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Darkon Gatland
Amarr Viziam
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Posted - 2009.04.18 22:34:00 -
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Watch this space, me and some collegues are working on a live action (with spacey shooty bits of course) EVE short film, just to see if it can be done. We are using some proper kit (no camcorders and garden sheds for this film) and work on he script is being done now.
It's not a feature length film but it's a step in the right direction and any ideas on the theme and overall look of the EVE world are welcome, I shall post a thread when we are starting production/have CCP's blessing.
Oh and Clear skies 2 is still on the way last I heard.
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Rachel Silverside
Caldari K Directorate
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Posted - 2009.04.18 23:35:00 -
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lol the eve movie would prolly **** off the whole world except for hindu's and muslims (amarr are christians) -------------------- i play momorpugers |
Aegis Osiris
Gallente Demonic Retribution Minor Threat.
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Posted - 2009.04.19 00:50:00 -
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You are all doing it wrong.
EVE would make a terrible movie. From the persepective of the gamer, there is simply no way to cover the breadth of the backstory with any sort of depth. For the general audience, everything would be too complex and they'd have nothing to attach to, no characters to really bite into and associate with, either to love or to hate.
Characters are the most important part of a scifi story. The best books, dramatizations, and movies have that as the key aspect. And really "connectible" characters are missing (none of us count, we'd be sucky movie characters :P).
However, EVE, or at least a story based on it, could make a very good TV series. BSG sets an excellent example imo; strong characters, topical storylines, inner consistency, good drama, and excellet effects and sweep. An approach along that vein could do a credible job AND be enjoyable for the gamer and regular TV viewer alike.
The BSG route of doing a miniseries to gauge the audience then deciding to ramp up for a full series was fairly brilliant, I think. Something along that route could work.
And forget what I just said. I would make a freakin' AWESOME lead character. Mr. Deville, I'm ready for my closeup, and where is my damn trailer!!
ps. Keep George Lucas the hell away from it....he can ruin his own damn stories, thank you. I like violet more then pink. |
Longbow McFarris
Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2009.04.19 01:04:00 -
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I have to agree that a movie would not do justice to the game you would need more. What would be cool is a two hour pilot in whcih we see some of the back story of EVE. The coming to this part of space and the collapse of the gate. Then we flash forward and start EVE the series when the major empires first got rolling. Cover the Federation/State war as well as the Matar enslavement/revolt.
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Kyoko Sakoda
Caldari Veto. Veto Corp
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Posted - 2009.04.19 01:17:00 -
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I would like to see a miniseries or series, and I think I've gone through all this before in about ten other threads so I'll just leave it at that. Eve has far too much depth for one feature length film.
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Chribbas Dad
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Posted - 2009.04.19 01:57:00 -
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Originally by: Leana Darkrider Name 1 movie that was made after a game and was succesfull??
don't get me wrong, I support your idea, but it's ment to fail. Games are games and should stick to games and not switch to the big white screen.
Just my two cents inhere
Hitman was a good movie
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Chribbas Dad
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Posted - 2009.04.19 01:58:00 -
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Originally by: Leana Darkrider Name 1 movie that was made after a game and was succesfull??
don't get me wrong, I support your idea, but it's ment to fail. Games are games and should stick to games and not switch to the big white screen.
Just my two cents inhere
Hitman was a good movie
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Tag Heuer
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.04.19 02:03:00 -
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Originally by: Leana Darkrider Name 1 movie that was made after a game and was succesfull??
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Tomb Raider series comes to mind. Can I have your stuff?
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Dez Affinity
Evocati.
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Posted - 2009.04.19 02:33:00 -
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As the most important player in EVE. I should probably be the main protagonist in the film. It could be a Rom-Com Sci-Fi. Hit me up in game CCP. _______________
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Lisento Slaven
The Drekla Consortium
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Posted - 2009.04.19 03:09:00 -
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The final fantasy movies were pretty cool if you ask me. ---
Put in space whales!
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Tag Heuer
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.04.19 03:33:00 -
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Originally by: Lisento Slaven The final fantasy movies were pretty cool if you ask me.
Cool, yes. But the movies had nothing to do with the games if you ask me except in name and writer. Can I have your stuff too?
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Macmuelli
Gallente Meltd0wn Imperial Republic Of the North
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Posted - 2009.04.19 20:21:00 -
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Jeah some series
It would be interesting to see something in the past, and what have formed the Races ( religion,the way to Democracy, the pain of slavery,a perfect strong organized system), after the wormhole to new eden closed.
