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Ripper Film in the works
back in '06 I had posted a thread about an upcoming idea for a jack the ripper film and all. Well its nearly been two years since then and the original thread on the old boards got buried under other threads and so on so I'd figure maybe I could give it a new start here. As of now the film has moved on from just being an idea (Or as I call it, a "pitch") and is now in the beginning stages of Pre-Production, which is basically the screenplay drafts, preparation,etc,etc. As of right now I can already tell you a couple things about the film thus far....
1.Jack The Ripper will not be revealed. You may see his back in a scene or a quick head shot but most of the Ripper films we have come to known such as From Hell and the Michael Caine mini-series have basically built the whole plot and characters around a suspect, or suspects and that itself takes away most of the view point from the many other facts that are out there. In the end the audience will be left to make a conclusion as to whom "he" really was.
2. There will be suspects in the plot and story itself but they will not be favored in any way nor will the plot revolve around them. The only "suspect" that would be majorally introduced in the beginnig would be John Pizer. In the very first draft of the script the suspects Tumblety, Chapman, Cohen, and Druitt were featured.
3. The Crime scenes. Now of course filming in London would be out of the question since almost 75% of the original buildings of Whitechapel are since demolished and replaced by modern structures. So I have therefore instituted a newer technique. Any interior shots that would be filmed would be filmed on sets,etc. But any exterior shots such as Buck's Row, Mitre Square and others will use 1/25 scale models which will be incredibly detailed. And from there the actors/actresses will be incorporated into the models digitally then from there any lighting process and adjustments will be made.
4. And finally I would like to enlist the help of everyone here. Any comments and suggestions are surely welcome at any time. If there is anything anyone would like to see (Unfortunately not everything can be considered) then please drop me a PM.
5. A release date has been picked for August 31st 2010. This is a temporary date as of now.
Other than that this is a quick pacing project that is moving faster than I thought. If anybody does have any questions about anything I would be free to answer them in a PM or other means of communication. However at this time I am currently in talks with Johnathon from RipperCast to do a little show that would be about Jack The Ripper and the movies and would feature me as a guest and you can visit the website for RipperCast here: http://www.rippernet.com/Site/Podcast/Podcast.html
Stay tuned for more information!
Regards,
Justin
1.Jack The Ripper will not be revealed. You may see his back in a scene or a quick head shot but most of the Ripper films we have come to known such as From Hell and the Michael Caine mini-series have basically built the whole plot and characters around a suspect, or suspects and that itself takes away most of the view point from the many other facts that are out there. In the end the audience will be left to make a conclusion as to whom "he" really was.
2. There will be suspects in the plot and story itself but they will not be favored in any way nor will the plot revolve around them. The only "suspect" that would be majorally introduced in the beginnig would be John Pizer. In the very first draft of the script the suspects Tumblety, Chapman, Cohen, and Druitt were featured.
3. The Crime scenes. Now of course filming in London would be out of the question since almost 75% of the original buildings of Whitechapel are since demolished and replaced by modern structures. So I have therefore instituted a newer technique. Any interior shots that would be filmed would be filmed on sets,etc. But any exterior shots such as Buck's Row, Mitre Square and others will use 1/25 scale models which will be incredibly detailed. And from there the actors/actresses will be incorporated into the models digitally then from there any lighting process and adjustments will be made.
4. And finally I would like to enlist the help of everyone here. Any comments and suggestions are surely welcome at any time. If there is anything anyone would like to see (Unfortunately not everything can be considered) then please drop me a PM.
5. A release date has been picked for August 31st 2010. This is a temporary date as of now.
Other than that this is a quick pacing project that is moving faster than I thought. If anybody does have any questions about anything I would be free to answer them in a PM or other means of communication. However at this time I am currently in talks with Johnathon from RipperCast to do a little show that would be about Jack The Ripper and the movies and would feature me as a guest and you can visit the website for RipperCast here: http://www.rippernet.com/Site/Podcast/Podcast.html
Stay tuned for more information!
Regards,
Justin
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