lack of art. I've had to let my arms recover from some really bad pain. It still kind of hurts so everything ground to a halt. I'd really like to get back to it. Comics and art needs to be done.

Now I kind of want to do more BioShock paintings but I just have so much else to do.


Clubs I've Joined:
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Devious Information

  • Current Age: 24
  • Current Residence: New Yorkish
  • Interests: Comics, books, films, videogames, pen & paper RPGs, music, and martial arts.
  • Favourite movie: Shaun of the Dead, MST3K: The Movie, Star Wars OT, Little Shop of Horrors, Spidey 2, more
  • Favourite band or musician: No idea, but I love Muse, Poe, Queen, and Nobuo Uematsu
  • Favourite genre of music: Most any
  • Favourite artist: Terry Moore, Alphonse Mucha, Walt Simonson, Steve McNiven, Karl Moline, Mark Bagley & many more!
  • Favourite poet or writer: Stephen King, Edgar Allen Poe, Joseph Campbell, H.P. Lovecraft, J.K Rowling & more!
  • Favourite style or digital art: None in particular
  • Operating System: Mac OSX
  • MP3 player of choice: Creative Zen, my good friend
  • Shell of choice: The spell from Final Fantasy
  • Wallpaper of choice: My homemade Final Fantasy VIII one
  • Skin of choice: Smooth
  • Favourite game: Final Fantasy VIII, Resident Evil 2, Parasite Eve, Silent Hill (all of them), BioShock & many mo
  • Favourite gaming platform: Xbox360, PS2, Nintendo Wii, and others
  • Favourite cartoon character: Too many to mention, but I do love Batman. Y'know, Kevin Conroy Batman. He's a cartoon.
  • Personal Quote: "Buh?"
  • Tools of the Trade: Pencils, paper, pens, Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS

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*z00tz00t:iconz00tz00t: 10 hours 24 minutes ago
Hehe - just thought I'd share this with you because it reminds me of BioShock :P

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P.S they actually ARE making a BioShock movie :P
~kireikaoruchan:iconkireikaoruchan: May 5, 2008, 11:31:48 PM
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~kireikaoruchan:iconkireikaoruchan: May 5, 2008, 11:30:53 PM
YOU'VE BEEN HUGGED

Spread the DA love around! (you can copy and paste this message on their userpage!)

RULES:
1- You can hug the person who hugged you!
2- You -MUST- hug 6 other people, at least!
3- You should hug them in public! Paste it on their user page!
4- Random hugs are perfectly okay! (and sweet)
5- You should most definitely get started hugging right away!

Send This To All Your Friends, And Me If I Am 1.
If You Get 7 Back You Are Loved!

1-3 you're a bad friend
4-6 you're an ok friend
7-9 you're a good friend
10-& Up you're a great friend

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~PhoenixFuryBane:iconPhoenixFuryBane: May 3, 2008, 7:35:38 PM
Thank you! I'm glad you've enjoyed my work. :)
~bardling:iconbardling: May 1, 2008, 12:27:42 PM
I've enjoyed looking through your gallery! I must say, you have an excellent taste in fandoms and a marvelous sense of humor.
~PhoenixFuryBane:iconPhoenixFuryBane: Apr 22, 2008, 4:15:32 PM
It was really loud and really crowded. I think my ears are still bleeding. :hmm: Unfortunately, I only took two photos the whole day as I didn't really hang out with many people.
*z00tz00t:iconz00tz00t: Apr 21, 2008, 8:11:38 AM
Well? How was NYCC? :D Do you have lots of photos? :P
~PhoenixFuryBane:iconPhoenixFuryBane: Apr 10, 2008, 10:47:13 PM
:rofl: That is the PERFECT way to combine Avatar and BioShock. I love seeing Katara like that. It makes me want to do one of Zuko with Incinerate. :D
*z00tz00t:iconz00tz00t: Apr 10, 2008, 9:28:55 AM
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Interestingly enough, I DID listen to 'Welcome to Rapture' again and again while working on this, but switched to Sander Cohen's Masterpiece during the second half :P.

Hope you like this latest addition to a very tiny Avatar/Bioshock fanart subculture. :noes:
~PhoenixFuryBane:iconPhoenixFuryBane: Mar 4, 2008, 2:59:54 PM
I always do!

...I really ought to change my icon...
~PhoenixFuryBane:iconPhoenixFuryBane: Mar 4, 2008, 2:59:22 PM
Aww, thanks very much! :D
~PhoenixFuryBane:iconPhoenixFuryBane: Mar 4, 2008, 2:59:03 PM
lol Avatar and BioShock are a winning combination.

Thanks! :)
~PhoenixFuryBane:iconPhoenixFuryBane: Mar 4, 2008, 2:58:09 PM
And thank you for doing cool art! :)
~evilfutsin:iconevilfutsin: Mar 4, 2008, 3:24:19 AM Mood: Nervous
Watch out for snakes! :fear:
~theTieDyeCloak:icontheTieDyeCloak: Feb 29, 2008, 8:33:04 PM
No prob! You've got an amazing gallery!
~Youreonawitch:iconYoureonawitch: Feb 28, 2008, 6:35:24 PM
Hey you like avatar and bioshock? I like those things too ......
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you cant see it but im making a motion indicating that we are meant to be :)

I kid, nice art though
=alexds1:iconalexds1: Feb 26, 2008, 2:03:05 PM
Thanks so much for watching me! I really appreciate it :3
~HawkeyeHayes:iconHawkeyeHayes: Feb 18, 2008, 8:30:58 AM
Thank you for the fav!! :)

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~PhoenixFuryBane:iconPhoenixFuryBane: Feb 7, 2008, 12:27:12 AM
Yup, it's me. Glad you like the art! :D
~suyami:iconsuyami: Feb 6, 2008, 8:37:06 PM
It's Ai Lin! (me thinks) VERY nice art.

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*Purple-Twilek:iconPurple-Twilek: Jan 25, 2008, 12:40:00 PM
Thanks for the fave!!!! :icongwomp:

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"Sometimes clouds have two sides, a dark and light. And a silver lining in between. It's like a silver sandwich. So, when life becomes hard, take a bite out of the silver sandwich." - Zuko

Call me Purple, P-T, or Cherry.
~AcherontiaDomus:iconAcherontiaDomus: Jan 16, 2008, 12:55:07 PM
BAH ok, I figured I havent been that active, well, ever, and I just tried to check around into your gallery and say something. But Im having hard time throwing compliments into every picture, I already used my vast list of positive words... Uh, but yeah, I figured it´d be easier to comment here! I´ll just say... "Groovy"

Anyways, really digging the stuff. You and your details to clothes and expressions. =D

Hows the comics and things going on btw? I really havent followed around in the forums lately, nor here. Shame on me.

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~HawkeyeHayes:iconHawkeyeHayes: Jan 4, 2008, 3:36:17 PM
Thank you for the fav!! :D

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"Even in the face of armageddon I shall not compromise in this." - Rorschach
~PhoenixFuryBane:iconPhoenixFuryBane: Dec 21, 2007, 10:51:59 PM
Thanks! I'm glad you like it. :)
*Purple-Twilek:iconPurple-Twilek: Dec 19, 2007, 11:24:45 AM
Nice art, I love it!! I'm going to come back and comment soon, don't worry XD I hate it when people fave everything and don't comment.
Have a good day!! ^^

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"Sometimes clouds have two sides, a dark and light. And a silver lining in between. It's like a silver sandwich. So, when life becomes hard, take a bite out of the silver sandwich." - Zuko

Call me Purple, P-T, or Cherry.