Manfred the Movie- new MvR feature film? - Page 4

Miroslav Pokorny · 4 September 2008, 06:35 AM

Otherwise a fair form of stealomatic when placed at YouTube etc. can harm copyrights, or minimally people involved.
Cheers Miroslav

Royalla · 4 September 2008, 07:29 AM

Alright, now. Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen! as we Germans say when someone’s aggression makes us feel uncomfortable (it means peace, love and pancakes which brings us back to the subject since MvR loved them)
I think that if there is the slightest chance of anyone out there making a decent movie about the man who, in my opinion, deserves deep respect for who and what he was, it should make us all rejoice.

You can see from my first post with which I started this thread and discussion that I was one of the biggest sceptics in the beginning. My first email to Christopher after not being able to log into that **** website was downright unfriendly. But all that has been posted by him here was informative, helpful and kind and such convinced me of his sincerity.

I want to thank you, Christopher, for sharing your dream with us - it will become reality.

Christopher Nicholson · 4 September 2008, 07:42 AM

Dear Royalla,

Thank you for understanding what I am trying to do and your kind words of support.

As the film grows from paper to reality, I am keen to create some sort of "inner sanctum" for those who are interested in the film that will allow members access to what goes on behind the scenes as we actually make the film.

I was planning some sort of newsgroup on the Manfred The Movie website and that may indeed prove to be the best way to go. The thinking was that we'd allow people access to the forum if they gave us contact details. Then we'd be able to use these contact details to keep members up to date, let them see "work in progress" and maybe even invite some of them to the set...

Is this the sort of thing readers of this forum would be interested in?

What are your thoughts on this?

With kind regards,

Christopher

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Originally Posted by Royalla

Alright, now. Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen! as we Germans say when someone’s aggression makes us feel uncomfortable (it means peace, love and pancakes which brings us back to the subject since MvR loved them)
I think that if there is the slightest chance of anyone out there making a decent movie about the man who, in my opinion, deserves deep respect for who and what he was, it should make us all rejoice.

You can see from my first post with which I started this thread and discussion that I was one of the biggest sceptics in the beginning. My first email to Christopher after not being able to log into that **** website was downright unfriendly. But all that has been posted by him here was informative, helpful and kind and such convinced me of his sincerity.

I want to thank you, Christopher, for sharing your dream with us - it will become reality.

Royalla · 4 September 2008, 08:04 AM

Christopher, I think that for most of us it would be an honor and a pleasure to see your project grow into something that surely will be worth watching and supporting (7 years of research?) - and to do so from "the inside" will make it even more exciting. Creating an "inner circle" might also make cooperation with those who have offered their expertise and assistance easier and closer.

crankcase · 4 September 2008, 08:05 AM

... I think you would be pushing open doors in the search of friendly, authoritative advice on the technical and historical elements of the project from this forum.

I am not acquainted with the techniques used in film promotion to attract finance. Is it worth your approaching peter jackson for instance?
marc

Miroslav Pokorny · 4 September 2008, 03:45 PM

Some steps towards Peter Jackson's recent project have been done recently proving it's real. M

Sagittarius · 11 September 2008, 08:46 AM

Finally some good news after the disastrous Red Baron movie.

Catfish · 15 September 2008, 02:33 AM

Hello,
having read about MvR for more than 30 years i certainly like the idea of a film, even if this subject has been somehow milked, especially here at the aerodrome, to a point some cannot even hear it anymore lol. Only kidding ... i see some great discussions coming up here

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I am currently only trying (!) to write a book about another event in WW1, and even this sometimes proves to be a real challenge. I came to this from a distant relative of my wife who died in 1918, and took part in a not-so-secret mission that finally failed.
I quickly found out this forum is a gem in hard facts and contributions. So, if "we" can somehow help you with whatever, DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK !

And, if i may say, i would very much like to see your project advancing - any kind of development site or further info would be appreciated.

All the best and good luck,
Kai

P.S. For a "look and feel" of flying those crates i can recommend a Flight Simulator that is currently being made by the so-called OFF-team ("Over Flanders Fields"). It seems to be correct in moving frontlines as well as in the appearance of the planes, down to locations of aerodromes, exact types, colours and pilots during the time. I am not connected to or with this project in any other respect than personal interest. Some examples here: OVER FLANDERS FIELDS

dglewwe · 15 September 2008, 05:40 AM

" For a "look and feel" of flying those crates i can recommend a Flight Simulator..."

sorry, pet peeve...can't resist contradicting:

i appreciate the beauty of the current batch of computer games, but for open-cockpit, seat-of-pants flying, computer/flight-sim is to the real thing as dryer lint is to sex: either you've never done the latter or it was a truly horrific experience...

button-mashing experience is just that: it's not at all similar to the visceral experience of actual stick-and-rudder handling. i'm not saying that flight-sim is bad: just that it's not the same as (or even close to) the real thing.

again, sorry for the hijack...

Christopher Nicholson · 16 September 2008, 01:06 PM

Thanks for the link to the flight sim that Catfish posted. Impressive footage but not to my taste.

It may please you all to know that I am going to great lengths to make sure that all the flying sequences in MANFRED will NOT look like flight sims!

As a Director, I have a very real problem with the approach that CGI offers when it comes to the "Eye of God". It's the nature of CGI that this kind of objective camerawork is often the most obvious to go for and explains why so many others go down that road.

Having sat in the front seat of an open cockpit, I really want to try to capture the subjective sensation of quite what it was like to be in a First World War plane in a dogfight and the "Eye of God" will not give us this.

Consequently, I plan to construct the flying sequences with a subjective camera wherever possible. The brief I am giving is that we need to be in the cockpit with the Pilots, either "over their shoulder" or viewing the action from their "point of view" wherever possible and try to avoid the third party CGI cliches of the "Eye of God" shots at all costs.

I don't yet have any footage to show you (and won't until the beginning of next year at the earliest) but when I do, I'll make sure you all get to see a sneak preview!

Meanwhile, does anyone know where I can track down some very cost effective full size Albatros biplane fighters? The plan is to shoot in the UK next summer so if they are not in the UK, can they be brought here without too much expense? They don't need to be flying replicas as we don't intend for them to leave the ground. However, rather than budget for the Art Department to mock up some, I'd so much rather use pre-existing planes.

So then, anyone know anyone who can help source these planes?

If so, email me at info at christophernicholson dot com

Thanks!

Christopher Nicholson
(Writer/Director "MANFRED")