"Gray State" movie concept trailer released

[RSLudlum]

Looks pretty impressive given it's only a concept presentation


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy7FVXERKFE
http://youtu.be/Gy7FVXERKFE

[KingRobbStark]

Looks nice. Can't wait.

[trey4sports]

looks great.

[DerailingDaTrain]

That looked really well done. Who's responsible for making the film and anyone know where I can buy a copy when it gets released?

[sync]

Didn't see it posted here already. Very sobering movie trailer about how things could play out in the very near future. Check out the trailer and make a donation....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Gy7FVXERKFE

[pcosmar]

So,, someone is taking my visions and making a movie.

not sure how I feel..
Get the hell out of the cities.

Support this film if you are able and inclined.
http://www.graystatemovie.com/pages/home.html

[pcgame]

.........

[unklejman]

It looks interesting.

Are they even going to show it in theaters though?


I'm sure the film makers would like to, but the quality just from that trailer suggests that it wont be commercially viable enough to.

[pcosmar]

I'm sure the film makers would like to, but the quality just from that trailer suggests that it wont be commercially viable enough to.

Curious,, I thought the quality of the Trailer suggested just the opposite.

[Philosophy_of_Politics]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy7FVXERKFE&feature=share

To the mods: I wasn't sure which forum to place this, so I defaulted to general.


Gray State is an independent film, based upon many things going on currently in our society. As well as, including specific "conspiracy theories." It's definitely a cartharsis film. To be more specific, "Gray State is an independent pre-apocalyptic dystopian film that chronicles the collapse of society. It is coming - by consent or conquest."

I wanted to share this with you, because I'm social with some of the producers of the film. They seek voluntary donations, in order to help fund the film. Which, in order to donate, go here: http://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiegogo.com%2Fgrayst atemovie&session_token=mAm1_nkrWsAx304kwS0JkbuUBgZ8MTM0NDUy OTc4MkAxMzQ0NDQzMzgy

[LibertyEagle]

WOW. That was intense. I hope it comes out and is good.

[sailingaway]

this is not general, this is Ron Paul campaign grass roots. I'll move it to general.

[jmdrake]

I'm sure the film makers would like to, but the quality just from that trailer suggests that it wont be commercially viable enough to.

The quality is fine. The subject matter will keep it out of theaters. A movie where the militia are the good guys and the FEMA troops are the bad guys?

[Philosophy_of_Politics]

Damnit. Someone beat me to it...merge threads...lol

[unklejman]

Curious,, I though the quality of the Trailer suggested just the opposite.

For a theatrical release? Not really. There's not even a story presented in the trailer, much less a compelling one. It's just a series of scenarios. The production quality is presentable, but definitely not Hollywood level. The best chance it has of getting a theatrical release is if it goes the Sherwood Baptist Church route, which is not a bad idea, however the story will have to be really good. The evangelical crowd tends not to show discerning artistic tastes as long as it says Jesus and some one gets saved.

I would give it a better chance of making it to a TV network, and of course DVD/Bluray/online distribution.

[pcosmar]

WOW. That was intense. I hope it comes out and is good.

Yup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eqWyJfi0b0Y#!

[Philosophy_of_Politics]

A story doesn't have to appear in the trailer. The concepts of the movie, impact hard enough as to where, the trailer doesn't need to tell the story. The events that unfold in the movie tell the story on its own.

[pcosmar]

this is not general, this is Ron Paul campaign grass roots. I'll move it to general.

Oh,, there is definitely some crossover.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eqWyJfi0b0Y#!

[jkr]

oh, i THINK we all know the story here

i hope it gets out to the people

[ShaneEnochs]

Realistically, if the ENTIRE military submitted to the state to start patrolling the streets, would there be enough to keep everyone in line?

I'd say at least 1/4 of the military would refuse, considering how many donations Ron Paul gets from military families. Would that be enough?

I guess they could always call in UN help...

