Okay, recording the song today. Hope it goes well.
EDIT: Oh and, if anyone is feeling generous today, I've added a donations button on my site. Hahaha! I have no idea if it will help in any way, or if people will actually send 5 dollars or whatever, but it sits there nicely, patiently.
I tried watching it a few days ago, but I couldn't. It was a bit too modern for my taste. Mr. Moffat's writing skills are brilliant, but the setting was unappealing to me... and the main actor, although good as an actor, lacked that certain "spark" which could've made it interesting for me.
It's the same case with Sherlock Holmes movies. Matt Frewer is the best Sherlock, in my opinion. However, I enjoyed the recent movie a lot more than the classics.
It's a matter of taste.
Update on the singing thing: I cannot do it at home... the way I want to play the character may conflict with the way the neighbors like the quiet neighborhood.
In other words, I cannot sing that loud without waking up with the police at my door. I'll have to figure out a way to make this work somewhere else.
The obvious choice is a sound studio, but they tend to want to be paid. If you're friends with a church, see if they'll let you record there free or for a "small donation" when services aren't being held. Churches tend to be well insulated so that neighbors don't complain about the constant singing during services.
Don't you have a school nearby with a Theatre/Drama studio?
I know that my old secondary school (which classed itself as a performing arts school), allowed people to book their theatre when it wasn't in use.
Maybe see if you could borrow a soundproof room (my secondary school also had one of those, that students used quite a bit).
Filming Wednesday! We found the perfect location! We just need to talk with the owners, hopefully they'll agree! (pray that we get the place!)
It's really beautiful and very dark at the same time! I don't want to spoil anything. If I know myself (and I do), if everything goes well Wednesday... Thursday night you'll see the clip. Thanks for all the help guys on making the decisions. Let's hope you'll like the end result of our little collaboration and brainstorming sessions.
Wait, there's more!
I think I came up with the musical theme for the SciFi Series. Check it out.
You also have a mini-poll there, I'd like to know your thoughts on this. Thanks!
As for the music samples, they sound like they'd be good for scenes where someone is exploring a strange or spooky place, or making a difficult decision that will have huge ramifications. They don't sound good as a general theme, or background to, "Hey, Glarg, let's go play some Hyper-Pong!"
The theme is fantastic, and it evokes a great feeling of mystery and exploration.
However, at least from my point of view, it doesn't really evoque sci-fi. It sounds more like a serious detective theme... If I may suggest taking that theme in a more sci-fi direction, I suggest taking a listen to this...
All that piece has a sense of fantasy/sci-fi feeling going on, but take a special listen from 04:40 till the end. Now that's sci-fi! Again, from my opinion
Keep it up, Andrei! I can't wait to watch this!
PS: I also have a little project going on of my own, but I want to keep it a suprise. It's going to be real good... We're even going to film it in 35mm, so wish me luck!
As for the music samples, they sound like they'd be good for scenes where someone is exploring a strange or spooky place, or making a difficult decision that will have huge ramifications.
Hmm, yep... that's pretty much how I see it too.
They don't sound good as a general theme, or background to, "Hey, Glarg, let's go play some Hyper-Pong!"
Haha, no, they don't. Since I am aiming it a bit towards thriller-ish, the serious moments will be marked by this theme.
All that piece has a sense of fantasy/sci-fi feeling going on, but take a special listen from 04:40 till the end. Now that's sci-fi! Again, from my opinion
Aha! So it should be a bit more...dynamic... hm.
Too bad I don't have a chorus/soprano.
I see what you mean and I agree. Hm, the theme may feature multiple themes, especially for the SciFi parts.
As WarpSpeed mentioned, it sounds detective-ish and that's actually what I had in my head when I composed it. I must've emphasized the "detective" part too much.
Not having fully shaped characters doesn't help either. Either way, I'm saving this to favorites, to listen in case I need some guidance.
Keep it up, Andrei! I can't wait to watch this!
