The navidson record is a deconstruction fic about an unfinished novel zampano wrote. This page is the official facebook page for the band the navidson record. The navidson record now stands as part of this countrys cultural experience and yet in spite of the fact that hundreds of thousands of people have seen it, the film. Exploring labyrinths and voids in house of leaves religion. Jan 30, 2011 yes, its strange, but stranger still is the fact that the navidson record, which is the name of the film released about the house, appears to us as an academic piece of film criticism, written by a blind man, about a film that doesnt actually exist. He notes the unusual condition of zampanos apartment, such as being completely black and lined with measuring tape as if to always check on. Yes, its strange, but stranger still is the fact that the navidson record, which is the name of the film released about the house, appears to us as an academic piece of film criticism, written by a blind man, about a film that doesnt actually exist. Danielewski that has been described under multiple genre. Johnny tells us about zampano and his obsession with a documentary film called the navidson record, the subject of the manuscript. The film, the navidson record, is a documentary made by will navidson, a photojournalist who has forsaken war zones in order to repair his. Apr 24, 2014 the story is constructed around a fictional documentary the navidson record by will navidson a character partially based on kevin carter and the consequences of his pulitzer winning photo of a hooded vulture and a starving toddler. Is the navidson record supposed to be real in house of leaves. Maybe even if its just a few hi 8 clips or something, and not the whole film.
A love story framed within a house of horror house of. Navidson record, is a scholarly critique of a film of the same title made by a pulitzer prizewinning photojournalist named will navidson. Ironically the void that the reader must face is similar to truants, in that the void is truant. Truant, who is clearly intelligent and cultured, probes deeper into notating the navidson recordand into insomniauntil the navidson record consumes his mind horrifically, the same way the film in the novel consumed the author of the navidson record, the same way the house in the novel consumed part of the family. It would be an exceptional achievement worthy of every upvote in the known universe if somebody could create a copy of the navidson record as described in the novel house of leaves. He wants definitive proof of whether or not what he is reading is real or just the ramblings of a mad man. Navidson, along with his brother tom and some colleagues, feel compelled to explore, photograph, and videotape the houses seemingly endless series of passages, eventually driving various characters to insanity, murder, and death. Truants abyss is the navidson record book while the readers abyss is house of leaves. Its putative subject is the film the navidson record, produced by the worldfamous photographer will navidson after he, his partner karen green, and their two children, chad and daisy, occupy the house of ashtree lane in a move intended to strengthen their strained relationships and knit end page 779 them closer as a family. The navidson record now stands as part of this countrys cultural experience and yet, in spite of the fact that hundreds of thousands of people have seen it, the film continues to remain an enigma. Had the blair witch project been a book instead of a film, and had it been written by, say, nabokov at his most playful, revised by stephen king at his most cerebral, and typeset by the futurist editors of blast at their most avantgarde, the result might have been something like house of leaves.
The main thing i got from house of leaves is that the navidson record sounds like it would be a pretty good film and i wish it existed instead of this book. Zampanos found text, the navidson record, itself begins questioning the authenticity of a cult film called, also, the navidson record which is, essentially, about a house that is larger inside than it is outside. House of leaves is that the navidson record sounds like it would be a pretty good film and i wish it existed instead of this. I figured it was relevent enough since the navidson record tnr is a documentary. Bbc radio drama recordings recovered from the house of. Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. Navidson films the outside of the house to show where the hallway should be but clearly is not. The navidson record, a documentary film that deals with the aforementioned house and the family that inhabits, the story of zampano, a writer who, upon his death, leaves behind the manuscript of an academic and critical study of the navidson record, and. House of leaves tells a visual story because the subject concerns a documentary that no one has ever seen. In the navidson record and one of zampanos miscellaneous poems. It begins with a segment of film called the five and a half minute hallway, which documents. Yeah, i think the book was designed as a metafictional construct to make the readers act of. When its called a hoax of exceptional quality, the statement can just as easily refer to zampanos writing. House of leaves is a psychological novel by mark z.
Danielewski, published in march 2000 by pantheon books. Every layer of reality within the book is entirely up for debate as to whether or not it actually. The film, the navidson record, is a documentary made by will navidson, a photojournalist who has. Johnny found the remnants of the novel the navidson record. Sadly lost dozens of ratings and comments when old profile was deleted. For instance, the police are insistent that holloway is probably in some dark closet space. The book recounts zampanos analysis of the film, interspersed with. Will navidson, a character who is a pulitzerprize winning photojournalist, and his partner, karen green, a former model, move into the house on ash tree lane in virginia with their children, chad and daisy. And not just title drop but self drop johnny runs into a band the realworld books authors sisters on his search for the house which has read the version of house of leaves originally released online, including footnotes and edits by johnny and the editors. A stint in the army early in his life leads him to a very successful career as a photographer, primarily in wartorn parts of the world. Through reading the manuscript, we learn about the events of the film, the navidson record.
Will navidson has been filming a scene the one where hes drinking. There is a film withina film withinthebook in which reallife celebrities like harold bloom, camille paglia and stephen king comment on the navidson record while trying to hit on its directors wifean section that, while hilarious and wellexecuted, is also insanely selfindulgent and seems, at least at first, to add little to the novel. Im sure there is some other meaning to this, but i think its just there to further extend the sense of realism of the navidson record. Apr 21, 2019 truant must also face a lacuna or void, but as with the labyrinth his is mental rather than physical. As described in the manuscript, the film documents the navidson. And not just title drop but self drop johnny runs into a band the realworld books authors sisters on his search for the house which has read house of leaves, including footnotes and edits by johnny and the editors. The navidson record is title of both the film about which zampano is writing but also the title of his writing.
