I recently submitted my webseries pilot to The Escapist for the fourth annual film fest, and I noticed that everyone really wants a Doomsday Arcade 2. The show I submitted could fit that criteria, but I was wondering exactly what you guys would look for in the next Doomsday Arcade (not like a sequel to Doomsday Arcade, just, the next BIG live-action nerdcore show with a continuous plot (not to discount A Good Knight's Quest, just mentioning Doomsday Arcade because that's what everyone else seemed to mention)). Here are some of my thoughts:
The Genre:
Personally, I classify a show or movie or webseries or whatever as having four different genres. The first pertains to the background of the plot and setting of the story (Non-fiction, Realistic fiction, Sci-fi, Fantasy). The second pertains to the overriding plot, and subplots of the story (Romance, Drama, Comedy). The third pertains to the pacing of the show (Indy (usually slower pacing, more based on character development), or Action (faster, quick paced in most parts)). The fourth pertains to the target audience (Nerdcore, Business, Thinker, Art, Sports... The people that watch Sex and the City and stuff like that). Of course, there are subdivisions and genres I missed on those lists but that's the general idea.
A webseries like Doomsday Arcade would be considered Scifi/Fantasy-Comedy(with some drama)-Action-Nerdcore. A webseries like The Guild would be Realistic Fiction/Fantasy-Comedy/Drama-Indy-Nerdcore. A webseries like Drawn By Pain would be Realistic Fiction/Fantasy-Drama-Indy-Art. A t.v. show like Fringe would be Scifi-Drama-Action-Thinker. A movie like The Social Network would be Realistic Fiction/Business Fiction-Drama-Indy-Business. Etc.
The Production Set-Up:
Something that I always thought was cool about Doomsday Arcade and what made it obviously a webseries was the credits, intro, way it looked and was filmed, and people who worked on it. It wasn't done by a Hollywood studio and the one main guy (Shanks) did the editing, writing, directing, fx, and was the main character. There are some scenes in the show where you hear the camera click or some background sound that doesn't sound like it should be there or whatever, but it's o.k.! because the show was fast-paced enough and the fx and acting was convincing enough to carry the show through and make it feel fantastic.
What the Show is Based On:
Doomsday Arcade was based on NPC's taking over the world and as a result took lots of jokes and concepts from video games. But that's generally what the internet does. The Guild's game is essentially World of Warcraft and There Will Be Brawl is like... Gangs of New York+Nintendo+Hidden darkness of the game characters we knew and loved(?). But, what do you guys think of the original aspects of Doomsday Arcade, There Will Be Brawl, The Guild, A Good Knight's Quest, and even a t.v. show like Fringe that appears to have grafted together concepts from The X-Files, Star Trek, The Original V, and even Lost to get it's plotline?
The reason I ask all these questions is because I just submitted my show and I really want it to be the best it can be if it is selected by The Escapist for the contract. If it's not selected, I'd still love to make a webseries who's shoe size can equal that of Doomsday Arcade's NBA player equivalent foot. Some details about the series:
The Genre:
The series is called Sunder and is about an online comic store owner who receives a comic with the ability of teleportation after a similar item causes massive destruction (that's all I'm gonna give away for now). It's a Scifi-Drama-Action-Nerdcore series, but I hope it doesn't come across as too serious, cuz no one wants a series that isn't super epic (yet) to take itself too seriously, right?
The Production Set-Up:
I'm the director, writer, editor, creator, fx wiz, music composer, and main character of the show (like what Shanks did), and my friends, most of whom do acting at school or for outside play productions are the other characters. I have basically the academic basics for fx, writing, and editing software, though am pretty confident in my ability to design fx, edit, and do some music composition (though a friend of mine who's in the show and his band did make a theme song for the show). However, it's not like we're shooting with Red cameras or on a Hollywood set.
The Basis of the Show:
I don't want to give too much away (in fact, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to give any important information away because the video's already been submitted to The Escapist so I won't give anything much else away) but I will say that the series is a relatively original concept, with influences from shows like The Lost Room, Doomsday Arcade, and Fringe style wise.
