Monday, September 26, 2005
Movie Pitch
First, read Norton I: Emperor of the United States by Wm. Drury. There's at least half the story right there.... The true story of Emperor Norton, which may be stranger than the myths that have cropped up around him.
Now we need two directors, one to direct the fantasy/myth part of the story and one to do the bio-pic. Each will direct and edit their own mini-movie, using the same cast, but with no interaction between the crews. That way the color schemes, filming styles, etc will be completely different. Then either a third director or a master editor will cut the two films together and voila!!! Instant classic.
I'm thinking Ridley Scott and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, but I'm open to other suggestions....
First, read Norton I: Emperor of the United States by Wm. Drury. There's at least half the story right there.... The true story of Emperor Norton, which may be stranger than the myths that have cropped up around him.
Now we need two directors, one to direct the fantasy/myth part of the story and one to do the bio-pic. Each will direct and edit their own mini-movie, using the same cast, but with no interaction between the crews. That way the color schemes, filming styles, etc will be completely different. Then either a third director or a master editor will cut the two films together and voila!!! Instant classic.
I'm thinking Ridley Scott and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, but I'm open to other suggestions....
# posted by Alexi Sivana : 5:31 PM
