Sherlock Holmes and the Stolen Emerald is a silent, steampunk short film, showing the world’s only consulting detective in a very different light!
It was crowdfunded on IndieGoGo in 2012 and filmed at St. Bart’s in early 2013.
It will be released online later this summer; more information about the project and the geeks team that made it can be found at stolenemerald.com
Pretty sure I should order this for 221B Con.
(Or you can order it here, if you have the skrilla.)
SOMEBODY needs to order it, though, for real.
(via Seen and Overheard at a Sherlock Holmes Charity Ball – Flavorwire)
“The Internet is for porn and for Jeremy Brett.”
“Well, Holmes isn’t all about cheekbones.”
“He’s a lot about cheekbones.”
“And mystery.”“Shit just got real, Sherlock.”
…and other hilarious things we missed at the Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet Charity Ball, hosted by the Baker Street Babes, during the annual NYC Baker Street Irregulars Weekend.
We will have a stupid amount of photos and write-ups for you after the BSI Weekend is officially over tomorrow, but for now, enjoy this. Because, yes.
Halloween costume, Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler.
I think we were the best couple there.
Cuteness overload.
Yes.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Stolen Emerald is a silent short film, featuring the greatest detective in the world as you have never seen him! The director, Céline Terranova, wanted to tell a story with an unusual Sherlock and a wide range of characters. Made as a homage to the silent films of the early 20th century, it will include extraordinary costumes in the steampunk style.
We have set our goal to $10.000. It will cover the art department costs (all hand-made steampunk costumes for 10 actors + extras, makeup and hair dressing), the rent of the location, the camera department costs and the expenses of the crew.
If by any chance we raise more than this goal, then we will invest it all in the art department to have even more amazing sets and costumes!
Cast:
Canelle Hoppé - The Wife
Edward Daw - Sherlock Holmes
David Forde - Dr Watson
Darryl Neville - The Dandy
Tom Bonington - The Austere Man
Angus Chisholm - The Oriental Man
Helen Wilkes - The Maid
Adolfo Espina - The Butler
Crew:
Writer, Producer, Director - Céline Terranova
Co-writer - Mériadec Perrin
Production Designer - Philip Higgs
Makeup Artist - Jamey-Leigh Weber
Director of Photography - Daniel Mckenzie-Cossou
First Assistant Director - Zoé Cuvillier
Production Assistant - Ryan Hogan
Production Assistant, Second Assistant Director - Miranda Bentley
Behind the Scenes Director - Alan Colegrave
We completely understand if you cannot contribute financially. But what you can do is help us spread the word! Please, share it on Facebook, Twitter, forums, fan sites, any network! The more people we touch, the more we can raise!
- Visit our website: www.celineterranova.com/Sherlock
- Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sherlock-Holmes-and-the-Stolen-Emerald/444649565579923
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StolenEmerald
- Our send us an email: stolenemerald@gmail.com
Remember Steampunk Holmes? Remember the awesome motorbike Holmes & Watson have, The Widowmak’r (use to be called The Black Widow)?
From Steampunk Holmes website…
The Widowmak’r uses a two cylinder (or compound) engine for quick acceleration and power and a steam turbine as a second stage for sustained speed and long distances. Like most steam powered vehicles and devices, it is powered by Moriarty H202 (Hydrogen Peroxide) steam generators which use a catalyst to cause the H202 to boil rather than a boiler to produce power. The formula of the catalyst is a secret of Moriarty Chemical, which is the exclusive producer and seller of the material.
The Widowmak’r was designed and built by Sherlock Holmes; its engines come from military stock vehicles produced for the British military by Moriarty Motors. The Widowmak’r is most probably the fastest land vehicle of its time.
The Gatling gun, also military stock produced by The Gatling Co., fires 300 rounds per minute. Instead of being driven by a hand crank, as was common, the eight barrels turn and fire using the kick-back for the previous round (aka Recoil-Operated). The ammunition is a smaller caliber .303 Lee-Metford bullet of lead encased (jacketed) in copper to improve accuracy (lead tends to warp its shape when fired, distorting accuracy).
Well now you can own it. For realz. The Widowmak’r, by Mikky Solifague of Solifague Design, is Sherlock Holmes wicked steampunk ride and it can be yours to own. Working in partnership with Putsch Racing of Dublin, Ohio they will be offering this incredible chopper for sale in 2012. The Widowmak’r motorcycle will be beautiful, powerful, and street legal.
From Putsch Racing…
Having gained International success with the exposure of the Turbine Bat Car, and becoming one of the premier fantasy builders, Putsch Racing is proud to anounce we have been selected to build this signature vehicle. Based on the character Steampunk Holmes that was developed by author Richard Monson-Haefel. Holmes’ bike is the epitome of the steampunk movement in design. The bike was designed by Mikky Solifague of Solifague Designs in Moscow, Russia. The lines, materials, and aestetic approach are far outside of those of the standard TV built, ‘Chopper’ arena for custom bikes, and is a perfect match for Putsch Racing. This should prove to be a great collaboration.
Putsch Racing will be building these on an order only basis, and plans to have them legal for the US roads.
See more info regarding the character, author, and designer at http://theclevermonkey.blogspot.com/
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You can listen to our interview with the Steampunk Holmes team [HERE] or below!
