Honor Harrington Movie looks like a GO!

Tenshinai wrote:

Daryl wrote:After that initial 20 minutes keep it moving.

20 minutes? Everyone would be asleep after that. Bad, nay dreadfully terrible idea of doom.

It´s a movie, most likely focused on action, not a documentary.
An extremely extended presentation of the "universe background" is a severe mismatch with the type of movie.

savadrin wrote:

Solly wrote:
I wonder how will they give the opening sequence. They can't just jump into the meeting or Honor right away. Maybe a quick history of all the nations, very brief over view since a lot of new comers who never read the books will be expecting aliens. I hope it takes off.

That being said here's how I'd open up the film.

Show the galatic map (which you can find here)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_H ... iverse.png

highlight each nation as to what year it was founded, and stick to the terran calander. I think having to use the Manticorian calander at this stage would probably confuse people. Highlight the solarian leauge and have a voice over of what it is and when it was founded. highlight the year and then spread out to the systems as mankind goes from system to system. Next highlight Andermani Empire, along with the Confederacy. Then zoom in on the Haven and Manticore border highlight both at the same time with their systems each. Then someone gives a voice over of when they were founded etc. Then give a overview of the current situtation between the two Star Nations. As far as what the voice over actually says I don't know. Have an amazing classical musical introduction that is awe inspiring.


Then cut to the rest of the film. That's my opening, which was inspired by the long forgotten Wing Commander film.


How would you introduce the universe?

i'd do it exactly opposite. i absolutely loathe narrated introductions in movies. i'd make the intro part of the movie a tag-along as Honor walks through the space station on the way to take command at the beginning of on basilisk station. abstract shots that don't show her face, but highlight specifics of the uniform while showcasing the space station itself.

i'd have her pass through some open areas bustling with personnel, with holo-screens giving news-bytes in order to drop info on the audience like politics and important names and events. maybe she walks close to some groups of lower ranked navy personnel, close enough to overhear snippets of conversation about assignments, or some new youthful middies excitedly discussing ships and what kind of ship they hope to be assigned to.

narration is unnecessary and off-putting. let the story tell itself, don't give me a history lesson.

Seawolf509 wrote:Guys and Gals,

Remeber film length will be about 90-100 minutes in length, so what they will be able to do will be limited. The point is to make an interesting movie that will generate cash and support doing additional movies if that is what RFC wants to happen.

Young plot line would be excluded since to won't have alot of bearing on the movie. Status of the relationship between Manticore and the Republic could be summed up in a 30 second voice over. Could forget the whole grav lance issue as well and just start with Fearless arriving on station.

Unless they get major funding they won't be able to get A list stars, (unless they are fans of the series), CGI budget will be limited so they will have to bank on the story line and making tree cats work.

kzt wrote:The main problem with OBS is the conclusion of the fight is based on a complex set of buzzwords interacting, and you can't practically convey the info needed to understand what the hell is going on inside a movie. Or at least I can't think of any way to do it that isn't boring or takes way too long.