So, what do you guys think? (Hypothetically, if you like this pilot) Would you want to see a Doomsday Arcade 2? Do you need a heavy comedy base in an action show like that? Thanks for your time,
-Anthony
The Genre:
Personally, I classify a show or movie or webseries or whatever as having four different genres. The first pertains to the background of the plot and setting of the story (Non-fiction, Realistic fiction, Sci-fi, Fantasy). The second pertains to the overriding plot, and subplots of the story (Romance, Drama, Comedy). The third pertains to the pacing of the show (Indy (usually slower pacing, more based on character development), or Action (faster, quick paced in most parts)). The fourth pertains to the target audience (Nerdcore, Business, Thinker, Art, Sports... The people that watch Sex and the City and stuff like that). Of course, there are subdivisions and genres I missed on those lists but that's the general idea.
A webseries like Doomsday Arcade would be considered Scifi/Fantasy-Comedy(with some drama)-Action-Nerdcore. A webseries like The Guild would be Realistic Fiction/Fantasy-Comedy/Drama-Indy-Nerdcore. A webseries like Drawn By Pain would be Realistic Fiction/Fantasy-Drama-Indy-Art. A t.v. show like Fringe would be Scifi-Drama-Action-Thinker. A movie like The Social Network would be Realistic Fiction/Business Fiction-Drama-Indy-Business. Etc.
The Production Set-Up:
Something that I always thought was cool about Doomsday Arcade and what made it obviously a webseries was the credits, intro, way it looked and was filmed, and people who worked on it. It wasn't done by a Hollywood studio and the one main guy (Shanks) did the editing, writing, directing, fx, and was the main character. There are some scenes in the show where you hear the camera click or some background sound that doesn't sound like it should be there or whatever, but it's o.k.! because the show was fast-paced enough and the fx and acting was convincing enough to carry the show through and make it feel fantastic.
What the Show is Based On:
Doomsday Arcade was based on NPC's taking over the world and as a result took lots of jokes and concepts from video games. But that's generally what the internet does. The Guild's game is essentially World of Warcraft and There Will Be Brawl is like... Gangs of New York+Nintendo+Hidden darkness of the game characters we knew and loved(?). But, what do you guys think of the original aspects of Doomsday Arcade, There Will Be Brawl, The Guild, A Good Knight's Quest, and even a t.v. show like Fringe that appears to have grafted together concepts from The X-Files, Star Trek, The Original V, and even Lost to get it's plotline?
The reason I ask all these questions is because I just submitted my show and I really want it to be the best it can be if it is selected by The Escapist for the contract. If it's not selected, I'd still love to make a webseries who's shoe size can equal that of Doomsday Arcade's NBA player equivalent foot. Some details about the series:
The Genre:
The series is called Sunder and is about an online comic store owner who receives a comic with the ability of teleportation after a similar item causes massive destruction (that's all I'm gonna give away for now). It's a Scifi-Drama-Action-Nerdcore series, but I hope it doesn't come across as too serious, cuz no one wants a series that isn't super epic (yet) to take itself too seriously, right?
The Production Set-Up:
I'm the director, writer, editor, creator, fx wiz, music composer, and main character of the show (like what Shanks did), and my friends, most of whom do acting at school or for outside play productions are the other characters. I have basically the academic basics for fx, writing, and editing software, though am pretty confident in my ability to design fx, edit, and do some music composition (though a friend of mine who's in the show and his band did make a theme song for the show). However, it's not like we're shooting with Red cameras or on a Hollywood set.
The Basis of the Show:
I don't want to give too much away (in fact, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to give any important information away because the video's already been submitted to The Escapist so I won't give anything much else away) but I will say that the series is a relatively original concept, with influences from shows like The Lost Room, Doomsday Arcade, and Fringe style wise.
So, what do you guys think? (Hypothetically, if you like this pilot) Would you want to see a Doomsday Arcade 2? Do you need a heavy comedy base in an action show like that? Thanks for your time,
-Anthony