[jmdrake]

For a theatrical release? Not really. There's not even a story presented in the trailer, much less a compelling one. It's just a series of scenarios. The production quality is presentable, but definitely not Hollywood level. The best chance it has of getting a theatrical release is if it goes the Sherwood Baptist Church route, which is not a bad idea, however the story will have to be really good. The evangelical crowd tends not to show discerning artistic tastes as long as it says Jesus and some one gets saved.

I would give it a better chance of making it to a TV network, and of course DVD/Bluray/online distribution.

There is a story presented. The people are sleeping. A surveilence state is slowly put into place. The economy goes completely to hell. The people riot. Marital law is introduced. The people fight back. Victory is far from certain. What else do you want to know about the story?

[tangent4ronpaul]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyB8hevNuvQ&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfHAsCY9HbM&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WWJdV7p0As&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-g7YvRoU9E&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vzA0vEhBtQ&feature=relmfu

-t

[pcosmar]

I guess they could always call in UN help...

There are already agreements in place to use Canadian troops,, that I know of.. Perhaps Mexican as well.

I am sure UN "Peacekeepers" would be called upon if needed.

[jbauer]

The hope there would be that if it comes on an economical collapse the rest of the world is going with us. So they'll probably need their troops.


There are already agreements in place to use Canadian troops,, that I know of.. Perhaps Mexican as well.

I am sure UN "Peacekeepers" would be called upon if needed.

[unklejman]

A story doesn't have to appear in the trailer. The concepts of the movie, impact hard enough as to where, the trailer doesn't need to tell the story. The events that unfold in the movie tell the story on its own.

But it sure helps when you are asking people to invest in the story.


There is a story presented. The people are sleeping. A surveilence state is slowly put into place. The economy goes completely to hell. The people riot. Marital law is introduced. The people fight back. Victory is far from certain. What else do you want to know about the story?

What you described is what I have already stated: A series of scenarios. Who is the main character/'s? What is his/her/their ambitions and dreams, and how are they being effected and why should I care?

[pcosmar]

The hope there would be that if it comes on an economical collapse the rest of the world is going with us. So they'll probably need their troops.

Shit,, folks will be putting on a Uniform just for the Rations. And others just for the thrill.

Never kid yourself about evil.

[pcosmar]

Double,, software error

[pcosmar]

What you described is what I have already stated: A series of scenarios. Who is the main character/'s? What is his/her/their ambitions and dreams, and how are they being effected and why should I care?

And you get all that from any other movie trailer,, where??
You get a few sound bytes and some special effects,, and you don't find out that the hero dies at the end till you watch the whole thing.

There is the website linked,,to the production crew and producers.. Info is available there.

[Tiso0770]

I think it's all fear porn trying to instill fear into the population....anything to make a buck...right.

[pcosmar]

I think it's all fear porn trying to instill fear into the population....anything to make a buck...right.

Yeah right,, what ever you want to think.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eqWyJfi0b0Y#!

[jbauer]

There's plenty of fear porn out there. I'll give you that. I however, think we're a lot closer to a tipping point in history then anyone here or elsewhere wants to admit.


I think it's all fear porn trying to instill fear into the population....anything to make a buck...right.

[Lucille]

Looks good. Creeped me out. I will totally watch it. I'll buy it if I have to. I suppose I can do this too:


So,, someone is taking my visions and making a movie.

not sure how I feel..
Get the hell out of the cities.

Support this film if you are able and inclined.
http://www.graystatemovie.com/pages/home.html

+rep

[Philosophy_of_Politics]

Look at Anaheim, and Occupy Wall-Street. You think this isn't actually happening, ladies and gentlemen? The only thing that hasn't happened yet, is economic meltdown. Once that happens "your civil liberties will be severely threatened. --Ron Paul

[enjerth]

There's plenty of fear porn out there. I'll give you that. I however, think we're a lot closer to a tipping point in history then anyone here or elsewhere wants to admit.

The drought is speeding up the timetable, rapidly.

[tangent4ronpaul]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5sukc7NrC1qmywcdo1_500.jpg

makes you wonder how well the IRA would have done if their war was being fought today...