And I can't wait to finish the script(s) so we can start shooting!
PS: I also have a little project going on of my own, but I want to keep it a suprise. It's going to be real good... We're even going to film it in 35mm, so wish me luck!
Wow, awesome! We're both going professional with this.
I'm filming the Jekyll-Hyde tribute in 35mm as well! Lens-Buddies FTW!
Good luck! Any chance we get to see a screenshot or something?
Oh, by the way, I've updated the post. I've included a longer version of the theme, maybe it sounds better when you hear more of it, I dunno.
Wow, awesome! We're both going professional with this.
I'm filming the Jekyll-Hyde tribute in 35mm as well! Lens-Buddies FTW!
Nice, I didn't know your project was in 35mm! Then count me even more excited about it!
Super Lens-Buddies... Unite! (Cue epic superhero theme)
Good luck! Any chance we get to see a screenshot or something?
Well, not yet... While I've got the script finished, most of the locations found and booked and the crew almost complete, I'm concentrating on getting all the pre-production done at the moment. A friend of mine is helping me with the technical script and the storyboards, and we have just started working on the coolest poster ever. It's really exciting.
It's a project that evoques me such passion that I don't want to screw anything up. And I don't want to start filming until I'm completely sure about everything, but it's coming along real nice.
However, I can tell you this... It's going to be a western, much in the vein of Sergio Leone. But it's going to be a western unlike you've ever seen before.
Once I've got the poster finished and the casting done, I'm going start doing little updates of this project to see if you guys are interested in watching it.
But don't worry, I'll do my own thread. Enough with spamming yours!
Andrei + Jekyll and Hyde = Pure epicness. Nothing can go wrong.
Wow, by that screenshot alone, I know it's going to be fantastic. Personally, I can't wait to see the final product. It sounds like you put a lot of time and effort into the project (Nine hours of filming must've been hell.) and I have no doubt we're going to be impressed with the result.
It would be great if you could publish you films using BitTorrent just like this free Web-Series does Andrei ...
That way you didn't have to split them into 10 pieces for Youtube
Also, Youtube is filtered here so ...
So, I'm re-watching The MASK now and I really can't believe I haven't suggested a The MASK tribute for Silverwolfpet to work on already!
I think he's really experienced and capable of making a good slapstick.
PS: Sorry for interrupting the discussion, I just had to say this!
I loved The Mask cartoons when I was a kid. Didn't really like the movie. As for slapstick... haven't tried it in a long time. I like to play with dialogue and situational humor. Slapstick is too easy for me. I like challenges!
Returning to the discussion, I need your help again!
Please name the top 5 cliches that bad SciFi Movies/Series show.
If you can't think of some, or you just don't watch SciFi stuff, simply put the top 5 cliches you don't want to see in movies in general. That helps too, but I prefer Scifi Themed suggestions, if possible.
Please put them in spoiler tags so you don't influence each other. I'll go first.
1. Stuff looks cool but it's not always practical.
2. Earth is ALWAYS about to be destroyed!
3. The main character is top notch at everything.
4. If there's a guy and a girl, main characters, they end up together.
5. The leader of the bad guys wears ridiculous stuff.
Don't be silly. We're all going to look at the spoiler tags first and influence each other anyway.
The only one I can think of right now that you hadn't mentioned is
when some kid or very annoying character gets way too much screen time and winds up saving the universe. That only works in Scooby-Doo.
And of course, any series with recurring episodes that try to wrap up within themselves has to beware of
becoming too formulaic, like if every episode has the engineering staff working feverishly to get the engines/weapons working and always finishes with 1 second to spare.
The bad guy always explains his plan to some degree when the hero is around.
2.
When the main character is captured and placed in an area that has minimal security.
3.
When there's a ridiculously simple solution to saving the world. (Independence Day is an obvious example)
4.
The main character always has some sort of outside problem that acts as a side plot. (ex. Family problems)
5.
