So here we are...I'm starting the very first blog for my new production company Starveling Productions. I've had the idea and intention of creating Starveling for quite a long time and it is only in the last few months that the stars aligned and I got a sudden burst of inspiration and energy to put all of the pieces together. In fact I created the logo for Starveling nearly two years ago, and had the name in mind since college. All things happen in due time I guess, and so I find myself here writing.
The name Starveling is a reference to the character Robin Starveling in Shakespear's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Starveling is a Tailor and a member of the rude mechanicals who decide to perform the play Pyramus & Thisbe to entertain King Theseus and Hippolyta on their wedding night. He plays the part of moonshine, which is where the moon image in the logo is derived. I developed an affinity for "A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Robin Starveling when I played the role in my University's production of the play. It was a great time for me and left an impression that has carried on to today.
That play is for me magical, comical, and at the same time speaks to universal truths of humanity and love. That is probably why I am so fond of it, and are characteristics that I hope all of the projects of Starveling Productions will contain to some degree or another. The first project of Starveling Productions is "Warm Fuzzy" a short about suburban teen Josh and his best friend Fuzzy, an inanimate novelty toy. I'll blog later about the specifics, or you can check out the synopsis on the projects page of the Starveling website, but the film definitely has a whimsy and fantastical element to it reminiscent of "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
This is the official blog for Starveling Productions
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