-t

[bolil]

If they hold off on the shooting, they will soon be able to make a non-fiction documentary.

[unklejman]

And you get all that from any other movie trailer,, where??
You get a few sound bytes and some special effects,, and you don't find out that the hero dies at the end till you watch the whole thing.

Yes that information is often times included in movie trailers (however not all of the time). Those "few sound bytes" often reveal details of the characters and their struggles etc... But those movie trailers you're talking about are backed by hundreds of millions of dollars already and are not asking for money.



There is the website linked,,to the production crew and producers.. Info is available there.

I explored the website and all I found is that a story exists but there is no information on it at all.

Look, I'm sympathetic to the purpose and theme of this film, and I would love to see a movie like this succeed, but I'm also familiar with the harsh realities of film making. This needs to convince more than just liberty movement activists, and I'm not even sold on it yet myself.

[pcosmar]

But those movie trailers you're talking about are backed by hundreds of millions of dollars already and are not asking for money.
Yes they are,, and asking for more millions than it cost to produce.



and I'm not even sold on it yet myself.
OK,

[kathy88]

But it sure helps when you are asking people to invest in the story.



What you described is what I have already stated: A series of scenarios. Who is the main character/'s? What is his/her/their ambitions and dreams, and how are they being effected and why should I care?If a movie with a talking fucking teddy bear can get financed I'm sure these guys will have no problems.

[pcosmar]

Are you quite sure that this shouldn't be in Grass Root Central?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njpfPJ444Z4&feature=relmfu

Seems to me,,
;)

[jmdrake]

But it sure helps when you are asking people to invest in the story.



What you described is what I have already stated: A series of scenarios. Who is the main character/'s? What is his/her/their ambitions and dreams, and how are they being effected and why should I care?

I would call this a "teaser trailer". It's enough to make me care about the movie.

[unklejman]

Ok guys, forget I said anything. Good luck to the film makers, I hope they are successful.

[pcosmar]

Ok guys, forget I said anything. Good luck to the film makers, I hope they are successful.

Hopefully they will get some support.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njpfPJ444Z4

[pcosmar]

That looked really well done. Who's responsible for making the film and anyone know where I can buy a copy when it gets released?
http://www.graystatemovie.com/

I think this might be a good project for the Grass Roots to get behind.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njpfPJ444Z4

[tangent4ronpaul]

There is a story presented. The people are sleeping. A surveilence state is slowly put into place. The economy goes completely to hell. The people riot. Marital law is introduced. The people fight back. Victory is far from certain. What else do you want to know about the story?

http://www.graystatemovie.com/pages/home.html

The world reels with the turmoil of war, geological disaster, and economic collapse, while Americans continue to submerge themselves in illusions of safety and immunity. While rights are sold for security, the federal government, swollen with power, begins a systematic takeover of liberty in order to bring about a New World Order.

Americans, quarantined to militarized districts, become a population ripe for tyrannical control.
Fearmongering, terrorism, police state, martial law, war, arrest, internment, hunger, oppression, violence, resistance - these are the terms by which Americans define their existence. Neighbor is turned against neighbor as the value of the dollar plunges to zero, food supplies are deployed, and everyone becomes a terror suspect. There are arrests. Disappearances. Bio attacks. Public executions of those even suspected of dissent. Even rumors of concentration camps on American soil.

This is the backdrop to an unfolding story of resistance. American militias prepare for guerilla warfare. There are mass defections from the military as true Patriots attempt to rally around the Constitution and defend liberty, preparing a national insurgency against federal forces, knowing full well this will be the last time in history the oppressed will be capable of organized resistance.

It is a time of transition, of shifting alliance, of mass awakening and mass execution. It is an impending storm, an iron-gray morning that puts into effect decades of over-comfort and complacency, and Americans wake up to an occupied homeland. It is a time of lists. Black list, white list, and those still caught in the middle, those who risk physical death for their free will and those who sell their souls to maintain their idle thoughts and easy comforts. It is in this Gray State that the perpetuation of human freedom will be contested, or crushed.

