--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, BaxDeal@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 5/4/08 10:08:53 AM, rick@...
writes:
>
>
> > I had one other quick thought: it's really
about the style. You
> > wouldn't take a noir film script and shoot it
in the bright sunshine
> > with a cast that looks like they stepped off an
Up With People set.
> > It wouldn't come out noir. Likewise you can't
do a noir graphic novel
> > in a Pokemon style and expect it to read true
to the story. The style
> > of the art needs to match the tone of the
script or you get something
> > that, I think, most people would find difficult
to read.
> >
> > Seriously, now I'm really done.
> >
> >
>
> it doesn't need to match. it's called ironic
juxtoposition. ever
seen the
> very dark Steve Martin musical PENNIES FROM HEAVEN?
incredibly
bleak story,
> commented upon with sunny production numbers. think
it may be a
remake of a
> British film
>
> John Lau
>
>
> It was based on a six-part British TV series,
staring Bob Hoskins
and written by Dennis Potter. As I recall, the original was
bleaker than the remake.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077060/
Ron
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