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Vampire Academy
Vampire Academy.jpg
Cover of Vampire Academy

Author
Richelle Mead
Cover artist
Emilian Gregory
Fanelie Rosier
Country
United States
Language
English
Series
Vampire Academy
Genre
Young Adult
Urban Fantasy
Dark fantasy
Paranormal romance
Published
2007 (Razorbill)
Media type
Print (Hard, Soft, Large)
 e-Book (Kindle, Nook)
Pages
332 p
ISBN
978-1-59514-174-3
OCLC
732847643
LC Class
PZ7.M478897 Vam 2007
Followed by
Frostbite
Vampire Academy is the first book in the Vampire Academy series by the American author Richelle Mead.
This book chronicles the life of 17-year-old Rosemarie Hathaway, commonly known as Rose, a dhampir and her Moroi best friend Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir after being brought back to their school "St Vladimir's Academy" after being on the run for two years. The novel was adapted into a film, Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters and was released worldwide on February 7, 2014.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Reception
3 References
4 External links

Plot[edit]
Guardian in training Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway and Moroi princess Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir are brought back to their school, St. Vladimir's Academy, after running away two years previously. On returning, Guardian Dimitri Belikov, who was the leader of the team of guardians sent to retrieve the two, is assigned to be Lissa's guardian. He offers to mentor Rose in her guardian training as he feels she has potential and with training can make up for the years she has lost. He also believes Rose can be an excellent guardian to Lissa due to the presence of a rare one-sided psychic bond to Lissa which allows her to know the latter's emotions, thoughts, and whereabouts. Rose agrees, knowing this is the only way she will be allowed to remain, and on graduation be Lissa's guardian.. Though they soon fall into the academy life, they find that Lissa has lost her social standing among the other Moroi royals owing to her running away. They decide to keep company with Lissa's "cousin" Natalie Dashkov, who is the daughter of sick and dying Victor Dashkov. On the very first day back they find that another Moroi student, Mia Rinaldi, who is dating Lissa's ex-boyfriend Aaron, holds a grudge against Lissa (and by default Rose). Mia finds every opportunity to insult Lissa and is in turn insulted and threatened by Rose.
Lissa finds a friend, Christian Ozera, much to the ire of the ever protective Rose. Christian's parents had turned Strigoi (undead vampires) of their own will for immortality and had been killed by guardians. Rose mistrusts Christian because of his family history. It is also implied that she is jealous of Lissa's interest in him. Rose, in turn, starts falling for Dimitri. Things start getting worse when Lissa finds dead animals in her room along with threatening letters. Lissa starts going into depression and engages in self mutilation. It is revealed that though she has not specialized in any elemental magic (Air, Water, Fire, and Earth), she has a miraculous ability to heal, which was witnessed by Rose and their teacher Ms. Karp two years back. Rose finds out that this gift is shared by Ms. Karp, who is then taken to a mental institution. They find out that Lissa has affinity for Spirit, that might just be dangerous for her and Rose. This incident along with her increasing depression was what had caused Rose to run away with Lissa. While attending Sunday service, Rose hears that the Moroi saint St. Vladimir could heal people, and suffered from some form of depression. Also, he was protected by his loyal companion the "shadow kissed" Anna with whom he shared a bond. On returning from a shopping trip with Lissa, Victor, and Natalie, Rose has an accident and on waking up deduces from what Dimitri tells her (that she had a miraculous recovery) that Lissa had healed her. She reaches into her bond and finds that Lissa is lying on the attic of the Church bleeding from self-inflicted cuts. Her reporting this incident causes a slight break in their friendship.
Somehow discovering this, Mia insults Lissa, calling her unstable, causing Rose to punch Mia and break her nose. Detained by teachers and guardians, Rose is unable to follow Lissa; she reaches through her bond while confined to her room and finds that Lissa is being kidnapped by some guardians who assault Christian when he tries to save her. Rose tries to go and warn Dimitri and instead ends up nearly having sex with him. They stop when Dimitri unclasps a locket gifted by Victor from her neck and he manages to throw it away. It is later revealed that Victor had charmed the locket with a lust charm which causes people to act on already existing attraction, letting go of inhibitions. Through the bond Rose finds out that Victor is the one who kidnapped Lissa and plans to use her to heal his genetic disease. He reveals that Natalie was the one who left the animals in Lissa's room to see her heal them after accidentally catching her doing so. He also reveals that Lissa had specialized in the rare fifth element Spirit, and that her bringing back Rose from the dead after the accident was what caused them to have a bond. Using Spirit is what was causing Lissa's depression. Though Lissa heals Victor for the time being, the school guardians are able to reach the place and rescue her. On returning, Victor convinces Natalie to turn Strigoi by killing while feeding and gets her to break him free. She injures Rose who was visiting Victor, but is killed by Dimitri. Dimitri reveals that he too feels for Rose but cannot have a relationship with her because of their age difference and because he won't be able to guard Lissa wholeheartedly if she is near him.
