One thing that always bugged me about the mummy series was the horribly underdeveloped antagonists. Are you going to have the Baron as your main antagonist here or are you going to come up with your own? Either way, make sure you give them a more fleshed out background and some sensible motives. In the case of the Baron, this has probably already been done (I'm not sure though, I haven't read any "lore" regarding Johnny Thunder for about six years or something).

Secondly, what setting are you considering? The original Johnny Thunder sets are cool but the film might end up being too similar to already existing movies if you limit yourself to those sets. I might have some ideas for scenes, that depends on the setting, although I know I'd love to see an action packed car chase thrown in somewhere!

Finally, I'm not too sure about the black and white. Personally I think it could look really cool and it could really help to distinguish your film from other adventure type brickfilms. On the other hand, some of the details in the sets might get lost in the process, and I also know for a fact that a lot of people seem to hate the idea of black and white in general.

Anyway, I hope you find some of that at least a little bit helpful!

Thanks for responding SurfSmurf. I do agree that in the Mummy series, the villain (especially the villain's henchmen) is like a cardboard cut out of what he should be. I will still use the baron figure, with his trademark monocle, scar, and hook. However, the stereotype ends there. I'll make him much more bloodthirsty and ruthless, maybe with an 'insane' edge, kinda like the Joker had in The Dark Knight; still classy, but more wild.

I really like the idea of an action packed car chase in the middle of a city, something not attempted much in brickfilms. I think that'd be a good contrast to the usual "sword fights" that seem to corrupt almost every brickfilm. Now I just need to decide where this "city" will be.

I have been experimenting on black-and-white film making, and understand that lighting is usually different for b+w movies vs color movies. Similarly, color and shading is different as well. Originally, (three years ago) I wanted to release the film in both b+w and color, so those that'd prefer color can see it like that if they wish. However, if I did do that, the b+w scenes wouldn't look as dramatically shaded, just as you pointed out. Thus, I think I might just go with complete black and white, though, if the film had a modern twist, I'd have to do it in color. Thus, this may have to be decided at a later date.

Overall, thanks for your help and suggestions. I'll be sure to credit your help in the closing credits.

I kinda like that idea, I say give it a try!

Nice! Well, you could always have it in a desert, jungle, or even amidst a bunch of ruins to make it stand out more!

All very good points. In the end, I think it's all about how you want this movie to feel.

Yay! Thanks!

You could always "re-boot" the Johnny Thunder universe by writing your own character backgrounds, redefining some things, and adding some new stuff along the way. I think that way, people would appreciate it more since you're expanding on something that's already there while still staying relatively true to the original feel of Johnny Thunder. On the other hand, people might dislike for the very same reason

I love this idea! The Adventurers were my favorite theme growing up, and any time I see something done with them I smile...

I like the idea of trying to stay away from the cliches as opposed to making it almost a parody. I agree with what SurfSmurf wrote in that character development, although harder with a brickfilm, it is crucial to any story, but especially action/adventure. If we don't care for the hero, why should we want to see him succeed?

If you're looking for more of an anchored film, I would recommend staying in mostly one location with mostly one (or two) story goals. I find that switching locations or having multiple goals can clutter the film and, due to time restrictions, make everything too easy for the hero.

I like the idea of making your villain almost insane, but keeping him classy. I personally enjoy villains that are refined and polite in proper society, but cruel and heartless (People like Beloq from Indiana Jones, Prof. Moriarty from the RDJr Sherlock Holmes.) when need to be. I think it adds more levels to your hero as well, because a hero is only as good as the villain they fight.

And finally I would recommend you stick with a totally original goal (or treasure or what have you.) Something never thought of before, or used, or even a variation of such.

Any ways, great idea, and I hope you found some of these idea's helpful. Good luck with the film!

Having gotten back from Thanksgiving, I started working on character outlines when my camera broke. Thus, I'm pretty much restricted to waiting to animate until Christmas (when my new one will come.) Thus, I'll wait to post the character descriptions until I have pictures to go along with them.

Aside from that, and any more ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated before I start production.

OK, so It's finally time to update a little bit:

My THAC film turned out to be unsuccessful, as, I really wanted to help my little brother do his first THAC, in which he placed much higher than my THAC X film had, just a year before. So, not was all a loss.

However, in trying to find another silver lining, I realized that there was still that JT idea I had always had. So, digging this back up, I've decided to continue it. Having said that, there are some things I want to do.

Though I'd love to do something original, the temptation of doing a flat-out Johnny Thunder and the Adventurers themed movie is just too much! I feel that, though I had some good ideas about original archeologists, Johnny may be my lead. (However, this could change, if anyone can turn me the other way before I start filming...)

As for story, I am currently writing the treatment, which I will then turn into a script, and storyboard. (And, eventually film.) With a macguffin already in mind, I hope I'll be able to finish it soon and share with any who'd like to voice act.

Because of this, I may update this topic little before I move onto production and audio, at which point more suggestions and auditions would be appreciated.

So, hopefully this project will start back up smoothly, and I can maybe even finish this film before the daunting 2015 year of great films coming! (Because, I know that I, at the very least, won't be really paying attention to brickfilms during the 2015 Summer!)

BTW, if anyone wants a tutorial on how I did the new Johnny Thunder pic, I can send you a link to my unlisted youtube video!

Rockydude411Bricks, I'm re-uploading the video, as, the quality got messed up earlier, and it was hard to see what I was doing on such a small screen. Hopefully, the video will be up by this evening. (And then stay up, in high quality at that!)

Send me the link as well, please and thank you.

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