Cinematic Toys

“I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.” Edgar Allan Poe

Welcome to Cinematic Toys – Lights, Camera, Action Figures. My name is Thorsten, I am a writer as well as a composer and photographer. In the past I have written reviews, features and columns focused on interactive entertainment for various computer tech and gaming magazines, newspapers, websites and Teletext services. I’ve also had the pleasure of working as a German editor on games such as Fatal Frame (Project Zero), IL-2 Sturmovik and Microsoft’s original Rise of Nations. Musically I am focused on cinematic electronica. I’ve published a CD in 2006 titled “Infiltrator – A Musicnovel“, a soundtrack for an imaginary Sci Fi thriller and am currently working on a follow-up.

And then there is my photography. I’ve been taking pictures as long as I can think. I am always on the hunt for images that trigger stories in my mind. Just as much as my music is very soundtrack like so is my photography usually cinematic in nature. I am an avid movie fan and in recent years have taken to collecting all sorts of movie based action figures and toys in an effort to photograph them so that I can then write my own stories. In a sense it is my way of creating some form of cinematography. Eventually the term Cinematic Toys formed in my head and the idea for this blog was born.

I’ve been contemplating for quite a long time to publish my various short stories, new and old. I originally wanted to present them all on this site (formerly called Fabula:Brevis) but ultimately decided against it since much of what I write is rather dear to me and I’d like to save it for traditional publishing. But my toy related photography and stories are more of a past time passion as well as an exercise in honing my story-crafting skills. I am sharing them, as well as the occasional related musings, for all to read, discuss, comment on as well as participate in.

If you take cinematic style toy/collectibles photos I’d like to hear from you, be it to exchange ideas, links or even feature your photographs on this site, with or without accompanying stories.

Note: All pictures are made available under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Creative Commons license, you are free to use them in your own posts accordingly. However, no post shall be republished or printed without my written consent; quotes are certainly permitted.

Disclaimer: I am stating the obvious when remarking that all short stories posted on this site are considered fan-fiction. All entities used are the trademarks of their respective owners. I am neither employed nor affiliated with any such entity owners. I am considering this site a portfolio of my photographic work as well as a showcase of similar work by other photographers.