Reception[edit]
The book received positive reviews, with a Goodreads average of 4.25/5, based on 57,097 ratings.[1] It was listed on the list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and recommended by Booklist, teenbookstoo.com, and Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA). Vampire Academy was also voted number 4 after Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid on ALA's teens top 10.[2] The Vampire Academy series was also one of the New York Times Bestseller top ten in the children's books series division.[3]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Vampire Academy, summary data and ratings on Goodreads
2.Jump up ^ ALA Teens Top 10(2008)
3.Jump up ^ NY times bestseller list for children
External links[edit]
Richelle Mead's Official Website
Official Book Website Of Vampire Academy


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Vampire Academy
Vampire Academy, Blood Sisters.jpeg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Mark Waters
Produced by
Don Murphy
Susan Montford
 Michael Preger
 Deepak Nayar
Written by
Daniel Waters
Based on
Vampire Academy
 by Richelle Mead
Starring
Zoey Deutch
Lucy Fry
Danila Kozlovsky
Music by
Rolfe Kent
Cinematography
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Editing by
Chris Gill
Studio
Preger Entertainment
Reliance
Angry Films
Distributed by
The Weinstein Company
Release dates
February 7, 2014

Running time
104 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$7,013,000[1]
Vampire Academy is an American fantasy adventure film based on the 2007 best-selling novel Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, directed by Mark Waters, and scripted by Daniel Waters. The film stars Zoey Deutch, Danila Kozlovsky, and Lucy Fry in lead roles. It was released in the U.S. on February 7, 2014 while it will be released in the summer for some other countries, and was distributed in the United States by The Weinstein Company.[2]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Development
3.2 Casting
3.3 Pre-production
3.4 Filming
4 Soundtrack
5 Distribution
6 Reception
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
The story features a 17-year-old Dhampir (half-human/vampire) guardian-in-training Rose Hathaway, and her royal Moroi (the peaceful, mortal vampires) best friend Lissa Dragomir living discreetly within our world, and had escaped from their boarding school St. Vladimir's Academy two years prior to the story. They are soon dragged back to the Academy and rediscovering the dangerous hierarchy within it, along with lies, rumors and secrets. Rose starts to form an attraction to her Russian Dhampir mentor, Dimitri Belikov. The two best friends begin to realize that the threat of the Strigoi (bloodthirsty, undead vampires) is bigger than ever.
Cast[edit]
Zoey Deutch as Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway
Lucy Fry as Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir
Danila Kozlovsky as Dimitri Belikov
Gabriel Byrne as Victor Dashkov
Dominic Sherwood as Christian Ozera
Olga Kurylenko as Headmistress Ellen Kirova
Sarah Hyland as Natalie Dashkov
Cameron Monaghan as Mason Ashford
Sami Gayle as Mia Rinaldi
Ashley Charles as Jesse Zeklos
Claire Foy as Sonya Karp
Joely Richardson as Queen Tatiana Ivashkov
Edward Holcroft as Aaron Drozdov
Chris Mason as (Ray/Ralf Sarcozy)
Ben Peel as Spiridon
Harry Bradshaw as Bruno
Shelley Longworth as Feeder Norrine
Elizabeth Conboy as Rhea Dragomir (Lissa's Mom)
Bronte Terrell as Camilla/Camille Conta
Alice Wahtel as Mia's friend
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
In June 2010, Preger Entertainment optioned the film rights to the Vampire Academy series.[3] On July 6, 2010, they announced that producer Don Murphy had joined them to help bring the series to the big screen.[4] On December 17, 2012, it was announced that Daniel Waters was writing the script and subsequently, it was announced, that his brother, Mark Waters would direct.[5]
Casting[edit]
On February 1, 2013, it was announced that Zoey Deutch, Australian actress Lucy Fry, and Russian actor Danila Kozlovsky were cast as Rose Hathaway, Lissa Dragomir, and Dimitri Belikov respectively.[6] On April 29, 2013, it was announced that Olga Kurylenko had been cast as Headmistress Ellen Kirova.[7] On May 10, 2013, additional cast members were announced to be Cameron Monaghan, Sami Gayle, Claire Foy, and Ashley Charles for the roles of Mason Ashford, Mia Rinaldi, Sonya Karp and Jesse Zeklos respectively.[8] On May 18, 2013, it was announced that Gabriel Byrne would play Victor Dashkov, Lissa's uncle, while Sarah Hyland would play Natalie Dashkov, Victor’s daughter and fellow student at the academy. Joely Richardson played Queen Tatiana Ivashkov, leader of the Moroi Vampires and Dominic Sherwood played Christian Ozera, Lissa’s love interest.[9] On May 20, 2013, the producers posted a behind the scenes photograph revealing the names of a few more cast members.[10] Casting for the film was undertaken by Marci Liroff and Reg Poerscout-Edgerton.[11]
