02-28-2003, 04:42 AM
That makes a movie, not the setting.
Look at Last of the Mohicans, recently made with Daniel Day Lewis. Great cinematography, made from a passably written and verbose book. Why was it a hit? The base story was shaped to a depth for cinema that evoked a feeling in a contemporary movie audience. Its tone was dis similar to the book, but it generally stayed to the plot, Duncan's death notwithstanding.
So, in you desire to put BG on fillm, what character, and what development do you see as the 'hook?' What combinations of challenges, internal and external, will present a coherent story arc that does not rely on George Lucas and special effects? :)
Plot twists have to be treated with care. They dont always satisfy the audience, particularly in the case of a deus ex machina.
Me, I'd rather see Diablo's world presented, but the focus would need to be on a Rogue, a Druid, a Paladin, an Amazon and maybe a Barbarian. Modest amounts of magic, or almost none, and lots of character interaction, lots of tripos and falls as we explore a small raid, or a small victory for the light over some of the forces of evil.
ELmore Leonard writes novellas that frequently get made into movies. "Valdez is COming' was a modest success as a film, Get Shorty better received.
Maybe a section of the story of Sanctuary would be worthy of filming. But the whole plot would need a lot of interaction from NPC's and a very strong glue to hold it all together.
Script writers try this all the time, with mixed success.
Look at Last of the Mohicans, recently made with Daniel Day Lewis. Great cinematography, made from a passably written and verbose book. Why was it a hit? The base story was shaped to a depth for cinema that evoked a feeling in a contemporary movie audience. Its tone was dis similar to the book, but it generally stayed to the plot, Duncan's death notwithstanding.
So, in you desire to put BG on fillm, what character, and what development do you see as the 'hook?' What combinations of challenges, internal and external, will present a coherent story arc that does not rely on George Lucas and special effects? :)
Plot twists have to be treated with care. They dont always satisfy the audience, particularly in the case of a deus ex machina.
Me, I'd rather see Diablo's world presented, but the focus would need to be on a Rogue, a Druid, a Paladin, an Amazon and maybe a Barbarian. Modest amounts of magic, or almost none, and lots of character interaction, lots of tripos and falls as we explore a small raid, or a small victory for the light over some of the forces of evil.
ELmore Leonard writes novellas that frequently get made into movies. "Valdez is COming' was a modest success as a film, Get Shorty better received.
Maybe a section of the story of Sanctuary would be worthy of filming. But the whole plot would need a lot of interaction from NPC's and a very strong glue to hold it all together.
Script writers try this all the time, with mixed success.
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete