I hope you has a wonderful Easter. This weekend I celebrated with a long time friend of mine who was officially received into the Catholic Church. Like myself he was raised Baptist and generally moves in Protestant circles, though recently we have formed relationships with some like-minded Catholics. The schisms between Christian churches has long fascinated me, especially as I… (more…)
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Author Archives: Andrew Wahlquist
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About Andrew Wahlquist
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Filmmaker, multimedia producer, and Chesterton enthusiast based in Southern California
Anachronistic Language: Irritated vs Pissed
When I first started adapting The Man Who Was Thursday it was in 2002, and my original notion was that the story was “ripe” for updating into a contemporary settings, especially since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the world was wondering the same question: Why does God allow things to randomly blow up? Plus, I could recast the “anarchist” into our… (more…)
Additions to the Family
I’m not much for making blog excuses, so I often opt for silence rather than reveal that there isn’t a lot of news to report. Where have I been since October? Well, on November 7th my 2nd baby boy was born– which triggered a long-standing agreement between my wife and I that I would set aside the project for the… (more…)
Finished Principle Recording
Not too long ago we had our final “official” recording session, with most all of our anarchist council present for the occasion. We finished the duel with the Marquis, followed by the madcap chase through the French countryside and the confrontation on th pier. We had a lot of fun and moved very quickly. I’ve been extremely pleased with the… (more…)
Fearing the Marquis de St. Eustache
By now if you’ve been following the project, you may have noticed that the part of the French Marquis is played by a woman– the inimitable Lisa Wolpe. Among many things, Lisa is the artistic director of the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company, and has made her mark locally by playing some of Shakespeare’s most powerful men as if she were… (more…)
The Man Who Was Sunday
Over the last two recording sessions I’ve had the opportunity to record separately with two extremely fine actors involved in the show, however, both presented a unique recording challenge. Peter Macon is a powerful actor who has been garnering attention recently up in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Last year he played Macbeth in a powerful rendition, and the year before… (more…)
The Great Unconscious Gravity of a Girl
There I saw Rosamond, Gregory’s sister with the goldred hair, cutting lilac before breakfast, laughing with the great unconscious gravity of a girl. Rosamond is mentioned twice in The Man Who Was Thursday book. Once, right after Gabriel’s first debate with Lucien Gregory “the real anarchist” as he’s known. She catches his eye, and later asks him his advice on… (more…)
Narration Complete
Yesterday we had our sixth recording session, the forth session of only narration, performed by Jacob Sidney as Gabriel. All together it took about ten hours to get through itl. The average takes for each line was three, with many coming at two, and a few coming in at eight. One of the most enjoyable parts of the book is… (more…)
Scriptshadow Book Review
Scriptshadow.com’s Matt Bird recently included The Man Who Was Thursday as one of six books that have yet to have a movie made (or have one in serious development). The book is cool, what can I say? There probably is a head-trippy contemporary version that could make a smash at the box office. In fact I tried to write one… (more…)
Recording Begins
This is the humble beginnings of a long journey of recordings. We’re borrowing a quiet classroom at our local church, doctoring it up with a little sound absorption to dampen reflections, and giving ourselves room to move around. In this scene Lucien Gregory introduces Gabriel to the underground lair of the London anarchists movement. We’re using a Zoom 4-track recorder,… (more…)