Is it the near future, or is it the present? The Gray State is coming - by consent or conquest. This is battlefield USA.

Encompassing the world of conspiracy theory, economic collapse, global disaster, end-time prophecies, martial law, and growing civil unrest, GRAY STATE is a piercing look into the immediate future in which the withered remains of freedom are traded for an impression of security.

GRAY STATE is the reality that can no longer be ignored. It is coming - by consent or conquest.

-t

I'm sure this film will be thought of as highly by TPTB as "The Turner Diaries" and "Unintended Consequences".

[musicmax]

For a theatrical release? Not really. There's not even a story presented in the trailer, much less a compelling one. It's just a series of scenarios. The production quality is presentable, but definitely not Hollywood level. The best chance it has of getting a theatrical release is if it goes the Sherwood Baptist Church route, which is not a bad idea, however the story will have to be really good. The evangelical crowd tends not to show discerning artistic tastes as long as it says Jesus and some one gets saved.

I would give it a better chance of making it to a TV network, and of course DVD/Bluray/online distribution.

Watch any of The Dark Knight Rises trailers and tell me what the story of TDKR is.

[pcosmar]

GRAY STATE is the reality that can no longer be ignored. It is coming - by consent or conquest.

-t

The only real drawback that I see,, is that people may view this as a work of fiction.

[unklejman]

Watch any of The Dark Knight Rises trailers and tell me what the story of TDKR is.

Batman is an established pop culture character. Nolan is an established director. They don't have to reveal the story. They are also not asking for donations to fund a product that may or may not deliver.

Anyone else (tangent4ronpaul) please refer to my previous posts if you have a disagreement with what I have said.

[pcosmar]

Bump for grassroots support.

[1000-points-of-fright]

If this actually gets made, I hope the rebellion is crushed. A happy ending wouldn't have the same impact.

[pcosmar]

If this actually gets made, I hope the rebellion is crushed. A happy ending wouldn't have the same impact.

The Second American Revolution
May Not
Be Remembered

[Cap]

The only real drawback that I see,, is that people may view this as a work of fiction. I dunno Pete, I think this may be just what is needed to make people wake up. The Hunger Games were a start. This will be epic. Some will, as you say, think this a work of fiction. Othere are going to go "Holy Shit".

[1000-points-of-fright]

The Second American Revolution
May Not
Be Remembered

Ok. That tag line slipped my notice on the first viewing.

[pcosmar]

I dunno Pete, I think this may be just what is needed to make people wake up. The Hunger Games were a start. This will be epic. Some will, as you say, think this a work of fiction. Othere are going to go "Holy Shit".

HOPE

The more awake the better. That's more support for the resistance..
I hope this does get support and the full version released soon.

it's already late

[DamianTV]

HOPE

The more awake the better. That's more support for the resistance..
I hope this does get support and the full version released soon.

it's already late

It happened "while we were asleep".

I hope the guys that made this move can get funding, because those with the power to fund are probably involved in promoting the idea of this film being a reality while those thate are still asleep have time to enjoy it.

---

I thought this would be more worth while than to just look at the trailer. Heres what I got from their website:

http://www.graystatemovie.com/pages/white.html

FREEDOM. STRENGTH. UNITY.
What is the plan for the Gray State Concept Trailer?

This film is an extremely ambitious independent project being shot in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Following the many models of success film has for projects made outside of the Hollywood system, Gray State is seeking the funding it needs before plunging into production.

Gray State was conceived in November of 2010 by David Crowley and Danny Mason. The scale and nature of the material indicated that not only did they have an obligation to craft a human story out of the morass, but they had an obligation to tell it properly, far from the typical financial hangups that have become the convention for independent film. They began the process by first developing the narrative through months of slow revisions, and then in the summer of 2011, forged ahead with shooting a concept trailer.

Many films that have particular visuals or unique plotlines first invest in concept material that can be used as a tool to gather funding from interested parties. Gray State is no different. What WAS different was the unanticipated explosion of interest Gray State gathered from the local film community who participated in the shoot. This buzz spawned throughout the area via word of mouth, steam-rolling into an unprecedented movement of interest that has already reached national attention in some circuits, and this was before the concept trailer was even released.