When all the enemies are firing at the main character, he/she never gets shot and yet, the main character's aim is always precise and hits its mark every time.
Isn't the ability to change thread titles at will an AWESOME POWER?!?
1.
AMNESIA. It doesn't occur in real life that frequently, and also, they never show it as it really works, so by definition, Amnesia IS Sci-Fi. I've come to hate that plot device (with the exception of "Memento"). It is so decidedly unoriginal and often serves to introduce a character without a real personality to facilitate projecting one's own personality into the main character. Overdone, ineffective, infantile.
2.
The Scifi/Fantasy reality shift most often encountered in children's fantasy stories. Child has a lot of personal problems and experiences mobbing at school, then somehow falls into a fantasy world where he/she emerges as a world-saving hero, and with the new-found inner strength, manages to solve his/her problems in the real world as well. What was rather special in "The Neverending Story" (and I mean Michael Ende's BOOK, yes, BOOK), has become such a universal paradigm that I came to hate it.
3.
The pseudo-open ending. A lot of sci-fi movies seem to anticipate at least two sequels, thus generating more money out of the same franchise. But even those movies with hardly any chance at "part 2" do the same thing. But this does not suggest that "more stories could be told in this rich reality", the only thing it suggests is that the storyteller was unable to bring his story to an end. If you want to do it right, add closure. Don't leave the central conflict and the character development as an unfinished mess. That's the mark of a bad storyteller.
4.
Alien languages. The problem is central to a lot of Science Fiction franchises. You can not really design a halfway functioning language without a huge effort, and even then, linguists (like I happen to be) will bite into the carpet. There are not many ways around failing in this respect; in most cases, it's best to not bring up the problem at all. Universal translator or something, problem solved. If language is not your specified movie theme, just leave it out; if it actually is, at least be creative. From a linguistic standpoint, the Next Generation episode "Darmok" is very stupid. But it sure is charming.
5.
And hey, while we're at it:Aliens themselves are cliché!! Very few science fiction movies and series have attempted to give us a rich sci-fi world without a host of Alien races. In Firefly (2003), there are none, and the reality still works very fine.
Aliens usually have already been to Earth many ages ago.
Aliens always come in big, grand-scale entrances, when really, subtlety is the key to a clean planetary invasion.
Advanced computers always either look like MS-DOS or have shiny, transparent screens with holographic images in sci-fi or action thrillers. Not sure if this is really how advanced computers are like, but why can't it look like Windows XP or something?
In a TV show, the bad guys always attack the same city, instead of other places where the heroes require time to reach. I'm lookin' at you, POWER RANGERS.
In a TV show, if the main characters come from everyday life, they would be surprised when finding supernatural things, even though they encounter it EVERY WEEK.
Now, the next one is REALLY tricky, since I am actually working on it right now. I'll try to make it as less spoilery as possible.
This time, without spoiler tags so we avoid repeating stuff. I actually need a brainstorming result from you awesome people... check it out:
- Please name at least three life-threatening situations.
Location: Bridge OR lonely road in the middle of nowhere. Weather: Cloudy, not raining but you can hear thunderclaps. Character: A dude. Alone. Cars may pass by, but he's generally alone.
I'll go first just to eliminate the ones I really don't like: 1. He injures his legs so there's a chance he gets run over by a truck or something. 2. He somehow slips and hangs for dear life (bridge situation). 3. He's driving and...*insert stupid reason here* car crash. Boom.
Let's find something original, folks!
We don't need to kill him... we need him to be in a very dangerous and very potential lethal situation. It has to be something you could believe possible.
...sooo thunder-strike is a bit off in this case. Ideas?
(and, Yes, Vainamoinen... it's awesome But I find it more useful than awesome. That way I don't have to make 20 threads!)
1. He may be alone as far as people are concerned, but there are also varieties of animals that also prefer to be away from human populations. So he could be attacked by a cougar or venomous snake. While he might ward off the animal, he is now either bleeding or poisoned.
