Filming a New Project
Hi everybody!
I'm seriously thinking of starting a new series, oriented towards a more TV-ish type of show (30-45 minutes = 1 episode). What genre would you be interested in seeing?
I'm talking from a serious, 100% original-idea, point of view. Aiming at good acting here, not tributes or parodies
Action/Adventure (Indiana Jones, National Treasure, Lethal Weapon, Speed etc.)
Sci Fi (Doctor Who, Star Trek, The Matrix, Blade Runner, Brazil, Men in Black etc.)
Drama (What dreams may come, E.R., American Beauty, Good Will Hunting, Leaving Las Vegas, The Graduate, Philadelphia etc.)
Thriller/Horror (The Silence of the Lambs, Memento, Scream, Jaws etc.)
Murder/Mystery (Sherlock Holmes, Poirot, Murder She Wrote etc.)
Family Film (oriented towards kids) (Shrek, Flipper, It’s a Wonderful Life, Mary Poppins etc.)
Comedy (Ghostbusters, Pretty Woman, Young Frankenstein, Little Miss Sunshine etc etc.)
Musical (Sound of Music, Sweeney Todd, Disney Movies etc.)
I'm not touching Fantasy from now on for a looong time. I've had it with pointy ears and letting my beard grow for 2 months!
You can choose one of the above and explain your choice in a post. Also, I am allowing for multiple choices due to the fact that some movies are between comedy and sci fi...or thriller and adventure...you get the point.
In the poll I will "split" Action/Adventure, just to see which one would you prefer more... Like and action oriented comedy...or an adventure oriented Family Film... bla bla, start voting!
I'd really like to know your opinion. This will not affect the "Ask a Monkeyologist" series or "Sea For Two". Those are just hard to make and take a whole lot of time. Really!
I'm seriously thinking of starting a new series, oriented towards a more TV-ish type of show (30-45 minutes = 1 episode). What genre would you be interested in seeing?
I'm talking from a serious, 100% original-idea, point of view. Aiming at good acting here, not tributes or parodies
Action/Adventure (Indiana Jones, National Treasure, Lethal Weapon, Speed etc.)
Sci Fi (Doctor Who, Star Trek, The Matrix, Blade Runner, Brazil, Men in Black etc.)
Drama (What dreams may come, E.R., American Beauty, Good Will Hunting, Leaving Las Vegas, The Graduate, Philadelphia etc.)
Thriller/Horror (The Silence of the Lambs, Memento, Scream, Jaws etc.)
Murder/Mystery (Sherlock Holmes, Poirot, Murder She Wrote etc.)
Family Film (oriented towards kids) (Shrek, Flipper, It’s a Wonderful Life, Mary Poppins etc.)
Comedy (Ghostbusters, Pretty Woman, Young Frankenstein, Little Miss Sunshine etc etc.)
Musical (Sound of Music, Sweeney Todd, Disney Movies etc.)
I'm not touching Fantasy from now on for a looong time. I've had it with pointy ears and letting my beard grow for 2 months!
You can choose one of the above and explain your choice in a post. Also, I am allowing for multiple choices due to the fact that some movies are between comedy and sci fi...or thriller and adventure...you get the point.
In the poll I will "split" Action/Adventure, just to see which one would you prefer more... Like and action oriented comedy...or an adventure oriented Family Film... bla bla, start voting!
I'd really like to know your opinion. This will not affect the "Ask a Monkeyologist" series or "Sea For Two". Those are just hard to make and take a whole lot of time. Really!
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Horror would certainly be interesting, but I've never enjoyed it much, so I can't honestly suggest it.
I'm just a fan of SciFi comedies really.
I would pay to see this.
Do a spaghetti western. Seriously. Do a fricking spaghetti western. Maybe even with sci-fi/horror elements, I dunno. There, I've been original. In fact I CHALLENGE you to do this. If you don't do it, you're just a long-haired European male Monkey Island fan who hasn't made a spaghetti western. Truly, a pitiable and dishonorable thing to be.
I'll beg if I have to.
They sorta did that with Inspector Plustard, but it wasn't much of a series, so it'd be pretty interesting to see them expand on the basic concept.