There should be no "1 men army hero patriot", which nerfs in every episode, and make impossible things possible. Its an old dusty Hat.
Little dark storys,from diffrent points, which introduce an important part of the game. Amarrian <-> Jove war, Minmatar slavery, whatever.
Damn finance crisis, and thoose greedy bankers.
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cpu939
Gallente OffBeat Creations The Elders Alliance
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Posted - 2009.04.19 20:52:00 -
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i would state to base the movie of the eve book, great book. now not sure if it should be live action, cgi/anime
the question i have for you is who would you have star in the film or voice act.
i'm not sure who i would pick to do it. 01101111 01100110 01100110 01100010 01100101 01100001 01110100 00100000 01100011 01110010 01100101 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
Macmuelli
Gallente Meltd0wn Imperial Republic Of the North
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Posted - 2009.04.19 21:17:00 -
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Why taken a star?. Its no garanty to be sucessful. And they are overpriced. U could invest the money in many many more chapters. I would look for actor/ actress from independed films. Some does a greater and much more convincing job then stars.
There should be storys, No faces or voices,
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Agent Known
Apotheosis of Virtue
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Posted - 2009.04.19 21:58:00 -
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A CGI-run film of the back story would be sweet. Or, perhaps they could do a larger "documentary" that goes over the story (the Day of Darkness movie springs to mind).
A full-blown movie is meh, but I love the idea of a longer Day of Darkness film. Obviously what I say isn't always what my alliance thinks. I hate to break it to you, but this is in fact my signature. |
Fat Buddah
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Posted - 2009.04.20 02:23:00 -
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Originally by: Gromilia
Originally by: Leana Darkrider Name 1 movie that was made after a game and was succesfull??
don't get me wrong, I support your idea, but it's ment to fail. Games are games and should stick to games and not switch to the big white screen.
Just my two cents inhere
StarWars is one of those Movies and Star Trek is another that were quite succesfull. And there could be list of other ones as well. CCP have the tools and the means to make a Movie thats even if the movie comes out on a DVD instead of the big screen. The possibilites are endless.And I hope CCP agree with what i am saying.We should think outside of the square box and let things happen.
Is this guy actually saying StarWars and StarTrek are made after computer games?
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Compound Interest
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Posted - 2009.04.20 13:09:00 -
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Picture Wall-street, busy stock brookers and panic spreading through market, now convert it into an everyday Jita Situation, document the epic allaince battles (i.e Goonfleet/Kenzoku), document exploration, politics in eve etc. Make a mini movie about eve, and all the aspects it has to offer.
It doesnt have to be a 2hour movie, it could be a 30minute news reel every week, ANYTHING, get someone to be a presenter and show live footage of the event. remember the massive engagement in Delve? what would be cooler? A live news feed with a presenter commentating on the events - THAT is the sort of thing eve should play up to.
Eve needs to expand on its mediabase, and I am not talking about the chapters/chronicles that hardly anyone reads, I am talking about movies and reels of epic battles. That is what attracts most people to eve, and if we show the world that this is what eve is about (Eve Online - youtube: this is what eves all about video) people will realise what a great game it is and how much potential it has.
Games like final fantasy created their own movies - they were a big hit and produced many fans, we need the same. it doesnt have to be a movie with actors or professional set's it can probably involve eve graphics engine. Just protray it the right way.
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Ratchman
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Posted - 2009.04.20 14:15:00 -
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EVE would only ever be the backdrop for a movie. It's a different media, and requires a different approach. The story is paramount, and given that you have sufficient characterisation and plot, you could then do it, using the EVE universe as a backdrop. I haven't read any of the fiction surrounding EVE, so I couldn't comment on how well it would adapt, but you are facing an uphill battle in getting one made.
Point 1: Sci-fi does tend to breed the biggest money makers, but they don't breed many critically acclaimed films. Even classics like Alien take years to be accepted by the critics. This is also true of Horror, Westerns, Comedy and Animation. All these genres suffer from critical snobbery. Note how many sci-fi or horror films win Oscars.
Point 2: The further into the future you go, the more alien the human culture becomes and although the same basic premises are always true, the remoteness of the culture will be enough to drive a division between the story and the viewer. Star Wars works because it's a simple 'good vs evil' conceit in a universe that strongly draws from recent history. EVE is far more morally ambiguous universe where death is no longer the end (as long as you have enough cash).
