I usually just lurk around here, but I decided to start a thread because I think the film I'm producing will be right up your alley: Lust in the Time of Heartache.
I also have an ulterior motive: asking you guys if you'd be willing to spend a minute of your time voting on it, to ensure that it shows up on television where people will see it (it'll also be available online).
The subject matter is pretty much in line with what I write about on a regular basis - the shallowness and banal cruelty which dominates in our culture (see my post "Do Not Adjust Your Set"), and the struggle to maintain masculine dignity in an ugly world that despises it. The style is going to be Film Noire mixed with Martial Arts - two genres which complement each other quite well.
Heartache will pretty much be Red Pill 101, but it's how it will be put together that's important: I want to create something that'll reach out and instill some mortal terror into everyone whose living in the modern delusion, while also being entertaining and - ultimately - life-affirming (I'm not a fan of despair porn).
Now, all of that said - I'm hoping to source the hive mind of the forum for critiques and ideas as to what should be put into the film to make it as effective as possible. We've all seen our University buddies destroy themselves by following the standard script - winding up as self-hating, divorced castrados. I'm hoping to reach these guys on a gut level, to affirm that they're not the ones who are crazy - that it's the world that's crazy.
Here is the 2 minute promo video - and yes, I'd really appreciate it if you would spend a minute to register at Story Hive, and vote for it!
I also have an ulterior motive: asking you guys if you'd be willing to spend a minute of your time voting on it, to ensure that it shows up on television where people will see it (it'll also be available online).
The subject matter is pretty much in line with what I write about on a regular basis - the shallowness and banal cruelty which dominates in our culture (see my post "Do Not Adjust Your Set"), and the struggle to maintain masculine dignity in an ugly world that despises it. The style is going to be Film Noire mixed with Martial Arts - two genres which complement each other quite well.
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Film Noire is the quintessential modern story: a story of a culture that's lost its purpose, where corruption exists at both the highest and the lowest levels in society. The Film Noire protagonist struggles against insurmountable odds, not to overcome them (there's always another enemy to fight), but as an expression of their own inner path to virtue.
Martial Arts films embrace the concept of physical struggle as an expression of inner conflict. The powers of the Samurai or the Jedi are a result of self-knowledge, and having an ideal worth protecting.
Heartache will pretty much be Red Pill 101, but it's how it will be put together that's important: I want to create something that'll reach out and instill some mortal terror into everyone whose living in the modern delusion, while also being entertaining and - ultimately - life-affirming (I'm not a fan of despair porn).
Now, all of that said - I'm hoping to source the hive mind of the forum for critiques and ideas as to what should be put into the film to make it as effective as possible. We've all seen our University buddies destroy themselves by following the standard script - winding up as self-hating, divorced castrados. I'm hoping to reach these guys on a gut level, to affirm that they're not the ones who are crazy - that it's the world that's crazy.
Here is the 2 minute promo video - and yes, I'd really appreciate it if you would spend a minute to register at Story Hive, and vote for it!