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Hey everyone, I posted this in the Kickstarter thread in Creative Convention but I thought I would copy and paste it here, if you didn't have a chance to see it. I would like to talk to you about a 22 minute comedy T.V pilot entitled 'Mythfits'. If you would like to skip our little spiel and go straight to the our IndieGoGo campaign here is the page . If not here is a little rundown of what our T.V show is about, characters, ideas and influences, where the money will go, and directors statement.  What is Mythfits? ‘Mythfits’, was an idea that had its rough beginnings in our first year at film school. We originally made a TV pilot about three male cohorts and their day to day lives at school entitled ‘Welcome To The Party. However, it was terrible, so we retreated to our creative basement to reconstruct our idea from the floor up. Years of tinkering ensued before a night of wine and ephiphanizing in 2013 led to our ‘eureka’ moment where we finally settled on the concept for ‘Mythfits’. Synopsis Thousands of days ago a portal to another world opened, unleashing all the creatures of myth, fantasy,and folklore into our realm. The human race, perceiving these invading forces as a threat, pool together their wealth, manpower, and resources to combat these foreign invaders using a cyborg army. However, once the animatronic army descend on the battlefield to confront these mythological creatures, the fantasy based beings surrender and the portal closes, stranding these refugees and curious wanderers. Our pilot takes place 6 years after these events. Most of the Cyborgs have been voluntarily decommissioned, and the individuals from the other world utilize their unique skills to try to assimilate within human society. ‘Mythfits’ follows four individuals, two from the Human world and two from the Mythological realm who are having a fair bit of trouble fitting in. Characters Cymon  Cymon is one the few cyborgs who aspired to be something more than just a soldier, so he politely declined to be shut down. He now travels from audition to audition hoping to become the next great thespian actor. Although, there is a slight catch; he cannot express emotion. Farrokhzad  Farrokhzad is a Genie from the fantasy world, wherein Genies were considered great philosophers and revered thinkers. The wishes they granted had to be formulated and cultivated over years, so it could be refined to its truest and purest essence. Sadly in our world, Farrokhzad’s wishes are hawked on websites like Craiglist and Kijiji for the most basic shallow reasons to help our consumerist, materialistic society. Because of this Farrokhzad has grown bitter, causing many of his wishes to go horribly awry. Now in debt and disillusioned with his gift, Farry is suffering a severe existentialist crisis that threatens to consume him entirely. Tessa  Tessa is the only human regular of our show. Incredibly driven and career orientated she will stop at nothing to help advance her own life and career. However these Mythfits throw a cog into her plans, and she usually has to serve as the voice of reason when dragged into one of their insane and wacky Mythadventures. Zach  Zach is the only Unicorn that has made it through the portal, which at first made him a minor celebrity but after squandering opportunity after opportunity he now relies heavily on Farrokhzad for financial and emotional support. Most of Zach’s issues stem from a deep rooted insecurity complex that he externalizes into an overtly masculine physique . He hates being associated with femininity and daintiness, so he works out for hours every day and he hits on everything with two legs (and occasionally four). Even though he tries to be overtly masculine in every regard, he has a deep dark secret that, if revealed, would jeopardize the macho persona he holds himself to. Why would Goons like this? I have been a member of this forum for years and I am no stranger to the brand of comedy that is showcased here. Ultimately, to discuss our T.V show we have to discuss what influences us in terms of Television and other forms of media. We want to homage the same kind of sci-fi/fantasy plots that Rick and Morty are known for or the high concept episodes of Community. We want the same dedication to plot, narrative development, and cohesive story as Arrested Development. Or the same kind of banter, and dysfunctional character relationships as Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Ultimately, we want to be a unique television show while drawing inspirations from other shows. Why would you use the money for? We know that film and television are a passionate media and that people will work for free to create something they truly love. My business partner and I are fine with this, but the same shouldn't be asked for our amazing cast and crew who have shown dedication and passion day after day. So, the primary bulk of what we raise will be going towards paying our wonderful cast and crew. Beyond this we would like to put some towards transport, marketing, and festival submissions. Directors Statement Apologizes, this is ripped of our IndieGoGo campaign, as much of the stuff on this page, but I believe the Director did a bang up job describing what we are looking to do. Our ideas have always and will continue to be conundrum-causing. We don’t think in simple terms, and we don’t come up with basic ideas. Too many years of being screen-junkies during the blockbuster and Saturday morning cartoon era have ruined that possibility for good. That said, we don’t have buttloads of money. But we don’t think that should hold anybody back from conceiving outlandish and un-ordinary notions and dreaming of otherworldly scenarios to put on film. ‘Mythfits’ is a show that aspires to capture that reckless and pretension-free spirit of adventure within all of us, the kid that would wake up early to watch cartoons, who would run around in the backyard pretending to be all sorts of fantastical things. That kid didn’t need millions of dollars and top of the line CGI to feel immersed, and we believe that if our show can’t replicate that sensation, we’re doing it wrong. We aren’t millionaires, or CGI-prodigies, or bearded bacon-eating frat boys. At the end of the day, we’re still just those kids. Our sticks and rocks and trees have turned into cameras and dollies and boom mics. But our goal in life has remained more or less the same: to get out there and play. So with all that said, here is our campaign page. Please have a glance around and if you really are smitten with our idea or zeal, please pass around the link and contribute anyway you can. Have a great day!
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Hey! Thanks so much for the feedback. I agree completely with Tessa, as she is totally an independent person with agency and we prefer a strong woman character. Shows like Orange is the New Black and Orphan Black make a case that this can be successful, regardless of the amount of sexism in the industry. We only said that because in the pilot it is hard to showcase her because of the stretch of the imagination that is required with the characters. So we have to set them up before we set Tessa up. In the second episode we have thought out, she is portrayed throughout, and has a larger role. I will go back and flesh out her character bio. The straight man role exists because she is the only human and we need a gateway character. We are thinking of making Farrokhzad a woman, because of wish fulfillment and how they have been pigeonholed into a role, when they are so much more then that. Also we will take away the pretentious aspect of the directors statement. Thanks again for all the feed back, its been really helpful. Also, no the unicorn is not gay, that would be pretty generic and on the nose. Android wants to be an actor and wants to be such but cannot express emotion is the surface level analysis. But in actually it plays with the idea of the manufactured sitcom and Hollywood star, who is only the titular character because he is essentially white. But with Cymon there is more that we are going to explore. The article by Salon called Godzilla and Hollywoods boring white guy problem, discusses this really well.
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We are Canadian and much of these show takes up the idea of the cultural mosaic we believe that we are. The unicorn while white is portrayed by a half Polish-half Pakistani individual. Farrokhzad (me), is Iranian and the tyrannical director is not white either, "hint-hint". While the people of this world we introduce is white, Cymon and Tessa. So the show is about refugees and immigrants, the hardships they endure and what they have to do to fit in.
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Greetings! We are Digging Deeper - you may have seen our videos within the Horror and Mad Max Thread. We are an upstart young film analysis channel that explores themes and elements within contemporary and classic films. If you've ever pined for a more deeply theoretical or analytic opinion on films, expressed in entertaining visual terms, hopefully we can provide. Below you can find links to our first three video essays, wherein we discuss topics ranging from the death of the American Dream to issues of gender identity and masculinity. Thank you for your time and we hope you enjoy. Serenity: Exploring The Genre Frontier Jurassic Park: Finding The Lost World It Follows:The American Nightmare
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