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Gildeth
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 Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 20:09:38
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Hey all,
I just saw this topic and had to post, I am a film studant i am still far too young to give you anything worth while heh but i can at least give you my ideas. An animation or CGI is out of the question for one it would cost equal of that a Live action movie would to make anything worth while and two it would not appeal to the mass audience. If you think about it we are wanting this to go forth not just to satisfy ourselves but to help out Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman and to share Dragonlance with the world. A live action film would be much better and you would need a decent budget to get it done. I dont think the creators would agree to the film being made badly. If a film hasnt been made by the time i get into the industry then I would do everything in my power to get it made. I am just about to start University and have been excepted to the best film makers course in the UK and other such courses. It will be made in our life time. And i suppose it could possibly be done as an independant film just it would have to be taken on with such skill that i dont think it would be done well.
Although there is proof of a promising fantasy film done by an independant or low budget film makers. There is an interactive website all about it the film is called Ancanar and the website is www.ancanar.com i urge you all to go to this site and show your support in whatever way you can it looks like a very strong step forward for the fantasy film industry.
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DL fan
Junior Member
Canada
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Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 21:38:42
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LOL, omg, i just read this post and the whole the is great because everyone is being optimistic and all, but i mean seriously, come on. The last guy who posted said animated would be equal in cost as a live action movie, and animation wouldn't appeal. Hes right, but live action just would not work. Cant remember the first guys name who posted, but i would just like to ask how long ur gonna take on the paper-mache dragons, the fireworks and glitter confetti for the magic, or maybe dragonriders ontop of the dragons. OH WAIT! You dont need dragonsaddles do you? the actors could just hold onto the ROPE ATTACHED TO THE DRAGON FROM THE CEILING!
Dude, im not raggin on the movie idea, but wat ur posting is not capable of doing with what ur offering. Ur askin ppl to work for free, and to use basic props that can be built in a homehardware down the street. Its good ur throwing out the ideas, but this HAS to be done by a film production company with money, or anything else isnt even going to be released into screening.
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Goblin21x
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 16 Apr 2003 : 21:48:49
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I also have a friend who I will be working with his movies. I think I can convince him to do this movie at somepoint to :)
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DarkSunz
Junior Member
USA
182 Posts |
Posted - 18 Apr 2003 : 23:28:11
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As mentioned befor, the money in this is goina end up being the downfall to the production. Although, I kinda disagree with the fact that the CGI is just as expensive as live action. Lets take Final Fantasy for instence. And keep in mind, I'm talkin about WHEN IT WAS STARTED. It was reletivly cheap, compaired to a live action movie of the same caliber. However, there were unexpected expenses in making that kind of film, because of the revilutionary graphics that were being used.
That was what? 5 years ago... No, more like 7.... When they started that movie. The program used to make that movie, is now so widley used and cheaper to run, making a Softimage movie like Final Fantasy would be cheaper.
I'm not saying they should though, I'm saying it could be done, and prolly be a well respected movie. If they did make it like Final Fantasy, or that Animatrix clip at the begining of DreamCatcher, it just might be diffrent enough still, to GIVE the movie a diffrent... Hmmmm... Feel, then it's brother LOTR.
Still.... Altough i'd go see it, and wouldn't condem anyone if they made it that way.... I'd still rather see a live action version.
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Goblin21x
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 19 Apr 2003 : 01:03:18
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well yes there is the point that there would need to be a lot of sets made for this flick and a lot of props to so it would be costing as much if not more then LOTR....and that was an expensive movie
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DarkSunz
Junior Member
USA
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Posted - 20 Apr 2003 : 06:14:06
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LOTR cost an unpresedented amount of money for the gnere of Fantasy movie... So yeh, a live action DL movie would prolly cost right along the same line... Especially if they made a trilogy... Although, if they did a trilogy, it'd prolly be over a period of time, unlike LOTR was....
However, my poit was that if they made a CGI movie like they did Final Fantasy, it wouldn't be ALL that costly...
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Goblin21x
Senior Member
USA
1452 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2003 : 03:39:56
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no it would be cheeper.....but hey would you really rather it be a cgi flick? Personally I would hate that.
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hottopicman83
Member
USA
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Posted - 21 Apr 2003 : 04:09:15
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Come on you know that no mortal can make a desent Draconian, they have to be CGI, and their like half the movie. Plus the black dragon and Pyro, and the elf lands, so theres like 31/32nds of the movie.
Caramon:yes, Tas. Caring does hurt a lot of the time. But the hurt is better that being empty inside. |
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Goblin21x
Senior Member
USA
1452 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2003 : 04:18:22
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well yea they are gonna have to have CGI in it....I would be pissed if I saw a big paper machet dragon!
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hottopicman83
Member
USA
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Posted - 21 Apr 2003 : 04:47:04
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except for the first time they get captured with the fake wooden dragon.
Caramon:yes, Tas. Caring does hurt a lot of the time. But the hurt is better that being empty inside. |
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Goblin21x
Senior Member
USA
1452 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2003 : 06:36:25
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well thats a little diffent. I was speaking of a general thing not that one instance
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DarkSunz
Junior Member
USA
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Posted - 21 Apr 2003 : 14:23:04
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Thats what I mean, Gobby... It would have to be CGI.... And they can... But it takes more money to Combine both CGI and Real Life. Ya might as well make it all CGI, and make it look fluid like in Final Fantasy.
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Goblin21x
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 21 Apr 2003 : 20:42:55
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it would be cheeper but it wouldent be as good as if it was live.
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DarkSunz
Junior Member
USA
182 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2003 : 22:12:12
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How do we know it won't be good, if they made it look like the Animatix short, or Final Fantasy?
Did you like those two things, BTW, Gobby?
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Goblin21x
Senior Member
USA
1452 Posts |
Posted - 21 Apr 2003 : 23:56:24
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i saw final fantasy yes not the other thing. I liked it but then again thats how you picture final fantasy....do you really picture seeing krynn as a cgi? or do you picture seeing it like we did LOTR? I prefer live action. Thats my point. But then again its just my opinion.
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