Documentary Plan.
Introduction
animation or slide show of comic books, clips from films, clips from games, with a unique sound track of our own...
1-2 mins
cutway/archve footage - The Crow, Superman and Batman
-cinema verte' - SCRIPTED - small intro about the project....walking
(towards a comic shop...comic shop unseen at this point)
- cinema verte' - talking a bit about the project? just me on my own in my room or/and with scott and rob footage
-cinema verte' - Shot of us entering the comic shop
- cinema verte' - camera rolling us looking at comics talking about them etc...SEMI-SCRIPTED?
-Interview with comic shop owner - part of the interview shown 1/3 - 2/3
- cutaway clips of films and comics and pictures
subject - Origin
cutway/archve footage - spider-man 1,batman begins - orign
pictures of the films above- SCRIPTED reflection scene small conclusion?
stats report
- Cutaway - Statistics of comic films boxoffice - when they are released...
- Archive footage - how they are marketed
-Statistics of comic sales...in relation to the months of a film's release....before, during and after.
subject - Historic conclusion
Comic books take up a visual grammar that's centuries old. Angels in classical art have wings to demonstrate their higher nature and their movement between Heaven and earth; in Egyptial wall art, important and powerful people are show as bigger than less-important people. Comic-book heroes - at least in part - are muscular to represent their forcefulness (there's a whole thread on
subject - Adlerian psychology
Adlerian psychology just gagging to spin off of this). Villains are stooped and ugly, and so on and so on.
Archive footage "Unbreakable" - goes into this as a major theme, with Mr Glass explaining it to a chap trying to buy a piece of classic comic-book art.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Adlerian_psychology
-cinema verte' -shot of us entering another comic book shop
-Interview with comic shop owner - part of the interview shown 1/3 - 2/3
-cinema verte' - sections of me and scott talking
subject - Gadgets
Archive footage - Batman - Joker saying where does he get those wonderful toys...
Psychology interviews
-cinema verte' - sections of me and scott talking
-Random comic shop windows...
-interview with random fans?
- LXG - features a past group of superheores with some feasable tech?
http://spookyland.free.fr/img/lxg-t1.gif
subject - Strength
Psychology interviews
Lou Ferringo interview
cutaway - TV series HULK
comic shop owners interview - talking about hulk, jugganaught strong characters...
-cinema verte' - shot of me propsing that I will be willing to undertake a superhero diet and training regime.
-dietian interview - quick talk on what kind of foods a superhero may need to eat.
- supplement assistent - quick talk on how to deal with insomnia...and healing wounds and increasing strength...
-cinema vertie' - shot of me showing you the food I just bought....what supplements I'm going to take
-gym interview - quick talk on what kind of gym regime I would need as a superhero.
- chest press shot of me talking about strong characters - when is a character too strong...questions we ask the fans...
-fans of strong comic characters
archive footage of Superman - snippet of strength
-cinema verte' - sections of me and scott talking - six billion dollar man?
subjects - Intelligence
Psychology interviews
Adam West interview
comic shop owners interview
fans of intelligent comic characters
archive footage - spider-man 2
-cinema verte' - sections of me and scott talking
-Random comic shop windows...
-interview with random fans?
-cinema verte' - scott and I reading and reasearcing psychlogy books, criminology...
Psychology interviews - on criminology and becoming an efficitent detective and crime fighter?
subject - Combat Skills
-cinema verte' - talking about the need to be a good fighter in different martial arts...me taking up one...and researching it...
- shot of me taking up a martial art...
Psychology interviews
comic shop owners interview
fans of fighting comic characters
Other weapons --- detective work?
Interesting Fact: Batman had files on each and every member of the Justice League of America, with key information on how to beat his own teammates.
- cutaway - what about tommy guns like Dick Tracy?
subjects - identity
Psychology interviews
comic shop owners interview
-unknown past?
Wolverine
-unrecognisable?
-cutaway - Swamp Thing - wife no longer recognises her husband
-secret identity and split identity
cutaways - Fantastic Four, Flash
reasons for fame?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_(comics)
Flash - advertising products occasionally?
subjects - Money
Psychology interviews
comic shop owners interview
fans of rich comic characters
-cinema verte' - sections of me and scott talking
-Random comic shop windows...
-interview with random fans?
-Split screen - shot of me in the gym at different times...performing different exercises - a few weeks of filming
- cinema verte' - shot of me talking about how much it costs to train and eat...
- animation or picture - of Doc Oct taking on KFC
-- cinema verte' - shot of scott talking about the lamest comic book story yet...what to really do to save money as a villain...
- animation or picture - of me as a hero and scott as a sidekick advertising different brands - to get money
-- cinema verte' - shot of scott and I talking about use of advertising to fund secret identities. - Mystery Men
Social conflicts
-cinema verte' - sections of me and scott talking
archive footage - Robocop
archive footage of Superman 3 - inner conflict
secret wars? - blade and x-men?
subjects - sex appeal - and sexim
Psychology interviews
comic shop owners interview
fans of female comic characters
- Archive footage - Wonder Woman, Dale (Flash Gordon), Catwoman and Supergirl?
-cinema verte' - sections of me and scott talking - relationships?
subjects - Racism and different versions of American heroes
Psychology interviews
comic shop owners interview
fans of cult comic characters - not as popular as spider-man etc...
-cinema verte' - sections of me and scott talking
Archive - Black Panther, Green Lantern - John Stewart, Spawn - originally black?
http://www.spawn.com/toys/spawn/series27/spawni086/images/series27_spawni086_concept_01_dp.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_(comics)
-different versions of heroes from other cultures - need for a hero? -major differences...different needs and desires?
subjects - agism - effect of growing older...weaker, more experienced, stronger?
Psychology interviews
comic shop owners interview
fans of comic characters
-cinema verte' - sections of me and scott talking
-contrast of characters in a group - how relationships and leadership roles change?
*The Ultimate X-Men series, where there's a marked contrast between characters like Duggan (a SHIELD grunt: training and tech but no powers) and the mutants: Duggan's a grizzled, scarred old sod. Experience counts too!
Style of films
comic shop owners interview - style of films-- arty films
archive footage - Flash Gordon- test to be a hero
archive footage - The Crow
archive footage - Sin City
cutway/archve footage - The Maxx
Artist interviews?
Simon Bizley, Paul Gulacy
cutways - AD 2000 and Batman, Catwoman, Jamesbond?
Conclusion
-Psychology interviews
-comic shop owners interview - potential realistic characters - james bond, Batman, Punisher?
-inserts- Fans. Scott and Rob, other footage
*The difference between an effective real-world vigilante - who's going to look something like a martial arts / streetfighter / special forces kinda guy (or girl) and a comic-book hero.
-archive footage and comic page shots of James Bond, Punisher, Batman
- fans on Batman, Punisher, James Bond?
- cinema verte' - our talk about james bond, punsiher and Batman...or the future - say Buck Rogers?
Influence
cutways or/and interviews -Real life hero interviews? Or photos?
- Shaolin Monks? Combat Soldiers? SAS?
Animations/Games and Comics which tried to get turned into films - talk about Darkham Vale and Dragon's Lair...
-cinema verte' - sections of me and scott talking - about these yet film topics.
Fan Films - batman dead end
-cinema verte' - sections of me and scott talking - conclusion - conclusion of my training and eating programme after a few months.
end ...credits
-cinema verte' - Blooper reel and Spider-man spoof
ok any ideas there guys? This is my first draft at the idea behind this documentary? could get a good chunky thing out of this...need to buy some more tapes
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