“White Jade” Manifesto – Part One
As I may have mentioned to some of you already, what inspired me to become a Filmmaker was seeing the Original Two “Star Wars” Films when I was 8 and 11 years old.
“Star Wars”, and “The Empire Strikes Back”.
What I may of also mentioned is, the most important elements/components of Film to me are Characters, Character Development, Story and Story Scope.
For example, though “Star Wars” is set in a magnificent world of spaceships, laser guns, and two sun planets…
And though it is supported and empowered by one of the most memorable and inspiring soundtracks you could imagine…
For me, “Star Wars” is a sometimes Light, sometimes Dark, piece of Theater-esq Melodrama, filled with colorful and inspiring characters, partaking in an excellently executed Theme of ‘Good verses Evil’…
A young man on a seemingly Insurmountable Quest…
At his side, a neurotic almost ‘mothering’ like Golden Robot…
A heart, and humor filled, White Robot that for all other purposes basically looks like a Trash Can…
A Rogue Pilot, seemingly stuck in his ways… Both Self Serving, and Self Reliant… And yet some how Heroic.
An unlikely, bullheaded Princess, who also happens to be a Gifted Leader…
An old and inherently Wise Man, and Teacher…
Let us not forget about the Wookie.
And something not see-able… Yet, all around you… A ‘Force’ in which this young man’s bloodline seems to be able to access in a way that makes them more than mere humanoids…
In fact, it makes them ‘Knights’.
It makes them ‘Priests’, and wielders of something close to Magic.
And lets not forget a ‘Rebellion’ of men and woman, set on facing, and bringing down the Evils/Perils of their ‘Planety Realm’…
Facing them…
A Dark Priest, and Knight of this same power wielded by the young man…
Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) on the gantry in the reactor shaft in the Cloud City at Bespin. © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.
A Most Powerful Foe, driven to take over the galaxy, including putting a stop to this young man’s unlikely group of travelers, and their Rebellion.
Behind this Dark Priest…
A massive ‘Empire’/Army of dark disciples…
Easily out gunning, and out manning their seemingly desperate Rebel Foes…
And watching over the Dark Priest, and Empire…
Is none other than the ‘Emperor’…
Older, yet most powerful wielder of the Dark Side of these Magic like Forces…
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Characters – A Fruitful, and Plethora to choose from.
Character Development – The growth of said characters as the series of stories/chapters proceeds.
Story – An Epic Tale… Both sad, and invigorating/inspiring
Story Scope – Set in a potentially 9 Chapter Setting…
Light rises from shadows… Shadows fade away. Darkness rises again… Light nearly falls. And now Light must rise again in Chapters 7, 8 and 9.
Brilliant.
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And now that you have some insight on how important/essential good characters, character development, story and story scope are to me as a storyteller, and filmmaker…
I shall explain how it is applied in “White Jade”…
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MORE TO COME ON “White Jade” Manifesto PART TWO!
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