Comments on Life, Love, & Lies: After Effects

This was fantastic! Very natural and very well pac...

2010-03-12T13:24:56.797-05:00

This was fantastic! Very natural and very well paced. A wonderful read!

I really enjoyed learning more of Blake, he really is a fantastic character and I'm glad you let us a little bit into his past...
so he was not always a womanizer... I wonder what happened to his girlfriend.... I'm thinking that maybe she got killed by the same murderer on the last scene?

That crime scene was also terrific... everything looks so natural!

I feel so sorry for G-man! I wonder if Sienna would ever find out he loves her...
Ha! she only got $350 and she is already thinking about spending it on shoes!! She will never change! Good luck, hopefully she will find something to do!

Poor Bianka...hopefully she will find the answers to all her questions soon.
Her interaction with Rider is very real, lol... she reminded me of someone.... a friend and her brother, lol always fighting about something.

Lovely shots, and I LOVED the writing in this one, it all worked so perfect, and it moved so smoothly from one scene to the other! It really was a fantastic chapter!
Great job!!!

ps... I was thinking, Eden's husband should be interrogated about the crime!!!

Mao don't worry about keeping up. You read it...

2010-02-28T09:44:19.477-05:00

Mao don't worry about keeping up. You read it and you like it so I'm happy. I'm glad that the visuals and poses worked I was really going for very natural interactions especially w/ Gunther and Sienna. And no he is not going to bullshit her but his soft spot for her makes following through on the tough love difficult sometimes.

Blake is a big bundle of regret and fear and guilt and since I left that hole wide open for a while (since episode 1) I had to start filling it in. He's known love and loss and doesn't know how to deal with either now.

Bianca and Rider are quite comical. He's been around so long they fight like siblings. He has been a slacker but he is trying to get it together.

That crime scene was a beast to light up (way too dark) I had to keep putting floor lights at everyone's feet. But I'm glad you thought it was good.

This was great! I'm with Beth, the visuals we...

2010-02-26T23:55:17.409-05:00

This was great! I'm with Beth, the visuals were great. I didn't see poses or anything of the sort, just natural environments and people in them. The pacing was also great. I loved learning more about Blake, getting some explanation behind his otherwise shallow exterior. Very interesting knowledge...

I'm glad Sienna has someone she can run to that won't bullshit her. It's a shame she can't see that he's definitely harboring something a bit more than friendship, though. Maybe it's a good thing for him... she doesn't seem very reliable in the end. I'm intrigued about how this going to go.

And I love Bianca! Her dealings with Rider are quite humorous. She's calling it like she sees it, though. He's still in high school?! He might not be dumb, but he really needs to figure his shit out before he becomes one of those deadbeat types.

Hitting on her friends, too, sheesh. Some babysitter. ;)

Loved the lighting at the crime scene--very eerie. It definitely added to the scene quite a bit!

Sorry I'm so behind. This month has sucked for keeping up!

Hey Sinclair. Yes Rider is a super senior and it&...

2010-02-06T23:35:00.657-05:00

Hey Sinclair. Yes Rider is a super senior and it's worse because he's not dumb, just bit of a screw up. He is bordering on being a dirty old man hitting on Bianca's friends. And she is a little spitfire. I love the dynamic between the two of them; very old married couple.

Sienna is not the sharpest tool in the shed if you know what I mean. I think there might be a small part of her that suspects that Gunther is in love with her but she is in no way trying to examine it. And yes, he is her only real friend so, subconsciously, she may not want to mess that up. Hmmm, never thought of it that way actually....

See that's why I love your comments, thank you.

Thanks Beth! Oh that damn plate in her lap what a ...

2010-02-06T23:30:24.596-05:00

Thanks Beth! Oh that damn plate in her lap what a challenge I'll say but it's what I saw in my head so I had do. For the first time this turned out just like I saw it in my head.

Blake is like a wounded bird trying to find the courage to fly again. He sees himself falling for Issy but just can't give into it yet. He's running scared for now anyway.

Sienna is touring Gunther by being so close physically yet so far emotionally. He's really gone over her; way beyond help. Having her in his house might give him the chance he's wanted all along.

Bianca's getting closer to the truth, but I feel bad for her because she's all alone in this. She doesn't have anyone she can confide in at all.

The last scene is my favorite. I've been planning it for a while. I wanted it very CSI; dark and ominous. I also wanted to show a different side of Reese. He's a good guy but he takes his work seriously. And he is very protective of those he loves. Issy seems to be one of those people but we'll see how deep that goes.

Thank you again for the compliments; you know I need the encouragement.

Ooo Rider. You cute bum. I'm curious to know w...

2010-02-06T21:14:52.891-05:00

Ooo Rider. You cute bum. I'm curious to know why he thinks he can pick up high school girls when he's a 20 year old senior..no one likes a super senior. Not cute no matter how attractive you are.

I lovee how clueless Sienna is. That poor boy has probably been in love with her for years and she's never noticed. Or been smart and decided not to let their relationship go there. He's probably one of the only real friends she has.

I definetly feel like Bianca is quicky becoming my favorite though. I like her. Her witty comebacks won me over lol.

This is so beautiful visually, I am smitten. I am...

2010-02-06T19:12:44.410-05:00

This is so beautiful visually, I am smitten. I am speechless. The clarity, the composition, the incredible and totally natural poses - I can't even imagine what it took to create this. My god the scene with Sienna and the plat on her lap is gorgeous!!

I don't want to skip past Blake, because my heart is breaking for him. The description of him touching the picture of Skye, I could feel it, the change in texture from paper clutter to the glass. Wonderful detail!

Miss Sienna...now is she taking Gunther for a ride or what? Got to get her some new shoes before she even thinks about looking for a job. Poor guy. He's so crazy about that spoiled brat.

I feel for Bianca. The exchange with Rider was so real LOL! And the way she casually walks into her father's room to check on his room gave me the creeps. I love the city beyond that pool, and the angles you capture, and the color. Just beautiful.

which moved smoothly and shockingly into the last scene. Wow. Sure wasn't expecting that. The contrast between both the shots and the description (two slits carved into the sides of her face that were weeping blood - stunning) used here and the lush, almost dreamy atmosphere in the beginning of this chapter is wonderful!

Absolutely perfect!!