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Title: schizophrenics with friends
Post by: gjg 4 REEL on September 26, 2003, 02:18:27 PM
i had a very quick idea for a guy schizphrenia who has this one friend, his friend obviously knows about his condition and takes advantage of it, the schizo has like 3 or 4 personalities and he doesnt remember what he did in his last one, wait but thats not schizophrenia, thats multiple personality disorder right, i just realized that this idea IS memento...almost, still i would like to do it for a short on video, even though the idea doesnt feel complete
Title: Re: schizophrenics with friends
Post by: The Perineum Falcon on September 26, 2003, 04:58:57 PM
Why don't you just make a Great, big ideas/gimmicks thread and post in there? I swear you have a new topic every 5 mins.

Quote from: gjg 4 REELi had a very quick idea for a guy schizphrenia who has this one friend, his friend obviously knows about his condition and takes advantage of it, the schizo has like 3 or 4 personalities and he doesnt remember what he did in his last one, wait but thats not schizophrenia, thats multiple personality disorder right, i just realized that this idea IS memento...almost, still i would like to do it for a short on video, even though the idea doesnt feel complete

You're right, it is Memento. I also see a little Fight Club mixed in for flavor.
But that's just me.
Title: Re: schizophrenics with friends
Post by: NEON MERCURY on September 28, 2003, 12:20:12 AM
Quote from: gjg 4 REELi had a very quick idea for a guy schizphrenia who has this one friend, his friend obviously knows about his condition and takes advantage of it, the schizo has like 3 or 4 personalities and he doesnt remember what he did in his last one, wait but thats not schizophrenia, thats multiple personality disorder right, i just realized that this idea IS memento...almost, still i would like to do it for a short on video, even though the idea doesnt feel complete


..  The 3  sounds more believable IMO..
Title: Re: schizophrenics with friends
Post by: gjg 4 REEL on September 29, 2003, 01:33:26 PM
Quote from: ranemaka13Why don't you just make a Great, big ideas/gimmicks thread and post in there? I swear you have a new topic every 5 mins.

Quote from: gjg 4 REELi had a very quick idea for a guy schizphrenia who has this one friend, his friend obviously knows about his condition and takes advantage of it, the schizo has like 3 or 4 personalities and he doesnt remember what he did in his last one, wait but thats not schizophrenia, thats multiple personality disorder right, i just realized that this idea IS memento...almost, still i would like to do it for a short on video, even though the idea doesnt feel complete

You're right, it is Memento. I also see a little Fight Club mixed in for flavor.
But that's just me.



what are you talking about, thats a totally original idea
Title: schizophrenics with friends
Post by: Alethia on September 29, 2003, 08:04:16 PM
doesn't sound very interesting to me.
Title: schizophrenics with friends
Post by: The Silver Bullet on September 30, 2003, 04:28:18 AM
Quotewhat are you talking about, thats a totally original idea
That's right. A totally original idea based on totally original ideas by other people.
Title: schizophrenics with friends
Post by: kotte on September 30, 2003, 05:16:52 AM
It's not original...

Sorry...I can't respect ideas totally based on gimmicks.
Title: schizophrenics with friends
Post by: Witkacy on September 30, 2003, 12:33:16 PM
If popele are miankg fmils and wrniitg spricts why is tehir gmamrar so fkiucn aufwl.
Title: schizophrenics with friends
Post by: SoNowThen on September 30, 2003, 12:35:49 PM
everyone knows writers can't spell and don't got no good grammer

like the guy in Get Shorty, we'll hire some servant to put our commas and periods in there.
Title: schizophrenics with friends
Post by: Witkacy on September 30, 2003, 12:41:58 PM
That's a little bit of hyberbole.  Commas aside... a l'il bit of skoolin' don't hurt no one.
Title: Re: schizophrenics with friends
Post by: pookiethecat on October 05, 2003, 12:49:22 AM
Quote from: NEON MERCURY..  The 3  sounds more believable IMO..

what about using "trick photography." ?