Odette has been designed to give a classic, flattering fit on all body types, making it a versatile wardrobe staple that you will return to again and again. Delicate eyelets have been included at the cuff, giving an extra touch of elegance. Charts and written instructions are provided for the lace pattern. Odette is a seamless sweater which is knit in one piece, from the top down and in the round. Increases are worked effortlessly into the pattern to give a timeless, romantic elegance, reminiscent of the prima ballerinas who have captivated audiences with their portrayal of the beautiful Odette. The deceptively simple lace pattern echoes the delicate feathers of the enchanted swan maiden Odette, dancing on the shores of Swan Lake long into the night. It is to the grace and beauty of prima ballerinas past and present that I have returned once again in designing the Odette Sweater. It was just a question of waiting from 2007 to 2015 - when I got the rights - for television to catch up, and to suggest that that might be the case.When I designed my very first knitting pattern, I took my inspiration from my lifelong love of the ballet. I have always felt that The Golden Compass was very suitable to television adaptation. So therefore I felt quite confident about it. I think that they're too big, they're too detailed, there was too much stuff left on the floor, and the plot had to be sort of generalized and you couldn't go into all the complexity and all the twists and turns. It was impossible to make a good film out of these novels.
You are right that we certainly do have our own kinds of pressure, but the film wasn't one of them. On whether she feels pressure to succeed where the 2007 feature film adaptation failed I think the complexity of the piece, I think the provocation of idea and theme and topic of the piece all feels quintessentially HBO. And I think that's what's suggested to me that actually this could play out on HBO. So you can understand the novels as a fantastic rollercoaster adventure ride - or you can take it down a level and see that it's actually a story about a 13-year-old girl who literally goes through puberty during the course of the trilogy, which I certainly haven't seen before. There are different levels of understanding that we have translated to the screen. Philip Pullman always says about the novels that he has written adult novels that children should and could read. I would not categorize His Dark Materials as young adult novels. It's all about text and performance, and a really good story with something to say."īizarre Soulmates: The Magic of 'His Dark Materials' July 5, 2006 "No matter whether or not you're doing a contemporary piece, or whether or not you're doing a big fantasy like His Dark Materials. "It's about staying true to the story that you're telling," she says. His Dark Materials might be her most ambitious project yet, and it required a deft hand to bring such a complex drama to life. She learned the art of dramatic production, and 34 years later she's one of the most prolific television producers around, responsible for rebooting Doctor Who and making hit dramas like The Night Of and Succession. But she also didn't answer the phones for long.
Tranter never did speak with the famous American playwright. "They were working with Arthur Miller at the time," she remembers, "and I thought, 'Oh my god, if I'm the secretary in radio drama I might get to pick up the phone to Arthur Miller.' So I took that job instead."
But then another offer popped up - secretary in the radio drama department at the BBC. Back in 1985, she was about to take a job with the Royal Shakespeare Company. In yet another alternate universe, Tranter never ended up in show business at all. No matter whether or not you're doing a contemporary piece, or whether or not you're doing a big fantasy like 'His Dark Materials.' It's all about text and performance, and a really good story with something to say.