2. After breaking down, he's walking this lonely road, hoping to find help, but the few cars that pass by don't stop for him, and the buildings he finds are boarded up and abandoned. With no water, he eventually collapses in the grass alongside the road. No one sees him.
3. His girlfriend just dumped him. He came to the bridge to think in solitude and watch the river underneath. While there, he notices there's a strange catwalk under the bridge, which you can't see while driving over it, and a mysterious door. He reaches for the doorknob, and ZAP - it's electrified. He falls on the catwalk and slips to the side, in danger of falling to the river below.
1.He takes regular walks down this old road he found as a young man. suddenly a man, possibly someone he knows , confronts him in a way that comes off as very hostile.
2. He walks down the road (on oneside there are woods and on the other a steep incline leading very far down) and hears a peculiar sound coming from the side of the road his curiosity gets the better of him he goes to check what is making the sound. When he goes to check a woodland creature pops out and startles him causing him to fall back. He rolls down the inclination possibly breaking something on the way down and smashes into a tree or rock causing him to black out. He wakes up hours later at night unable to make it back up the incline due to a broken bone. He lives alone and told no one of his where abouts. Now he must find a way out while hurt, disoriented, and possibly while being hunted by native predators.
Believe it or not, with all your help, I wasn't able to write anything worth filming. Argh!
I need to think of a new approach to this issue here.
In the meantime, what type of enemies/cliches would you hate to see in the SciFi Series?
I'll go first.
1. Alieeeens who looks surprisingly human. I mean, really... two eyes, a nose, but if we add horns everybody will buy it.
2. Beings/people/aliens who want to kill you for no real reason! Blargh, we take over Earth! Because...we WANT TO! Muahahaha!
3. Boring enemies. Don't kill me, but Jabba the Hutt is boring. He just sits there. Anybody could kill him at any given time. Boooring!
4. Easy-to-Distract enemies. Yeah, those who tend to tell you their whole plan instead of killing you instantly. One of you actually mentioned this in the cliches list.
5. Overly emotional enemies-plots. Like the sand dude from Spiderman 3. My daughter is sick so it's okay for me to break the law. ...ugh!
Or, if you prefer, what would you LOVE to see in a SciFi as an enemy?
Thanks guys! These little games really help me narrow the plot down to cool stuff and epicness.
For a good enemy, you need a motivation for them. Possible motivations are:
1. Greed. This assumes your "good guys" have something the enemy wants (why?) or stand in the way of the enemy otherwise acquiring it. Everybody does this.
2. Revenge. The enemy thinks the "good guys" have wronged "bad guys" in some way and will not rest until "good guys" are destroyed, or at least tortured a little. This is also fairly common.
3. Different point of view. Some of the original Star Trek series used this with mixed success. "Bad guys" just see things differently than "good guys" do and won't consider the "right" viewpoint.
4. Eliminate competition. Enemy wants the same thing the "good guys" do, and there's not enough to go around.
5. Nuisance. Something about the "good guys" just irritates the enemy, and they want it to stop already.
6. Turf War. This universe ain't big enough for the both of us.
7. Unknown. The enemy strikes for no apparent reason. At least at first. If we never find out why, this isn't really a sci-fi story.
8. Bizarre. If you're doing a Sam & Max In Space series.
I want to go back to the whole Guy in car hypothetical. The Car suddenly enters a parallel dimension made of explosions, and the car explodes him back to the regular universe where he is left with his legs exploded off, so he has no way to drive home.
Or:
He takes out a stack of paper clips from his jacket pocket, but it turns out they are actually designed to kill him! They instantly spring out and stab him.
Or:
He's 400 feet tall, and crushes anyone and anything else on the road. He eventually trips and falls onto a large cell phone tower, which pierces his heart, but before he dies he is able to acknowledge that his life sucked in an oscar-worthy moment.
In short: I took the prompt at 'this is something now assume it isnt what you assume it should be'
Thanks for all the feedback. I finished writing the episode guide for the Series, making sure to implement every single little feedback you guys shared with me. Thank you!
