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2016 90-Second Newbery
The Miraculous Journey and Frog and Toad Hitman will both be screened at the 90-Second Newbery in San Francisco!
From San Francisco, CA
Judges’ Remarks: This is possibly one of the most stylish and intriguing 90-Second Newberys I’ve received. I love how you tied together Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era, Dead End In Norvelt, and even your previous My Side of the Mountain video in an Edward Tulane-like journey of the box. Formally inventive and daring, pushing the boundaries of what can be done with a 90-Second Newbery, so refreshing! Just as before, beautifully shot and beautifully edited. The camera kept on the move and the kinetic pace never bogged down. The music choice was propulsive and inspired. There were so many moments of pure style, like when you freeze-framed the scene to indicate Dead End in Norvelt, or the sly reference to Edward Tulane when melting down the chocolate bunny to make poison chocolate for the Dead End in Norvelt scene, or the match cut from the kitchen to outdoors when the FBI agent is taking the box out (and I like the FBI agent’s stoic sunglassed demeanor). The rewinding reference to last year’s entry of My Side of the Mountain was ingenious–and it’s fascinating to see how much you’ve changed in just one year. An adventurous, experimental, exhilarating entry!
http://90secondnewbery.com/post/156452093711/rascal-a-memoir-of-a-better-era-dead-end-in
Adapted by Felix (2016)
From San Francisco, CA
Judges’ Remarks: What a brilliant twist on the gentle Frog and Toad stories: Toad isn’t a bumbling, sweetly foolish amphibian who is friends with a frog, but rather a cold-hearted urban murderer-for-hire who is apparently friends with nobody! And instead of Toad crossing off from his list innocent items like “eat breakfast” or “take walk,” it’s a list of plants he must shoot! It was hilarious how the low stakes of targets (a flower, bush, and tree) ironically undercut the intense action-movie style of the movie. You hit all the tropes lovingly and expertly: The Tarantino-esque slo-mo walk down the street in a suit and sunglasses, the CGI bullets hurtling out of the gun accompanied by throbbing sound effects, the commitment to telling the story through lots of tight closeup insert shots: buttoning a button, cocking a gun, a shoe stepping on grass. And of course “I guess you just got bushwhacked” is a pretty amazing 1980s-style action movie line, and delivered in a perfect deadpan. Nice post-credits sequence, too–I wonder where his next job is–I hope it’s not to whack poor Frog! This was an triumph.
http://90secondnewbery.com/post/156452171266/frog-and-toad-together-by-arnold-lobel-1973
Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era, Dead End in Norvelt, My Side of the Mountain, and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Various Authors
Adapted by Felix and Taytum (2016)From San Francisco, CA
Judges’ Remarks: This is possibly one of the most stylish and intriguing 90-Second Newberys I’ve received. I love how you tied together Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era, Dead End In Norvelt, and even your previous My Side of the Mountain video in an Edward Tulane-like journey of the box. Formally inventive and daring, pushing the boundaries of what can be done with a 90-Second Newbery, so refreshing! Just as before, beautifully shot and beautifully edited. The camera kept on the move and the kinetic pace never bogged down. The music choice was propulsive and inspired. There were so many moments of pure style, like when you freeze-framed the scene to indicate Dead End in Norvelt, or the sly reference to Edward Tulane when melting down the chocolate bunny to make poison chocolate for the Dead End in Norvelt scene, or the match cut from the kitchen to outdoors when the FBI agent is taking the box out (and I like the FBI agent’s stoic sunglassed demeanor). The rewinding reference to last year’s entry of My Side of the Mountain was ingenious–and it’s fascinating to see how much you’ve changed in just one year. An adventurous, experimental, exhilarating entry!
http://90secondnewbery.com/post/156452093711/rascal-a-memoir-of-a-better-era-dead-end-in
Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel
1973 Newbery Honor BookAdapted by Felix (2016)
From San Francisco, CA
Judges’ Remarks: What a brilliant twist on the gentle Frog and Toad stories: Toad isn’t a bumbling, sweetly foolish amphibian who is friends with a frog, but rather a cold-hearted urban murderer-for-hire who is apparently friends with nobody! And instead of Toad crossing off from his list innocent items like “eat breakfast” or “take walk,” it’s a list of plants he must shoot! It was hilarious how the low stakes of targets (a flower, bush, and tree) ironically undercut the intense action-movie style of the movie. You hit all the tropes lovingly and expertly: The Tarantino-esque slo-mo walk down the street in a suit and sunglasses, the CGI bullets hurtling out of the gun accompanied by throbbing sound effects, the commitment to telling the story through lots of tight closeup insert shots: buttoning a button, cocking a gun, a shoe stepping on grass. And of course “I guess you just got bushwhacked” is a pretty amazing 1980s-style action movie line, and delivered in a perfect deadpan. Nice post-credits sequence, too–I wonder where his next job is–I hope it’s not to whack poor Frog! This was an triumph.
http://90secondnewbery.com/post/156452171266/frog-and-toad-together-by-arnold-lobel-1973
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