The filmmakers have barely been able to control the hype, and now, over a year since the shoot, they are finally ready to release the trailer and begin the national campaign to gather the funding they need to push this extremely popular concept into a brilliant and commercially viable feature film.

Thousands of films, even the ones that reach production, never see the light of day through various failings of the filmmakers to market, promote, and distribute the films. Thousands more filmmakers sit on projects that are never even made, having no marketable tools to show that A) their film is a good idea, and B) that they can pull it off. The Gray State team fully intends to harness the amazing capabilities of the MN film community and prove that they can beat Hollywood at its own game - first, through showing a concept trailer.

To find out how you can contribute to this project, click the "DONATE" button below, or check out the Gray State IndieGoGo Crowdfunding Campaign (http://www.indiegogo.com/graystatemovie).

[Revolution9]

Yes that information is often times included in movie trailers (however not all of the time). Those "few sound bytes" often reveal details of the characters and their struggles etc... But those movie trailers you're talking about are backed by hundreds of millions of dollars already and are not asking for money.



I explored the website and all I found is that a story exists but there is no information on it at all.

Look, I'm sympathetic to the purpose and theme of this film, and I would love to see a movie like this succeed, but I'm also familiar with the harsh realities of film making. This needs to convince more than just liberty movement activists, and I'm not even sold on it yet myself.

Tell us about your experience in the field. You sound like you watch movies and read about some productions. I say that having been around indy film makers and their budgets and output for a few decades.

Rev9

[pcosmar]

For all the other gray beards out there,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCYbRmSlW-M

I see you've got your list out, say your peace and get out.
Yes I get the gist of it, but it's all right
Sorry that you feel that way, the only thing there is to say is...
Every silver lining's got a touch of grey.
I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.

[menoname]

bump

[DamianTV]

If anyone else wants to share this movie with others they know in an effort to get funding for the full movie to be released, I have a feeling the film makers would tremendously appreciate it! Heck, they might even throw your name in the credits if you dontated!

[GunnyFreedom]

I actually pitched a novel concept (Anti-Federalist and Coastie saw some of that) in a similar vein. Although if this movie happens and I can pitch it in the background of this 'universe' it will be a lot easier to write...

[GunnyFreedom]

Tell us about your experience in the field. You sound like you watch movies and read about some productions. I say that having been around indy film makers and their budgets and output for a few decades.

Rev9

Wilmington, NC film industry just got a $5 Million tax break from the State (agin' mah adamant protest ah assure you) so a sick ton of money could be saved by filming it there. Or most of it there. However.

[unklejman]

Tell us about your experience in the field. You sound like you watch movies and read about some productions. I say that having been around indy film makers and their budgets and output for a few decades.

Rev9

I've worked on 4 independent feature films to varying degrees from visual effects supervisor/effects artist, to sound mixer/sound design, to grip, but almost always close to the director and producers and the production/distribution process. I'm currently working on another right now. I also plan to write(possibly with help)/direct my own film in the not too distant future.

[jmdrake]

I've worked on 4 independent feature films to varying degrees from visual effects supervisor/effects artist, to sound mixer/sound design, to grip, but almost always close to the director and producers and the production/distribution process. I'm currently working on another right now. I also plan to write(possibly with help)/direct my own film in the not too distant future.

And I appreciate your input. Please forward it to the film makers. I would like to see this successful. So how would you rework the trailer? John Smith thought it was going to be just another day at the RFID factory. Then he got an order he couldn't refuse.

[jmdrake]

Another thought. This would make an interesting video game.

[unklejman]

And I appreciate your input. Please forward it to the film makers. I would like to see this successful. So how would you rework the trailer? John Smith thought it was going to be just another day at the RFID factory. Then he got an order he couldn't refuse.

I don't know the story, but, I would try to introduce the audience to some strong protagonists and their lives to make it more relatable. A lot of people can't imagine things getting the way they are in that trailer and showing real people trying to make sense of the tyranny around them would really bring the audience into the story.