Pre-production[edit]
The title was initially changed from Vampire Academy to Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters. This was the name of the first book in many foreign languages and a different name for each film was wanted. The title was later changed back to simply Vampire Academy. The project was officially greenlit on April 1, 2013.[12] The producers announced on their official Facebook page that principal photography would take place in the UK with additional photography planned in and around Montana in USA and that director, Mark Waters had started pre-production work in London.
To prepare for their roles as Dhampir novices and guardians, Deutch,[13] Monaghan[14] and Kozlovsky underwent rigorous training sessions and workouts.[15]
Prior to the official release of the film, the "Blood Sisters" portion of the title was dropped.
Filming[edit]
Filming began on May 28, 2013 in London,[16] at Pinewood Studios. Principal photography officially ended on July 20, 2013.[17]
Soundtrack[edit]
On January 14, 2014, the track list of the official soundtrack was released. The album itself was released on February 4, 2014. Tracks included the artists Katy Perry, Sky Ferreira, Natalia Kills, and Au Revoir Simone. There was also a special cover track of Bela Lugosi's Dead featured during the film's end credits by Chvrches.[18]
Distribution[edit]
The Weinstein Company, the North American distributors for the film, held a competition where the winner would be able to visit the set in London and meet the cast.[19] On July 22, 2013, a 'Q&A' was held on Twitter with author Richelle Mead answering fan questions. The official motion poster was also revealed on July 22, 2013 by Yahoo! Movies.[20] On August 13, 2013, three official stills were released by USA Today[21] and later in the day The Weinstein Company released a sneak peek of the teaser trailer.[22] On August 14, 2013, The Weintstein Company released the full official teaser trailer on Yahoo! Movies.[23] On September 12, 2013, The Weinstein Company started releasing stills and character profile photos on the film's Twitter account. Sherwood, Gayle, Fry and Deutch attended the New York Comic Con for the movie, where a new sizzle reel was previewed by those in attendance. On November 21, 2013, the official theatrical trailer was released by Yahoo! Movies.
The film was originally set to be released on Valentine's Day, but changed to February 7, 2014 in the United States,[24] while some other countries will get it in Spring/Summer of 2014.
Reception[edit]
Vampire Academy was not screened for critics, and has received negative reviews. The film currently holds a 9% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 32 reviews. The consensus states: "Though it may appeal to its built-in fanbase, Vampire Academy's Twilight-meets-Mean Girls conceit borrows lazily from its predecessors and offers few laughs or thrills to complement its overstuffed backstory."
The movie was mostly criticized on the script, action sequences and CGI effects. Peter Travers from Rolling Stone gave the film a 0/4 stars saying 'One idea, mixed with lame jokes, and stretched beyond coherence. Vampire Academy doesn't need a review. It needs a stake in the heart.' Dennis Harvey from Variety also gave the movie a negative review stating 'Not only plays like the crassest possible mashup of "Harry Potter" and "Twilight" elements, but seems designed to make those franchises look like eternal monuments of world culture by comparison.' Manohla Dargis from New York Times said '[Mr. Waters] doesn't seem especially interested in the supernatural parts of "Vampire Academy," and he clearly didn't have the budget to make what little hocus-pocus there is magical.' The cast was also criticized with critics saying Zoey Deutch's performance was a ripoff of Ellen Page's Juno character and Lucy Fry having moments of decent acting and other moments that 'felt like nails on a chalkboard', says critic Kevin A. Rason from MovieCrypt.com.
