Your Hair Wants Cutting or Edwardian Obession with Hair
"Your hair wants cutting", this is the fist thing the mad hatter says to Alice when they first meet at the famous mad teaparty. Why?
Why would a mad hatter tell a proper young lady that her hair wanted cutting? According to Downton Abby,Edwardian ladies of society never cut their hair. The ladies hair was her crowning glory and long uncut hair was the ideal of femine beatuy(sorry Fontaine) .
Mad Hatter seems to not only live by his own rules but challenge the rules that 'polite' society was ruled by. He dosen't formally introduce himself and refueses to engage in polite conversation. "Say what you mean, and not what you say", seems to be the motto of the Wonderland teaparty. It might not be the most mannered but at least its honest.
I used this theme throughout Brillig, having the Hatter constantly challenge Alice's way of thinking. 'Polite' society in Hatter's eyes is just the opposite, following rules that make as little sense as a door mouse asleep in a teapot.
Why would a mad hatter tell a proper young lady that her hair wanted cutting? According to Downton Abby,Edwardian ladies of society never cut their hair. The ladies hair was her crowning glory and long uncut hair was the ideal of femine beatuy(sorry Fontaine) .
Mad Hatter seems to not only live by his own rules but challenge the rules that 'polite' society was ruled by. He dosen't formally introduce himself and refueses to engage in polite conversation. "Say what you mean, and not what you say", seems to be the motto of the Wonderland teaparty. It might not be the most mannered but at least its honest.
I used this theme throughout Brillig, having the Hatter constantly challenge Alice's way of thinking. 'Polite' society in Hatter's eyes is just the opposite, following rules that make as little sense as a door mouse asleep in a teapot.
Brillig
(derived from the verb bryl or to broil)
According to Lewis Carroll it is defined as tea time, or the time when one starts broiling things for dinner. He also defines it as the close of the afternoon.
The web series Brillig is based on Alice's adult life. It is one chapter ending while waiting for another to begin. It is those moments between the endings and the beginnings that one can find whole other worlds . Worlds that have existed and merely waited for your attention. Those moments can be filled wtih fear and anxiety as to what comes next or what could happen,or they can be filled with wonder and discovery. Either way an adventure surely awaits....so sit back , have a cup of tea and prepare for Brillig.
(derived from the verb bryl or to broil)
According to Lewis Carroll it is defined as tea time, or the time when one starts broiling things for dinner. He also defines it as the close of the afternoon.
The web series Brillig is based on Alice's adult life. It is one chapter ending while waiting for another to begin. It is those moments between the endings and the beginnings that one can find whole other worlds . Worlds that have existed and merely waited for your attention. Those moments can be filled wtih fear and anxiety as to what comes next or what could happen,or they can be filled with wonder and discovery. Either way an adventure surely awaits....so sit back , have a cup of tea and prepare for Brillig.
Lord Wilson Dudley here. I say, the characters inhabiting Alice's menagerie are beyond belief. I do love the girl and wish for nothing more but to bring her back into society and provide a decent life for her and her son. But she makes it awfully difficult to for me to bring her the fruits of wealth and position. This friend of hers, Hatta, is an odd creature and I do believe he has some kind of nefarious hold on her. I must of course protect the Dudley name and unless she agrees to free herself from unworthy associates, I may have to deny her my name and household.
Hi, this is Ian Wittler the Elemental (or waif, whatever you prefer). I helped my mother this week with the Brillig trailer. It took us about fifteen minutes to get through a text box. "No, I want that color. No, wait, I want that one. Wait... I really don't like that font." It was severely frustrating, but in the end, we uploaded it and it's gotten an okay amount of views (like 30 something) and, well, yeah. I have a Youtube account as well, and it's not viewed very much. Can you check it out, and maybe subscribe as well? It would really help. Here is the link.
http://www.youtube.com/user/IndigoGameTime?feature=plcp
There you are. Go watch me make a fool of myself playing video games.
Also, I have a channel about my life (if anyone cares):
http://www.youtube.com/user/Indigosworld?feature=plcp
So, yeah. Have a nice day, I guess. Peace out, fellow humans.
http://www.youtube.com/user/IndigoGameTime?feature=plcp
There you are. Go watch me make a fool of myself playing video games.
Also, I have a channel about my life (if anyone cares):
http://www.youtube.com/user/Indigosworld?feature=plcp
So, yeah. Have a nice day, I guess. Peace out, fellow humans.
Doing What You Are Told
One of the many lessons I have learned so far during the filming of this series is that, like Mrs. Cray, I have had to learn not to listen to my training and go with instinct instead, both during filming and elsewhere.
For example, when driving to Salem from southeastern MA, I was following the directions from my GPS and it was taking forever. Route 107 through the North Shore is an endless tangle and the full commute was often three plus hours, round trip. And the whole time I was thinking to myself, "I swear this would be easier coming in from the west".
Well finally, on the third trip up, I pulled out a map and went with my instincts. Sure enough, the very same journey was something like twenty minutes shorter, and without the bothersome stop and go. I still ended up parking too far away because the address I was looking for was on a street that was cut in half by an ill-placed city, but that is another tale entirely.
So trust the little voice, no matter how quiet. You will be amazed at the places it will take you....
~ The Hatter ~
For example, when driving to Salem from southeastern MA, I was following the directions from my GPS and it was taking forever. Route 107 through the North Shore is an endless tangle and the full commute was often three plus hours, round trip. And the whole time I was thinking to myself, "I swear this would be easier coming in from the west".
Well finally, on the third trip up, I pulled out a map and went with my instincts. Sure enough, the very same journey was something like twenty minutes shorter, and without the bothersome stop and go. I still ended up parking too far away because the address I was looking for was on a street that was cut in half by an ill-placed city, but that is another tale entirely.
So trust the little voice, no matter how quiet. You will be amazed at the places it will take you....
~ The Hatter ~