(Because Life needs more Comedy musicals)
Thanks for the feedback. Hmm...it seems like most of you would like something Sci Fi-ish with a big dose of comedy and a pinch of Murder/Mystery. Intriguing...
What kind of Sci Fi would you like to see? Dodoo mentioned Doctor Who... would you like to see something like that, with space/time travel? Or what?
Or Ghost Busters style, set on Earth and things go berserk?
Alright, so take a Star Trek-style concept, and write it as if it were written by Agatha Christie and Groucho Marx. Make it happen.
Anyone see Freddy VS the ghost busters? Great stuff.
As for Doctor Who, Well the character has comical under tones and comical wit, good for your type of characters. You could make a pretty worth while doctor who spoof. I felt that way anyways.
I love Doctor Who, it's brilliant and I saw much love for the series on the forums here.
As for a Star Trek-style concept, and write it as if it were written by Agatha Christie and Groucho Marx... my mind would probably implode. But well worth it
Since we're on the subject, what kind of characters would you HATE to see?
For example, I never liked the "Weak female in distress who always must be saved and always is". What about you?
So far? Ummm... I dunno, check my youtube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/silverwolfpet
Also, very very soon I will upload original stuff on my site. I'm trying to ditch youtube step-by-step.
If you want to see specific stuff (Monkey Island tributes, I Wonder What Happens and other awesome collaborations) send me a PM. I've got an entire list
Thanks Jon NA! (formely known as Milkman08). I hope to update the design with original graphics soon-ish.
Definitely. It's activity on the forums, after all.
Then just tell me what would you love/hate to see in the new series.
I would hate to see Talking Fruit.
I'm trying to be both helpful and not helpful at the sametime, but I believe I'm failing at it.
Okay, something actually logical: minimal Green Screen. One thing I hate about 90% of Star Trek fan series (yes I'm lame enough to watch some) is that it's literally just people in front of a green screen. Yes, it's cheap, but if there's one thing Doctor Who taught me it's that every planet can look like Quarrys in England.
I would love to see the supernatural play a role somehow.
When you're planning for it to be a series, that seems to hint "mystery" to me, where the characters start out seeing odd things that just don't seem to make sense, and it slowly starts tying itself together over the course of the episodes, until it finally explodes in the end.
For characters, the ones you want to avoid are the ones you can imagine the audience rooting to die soon. Don't write in anyone extremely stupid, anyone cast just to appeal to 3-year-olds, or anyone generally annoying. In a series, you also have time for character development, so avoid one-dimensional characters. No one is 100% evil, or 100% good.
Nah, it's cool! Everybody is helpful as long as you do tell me what you want. I know what you referenced and I can guarantee you that I don't have that type of humor.
Annoying people for laughs is not my thing
Check!
On the LOTR Parody, about 85% of the movie is greenscreen. I had my fun with it, but I'd really like to go back to "on location" filming. Moreover, that movie was fantasy, this series will tend to present itself as a real possibility.
That's true, but if you put that aside, the stories are incredible and the characters are so real you feel what they are going through.
Overall, it doesn't really matter if you use greenscreen or not, as long as your main goal is to tell a good story with special/memorable characters.
Tim Burton's Alice had beautiful visuals. The story was crap, way below his level. That movie had about 99% greenscreen shots.
Then you have Nightmare before Christmas made with DOLLS and greenscreen. Isn't that a masterpiece? Well, for me it is. I still humm the songs.
Haha, Majus convinced me to watch Doctor Who and I'm glad and grateful he did. I'm up to date now, waiting for season 6.
Even so...Doctor Who "falls" into the other pit...where you have characters and/or monsters with no special effects, just make-up and latex. some of them are really bad, for such a successful show. (For example, the Rhyno-Police).
It really depends on the mood, but I prefer to leave the means on second place, as I'm focusing more on story, feeling, characters and atmosphere.
If I can get you scared by using a purple towel, who cares it's not CG? you got scared, that's the idea.
Haha! I got it, I got it. People like to laugh, that's why we have Kauff, Gustav and other funny clips. This one will be serious, I promise.
