TBerk
2008-08-04 18:24:52 UTC
I'm not sure how many people actually get the CVS Pharmacy
advertisements on the TV but they have a certain style I find
appealing.
Contract that with the characters (not the over all effect, but the
characters, esp Yoda) in the soon the be released Star Wars animated
move. <bleh> Yoda should sue.
But back to Doc. Often, and again I'm sure, we get stumped on who
would be the big tent pole in a Doc Savage film. Well, surely there
are a number of good casting choices out there, what with a few
Billion folks on the planet and all, there has to be a really good Doc
out there. Somewhere.
But in the mean time, and what with the sets and backgrounds, and
Locations! to be filmed an Animated film and/or series would be a
great idea.
Would they suffer, the books as source material, if the stories where
done in half hour shorts? I know some of the tales could be done in 30
mins of screen time, but of course the initial story would warrant a
multi-parter kick-off, even a three parter for a total of 90 mins to
tell the tale of backstory, Mayan Jungle, 80th floor digs, and travel
between, back and forth.
SO, with all that said I return to the CVS Pharmacy ads as a good
example of what is being done to tell a story and create an
environment onscreen.
Addendum: I did some digging and found a number of the small videos
online. Now, as I (re) watch them I am am sure to hear from folks who
will reject out of hand the following and not-Doc:
http://www.forallthewaysyoucare.com/videos/five.asp
1) too pastel-y.
2) too cartoonish, not human looking enough.
3) Too sunny and not 'noir-ish' enough.
Well, on top of agreeing with all that I'll ad the examples suffr from
being broadcast over the net too.
Still, just prior to writing this, this screed, I saw a recent one
that isn't online, and it was superior to these in quality. Also I'd
expect the final product to benefit from a pallet change, a Doc
'bible' (a reference book with character expositions and stats), and a
makeover int he over all look to fi the twenties/thirties/forties that
define the Doc Era. (Twenties? you say? Well, yeah- some leftover
stuff, while old by Doc's time, would still be cluttering up the
landscape...)
My point isn't that _these_ guys need to be hired tomorrow, but that
even a pharmacy commercial can demonstrate some interesting
possibilities for realizing Doc on the Big Screen.
TBerk
advertisements on the TV but they have a certain style I find
appealing.
Contract that with the characters (not the over all effect, but the
characters, esp Yoda) in the soon the be released Star Wars animated
move. <bleh> Yoda should sue.
But back to Doc. Often, and again I'm sure, we get stumped on who
would be the big tent pole in a Doc Savage film. Well, surely there
are a number of good casting choices out there, what with a few
Billion folks on the planet and all, there has to be a really good Doc
out there. Somewhere.
But in the mean time, and what with the sets and backgrounds, and
Locations! to be filmed an Animated film and/or series would be a
great idea.
Would they suffer, the books as source material, if the stories where
done in half hour shorts? I know some of the tales could be done in 30
mins of screen time, but of course the initial story would warrant a
multi-parter kick-off, even a three parter for a total of 90 mins to
tell the tale of backstory, Mayan Jungle, 80th floor digs, and travel
between, back and forth.
SO, with all that said I return to the CVS Pharmacy ads as a good
example of what is being done to tell a story and create an
environment onscreen.
Addendum: I did some digging and found a number of the small videos
online. Now, as I (re) watch them I am am sure to hear from folks who
will reject out of hand the following and not-Doc:
http://www.forallthewaysyoucare.com/videos/five.asp
1) too pastel-y.
2) too cartoonish, not human looking enough.
3) Too sunny and not 'noir-ish' enough.
Well, on top of agreeing with all that I'll ad the examples suffr from
being broadcast over the net too.
Still, just prior to writing this, this screed, I saw a recent one
that isn't online, and it was superior to these in quality. Also I'd
expect the final product to benefit from a pallet change, a Doc
'bible' (a reference book with character expositions and stats), and a
makeover int he over all look to fi the twenties/thirties/forties that
define the Doc Era. (Twenties? you say? Well, yeah- some leftover
stuff, while old by Doc's time, would still be cluttering up the
landscape...)
My point isn't that _these_ guys need to be hired tomorrow, but that
even a pharmacy commercial can demonstrate some interesting
possibilities for realizing Doc on the Big Screen.
TBerk