Boy with a purple crayon
Harold and the Purple Crayon (TV Series 2001–2002)
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Harold 's a inquisitive 4 year old, and with his purple crayon, he has the power to create a world of his own - just by drawing it. Harold wants to go for a walk in the moonlight, but there'... Read allHarold 's a inquisitive 4 year old, and with his purple crayon, he has the power to create a world of his own - just by drawing it.
Harold wants to go for a walk in the moonlight, but there's no moon, so he draws one. He has nowhere to walk, so he draws a path. Harold has many ad... Read allHarold 's a inquisitive 4 year old, and with his purple crayon, he has the power to create a world of his own - just by drawing it. Harold wants to go for a walk in the moonlight, but there's no moon, so he draws one. He has nowhere to walk, so he draws a path. Harold has many adventures as he goes in search of his room.
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- Creators
- Carin Greenberg(developed for television by)
- Jeff Kline(developed for television by)
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- Sharon Stone
- Connor Matheus
- James Sie
- Creators
- Carin Greenberg(developed for television by)
- Jeff Kline(developed for television by)
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- Sharon Stone
- Connor Matheus
- James Sie
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- 1 win & 2 nominations
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- Jeff Kline(developed for television by)
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A miniseries filled with the charm and whimsy of childhood
Many people have seen the classic "Harold and the Purple Crayon" short from 1959, distributed by Weston Woods and narrated by Norman Rose. It's nothing particularly outstanding for its time, but being based off the timeless book by Crockett Johnson, it does have its merits. Most notably is the film's minimalist style of outlining Harold's purple drawings on a plain white background with Harold being the only moving element of the film. However, there is one adaptation of Harold that I believe took Crockett Johnson's book to the next level, and far surpasses the simplistic charm of Weston Woods' short.
In the "Harold" miniseries created by HBO Family, Harold's world isn't limited to a single white plane with purple as its only color source (save Harold's blue pajamas).
His crayon dimension practically dances across the screen, with vibrant colors, highly imaginative scenery, and musical numbers by Van Dyke Parks that allow for semi-surrealist sequences that are truly a treat to the senses without ever becoming overwhelming or cluttered. Admittedly, allowing every purple-lined object to be in full-color and have freedom of movement is a big departure from the books, but it all works beautifully, and helps to engage even the youngest viewers into the story.
What should be emphasized is that this series is meant for the youngest viewers. Each bedtime adventure alternates between long stretches of exploration, calming but engaging narration by Sharon Stone, and the aforementioned songs by Van Dyke Parks, each with plenty for children to see and interact with in their minds. Yet, it should also be emphasized that this show never panders to its parent audience. What impresses me about what HBO did with this miniseries, more than anything, is that they created an innocent and gentle atmosphere that appeals to the child in everyone.
There is a soft touch within "Harold", a tender, caring embrace that permeates the very being of each episode like a mother's kiss goodnight. There was obviously a lot of care into making Harold's adventures fun and endearing.
At this point in the review, it has become clear that there are multiple adventures, not just the classic journey, that Harold takes the viewer on. The first episode is an adaptation of the original Harold book, while the twelve episodes after that are entirely new stories created for the miniseries. These twelve adventures have a slightly different feel than the first, but still manage to create dynamic stories worthy of the iconic character. Each features some sort of moral lesson or answers a question that Harold has before bed, with the conflict resolved by problem-solving and always in a gentle manner. An art museum, a giant fish bowl with a mermaid, and a bug-sized garden are just a few of the places that Harold visits, each designed with numerous elements for Harold to interact with.
Add a purple crayon that can bring literally anything into existence, and the possibilities become endless. The writers and animators took this mechanic to their advantage, allowing the protagonist to draw anything he might want or need, while allowing the "natural" crayon world to take center focus.
To sum it up, "Harold and the Purple Crayon" is a brilliant miniseries with loads of charm, a soothing atmosphere, and a beautiful visual world. For all of you conspiracy buffs who say that Harold never really made it home, the end of every episode proves that to be very wrong. In reality, Harold always comes back to his real-life bedroom, closes his eyes, and drifts off into a peaceful, happy sleep.
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- Release date
- December 1, 2001 (United States)
- Country of origin
- United States
- Language
- English
- Also known as
- はろるどとむらさきのくれよん
- Production companies
- Columbia TriStar Television
- HBO Family Programming
- Adelaide Productions
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Harold and the Purple Crayon (2023)
- 20232023
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A young boy named Harold embarks on a magical mission with the help of his purple crayonA young boy named Harold embarks on a magical mission with the help of his purple crayonA young boy named Harold embarks on a magical mission with the help of his purple crayon
- Director
- Carlos Saldanha
- Writers
- Dallas Clayton(adaptation)
- David Guion(screenplay)
- Michael Handelman(screenplay)
- Stars
- Zachary Levi
- Zooey Deschanel
- Tanya Reynolds
- Director
- Carlos Saldanha
- Writers
- Dallas Clayton(adaptation)
- David Guion(screenplay)
- Michael Handelman(screenplay)
- Stars
- Zachary Levi
- Zooey Deschanel
- Tanya Reynolds
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Zachary Levi
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Tanya Reynolds
Camille Guaty
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Ravi Patel
Pete Gardner
Elizabeth Becka
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Barnaby
Catherine Davis
Danny Vinson
- Old Man
Lauren Halperin
- Kid's Mom
Brady M. Ryan
- Actor
- (as Brady Ryan)
Avangeline Friedlander
- Crayon Kid
Wes Jetton
- Teacher
Ed Sturdivant
- Pedestrian
Caleb Black
Mike Benitez
- Vendor
Marcia Adams
- Restaurant Patron
- Director
- Carlos Saldanha
- Writers
- Dallas Clayton(adaptation)
- David Guion(screenplay)
- Michael Handelman(screenplay)
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- Release date
- June 30, 2023 (United States)
- Country of origin
- United States
- Language
- English
- Filming locations
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Production companies
- Davis Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Animation
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
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- Dolby Digital
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What is this book about
Harold is a little boy who went on a journey through the white paper.
