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Post by lousingh on Nov 1, 2019 20:45:57 GMT
Further to my last post, I'm now halfway through watching Daleks' Masterplan, that's 3 real episodes and 9 Loose Cannon reconstructions. I must say that the transition between surviving and reconstructed episodes is not at all jarring, and I find myself almost not noticing which I'm watching. The LC recon (as always) is so good that the story is totally engrossing. I find it atmospheric and satisfying in a way that animation just isn't, and if anyone hasn't tried the recons, I heartily endorse them. Of course, I'm just coming up to Feast Of Steven, so, wish me luck, I'm going in... The recons are just amazing. I think that I get a great flavour of the story from them. Until I saw the animations and then the recreation of "Mission to the Unknown", I figured they would be the closest I might get to the originals if they were not recovered. IMHO, when you get a moment, give a "thank you" to everyone who has made those recons possible. After writing that, I suddenly had several questions: 1. What was the cost of the recreation of "Mission to the Unknown"? 2. How did the cost of "Mission to the Unknown" compare to the money required to make 1 episode of the animations? Basically, I am wondering if we have a fiscal criterion for when the BBC might prefer a live-action recreation over animation. Maybe a longer story with limited sets and actors would be cheaper than a corresponding animations. 3. If there is a case where the costs are comparable, are there any sets of missing episodes where you would prefer one over the other? Put another way, which ones would you want them to make a live-action recreation of? In the last case, I can make an argument that historicals might be easier to do as live-action. I imagine that "The Savages" might work better as live-action rather than as animations because part of the denouement works better if the actor play Jano can mimic the appearance of the actor playing The Doctor. Also, given the relatively limited requirements for sets and actors for the length, I should think that "The Space Pirates" might be cheaper as a live-action re-enactment.
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Post by scotttelfer on Nov 2, 2019 0:32:45 GMT
Further to my last post, I'm now halfway through watching Daleks' Masterplan, that's 3 real episodes and 9 Loose Cannon reconstructions. I must say that the transition between surviving and reconstructed episodes is not at all jarring, and I find myself almost not noticing which I'm watching. The LC recon (as always) is so good that the story is totally engrossing. I find it atmospheric and satisfying in a way that animation just isn't, and if anyone hasn't tried the recons, I heartily endorse them. Of course, I'm just coming up to Feast Of Steven, so, wish me luck, I'm going in... The recons are just amazing. I think that I get a great flavour of the story from them. Until I saw the animations and then the recreation of "Mission to the Unknown", I figured they would be the closest I might get to the originals if they were not recovered. IMHO, when you get a moment, give a "thank you" to everyone who has made those recons possible. After writing that, I suddenly had several questions: 1. What was the cost of the recreation of "Mission to the Unknown"? 2. How did the cost of "Mission to the Unknown" compare to the money required to make 1 episode of the animations? Basically, I am wondering if we have a fiscal criterion for when the BBC might prefer a live-action recreation over animation. Maybe a longer story with limited sets and actors would be cheaper than a corresponding animations. 3. If there is a case where the costs are comparable, are there any sets of missing episodes where you would prefer one over the other? Put another way, which ones would you want them to make a live-action recreation of? In the last case, I can make an argument that historicals might be easier to do as live-action. I imagine that "The Savages" might work better as live-action rather than as animations because part of the denouement works better if the actor play Jano can mimic the appearance of the actor playing The Doctor. Also, given the relatively limited requirements for sets and actors for the length, I should think that "The Space Pirates" might be cheaper as a live-action re-enactment.
The issue I would expect is that anything with few characters and limited sets is perfect for the animation team to handle instead. I imagine it will ultimately be a case of what do they feel capable of doing with their resources rather than worrying about what the animation team are doing.
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