The story is constructed around a fictional documentary the navidson record by will navidson a character partially based on kevin carter and the consequences of his pulitzer winning photo of a hooded vulture and a starving toddler. Zampanos manuscript, entitled the navidson record, is a scholarly critique of a film of the same title made by a pulitzer prizewinning. The book recounts zampanos analysis of the film, interspersed with numerous foot notes from zampano, truant and an editor. The navidson house over on ash tree lane has taken another victim. Style, structure, and the endless snarls of words of house. Perhaps i could get him to go on the record and talk about how this script. Is the navidson record supposed to be real in house of leaves or. Style, structure, and the endless snarls of words of. The navidson record details a film selfshot documentary from will navidson, in which he and his family move to a house filled with spacial deformities. In zampanos apartment, truant discovers a manuscript written by zampano that turns out to be an academic study of a documentary film called the navidson record, though truant says he can find no evidence that the film or its subjects ever existed. Truant, who is clearly intelligent and cultured, probes deeper into notating the navidson recordand into insomniauntil the navidson record consumes his mind horrifically, the same way the film in the novel consumed the author of the navidson record, the same way.
A tattoo artist named johnny truant discovers the manuscript for an academic study on a documentary film called the navidson record, about a. The navidson record now stands as part of this countrys cultural experience and yet, in spite of the fact that hundreds of thousands of people have seen it, the film continues to remain an. To some extent, that is meant to be up to you to determine. The navidson record, the five and a half minute hallway youtube. House of leaves is the debut novel by american author mark z. In the beginning, they discover a short hallway between their childrens room and the parents bedroom thats not in the floorplan. What he has discovered is house of leaves, a dense critical treatise on the navidson record, a much writtenabout film in which pulitzer prize. Ugh, just got back from seeing it with a few friends. The context of this is that frankenstein has just moved away from his friends and family to peruse further education. Some insist it must be true, others believe it is a trick on a par with the orson welles radio romp the war of the worlds. I even asked my sister about it and she doesnt know anything about the of leaves and she also thinks she heard of it.
It is constantly made out to sound as if it were a giant hoax. Its about johnny truant, a tattoo shop apprentice who finds the disheveled remains of a complex manuscript one night. It is the educated folks who shed the most doubt on this story. Danielewski filmed in 4 hours as part of a class project at nyu. For truant the void is the film for which the navidson record is based off of. The whole thing had a real blaire witch knockoff kind of feel to it. Sep 12, 2015 when will navidson finds a new door in his house, he has no idea of the horror that lurks behind it. Danielewski this is my interpretation of the first part of the navidson record the five and a half minute hallway category.
Ultimately, will releases what has been recorded and edited as the navidson record. Taken from the documentary framed by the book house of leaves by mark z. House of leaves by mark z danielewski books the guardian. The navidson record, a documentary that may or may not exist about a family that may or may not exist living in a house that may or may notyou get the idea that is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. Navidson recordreal movie perhaps she had to watch a student film from her audiovideo community college class. But as i was reading through it, i had the thought that instead, someone could try to recreate the documentary of the navidson record as a standalone, the film that the book centers on. Id recommend seeing the transformers movie next week and just skipping this. Okay, imagine that this family is moving into a new house to jumpstart their lives together.
Before anyone misunderstands me, no, i do not think that the house of leaves experience can or should be put into film. Jul 03, 2019 to some extent, that is meant to be up to you to determine. The plot follows two young video hustlers named, oddly for germans, rico and banana, one of whom accepts a challenge to set the worlds record for nonstop television watching. Navidson moves, with his wife and two children, to a new home.
But as i was reading through it, i had the thought that instead, someone could try to recreate the documentary of the navidson record as a standalone, the film. Is the navidson record supposed to be real in house of. Whether it is a fictional film or not, i just want to know because its so. A love story framed within a house of horror house of leaves by mark z. This is my first major flash project just look at my last game i posted, i know its crap. Yeah, i think the book was designed as a metafictional construct to make the readers act of reading part of the narrative. It was about some haunted house or something and this really big hallway. Does anyone have the timeskillsinterest to try and tackle this feat.
Now that ive got that out of the way, those of you who have no intention of reading the book, of have already read the book, this is my attempt at making a game out of the navidson record. But the stuff surrounding the recounting of the film is rather tiresome. The novel that youre reading is that manuscript, the navidson record, published complete with footnotes by zampano, its absent editor. Will navidsons a worldrenowned photojournalist with lingering family issues, karen green is a former model with selfesteem. Nov 17, 2000 the navidson record now stands as part of this countrys cultural experience and yet in spite of the fact that hundreds of thousands of people have seen it, the film continues to remain an enigma. When will navidson finds a new door in his house, he has no idea of the horror that lurks behind it. Navidson recordreal movie the company you are talking about is called the talmor zedactur depository. Will is the central character in the navidson record subplot of the novel. Jul 09, 2005 i honestly dont know how such a bad film could have so much written about it. A short film, a teaser of sorts, the five and a half minute hallway, was made from the original full. Danielewski is about a book written by zampano, and later edited by johnny truant, about a video documentary called the navidson record by pulitzer prize winning.