Point 3: The bigger the budget, the more 'Hollywood' the film has to be. Think of those stupid film parodies that the Simpsons does so well. That is how they genuinely work. They are trying to hit the broadest demographic, which means the lowest common denominator, which means stupid action blockbuster, where logic is thrown out the window in favour of people being chased down a corridor by a big orange explosion. They will not want a grim and dirty sci-fi set in an amoral future, where a happy ending is not likely. EVE would attract a much lower level of funding than many big-budget films. Whilst it may have big explosions, it won't have the happy-go-lucky mentality that the executives will be looking for.
Point 4: Film adaptations of games have, at best, been passable. Most are downright awful (Uwe Boll is a mark of low-quality that would make Roger Corman blush), and some are just plain bizarre, such as Super Mario Brothers (what the hell was that all about?). Hard to imagine that last one had Dennis Hopper, Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo in it. Studios will hardly want to invest in a genre that has a pedigree like that.
Point 5: EVE has a huge backstory. Too many films fail by trying to squeeze to much of the backstory into 90 minutes. It is better to do some judicious editing and keep only parts of it. The remainder can be used in future films, should it ever be required. The recent Watchmen film was a good example of where a good compromise has been reached. The film was nearly three hours long, and even then had many characters removed, or reduced to bit-parts, but without taking away too much from the story. However, this is more the exception than the rule.
The best EVE would manage, would be to fill a niche, rather than trying to tackle the mainstream. If it did attract commercial success, then that would be a bonus, but it would be better to make a lower-budget film closer to the source material. This is cult material, not the mainstream.
Sorry to rain on your parade, but EVE is unlikely to ever make it as a film, and if it didn, it wouldn't be the one you expected.
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Ratchman
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Posted - 2009.04.20 14:21:00 -
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Originally by: Chribbas Dad Hitman was a good movie
Did we watch the same film, 'cos the one I saw was a great steaming pile of horsecrap.
Still, better than the huge-budget cum-bucket of monkey-**** that was Wanted. The Loom of Fate? What the hell? They were taking orders from a sewing machine. And nobody questioned this?
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Traidor Disloyal
Minmatar Private Nuisance
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Posted - 2009.04.20 14:45:00 -
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never, ever, make a movie based on a Sci Fi computer game. It will always fail.
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Golan Cinquanteneuf
Carthage Industries
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Posted - 2009.04.20 15:16:00 -
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Originally by: Traidor Disloyal never, ever, make a movie based on a Sci Fi computer game. It will always fail.
Resident Evil spawned 3 (count them, three!) feature length movies. Sure they didn't win ocars, but...
And of course Transformers pulled in a few bucks at the box office.
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Anyura
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Posted - 2009.04.20 15:19:00 -
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I just had a brilliant idea for a film:
Chribba: The Story of The Veldspar
I see the film as about 3 minutes of dialogue followed by 2 and half hours of veldspar mining footage.
And it would still be more watchable than any of the Resident Evil films. |
Traidor Disloyal
Minmatar Private Nuisance
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Posted - 2009.04.20 15:25:00 -
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Originally by: Golan Cinquanteneuf
Originally by: Traidor Disloyal never, ever, make a movie based on a Sci Fi computer game. It will always fail.
Resident Evil spawned 3 (count them, three!) feature length movies. Sure they didn't win ocars, but...
And of course Transformers pulled in a few bucks at the box office.
And then we have "Wing Commander". That was a good movie.
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TimMc
Gallente Brutal Deliverance
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Posted - 2009.04.20 15:57:00 -
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Originally by: Rachel Silverside lol the eve movie would prolly **** off the whole world except for hindu's and muslims (amarr are christians)
Amarr are a combination of all earth religions iirc. They take books from alot of places, but their art style is very catholic.
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cpu939
Gallente OffBeat Creations The Elders Alliance
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Posted - 2009.04.21 15:10:00 -
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Originally by: Anyura I just had a brilliant idea for a film:
Chribba: The Story of The Veldspar
I see the film as about 3 minutes of dialogue followed by 2 and half hours of veldspar mining footage.
And it would still be more watchable than any of the Resident Evil films.
agreed.
i also say star not as in a high a class list star (that can't act) but as in most movies out have a lead or leads roles. i would think cgi like appleseed. |
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