We opened up a funding-thingie on that site (at the recommendation of Haggis). We have no idea if it will work but it's something to look forward to while filming the Doctor Who Tribute!
Please spread the word around (with the link, of course). Who knows, maybe Spielberg will see it, haha!
Haven't been around for a while but u should try www.kickstarter.com if you need a budget to get your project really started. people can donate there within a period of time.
You're doing great so far SWP :-) hope to see more of your projects soon.
Comments
EDIT: Oh and, if anyone is feeling generous today, I've added a donations button on my site. Hahaha! I have no idea if it will help in any way, or if people will actually send 5 dollars or whatever, but it sits there nicely, patiently.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497298/
It's the same case with Sherlock Holmes movies. Matt Frewer is the best Sherlock, in my opinion. However, I enjoyed the recent movie a lot more than the classics.
It's a matter of taste.
Update on the singing thing: I cannot do it at home... the way I want to play the character may conflict with the way the neighbors like the quiet neighborhood.
In other words, I cannot sing that loud without waking up with the police at my door. I'll have to figure out a way to make this work somewhere else.
Besides, I'd have to move my entire PC there. I need a place with a PC. Hm... I'm sure I'll figure it out soon.
I know that my old secondary school (which classed itself as a performing arts school), allowed people to book their theatre when it wasn't in use.
Maybe see if you could borrow a soundproof room (my secondary school also had one of those, that students used quite a bit).
Filming Wednesday! We found the perfect location! We just need to talk with the owners, hopefully they'll agree! (pray that we get the place!)
It's really beautiful and very dark at the same time! I don't want to spoil anything. If I know myself (and I do), if everything goes well Wednesday... Thursday night you'll see the clip.
Wait, there's more!
I think I came up with the musical theme for the SciFi Series.
Check it out.
You also have a mini-poll there, I'd like to know your thoughts on this. Thanks!
As for the music samples, they sound like they'd be good for scenes where someone is exploring a strange or spooky place, or making a difficult decision that will have huge ramifications. They don't sound good as a general theme, or background to, "Hey, Glarg, let's go play some Hyper-Pong!"
However, at least from my point of view, it doesn't really evoque sci-fi. It sounds more like a serious detective theme... If I may suggest taking that theme in a more sci-fi direction, I suggest taking a listen to this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT6vSEhKJ7c
All that piece has a sense of fantasy/sci-fi feeling going on, but take a special listen from 04:40 till the end. Now that's sci-fi! Again, from my opinion
Keep it up, Andrei! I can't wait to watch this!
PS: I also have a little project going on of my own, but I want to keep it a suprise. It's going to be real good... We're even going to film it in 35mm, so wish me luck!
Thanks!
Hmm, yep... that's pretty much how I see it too.
Haha, no, they don't.
Thanks dude. It's still work-in-progress though.
Hmmm... okay... go on...
[qupte]If I may suggest [/quote]
Always!
Aha! So it should be a bit more...dynamic... hm.
Too bad I don't have a chorus/soprano.
I see what you mean and I agree. Hm, the theme may feature multiple themes, especially for the SciFi parts.
As WarpSpeed mentioned, it sounds detective-ish and that's actually what I had in my head when I composed it. I must've emphasized the "detective" part too much.
Not having fully shaped characters doesn't help either.
And I can't wait to finish the script(s) so we can start shooting!
Wow, awesome! We're both going professional with this.
I'm filming the Jekyll-Hyde tribute in 35mm as well!
Good luck! Any chance we get to see a screenshot or something?
Oh, by the way, I've updated the post. I've included a longer version of the theme, maybe it sounds better when you hear more of it, I dunno.
*sighs*...
Nice, I didn't know your project was in 35mm! Then count me even more excited about it!
