Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drPZLj4VLTA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBqKxMPurIA
Sapkowski asked if he's not sad he's not able to monetise the games and other stuff better:
"I don't bother with any merchandising. I have 4 agreements with CD Projekt and one of them is about merchandising. They have the right to sell it and they don't have to pay me anything. I didn't make the game so I don't have the rights to demand money made from merchandising based on the games. Now, the talk that they have some rights - bull shit. They don't. I have the rights. Thank you, good bye."
To clarify, I think that first he was talking about the rights to merchandising of the games' characters and later about the rights to his own characters.
Some other quotes:
"In truth: the film, as bad it was - I've seen way worse. I've also seen better. But, as bad as it was, it skyrocketed the books' sales."
About Martin's ASOIaF:
"To be honest, I put those books on the side. I thought it was overated - on every new book he recieved rewards. But only when I saw the first episode of GoT I thought 'damn, I have to read it!'".
Now the juicy part, about the games:
"A rumor started spreading, probably started by CDPR, that if it were not for the games, there would never be a translation of my books in the west. Bull-shit. All my translations came out sooner than the games. The games used my popularity, not the other way. That's the truth. Secondly - the game caused some real stench and shit for me, because the foreign publishers started using the games' graphics on my books' covers. They started rejecting the books, they were saying 'it's nothing new, it's game related'. A book written on the basis of the games situation. We have a lot of this kind of stuff in fantasy. Not original. And that's why western fans rejected my books. I had to wage a big war to proof who was first. The games made a lot of mess. I fight it like a lion [a semi-joke]."
Asked if he thinks that it was good for thing for him that the games came out.
"50/50. Surely, let's be honest, there was surely a of group of readers who became a target for my books after playing the games. I admit, there were this kind of people. But if I compare it with the group of people who went away, saying that they won't read books based on the games, then I'm not sure it will be 50/50. But I don't cry, like Harry Harrison [who's apparently saying they destroyed his books with the games], but you have
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Good news for season 3?
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-witcher-showrunner-leaves-fate-series-up-to-andrzej-sapkowski-i-just-dont-feel-the-need-for-us-to-keep-creating-stories.html/
Sapkowski sort of said back in the day that there will be one more book that he will write about Witcher. In a similar manner as Season of Storms, presumably about Geralt's adventures in the past. Not a prequel or a sequel. However, as the statement was made in 2018, the time has passed, but I think it's fair to assume that the book will be written and published someday.
CDPR on the other hand, recently made a statement that development on two main major IPs (The Witcher and Cyberpunk) will start in 2022. It will reportedly be substantial installments in the franchise.
Therefore, aside from obviously not wanting to see Netflix stuff within the game continuity & so on (I think it would be better to minimize the mention of Netflix in this discussion), I would like to know what you wish to see in the future game as well as the canonical novel. We should note that CDPR claimed Witcher 3 to be the finale of Geralt's adventures - that his story has come to an end. So, we only could speculate who will be the protagonist of the future game. Ciri of course is the first one that comes to mind. Or maybe there will be a mostly unexplored setting with never before seen characters and possibly cameos of the old ones (to maintain a continuity). As Witcher has pretty rich and interesting lore, it would definitely be interesting to explore it. CDPR also assured that they will be mainly sticking to single-player story-driven RPGs. Possibly the only thing we could be assured about currently
Anyone know the specifics of what camera, lenses, and filmstock were used for Zulawski's "On The Silver Globe" (1988)?
According to IMDB, the film stock was ORWOCHROM, but I can't seem to find anything associated with this film stock except 35mm still photography rolls. Nothing on motion picture.
All the websites that I know of which usually have tech specs for films never have anything for Zulawski's films...so if someone on here has more information, PLEASE EDUCATE ME!
Been curious for a while