He creates his own world with a purple chalk and starts by drawing the moon. Then he creates a world: roads, trees, sea, mountains, magical purple creatures and toothy monsters, a balloon, a boat with a sail, houses with windows, and even a policeman. And everywhere next to him the moon invariably travels.
At first the boy enjoys the adventure, and then he is looking for his home and cannot find it. Only at the end of the book does he remember that at home he always sees this moon from the window. He draws a window around the moon - and finds himself in his room. Now he can go to sleep on the painted bed, because his walk under the moon has come to an end.
Crockett Johnson wrote a book about baby with purple crayon back in 1955, and readers liked it so much that Crockett Johnson published a couple of dozen more books about baby Harold and his crayon. Based on these books, cartoons and serials are shot, performances are staged, and computer games are invented.
Many writers have taken up the idea of using crayons to add to the world around the character.
For example, in Anthony Brown's Bear Hunt (1979), a bear draws something with a magic pencil to escape two hunters. In Aaron Becker's Journey, Adventure, and Return trilogy of silent books, a boy and a girl draw doors to a magical world where miracles happen with colorful crayons.
Characters and props
• A long roll of paper, or several white sheets stacked one after the other.
• Violet crayon.
• A small paper figurine of Harold with a chalk in his hand, copied from the book and cut along the outline. If you draw a figure from two sides, Harold can be rotated left and right.
Harold and the Purple Chalk book from which the character will appear Some of the elements can be drawn and cut in advance: balloon cabin, picnic animals, blanket, boat. You can draw and cut out the moon and high-rise buildings with many windows in advance.
How to Tell a Story on Paper
Hide the paper boy between the pages of Harold and the Purple Chalk and lay out the roll of paper.
Have your child call Harold or say the magic words. Let Harold appear right out of the book - shake him out on paper and he'll go on a journey.
This story moves in a linear fashion, like a long roll of paper or several white sheets stacked one after the other. While I was training, I was drawing in a regular album, but then I realized that I needed the continuity of the story, and I remembered what can be drawn on a roll - this is how a feeling of landscape, space, linearity of history and time appears.
Some of the elements I drew in advance and cut out: balloon cabin, picnic animals, blanket. The balloon cabin and blanket cover the baby.
So, Harold gets on the white sheet. He draws the moon, and then the road. Thus begins his journey.
Then he goes on and draws a tree. A monster with sharp teeth appears behind the tree, which frightens the boy.
Harold steps back. His hands are trembling - and so the straight line of the road becomes the surface of the sea.
The boy cannot swim and is drowning. I completed the story by drawing bubbles in the water and a shark.
Harold is a resourceful boy: he draws a sailboat and then sails on it.
Soon he decides to go ashore and draws an anchor and a line of land.
Harold is hungry, he draws a blanket and plates of pies.
At first he eats everything himself, but then he decides to invite the animals to the picnic. In the book, it is an elk and a porcupine. We invited the previously drawn animals from the fairy tale "Teremok" to a picnic: a fox, a wolf, a mouse and a hare. But you can also draw animals with purple chalk, as required by history.
After eating, Harold continues the line of the landscape and draws a high mountain, which he climbs.
He does not have time to draw the descent from the mountain and falls.
Harold is not discouraged. He holds the world in his hands. In any situation, he remembers that he can draw anything.
He draws a balloon.
Cabin painted on the balloon so that the boy could be inside it.
Then Harold sees the house and remembers his house. He looks into all the windows and wonders where his window is.
Then a huge painted city appears. Houses can be drawn in advance and placed on paper. There must be many houses and many windows in the city in order to have the feeling of being lost as a little boy. When we were drawing with Anya, she added light in the windows with a yellow pencil.
Harold remembers that if he is lost, he needs to find a policeman, and draws him. The policeman tells the boy where to look for his house.
He walks forward and suddenly notices the moon. She always travels with him, wherever he is. I drew a new moon in each of the situations, but you can draw a moon in advance that will move with the boy.
Harold realizes that if he wants to be at home, he must see the moon through his window.
He does so and ends up in his room.
He draws a bed and goes to bed, covered with a blanket drawn in advance. He puts the purple crayon next to the crib.
Harold had such a trip under the moon.
At Anya's request, parents came to the room to kiss Harold and tell him a bedtime story.
Anya initiated a second color - yellow. They shine the windows in the houses, the moon and the light of the lamp in Harold's room. Later, I proposed to complete the world, and there were stars, a new balloon in which all the animals fit, a green plane, a beautiful ship with sails inflated by the wind, a tree and an endless space for travel. The child was fascinated and so was I. For the first time, Anya herself drew the moon, water, a ship and a balloon.
Both the plus and the minus of our "occupation" is that there was no definite end, no boundary. I immediately decided that after the fairy tale about Harold, we would still draw the landscape and the continuation on a long roll of paper.
It was hard to stop, and the child played Harold's travels and the beasts until he had had enough.
We really enjoyed drawing this story on a long roll of paper. The conventionality of the image eliminates perfectionism, because in order for the story to develop in an interesting way, you do not need to draw details and waste time on this. But if you take care that the crayon is sharpened, or draw with a pencil, much will turn out better.
There's a lot to learn from this kid. He does not lose heart, holds the management of life in his hands and is able to look at things from a different angle.
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