Again, like I've said before, not all trailers have to be that way, but this particular subject, and from an un-established writer/director/producer, really needs all the help it can get to engage people on a personal level.

I'll get in contact with the film makers and voice my concerns.

[pcosmar]

I don't know the story, but, I would try to introduce the audience to some strong protagonists and their lives to make it more relatable. A lot of people can't imagine things getting the way they are in that trailer and showing real people trying to make sense of the tyranny around them would really bring the audience into the story.

Again, like I've said before, not all trailers have to be that way, but this particular subject, and from an un-established writer/director/producer, really needs all the help it can get to engage people on a personal level.

I'll get in contact with the film makers and voice my concerns.

In a Trailer?? That is something that is developed in the movie/storyline. and would take more than the short time frame of a trailer.

I thought the visuals did a great job of laying out the basis and direction of the film.

[unklejman]

In a Trailer?? That is something that is developed in the movie/storyline. and would take more than the short time frame of a trailer.

I thought the visuals did a great job of laying out the basis and direction of the film.

Yeah, in a trailer. It doesn't have to be full character development. Just more insite into the characters. Again, they are trying to sell this to potential investors. Story is king. Good visuals and effects only work for Transformers etc...

Ok here is an example of a movie with a similar theme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3-UC-VEaFI

In that trailer we are introduced to the tyranny, the environment, and the situation that society is in, and even some martial arts etc... But the heart of the trailer is Christian Bale's character. Who he his, how he was effected, his struggle, etc...

[Cap]

I think we should do a money bomb for this.

[pcosmar]

Ok here is an example of a movie with a similar theme:


And that is cuts from the finished product,, from a Movie producer with nearly limitless resources.
And also totally fictional.

I would also expect another trailer when this movie is finished,, as an advertising trailer.
This was just a presentation of Concept to inspire donations for it's production.

or are you misunderstanding that?

[unklejman]

And that is cuts from the finished product,, from a Movie producer with nearly limitless resources.
And also totally fictional.

I would also expect another trailer when this movie is finished,, as an advertising trailer.
This was just a presentation of Concept to inspire donations for it's production.

or are you misunderstanding that?

The film makers put time and effort into creating shots for what is essentially a montage. They could have equally spent time and effort into creating some shots of actual scenes that involve the story and characters. This movie is going to be "fictional" as well, in that the characters don't exists, nor have the events presented happened.

Arguing with you is getting exhausting (over opinions might I add). I've already stated my opinions, and sent an e-mail to the film makers. The Director of Photography/Producer here at the production company I work at viewed the trailer and concurred with all of my criticisms.

[pcosmar]

Arguing with you is getting exhausting (over opinions might I add). I've already stated my opinions,




OK,
No one is reaching into your pocket, nor holding you at gunpoint.

This is a thread to promote a project.

[DerailingDaTrain]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5sukc7NrC1qmywcdo1_500.jpg

makes you wonder how well the IRA would have done if their war was being fought today...

-t

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Massereene_Barracks_shooting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93glaigh_na_h%C3%89ireann_%28Real_IRA_splinter _group%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93glaigh_na_h%C3%89ireann_%28Real_IRA_splinter _group%29#2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Action_Against_Drugs

[idiom]

Jericho got cancelled twice. If you haven't seen that, you owe it to yourself.

[pcosmar]

Bump
cause it deserves a sticky

[GunnyFreedom]

Another thought. This would make an interesting video game.

I really like the way you think. Merge a couple engines. KOTR and the best 1st person. "First To Fight" combat engine. Adaptive AI strategy arc, blend a little Civilization 4 and call it: "Fantasim VR1: Collapse and Tyranny."

ETA:

Point being you can input literally any scenario, including Reagan era delta force fighting the red menace. I think you could narrow it down to "select from vast input variables and hand it off to the AI to create a full single-unit campaign out of thin air." Create-a-universe and run free in it like GTA, missions emerge from your interactions with the virtual world. Fund and supply missions from the pentagon level (Civ 4) Interact with other players and city-states RPG style (KOTR) and combat in teams 1st person style (F2F) +team advancements[top war shooters].