Super Lens-Buddies... Unite! (Cue epic superhero theme)
Well, not yet... While I've got the script finished, most of the locations found and booked and the crew almost complete, I'm concentrating on getting all the pre-production done at the moment. A friend of mine is helping me with the technical script and the storyboards, and we have just started working on the coolest poster ever. It's really exciting.
It's a project that evoques me such passion that I don't want to screw anything up. And I don't want to start filming until I'm completely sure about everything, but it's coming along real nice.
However, I can tell you this... It's going to be a western, much in the vein of Sergio Leone. But it's going to be a western unlike you've ever seen before.
Once I've got the poster finished and the casting done, I'm going start doing little updates of this project to see if you guys are interested in watching it.
But don't worry, I'll do my own thread. Enough with spamming yours!
Andrei + Jekyll and Hyde = Pure epicness. Nothing can go wrong.
Best of luck!
Working on the editing.... tomorrow night.
Here, link link link, it includes a screenshot too. What do you think?
Details in the link... too tired to write now...
That way you didn't have to split them into 10 pieces for Youtube
Also, Youtube is filtered here so ...
Read more about it in: http://vo.do/
Thank you so much to everyone who participated.
I (re)read all your advices and, hopefully, I made the right choices.
I had Daniel and Greg (Sam) to help me on this one.
Brilliant friends, awesome people.
Okay, blah blah, here's the clip!
If you'd like to comment on it on my site, I would appreciate it.
I'm really trying to get some sort of mini-community running there.
What do you think?
Visual styles...artistic stuff...the overall atmosphere of the show.
Which one would you like to see?
http://silverwolfpet.com/2011/06/scifi-series-style-poll/
Let me know, please... I may start filming some stuff soon! Hmmm...
I think he's really experienced and capable of making a good slapstick.
PS: Sorry for interrupting the discussion, I just had to say this!
VERY old slapstick clip (not my best, watch until 1:15.. it gets boring after that):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDlLYYdWuGw
Returning to the discussion, I need your help again!
Please name the top 5 cliches that bad SciFi Movies/Series show.
If you can't think of some, or you just don't watch SciFi stuff, simply put the top 5 cliches you don't want to see in movies in general. That helps too, but I prefer Scifi Themed suggestions, if possible.
Please put them in spoiler tags so you don't influence each other. I'll go first.
2. Earth is ALWAYS about to be destroyed!
3. The main character is top notch at everything.
4. If there's a guy and a girl, main characters, they end up together.
5. The leader of the bad guys wears ridiculous stuff.
Ok, now your turn!
The only one I can think of right now that you hadn't mentioned is
And of course, any series with recurring episodes that try to wrap up within themselves has to beware of
2. Starships.
3. Time travel.
4. The supernatural is always scary.
5. Aliens breathe oxygen.
Try to work your way around these. Hurr hurr hurr.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Thanks guys!! Brilliant ideas... erm...to avoid!
Now, the next one is REALLY tricky, since I am actually working on it right now. I'll try to make it as less spoilery as possible.
This time, without spoiler tags so we avoid repeating stuff. I actually need a brainstorming result from you awesome people... check it out:
- Please name at least three life-threatening situations.
Location: Bridge OR lonely road in the middle of nowhere.
Weather: Cloudy, not raining but you can hear thunderclaps.
Character: A dude. Alone. Cars may pass by, but he's generally alone.
I'll go first just to eliminate the ones I really don't like:
1. He injures his legs so there's a chance he gets run over by a truck or something.
2. He somehow slips and hangs for dear life (bridge situation).
3. He's driving and...*insert stupid reason here* car crash. Boom.
Let's find something original, folks!
We don't need to kill him... we need him to be in a very dangerous and very potential lethal situation. It has to be something you could believe possible.
...sooo thunder-strike is a bit off in this case. Ideas?
(and, Yes, Vainamoinen... it's awesome
2. After breaking down, he's walking this lonely road, hoping to find help, but the few cars that pass by don't stop for him, and the buildings he finds are boarded up and abandoned. With no water, he eventually collapses in the grass alongside the road. No one sees him.