You can follow Steampunk Holmes at @SteamHolmes
Likewise, you can follow Noble Beast Motors at @NobleBeastMotor
Remember Steampunk Holmes? Remember the awesome motorbike Holmes & Watson have, The Widowmak’r (use to be called The Black Widow)?
From Steampunk Holmes website…
The Widowmak’r uses a two cylinder (or compound) engine for quick acceleration and power and a steam turbine as a second stage for sustained speed and long distances. Like most steam powered vehicles and devices, it is powered by Moriarty H202 (Hydrogen Peroxide) steam generators which use a catalyst to cause the H202 to boil rather than a boiler to produce power. The formula of the catalyst is a secret of Moriarty Chemical, which is the exclusive producer and seller of the material.
The Widowmak’r was designed and built by Sherlock Holmes; its engines come from military stock vehicles produced for the British military by Moriarty Motors. The Widowmak’r is most probably the fastest land vehicle of its time.
The Gatling gun, also military stock produced by The Gatling Co., fires 300 rounds per minute. Instead of being driven by a hand crank, as was common, the eight barrels turn and fire using the kick-back for the previous round (aka Recoil-Operated). The ammunition is a smaller caliber .303 Lee-Metford bullet of lead encased (jacketed) in copper to improve accuracy (lead tends to warp its shape when fired, distorting accuracy).
Well now you can own it. For realz. The Widowmak’r, by Mikky Solifague of Solifague Design, is Sherlock Holmes wicked steampunk ride and it can be yours to own. Working in partnership with Putsch Racing of Dublin, Ohio they will be offering this incredible chopper for sale in 2012. The Widowmak’r motorcycle will be beautiful, powerful, and street legal.
From Putsch Racing…
Having gained International success with the exposure of the Turbine Bat Car, and becoming one of the premier fantasy builders, Putsch Racing is proud to anounce we have been selected to build this signature vehicle. Based on the character Steampunk Holmes that was developed by author Richard Monson-Haefel. Holmes’ bike is the epitome of the steampunk movement in design. The bike was designed by Mikky Solifague of Solifague Designs in Moscow, Russia. The lines, materials, and aestetic approach are far outside of those of the standard TV built, ‘Chopper’ arena for custom bikes, and is a perfect match for Putsch Racing. This should prove to be a great collaboration.
Putsch Racing will be building these on an order only basis, and plans to have them legal for the US roads.
See more info regarding the character, author, and designer at http://theclevermonkey.blogspot.com/
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You can listen to our interview with the Steampunk Holmes team [HERE] or below!
You can follow Steampunk Holmes at @SteamHolmes
Likewise, you can follow Noble Beast Motors at @NobleBeastMotor
Not sure if you ladies have seen this? http://www.steampunkholmes.com/
It’s a re-imagining of Holmes and steam punk. The ebook is interactive and there is even a kickstarter project to make Holmes’ motorbike a reality. The widowmak’r.
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Curly here!: Yes, we have! In fact we originally sorta partnered with Steampunk Holmes with their original kickstarter to get the project fully funded, and we interviewed those behind the creations on Episode 25: Steampunk Holmes.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STEAMPUNK HOLMES TEAM!
Thanks to all the lovely donations, the Steampunk Holmes project has been fully funded on Kickstarter.
But it’s not too late to donate! There are still some lovely prizes to be had and your money would be icing on the cake for the project.
Click on the pictures for HQ. Trust me. They’re mad pretty.
“I have been shot at, stabbed, and seen my own arm torn from my body upon the hostile battlefields of India and Afghanistan, and yet none of those terrors compare in my estimation with that of driving through London with Holmes at the helm.”
Steampunk Holmes is a mashup of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, characters, and stories from other 19th century works set in an alternative Steampunk universe. In the Steampunk Holmes Universe, a new, more compact and powerful steam engine has been invented, which powers everything from motorcycles to airships; computers, called Babbage Engines, are pervasive and critical to the information architecture of Victorian England; and the telegraph has evolved into a world wide network connecting Babbage Engines and people.The series starts in the year 1885, when Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are called in by Sherlock’s sister, Mycroft Holmes, to help find the stolen plans of a very advanced submarine, the Nautilus, recovered from the watery grave of the most notorious terrorist of the British Empire, Captain Nemo. Who stole the plans and what will they do with them? This is a job for the world’s greatest Amateur Detective and his trusty bionic sidekick.
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Listen [HERE]
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Babes Jenn, Lyndsay, and Amy have a chat with three of the people behind the Steampunk Holmes project. Producer Richard Monson-Haefel, author P.C. Martin, and artist Daniel Cortes talk about how the idea of mashing Sherlock Holmes and steampunk together came to life. Holmes rides a steampunk motorcycle with sidecar! Watson has a bionic arm! Mycroft is a female! How cool is that?!?
The Steampunk Holmes project is authorized by the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate and is a labor of love for these three. Currently, they are in need of your help. Steampunk Holmes has launched a Kickstarter Campaign to help raise funds to complete their interative iPad application of Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus. Everyone who donates gets some amazing gifts for helping. You can donate here.
As a special thank you to our listeners, the Steampunk Holmes creators are offering a FREE download of the e-pub version of Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus. To claim the free download, go to Smashwords, choose your preferred format of the e-book, and enter the code UN78D when you check out. It’s as simple as that!
Trust us. You won’t be disappointed.