Then, if you are a TeoCon you can input your imaginary world and go forth in righteous battle, or a greenpeacer on the ocean. Or anything else you may like. Release with a series of pre-input scenarios that all recreate actual historical events. Hide the 'full custom inputs' in plain sight like an especially riddlin easter egg.

Leave the top simulation the one referred to in the OP trailer, and let people 'discover' yet another half dozen games. Smartest ones find a place where you can set up any game one can imagine. Live versions let whole swaths of live people interact with each other at the diplomatic level, at the strategic level, at the combat level.

Simulation 1: American Revolution and Collapse. Free-form reality simulator that can transport you to the actual Revolutionary War, plan it out and then fight it first hand. Include WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War, and finally Present Day selecting natural or dystopian.

The scenario described by the OP trailer would be "Present Day Dystopian."

So a million people come for the idea of "fighting any war we've ever fought" all in the same game, and doing it well, and most of those get hooked by the Present Day Dystopia, and can't wait for the release of Simulation 2, an AI so advanced that players control the direct acts of Parliament or Congress, President or Prime Minister as free-form as a universe may be made.

Simulation 1: Revolution and Collapse

Simulation 2: Set up a virtual political environment and make the object of the game to coup the government from the political side, and restore the Constitutional order peacefully as the Founders hoped. Keep and hone strategic and tactical and 1st person engines, relegate to side-quests if necessary, but the pure purpose of Simulation 2 is to 'wargame' the R3volution to political victory.

Simulation 3: Blend 1&2 into a single simulation interface. Make open free-form simulation AI deeper. Pre-program with as much real-data real-world reality as practical, Release date is (as much as is possible) a 'snapshot' of the real world on the date of completion shortly before release. Player chooses "Optimistic, Natural, Pessimistic, or Dystopian." That way you can 'play out' how repealing the PATRIOT Act would actually affect say a full-blown collapse and FEMA-camp scenario. Or game out how 10th Amendment Nullification may have affected the incampment of Asian Americans in WW2.

interesting...

[Nickels]

you guys seen the Red Dawn trailer? Im excited for that.

[DamianTV]

you guys seen the Red Dawn trailer? Im excited for that.

Post a video for it then! Im too lazy!

[Nickels]

Post a video for it then! Im too lazy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6T2Q4bBcUU

[Cap]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6T2Q4bBcUUPretty cool.

[pcosmar]

Nickels
Banned

Well Good Morning,
and good riddance

This is (I think) a worthwhile project.
http://www.indiegogo.com/graystatemovie



The Impact.

This is a film everyone can identify with. It's not only a feature narrative film, but it utilizes very real and very terrifying ideas that are at work in today's reality - essentially showing possible dystopian consequences for the way we have neglected the liberties purchased in blood by our forefathers. It transcends race, gender, and creed, in the name of freedom and liberty - the tenets of which are under attack from every angle, whether or not we choose to acknowledge it. Now more than ever, the average person can see the poignant necessity for a film like Gray State. The success of this film will not only resonate with independent filmmakers and moviegoers nationwide, but will also provide insight into just why we should cherish our freedoms.

This will be a project you will be proud to have helped come to fruition.

[pcosmar]

I really think this movie needs to be produced.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy7FVXERKFE

And if it is even half as good as it seems,, it need to be distributed and shown.
Widely and Often.

[pcosmar]

Obama v Romney
do you think it makes a difference

[pcosmar]

Sticky bump

[Revolution9]

I've worked on 4 independent feature films to varying degrees from visual effects supervisor/effects artist, to sound mixer/sound design, to grip, but almost always close to the director and producers and the production/distribution process. I'm currently working on another right now. I also plan to write(possibly with help)/direct my own film in the not too distant future.

Good stuff then. Well, you should know better than the comments you made. I do somewhat the same vein as you. I create technical art pipelines for game, film and sfx. Been camera operator and actor. Have a 3d movie script in review right now.. The satirical parody version of Gray State if you will..

