Showdown v22

Hey everyone! I’m currently in the process of doing something quite important and awesome. I’m actually re-writing most of “Showdown”. But why, you may ask? Well, I have talked for quite some time now with Nils B (known as Nils A before, but his name has changed) about the movie. Since we really think that Mr. Fluff isn’t all that funny anymore and all that comedy nonsense is just there we decided to throw it in the wastebin. That’s right, all previous characters such as Mr. Fluff and Officer McJohnson will not be a part of the movie. We’re still going to try and focus the movie on some cool action sequences with a meaning and purpose, but also some “real” acting too. Maybe some more drama with a little more at stake than just saving the world (even if that’s pretty a big deal, it’s not really anything the viewers can connect to or understand if you don’t have a £3M budget). Also, there will probably be none of that old humour that we have used for such a long time now. It just kinda feels glued on to the movie and isn’t really neccesary. These decisions will probably make it a lot easier to film the movie, since we won’t have to play our old parts any longer. Maybe me and Nils B won’t have such large roles in our upcoming films as before. As said earlier, I really prefer to be behind the camera as much as possible. Since the movie will be a lot more serious, it’s much easier to shoot. Well, I guess everything I can tell you for now, I hope to put up the original script here someday. Also, the name “Showdown” might not be final, but we’re still working under that name. I’ll get back to all of you with more info on this subject when I have it, such as character’s names, location, story and more…

So, what have I been up to this week? Well, basically it’s been one massive overkill of schoolwork. Most of it is pretty much done now, just got to read some weird English book until Monday (really easy) and that’s pretty much it. Oh, and I had this kind of science assignment which got finished today, which is really cool, a great weight off my shoulders. I’m day for day counting down the days until I go to New York so I can shoot my video diary. I’m not really sure if I’ll bring my HDV camcorder, since I’m a bit scared of getting it stolen, or just not bothering filming since it’s a bit bulky to drag around with. Perhaps I’ll go back to my small Sony Handycam and film with that? That would “only” be 4:3 SD though, instead of 16:9 1080i HD. I guess I’ll just have to see what I’ll do.

Another thing, have anyone tried the video game called “Dead Rising”. It’s about this journalist called Frank which gets himself locked into a zombie infested mall, and he has to resque various people and soling puzzles, while trying to figure out why the zombies are there. It’s for the Xbox 360, I bought it last monday, and I must say I really enjoy it a lot. I think it’s really innovative and cool. A whole (very big) american shopping mall is in the game, completely packed with zombies and “realistic” weapons with everything from the old classic lawnmower to bowling balls. I really recommend it to anyone getting or having a Xbox 360.

I’ve tried out a very nice gallery system for the website which just needs some design tweaks and it should all be ready to go. Images from me, Nils B and Johannes are currently in the upcoming archive, and I must say they all look really cool.

I guess I’ve talked enough now, so I’ll round up this post. Expect more info on the “new Showdown” soon (but not too soon, maybe in a couple of weeks). Of course I’ll also alert you when the new gallery system goes up. I’ll write more than just that, in fact you might say you could expect an increase in posts now that the more time-consuming school work is done. Until next time, cheerio!