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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 5449659" data-attributes="member: 11437">I think we have a decent handle on the characters thus far, so I'd like to discuss the setting and how your characters fit together.&nbsp; If someone else joins at this point, they will need to make a character to fit into what I'm going to lay out here.The characters are all involved, in some fashion, at a new production that has just begun filming at Emerald Pictures (this is a fictional studio -- think something along the lines of an early <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" target="_blank">Paramount</a>).&nbsp; The director, F.W. Murnau, is uncle to Shayuri's as-yet-unnamed character.&nbsp; jackslate45's character is a security guard at Emerald Pictures.&nbsp; Walking Dad's character has been signed to the project primarily as a stuntman and stand-in, but since they are still casting, he is holding out for a speaking part.Emerald Pictures has its studios in Hollywood, just off Sunset Boulevard.&nbsp; Murnau's unnamed project is filming at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Gower_Studios" target="_blank">Sunset Gower Studios</a> (in 1929, this is referred to as CBC Productions, the precursor to Columbua Pictures) nearby.&nbsp; This is in an area known as Poverty Row, which, in 1929 is a collection of warehouses and small studios.&nbsp; In terms of the film itself, none of you have seen a script.&nbsp; The director, F.W. Murnau, has been very secretive about it.&nbsp; The film has been casting for a few weeks and is expected to continue casting for a few more.&nbsp; Murnau has been very picky about who appears in this film project.&nbsp; Only a half dozen actors have been hired (including Walking Dad's character).&nbsp; An assistant director, a cameraman, a lighting guy, and a sound technician have been hired.&nbsp; There are two production assistants: Shayuri's character and a German kid who looks like he's about 18.&nbsp; Everyone seems to be in the dark about the movie itself and no date has been set to begin filming.Shayuri's character has been in on some casting sessions and even met with Walking Dad's character during his audition.&nbsp; Murnau, because his English is questionable at best, has been using an interpreter.&nbsp; From what you can tell, Murnau seems very interested in facial expressions and body language.&nbsp; He rejects people for being &quot;too perfect&quot; or &quot;too stiff&quot;.&nbsp; He seems mostly uninterested in dialogue.&nbsp; You wonder whether he knows that this is a &quot;talkie&quot;, as all films are now.So that's the set-up.&nbsp; Let's come up with some names for your characters and flesh out your backgrounds a bit.Let me know if you have any questions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Insight, post: 5449659, member: 11437"] I think we have a decent handle on the characters thus far, so I'd like to discuss the setting and how your characters fit together. If someone else joins at this point, they will need to make a character to fit into what I'm going to lay out here. The characters are all involved, in some fashion, at a new production that has just begun filming at Emerald Pictures (this is a fictional studio -- think something along the lines of an early [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures]Paramount[/url]). The director, F.W. Murnau, is uncle to Shayuri's as-yet-unnamed character. jackslate45's character is a security guard at Emerald Pictures. Walking Dad's character has been signed to the project primarily as a stuntman and stand-in, but since they are still casting, he is holding out for a speaking part. Emerald Pictures has its studios in Hollywood, just off Sunset Boulevard. Murnau's unnamed project is filming at the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Gower_Studios]Sunset Gower Studios[/url] (in 1929, this is referred to as CBC Productions, the precursor to Columbua Pictures) nearby. This is in an area known as Poverty Row, which, in 1929 is a collection of warehouses and small studios. In terms of the film itself, none of you have seen a script. The director, F.W. Murnau, has been very secretive about it. The film has been casting for a few weeks and is expected to continue casting for a few more. Murnau has been very picky about who appears in this film project. Only a half dozen actors have been hired (including Walking Dad's character). An assistant director, a cameraman, a lighting guy, and a sound technician have been hired. There are two production assistants: Shayuri's character and a German kid who looks like he's about 18. Everyone seems to be in the dark about the movie itself and no date has been set to begin filming. Shayuri's character has been in on some casting sessions and even met with Walking Dad's character during his audition. Murnau, because his English is questionable at best, has been using an interpreter. From what you can tell, Murnau seems very interested in facial expressions and body language. He rejects people for being "too perfect" or "too stiff". He seems mostly uninterested in dialogue. You wonder whether he knows that this is a "talkie", as all films are now. So that's the set-up. Let's come up with some names for your characters and flesh out your backgrounds a bit. Let me know if you have any questions. [/QUOTE]

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