Comments on: The Outbreak — Can you survive it? http://about12minutes.com/blog/video/the-outbreak-can-you-survive-it/ Unscripted. Unbridled. Uncanny. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:22:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jay V http://about12minutes.com/blog/video/the-outbreak-can-you-survive-it/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Jay V Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:54:00 +0000 http://www.about12minutes.com/?p=310#comment-39 Just remember, Brady, that filming a movie takes more time and is much more of a collaborative effort than just writing a book. Things like complete control may have had to be sacrificed for — as an example — time or budgetary reasons, or even creative differences. If you wanted your character to take a shotgun with you, scenes would have had to be filmed with James carrying the gun, and then not carrying the gun, as well as an entire storyline to cover that single action. Not to mention the cost of the film crew and talent to take the extra time to do all that. I think I forgot to write a review to the site as I'd meant to, but you basically hit on the head my wishes for the thing. Maybe a producer with a bigger budget could create an actual half-hour CYOA film. But even then, it might cost whatever production company that does it the cost of filming three or more movies at once. (Like they did with <em>Lord of the Rings</em>.) Just remember, Brady, that filming a movie takes more time and is much more of a collaborative effort than just writing a book. Things like complete control may have had to be sacrificed for — as an example — time or budgetary reasons, or even creative differences. If you wanted your character to take a shotgun with you, scenes would have had to be filmed with James carrying the gun, and then not carrying the gun, as well as an entire storyline to cover that single action.

Not to mention the cost of the film crew and talent to take the extra time to do all that.

I think I forgot to write a review to the site as I’d meant to, but you basically hit on the head my wishes for the thing.

Maybe a producer with a bigger budget could create an actual half-hour CYOA film. But even then, it might cost whatever production company that does it the cost of filming three or more movies at once. (Like they did with Lord of the Rings.)

]]> By: Brady Hicks http://about12minutes.com/blog/video/the-outbreak-can-you-survive-it/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Brady Hicks Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:44:34 +0000 http://www.about12minutes.com/?p=310#comment-38 This game gets a little monotonous, but it's a neat concept. I really wish it was smart enough to mix it up some. Kinda like a super-smart CYOA book. This game gets a little monotonous, but it’s a neat concept. I really wish it was smart enough to mix it up some. Kinda like a super-smart CYOA book.

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