Ok, people have had a chance to look this deal over, we need to start rapping about character development.
Meet Vinnie (the handcuffed dude), he is the only person we need to have in this film (actor wise) due in large to the fact that he is my brother (nepotism, gotta love it).
Jot some notes/thots about his character.
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On 2007-07-02 at 04:36:49, LORDKAHUNA craps monkey baby
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ghostrider: Has a paper with strange symbols written on it in his pocket, and he won't discuss it with anybody.
Hey dude, msg steel to give you access to the project, then you can rock out instead of trying to pursue your own internets rimshot in this here openmovie forum.
Savvy dikpantz?
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I had envisaged a certain James Dean style of moodiness about him, the sort of guy who thinks he is to cool for school, all black leather Brando jackets and steel-toed boots, with his guitar strapped across his back or carried without a case, just holding it by the neck.
How do you plan to convey the idea of other people without actors?
ghostrider: Has a paper with strange symbols written on it in his pocket, and he won't discuss it with anybody.
Hey dude, msg steel to give you access to the project, then you can rock out instead of trying to pursue your own internets rimshot in this here openmovie forum.
Savvy dikpantz?
I thought this was about character development, I was just offering a detail. I'm sorry if it was taken otherwise. I honestly wasn't trying to crap the thread or piss you off.
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7/2/2007 at 13:42
LOL! Posting small tidbits in threads is great too! Besides LK forgets no one actually gets access to the main files any more. (See the Intro for more details)
When I throw everyones random ideas into the master I will be searching back through the threads for sure!
Here's a resampling of what I posted on the Celtx file:
It may be provoking to portray him with a bit more duality. Desperately wanting to live in two worlds, single man/family man, unable to really live in either...selfish motive/selfless motives-having his desires intermingle... conflicted emotion. This portrayal may add to feelings of guilt or loss late in the story. Although something to watch out for-we cannot make him so conflicted as to become undesirable, a character we cannot "root" for to survive later on. I guess the goal is to make Vinnie identifiable.
Vinnie needs to be molested as a child. Perhaps we can provide a subtle flashback at the beginning of the film illustrating this, or perhaps that's an element of his backstory. The abuse may explain his tendency towards obsessive revenge.
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On 2007-07-02 at 18:58:53, tantrum craps monkey baby
ghostrider: Has a paper with strange symbols written on it in his pocket, and he won't discuss it with anybody.
Actually, this may be a good place to start.
I saw an interview with Benicio Del Toro once. He claimed to start examination of a character by slowly and methodically assembling their wallet and contents. This creative process apparently serves as a launching point or stimulus for ideas and imagination.
tantrum: I saw an interview with Benicio Del Toro once. He claimed to start examination of a character by slowly and methodically assembling their wallet and contents. This creative process apparently serves as a launching point or stimulus for ideas and imagination.
That is really cool, I've heard that Daniel Day Lewis is also quite extreme when he gets into character, something about living in character from the date he accepts the role right thru till after the shooting. Apparently he was a basket case when shooting the Gangs of New York.
As for the abuse angle, I think that is a great idea. Maybe an ominous flashback in B&W that shows an uncle/priest/scout leader not committing the act, but laying a hand on a shoulder or something.
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