3. His girlfriend just dumped him. He came to the bridge to think in solitude and watch the river underneath. While there, he notices there's a strange catwalk under the bridge, which you can't see while driving over it, and a mysterious door. He reaches for the doorknob, and ZAP - it's electrified. He falls on the catwalk and slips to the side, in danger of falling to the river below.
2. He walks down the road (on oneside there are woods and on the other a steep incline leading very far down) and hears a peculiar sound coming from the side of the road his curiosity gets the better of him he goes to check what is making the sound. When he goes to check a woodland creature pops out and startles him causing him to fall back. He rolls down the inclination possibly breaking something on the way down and smashes into a tree or rock causing him to black out. He wakes up hours later at night unable to make it back up the incline due to a broken bone. He lives alone and told no one of his where abouts. Now he must find a way out while hurt, disoriented, and possibly while being hunted by native predators.
I need to think of a new approach to this issue here.
In the meantime, what type of enemies/cliches would you hate to see in the SciFi Series?
I'll go first.
2. Beings/people/aliens who want to kill you for no real reason! Blargh, we take over Earth! Because...we WANT TO! Muahahaha!
3. Boring enemies. Don't kill me, but Jabba the Hutt is boring. He just sits there. Anybody could kill him at any given time. Boooring!
4. Easy-to-Distract enemies. Yeah, those who tend to tell you their whole plan instead of killing you instantly. One of you actually mentioned this in the cliches list.
5. Overly emotional enemies-plots. Like the sand dude from Spiderman 3. My daughter is sick so it's okay for me to break the law. ...ugh!
Or, if you prefer, what would you LOVE to see in a SciFi as an enemy?
Thanks guys! These little games really help me narrow the plot down to cool stuff and epicness.
1. Greed. This assumes your "good guys" have something the enemy wants (why?) or stand in the way of the enemy otherwise acquiring it. Everybody does this.
2. Revenge. The enemy thinks the "good guys" have wronged "bad guys" in some way and will not rest until "good guys" are destroyed, or at least tortured a little. This is also fairly common.
3. Different point of view. Some of the original Star Trek series used this with mixed success. "Bad guys" just see things differently than "good guys" do and won't consider the "right" viewpoint.
4. Eliminate competition. Enemy wants the same thing the "good guys" do, and there's not enough to go around.
5. Nuisance. Something about the "good guys" just irritates the enemy, and they want it to stop already.
6. Turf War. This universe ain't big enough for the both of us.
7. Unknown. The enemy strikes for no apparent reason. At least at first. If we never find out why, this isn't really a sci-fi story.
8. Bizarre. If you're doing a Sam & Max In Space series.
Or:
He takes out a stack of paper clips from his jacket pocket, but it turns out they are actually designed to kill him! They instantly spring out and stab him.
Or:
He's 400 feet tall, and crushes anyone and anything else on the road. He eventually trips and falls onto a large cell phone tower, which pierces his heart, but before he dies he is able to acknowledge that his life sucked in an oscar-worthy moment.
In short: I took the prompt at 'this is something now assume it isnt what you assume it should be'
Thanks for all the feedback. I finished writing the episode guide for the Series, making sure to implement every single little feedback you guys shared with me. Thank you!
Here's the news post: http://silverwolfpet.com/2011/08/scifi-pre-pre-production/
If you have any questions, let me know!
You guys really support me and I just want to say that I really appreciate it.
Every. Single. Day.
Thank you! ^.^
http://www.indiegogo.com/New-SciFi-Series?a=242492&i=addr
We opened up a funding-thingie on that site (at the recommendation of Haggis). We have no idea if it will work but it's something to look forward to while filming the Doctor Who Tribute!
Please spread the word around (with the link, of course). Who knows, maybe Spielberg will see it, haha!
...actually, that WOULD be awesome!
Thanks guys!
You're doing great so far SWP :-) hope to see more of your projects soon.