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On Sunday the 25th October I went to McM comicon so that I could network, plus go to the screening of raid redemption then ask Gareth Evans some question about the industry where im considering him as a director for my live action adaptation of GANGSTA.
The host who was leading the screening and interview was Robert Milazzo, a lecturer from the modern school of film based within America.
During the seminar they covered a lot of insightful topics, such as the convergence and impact of digital media and what it means for the industry in terms of:
Digital distribution
Newmedia platforms such as Netflix youtube ect and the opportunities it means for the indie produces, also for cult fans.
Director netflix, Director Youtube - More freedom, in that it's a free market with no restraint
Indie production advice
Advice on building our skill
And much more
Here’s a clip from the seminar (I had another video, but it was too wobbly and out of focus - dad was the cameraman)
Afterwards i met with Gareth Evans at the meet and greet area, and asked him his opinion on directing an action adaptation into a television series; either as the main director, or the director of action choreography.
He said he would not be sure if he could do it because he may not be able to handle the stress, however, as a director of action choreography he would be in two minds about it because ideally he would like control of the whole production, although if it’s just action he could focus his attention on just directing that.
Overall the day was very useful, i found the screening then QnA very helpful as Gareth and Robert covered a lot of valuable usefully advice - talking about their experience working with a small budget and big cast, plus planning and also the troubles they faced due to censoring, overrunning schedule, casting and so on.. The topics covered during the seminar i feel have definitely helped improve my creative planning - in that it's helped me to reconsider alternative ideas (due to budget), and also be more confident about my decisions; not being intimidated by the industry accepting you because there is other avenues to gain recognition.
Tag :// Contextual Research,
Tag :// Gareth Evans,
Tag :// Idea development,
Tag :// production prep work,
Tag :// Professional Pre-production,
Tag :// Project Update,
Tag :// Research
The idea behind me adapting Gansta, is that i want to adapt the anime series into something original and creative, whilst maintaining the integrity of the characters and the story. In me adapting this series, i'll be appropriating it into a new setting revamping the story, by finding a similar location to that of the one in the series, but changing up the props to more modern westernised props, and possibly further developing the characteristics of the characters into a personality that will more fit a live performance; as in anime the characters at times tend to have eccentric personalities to that of actual live performers.
The adaptation process will be similar to that of the DC comic adaptations done by Warner brothers, appropriating and developing the characters whole style and personality, plus location into a more modern realistic setting of one that a 'modern' western audience would be accustomed to.
Examples of DC adaptation by Warner Brothers
There has been quite a few live action adaptations of anime and manga series made by various big studios and also indie movie producers. These adaptations have varied in that they've either appropriated the technology featured within the series, the characters and action, location and/or the whole story, revamping it into a whole new modern idea.
The adaptations made by major studios have ranged from really good; keeping to the story and the characteristics and personalities of the characters to really terrible, ruining the integrity of the story, changing the characters roles completely. Here's some examples below.
(The list of trailers are presented Anime first, then the adapted live action straight after)
Professional big budget studio produced adaptations:
Dragon ball z
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| http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1098327/ |
Attack on Titan
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| http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2072230/?ref_=nv_sr_1 |
Parasyte The Maxim
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| http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3345472/ |
Assasination Classroom
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| http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4341930/ |
Indie anime live action productions:
All of these indie live action productions are fan made, in that these indie produces love the manga/anime series and have decided to adapt them into their own original live action idea, appropriating certain elements of the manga/anime such as the characters from the stories, the location design in which the stories take place, plus further developing the characters into a realistic contemporary environment; revamping the stories into something new and original.
Akira Project
Power/rangers bootleg
Naruto Live action trailers
Dragon Ball Z Fan adaptations
Below is a list of various fan made adaptations of the popular series dragon ball z, made by various indie studios. Because the series is so popular, it has been adapted into many different directing styles, plus various elements of the series story has been appropriated and adapted into a whole new idea.
Having explored all of these examples of anime to live action adaptations, should give you an idea of how i'm looking to go about adapting the anime series Gangsta into a live action series.
Watching these examples has definitely given me an insight on how to go about adapting an already existing idea, showing me various aspects that i could look at when appropriating and adapting an animated concept into a live action production.
Tag :// Contextual Research,
Tag :// Gangsta,
Tag :// Idea development,
Tag :// Professional Pre-production,
Tag :// Project Update,
Tag :// Visual Reference research