As of February 16, 2014, the film has grossed $6.6 million, with many suggesting that poor box office returns will effectively kill any plans for a sequel.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Vampire Academy". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
2.Jump up ^ Berlin 2013: The Weinstein Co. Strikes Deal for U.S. Rights to Vampire Pic 'Blood Sisters' Hollywood Reporter (2013-02-01). Retrieved on 2013-05-11.
3.Jump up ^ New York Times Bestselling Series 'Vampire Academy' Staked by Preger Entertainment – LOS ANGELES, June 29 /PRNewswire/. Prnewswire.com (2010-06-29). Retrieved on 2010-12-30.
4.Jump up ^ McNary, Dave. (2010-07-06) 'Academy' bites bigscreen – Entertainment News, Book Adaptations, Media. Variety. Retrieved on 2010-12-30.
5.Jump up ^ Heathers writer and Mean Girls director teaming up for the undead ass-kicking Vampire Academy movie. IO9 (2013-02-02). Retrieved on 2013-05-11.
6.Jump up ^ ‘Vampire Academy’ Film Takes Flight; Mark Waters Directing Daniel Waters’ Script deadline.com (2013-02-01). Retrieved on 2013-05-11.
7.Jump up ^ ‘Oblivion’s Olga Kurylenko Sinks Teeth Into ‘Vampire Academy’ deadline.com (2013-04-29). Retrieved on 2013-05-11.
8.Jump up ^ ‘Vampire Academy’ Adds ‘Blue Bloods’ Sami Gayle, ‘Shameless’ Cameron Monaghan & More To Cast deadline.com (2013-05-10). Retrieved on 2013-05-11.
9.Jump up ^ ‘Vampire Academy’ Adds ‘Modern Family’s’ Sarah Hyland, Gabriel Byrne & More To Cast
10.Jump up ^ "Twitter / OfficialVAMovie: Sneak Peak! #productionoffice". Twitter.com. May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
11.Jump up ^ "Twitter / MarciLiroff: The über talented UK CD". Twitter.com. May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
12.Jump up ^ The ‘Vampire Academy’ Movie is a Go! Production to Begin May 2013 Teen.com (2013-04-04). Retrieved on 2013-05-11.
13.Jump up ^ Zoey Deutch Gets A Workout For 'Vampire Academy' Mtv (2013-03-05). Retrieved on 2013-05-11.
14.Jump up ^ "Twitter / fusdad: Happy to be training with Cameron Monaghan for "Vampire Academy"". Twitter.com. May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
15.Jump up ^ "Twitter / fusdad: Jessie and Danila on his last day of training". Twitter.com. March 20, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
16.Jump up ^ 'The Vampire Academy’ casts Mason Hypable.com (2013-05-10). Retrieved on 2013-05-11.
17.Jump up ^ "Twitter / OfficialVAMovie: That's a wrap on "Vampire Academy."". Twitter.com. July 20, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
18.Jump up ^ Universal Music Enterprises to Release VAMPIRE ACADEMY Soundtrack out February 11, 2014 Yahoo! Finance (2014-01-16). Retrieved on 2013-01-18.
19.Jump up ^ Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters sweepstakes Hypable.com (2013-06-10). Retrieved on 2013-07-23.
20.Jump up ^ Exclusive ‘Vampire Academy’ Motion Poster Will Stake You For Sure Yahoo! Movies (2013-07-22). Retrieved on 2013-07-23.
21.Jump up ^ 'Vampire Academy' brings up a 'brassy' heroine USA Today (2013-08-14). Retrieved on 2013-08-15.
22.Jump up ^ "Twitter / VAOfficialMovie: You passed the test! 10K+ RTs!". Twitter.com. August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
23.Jump up ^ Sass Is Thicker Than Blood in First ‘Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters’ Trailer Yahoo! Movies (2013-08-14). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
24.Jump up ^ Batman Superman Film pushed back to 2016, Vampire Academy moved up The Slanted (2014-01-18). Retrieved on 2014-01-18.
External links[edit]
Official website
Vampire Academy at the Internet Movie Database
Vampire Academy at Box Office Mojo
Vampire Academy at Rotten Tomatoes
Vampire Academy at Metacritic
Official Vampire Academy Movie Page at Facebook
Vampire Academy Movie (Page set up by distributors) at Facebook


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