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The_wolf_with_the_red_roses 10:03 pm UTC 10/08/10 |
| In reply to: | re: Jim as a script writer - steven_stuart 08:41 pm UTC 10/08/10 |
I'll answer your last question first as its the most Jim related and say that to make a film with Jim's songs in them would be a dream come true. It would be such an awesome way to get his music across to a wider audience. I've had a few idea's on how a bat out of hell movie might work out (the first mostly ). If I was put on this earth to make anything I'm pretty sure a musical with Jim's music is it. Bat out hell to me plays like a series of short films but are all set in the same world, much like Sin City or Pulp Fiction. Its a shame that "Bikers" has yet to materialise, sounded like a cool concept and very "Jim" like. I had heard that someone was making a musical with Jim's songs exclusively, but didn't know it was the screen writer of the "Pirate..." films. Perhaps the musical might re-ignite interest in it. I would love one day to be the head writer of Doctor Who, doubt it will happen though as I think my style doesn't really suit it and besides, its in pretty good hands now, not that it wasn't before, just thought the previous writer tried to hard to cram a message down the viewers throat. If I'm not mistaken Jim directed the video for Bonnie's "If you were a woman and I was a man". He didnt do a bad job with it, shame he never directed a video for a better song. > That's very interesting. Even though you are a > scriptwriter who deals with dialogue, Jim inspires you > because his lyrics are like dialogue and like you, he > deals with character development and stories. > > Am I understanding correctly? > > If you look at the "Bat Out Of Hell" songs, would you say > that they are a collection of short stories or are they > more like a complete film? Can you see the "Neverland" > story in there? > > Also, do you like Jim as a scriptwriter, when he is > writing dialogue and not songs? > > I would guess that his speeches also inspire you. Do you > think that the speeches are like a separate art form or > are they intrinsically linked to Jim's lyrics, music and > written dialogue? > > I think the music also helps to develop charatcer and > storyline. Perhaps that is stating the bleeding obvious. > > What screen writers have influenced you? It is cool that > you think the old "Twilight Zones" were well written. If I > was a screenwriter like you, I would absolutley be > influenced by Rod Serling's work. > > Did you want to be the head writer of Doctor Who because > of the qulaity of the writing or was it just the gay > references thing? > > As far as Jim turning his talents to TV and film, can we > count the MTV musical "Wuthering Heights"? Or is that > something we shouldn't mention? > > When Jim was posting as "Wagner" he said: "I doubt you > care that Thursday I met with the two top people @ DISNEY > TV concerning BIKERRS OF THE ROUND TABLE, which was > terrifically successful!! They definitely want to do it! > The problem is they demand ALL publishing, which is tuff > since 6 years ago I sold ALL OF IT to Carlin Music! But > we're sttil trying to work it out!!" > > So I think that Jim is interested in TV and hopefully film > as well. > > As you probably know, Jim has blogged ages ago about the > possibility of working on a film with the screenwriter > Stuart Beattie (who wrote the scripts for the "Pirates Of > The Caribbean" films). > > Have you ever thought of writing something on spec that > incorporates some of Jim's songs? > | |
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