Well, we will throw in a joke or two here and there... but I would like it to be more serious than Doctor Who.
I see... hm... I would rather go for the supernatural than space ships and time travel.
If I would start any project on this basis, I would end up a nobody or George Lucas. I don't want either.
I've got a brain. When one has a brain, one needs no budget.
Okay okay, I'm exaggerating a bit... I've got half a brain, so I'd need a bit of a budget here and there.
I've got a camera, I've got a crew, I've got ways to make things that I need. I don't just buy props from eBay, unless extremely necessary.
What I DO need is/are locations! I really want to find the best places around my city to film. I haven't done that in a long time and I miss scouting. Talking to the police, talking to the location's owner...ah, good times
I don't plan a budget, unless I know exactly what I need to film. If I need a guy in a green sweater, I find a friend and I ask him to get a green sweater.
If I need an Alien Costume... that's a bit more difficult. So, to answer your question (finally), I have no planned budget right now.
I'm good with effects... and it also depends on the effects themselves. I kind of passed that moment in my life where adding color filters to my shots "makes them more interesting!"
Besides, you don't need a budget to add effects in post-production. I already have the necessary equipment should I need physical/technical stuff.
Well, let's hope I don't go for THAT story! Haha! I know what you mean and I appreciate the concern.
...but I bet I can make those guys you described look really cool if I use some of my tricks
However, I'd still rather go with paranormal stuff.
Yes, that would be the modern typical recipe, wouldn't it?
Hm, I think I can come up with something better and less predictable.
Hmm, I understand what you mean... but taking it a little further, a "hated" character has a LOT of potential. It all depends on how you use him.
I don't tend to. I dislike that type of character since he distracts you from the general story... but I can see potential even in such a role.
Ah yes, well, that is one of my main reasons for tackling a series. I've played characters which you can see on the screen for two hours and then goodbye!
I really want to learn how to develop a character, see if I'm good at it. Kauff is fun, but he's not really changing with each episode.
Good! I love talking this with you people! Awesome!
Hmmm...related to the settings/environments... what do you prefer?
Shiny ships, shiny headquarters, shiny costumes?
or
decaying houses, decaying streets, decaying...stuff in general?
Perfect! Do a space film!!!
Or, if the word nihilism is taboo for you too discuss or even look at just like it is for the people who stopped responding to this thread, then create a dark-humour psychological horror series ... like ... Blinky™
Sci Fi can be cool. I never liked it until I saw Doctor Who and Star Trek
I know, that's why I'm asking you guys. It may also be neither, who knows?
Decaying.
Too late, I copyrighted it. Read above.
Could you, please, give me an example? I never met this clichee, unless you are refering to a decaying post-apocalyptic world. I'm not aiming for that.
I'm desperately trying to make it as FAR away from X-Files as possible
Hm, I'd rather help people feel more, than make them....like you said. Seeing no purpose in life (however metaphorically you take it) is kind of... depressing.
I can make depressing thoughts fun
Why would it be? o.O
Saw the trailer on youtube, vimeo kept asking for my password.
Hm, intriguing, but done a bijillion times before. That is "classical horror"... I think I can do better than that.
Okay, so nobody was very intrigued by my last question... except for SF (Secret Fawful, not Sci Fi
Can you give me an example of clothing combination, that would suit a female protagonist or a male protagonist, which looks "cool", "atypical" but "socially acceptable"?
Now THAT's something I keep thinking of since yesterday... can't get my head around it. It's almost impossible since everybody wore everything at one point! I just need to combine the elements of clothing in a cool way.
Thoughts?
Oh and update on the subject here.
Trench coat. That's my response for any fashion decision.
Definately this:
(Just kidding, by the way. That outfit could be put as the reason Doctor Who got cancelled)
Depends on the era and the character. If it's modern - leather clothing looks great on men and women. I also like Alcore's suggestion of trenchcoats. That or dusters, which can even make the wearer seem sort of eerie or distant - an effect used in Once Upon A Time in the West. Having a character wear them outside of a western setting would be rather unique as well.