Rev9

[Revolution9]

Another thought. This would make an interesting video game.

It will just end up as yet another FPS. You could take the framework for any of the big ones and just flip enemy and player prefabs out.

Rev9

[Revolution9]

The film makers put time and effort into creating shots for what is essentially a montage. They could have equally spent time and effort into creating some shots of actual scenes that involve the story and characters. This movie is going to be "fictional" as well, in that the characters don't exists, nor have the events presented happened.

Arguing with you is getting exhausting (over opinions might I add). I've already stated my opinions, and sent an e-mail to the film makers. The Director of Photography/Producer here at the production company I work at viewed the trailer and concurred with all of my criticisms.

The trailer was an arc of action styled trailer. Totally appropriate for this. The intricacies of the plot are not necessary as this shows the antagonists at work and they look like a bunch or brutal bastards. It them becomes a story of how they meet these overwhelming odds.

rev9

[A_Silent_Majority_Member]

bump...

Hope this film gets produced. Wish the forum had a movies section.

Side note...Jericho the Movie! :P

[Demigod]

bump...

Hope this film gets produced. Wish the forum had a movies section.

Side note...Jericho the Movie! :P


where ?

I loved that show.

[A_Silent_Majority_Member]

where ?

I loved that show.

Me too! I wish there was a film adaptation trilogy to jericho off the graphic novels to complete it!

Was just remarking upon it as toung in cheeck though since this is what Grey State conjured in my head. A vision of what would be similar to a film version of Jericho on steroids.

[pcosmar]

Bump for support,
http://www.indiegogo.com/Graystatemovie


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-ud56bs5Knk

[TheTexan]

I dunno Pete, I think this may be just what is needed to make people wake up. The Hunger Games were a start. This will be epic. Some will, as you say, think this a work of fiction. Othere are going to go "Holy Shit".

I was pissed off after the Hunger Games. That they were finally standing up for themselves, and then they allowed themselves to be manipulated back to their place and forgot anything ever happened.

[timosman]

Bump for support,
http://www.indiegogo.com/Graystatemovie


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-ud56bs5Knk

bump

[pcosmar]

bump

Un Bump

Movie was killed.. and some people too.
http://www.policestateusa.com/2015/gray-state-suicide/

[angelatc]

http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/a-gray-state-review-1202607023/

Film Review: ‘A Gray State’

Erik Nelson's documentary probes the mystery of the violent demise of an aspiring filmmaker and libertarian conspiracy theorist.


“Grizzly Man” producer Nelson (this film is executive produced by that film’s helmer, Werner Herzog) weighs the disturbing recent saga of a charismatic military veteran with libertarian leanings who industriously sought to make a “dystopian future reality movie” portraying America’s imminent conquest at the hands of the “deep state” in service of the “New World Order.” But when that dream actually seemed to be coming true to him, he began unraveling. The result: He, his wife and 5-year-old daughter were all found dead in their home. After nearly a year’s investigation, police drew the conclusion, fairly obvious from evidence here, that it was a double murder/suicide steeped in collective psychosis. Nonetheless, there remain plenty of observers convinced that the government wanted to silence him and his film.


He self-funded an impressively slick “concept trailer” to attract backing for the estimated $30 million feature. Not only did it generate Indiegogo donations sufficient to support his screenwriting (while Komel bankrolled the family expenses with a day job), but it made him an instant celebrity spokesman among like-minded bloggers and such, of which there were/are many. He even got a development deal with a Los Angeles film production company.

The latter producers provide a striking sequence here when they belatedly listen to an audiotape Crowley had made of himself, prepping for their pitch meeting. Rambling and manic, he now seems a “psychotic” they were duped by, rather than the ambitious, confident aspirant they thought they’d met. Similarly, friends, family and colleagues remember David as a natural leader, though they also saw worrisome signs near the end — signals amply filled in by the voluminous, increasingly hysterical journals, videos and other forms of compulsive self-expression he left behind.