Richelle Mead answers the top 13 questions sent by fans! The 30 minute chat with @VAOfficialMovie, run by The Weinstein Company, gives lots of info and insight into the development of the film! Q: Were the movie actors and set close to what you imagined when you were writing Vampire Academy? A: Yes! The actors were amazing match for what was in my head, and sets actually surpassed what I imagined. Beautiful. Q: What do you think is the most important part in making a book to movie adaptation successful? A: Most important is getting to the heart of what the author intended, both with characters and story. Make no mistake: changes must happen. But... If you've got the key parts of the plot and really nail the characters' personalities (which they have), you're in great shape. Q: How does it feel to have your characters come to life? Did you ever see this happening? A: It's amazing! I wish I could've watched every day of filming. Seeing the actors portray my characters reminded me of why I (and readers) love them. Authors hope this happens, but no one can ever count on it. Q: Are you nervous/excited to see your brainchild on the big screen? A: Excited. Everything they've done on the film is so excellent that I'm not worried. It's going to be great. Q: What scene are you looking forward to seeing the most on screen? A: My old answer was the ending. But after seeing a few clips while visiting the set, I can say now I'm most excited to see Rose and Dimitri's first meeting. It blew my mind. It'll blow yours. (Read more of the Q&A underneath!)
"Really must do a proper blog post soon as I have so much to talk about! In the meantime, here's a quick ninja-snap that producer Don Murphy mailed me from the other day on location with the Vampire Academy film. (@OfficialVampireAcademyMovie) So sweet of him. Me and Lucy Fry (Official) (the film's wonderful Lissa) having a quick chat between takes. They all worked so hard all day!"
I had the honor of meeting the author of the Vampire Academy series Richelle Mead yesterday and decided to post pics and share my story cause well IT'S RICHELLE MEAD. Even wore my Little Dhampir shirt :3