tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post6376870137190589167..comments2023-10-15T05:01:43.528-07:00Comments on Bamboo Killers: ClarityEmily Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-62232632121024513802010-04-12T19:07:52.712-07:002010-04-12T19:07:52.712-07:00haha you are funny, I'm going to read this fro...haha you are funny, I'm going to read this from now on.Jason VanHanswykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174130064486190501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-2948484940644520632010-04-12T12:59:35.653-07:002010-04-12T12:59:35.653-07:00Good Dog, that's all well and good, but you ca...Good Dog, that's all well and good, but you cannot possibly expect your audience to know that much about any era if you want them to enjoy a film. I shouldn't have to study before I go see a movie. It should be clear, which is what this post is about.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-63725551642143124562010-04-12T12:26:51.815-07:002010-04-12T12:26:51.815-07:00Does the blame lie with the production or the igno...Does the blame lie with the production or the ignorance of youth? I’d have to say the latter. And I don’t mean to be rude but this is one of the funniest things I’ve read in ages.<br /><br />Your first blunder is identifying every German character as a Nazi. Without turning this into a long history lesson, not everyone in Germany at that time, either in the services or civilians, was a member of the Nazi Party. <br /><br />In the armed services there was also a difference between the regular Wehrmacht and the (Nazi) Waffen-SS, with the former not always seeing eye–to–eye with the latter. If you look at a lot of the war movies from that era, especially the sort of Boy’s Own adventures like <i>The Guns of Navarone</i> or <i>Where Eagles Dare</i> they also show tensions between the high-ranking regular army officers and the token member of the SS.<br /><br />If you had a problem with the uniforms, Duvall’s character isn’t wearing a “stereotypical” uniform. He’s simply wearing a regular officer’s uniform. The “another guy” – who is Sir Anthony Quayle, by the way – is immediately addressed as “Herr admiral” by every other character, hence the naval officer’s uniform. <br /><br />The only character they talk up before introducing is Michael Caine’s Kurt Steiner. Already established as being a decorated paratrooper, when he and his men first appear they are wearing reversible winter uniforms. The fact that there is snow outside and they are travelling through Poland, obviously on the way back from Russia, is a bit of a clue.<br /><br />Here’s the thing with the accents... Usually for these kinds of films they needed one or two American stars to help sell it to American audiences. Whereas English actors would usually just add a slight German lilt to their voice, Americans tended to elicit a much stronger affectation to disguise their own accent.<br /><br />If you had problems with <i>The Eagle Has Landed</i>, the recent <i>Valkyrie</i> must have confused the hell out of you. Especially since little Tommy Cruise starts off in the light–sand coloured uniform of the Afrika Korps, fighting alongside King Theoden.Good Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789861569691613179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-53992783181225487002010-04-12T12:16:06.607-07:002010-04-12T12:16:06.607-07:00I've heard this called making a script 'ac...I've heard this called making a script 'actor proof', as if the actors were setting out to ruin the story or something. But if something isn't clear to the director, to the casting agent, or to the actor then you can surely expect all of them will come up with different solutions to the problem - and they'll all be different than what you meant to say.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005355896652998236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-42926602013005058432010-04-11T16:09:29.887-07:002010-04-11T16:09:29.887-07:00Thanks Emily, it is a good reminder to stick to cl...Thanks Emily, it is a good reminder to stick to clear messages and characters in the script although I must confess I got a bit confused when you started talking about the unfortunate casting. But as you say, it's true we have to let go of that in the end and the clearer our writing perhaps the easier it will be regardless of the casting to have out story shine through.<br /><br />Cheers from Aarhon, (an aspiring screenwriter in Sydney)Aarhonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183942117515897040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-63656096071275291662010-04-09T09:06:47.647-07:002010-04-09T09:06:47.647-07:00good point. Scott says I'm to vauge, but I thi...good point. Scott says I'm to vauge, but I think he just doesn't listen. :)<br /><br />We are going to be in LA-4-15 to 4-17 for LA Comedy Shorts Festival. <br /><br />Are you going to any of the event?<br /><br />gailScott and Gail Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02871393851271910591noreply@blogger.com