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Casimir Effect Origins Part II

<< Read Casimir Effect Origins part I

Casimir Effect Novella

About 5 years ago the director wrote a shot story as part of a science fiction convention competition, the story was never finished but the core of it was developed. The story of the first time traveller, as woman as yet unnamed who tried to travel into her own past to give herself advice to stop her life going to hell, she was similar to Alice, but was originally married to Bob and the time travel experiment failed. Rather than travelling through time, the plot revolved around alternate universes and ended up with several different Alice’s? A great story, but possibly not a great movie, I won’t give too much away as not to spoil the better bits which we kept.

We took some of the core elements of the story, and reworked them to make them more filmic and visually interesting. We also brought in other character from the NeuroSys setting, characters we knew well and loved who would add an element of intrigue and subtle hints to clandestine events and activates. This would also bring Casimir Effect into a bigger and more vibrant world which could be used to add depth and substance to the story. This also offers us a bigger world to use should we get the chance to expand or redevelop Casimir Effect for television.

In December 2008 we planned the core plot points or each character using index cards, we shuffled them around until we had a structure and plot development that was interesting and offered an air of mystery.  The cards sat on our wall for about 2 months each few days we looked it over added or move something to make the story as interesting as possible. We then told the cards down and left it for a few more months, to give us time to detach ourselves from it so we could come back with fresh ideas.

April 2009 we began the first draft of the treatment, however we realised that to get the most out of the story we had to write it as prose rather than a condensed treatment. This enabled us to dig deeper into the characters and the subtext of the story. So we batted the Novell back and forth until we reached the fourth draft, then we let it out to people we knew and trusted to give us solid feedback about what is wrong and what is right. We then worked hard on the fifth draft to make it tight and keep the characterisation consistent.

By this time it was June and we started to look at turning the story into a script, we know we would have to change things and loose some elements but this is how things go when adapting a story.

In the next instalment, script development, revisions and read throughs.

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Posted in Origins, Pre Production, Script Development on December 8th, 2009 by Gabriel Strange | | Comments Off

 

The One Story

The screen story is now finished, so it’s off to the editors. We went through a period of hating it, but have come out of the other side and now like what we have done. Sitting down and thinking about what we have written we feel the story has been fully explored, and we know we cannot add or improve any of it without massive rewrites. So it there, all done and now we can start turning it into a script. In its raw from the script will be about 40-50 pages, however the prose can be reduced and a few scenes combined, possible even take out a minor character. However that’s yet to come and it’s the story that the most important. I have done the first 4 pages of the first draft of the script, and from the development work on the screen story it’s coming together fantastically, the characters and story are coming right off the page.

One we have been through a few drafts of the script we can then start properly scouting locations, and tracking down actors. We’re going to use a 2 tier actor list, the top tier is the ideal actors from the UK, this list is most improbable, the second tier is going to be local actors which is more probable and would help promote the film industry in Wales.

There is a lot of work still to come, but with the script coming together now it all seems more possible than when we first started. We’re going to start looking at local crew and talent for everything, as our budget is currently nil, we are looking for people wanting a challenge and to try something new.

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Posted in Pre Production, Script Development on July 7th, 2009 by Gabriel Strange | | Comments Off

 

A week in the Circuits of Time

It’s been a busy week, so not much time to spend on Casimir Effect, but things have by no means stalled. We’re starting to get feedback through on the Novella, hopefully next week I’ll be working on the first draft script, and getting the editors on the Novella.

After our production meeting we have a new Concept and Storyboard Artist, William Charles, he has come on board to help out in the art department where he can.

We’re also looking at other actors for the film, we have a number of viable contacts for high profile actors, and we feel obliged to give them a chance to say no. Who knows things might go really well, anyway nothing ventured nothing gained.

Another thing on our list is to get the Lyrics written in the next month, so once we have implemented the feedback on the Novella it’s off to our lyricist. Then on to finding a singer to perform the song, so time to tap all our contacts again. The person I have in mind can bring heart and soul to the song, which I think is better to have than a sound.

We have also started to look for locations around Cardiff. As we don’t want to have to move a whole unit more than 20 mins drive this does limit our options. We have a number of smaller scenes which can be filmed with a minimal crew, but the main locations have to be local, to save time and any costs we have to cover.

Also thanks Dale for getting a placement logo for the film to us despite your hectic schedule, and good luck on ‘Crash.’

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Posted in Locations, Music, Pre Production, Script Development on June 13th, 2009 by Gabriel Strange | | Comments Off

 

And Finally a Day of Rest

Well after a lot of work over the last few weeks, the screen story / short novella is complete. We hit about 17.5k words, so just comes in the novella category. This is now out to our crews to get feedback and to see what they think. Let’s hope they don’t run and hide in the corner.

Looking for sponsorship is going well; a few places are interested, so let’s hope it goes to the next stage. If not we have at least gotten an awareness of the film out to these places. If you are interested in helping a hand full of ambitious students, become better film makers and one day great film makers, were no opposed to finding ways we can help each other out.

On the PR front we have had a meeting with our PR advisor and been told where we should be looking at this early stage. So over the next week it’s finding more places we can send our Press release to. Must remember all publicity is good.

Also we have had some very positive feedback from one of our producer friends; they like the idea, and will tuck into the novella over the next week. So fingers crossed we can pull something out of the hat, that isn’t a rabbit.

Well back to the grind.

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Posted in Pre Production, Script Development, Sponsorship on June 4th, 2009 by Gabriel Strange | | Comments Off

 

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