Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Dexter

Here's a couple ideas I have so far for Dexter:

- Placing objects around the city that look like human forms - such as plastic bags, when you go closer you just realize that it's trash, but from far it could look like a person crouching down, etc.

-Help wanted
Dexter wanting help around the house. 
"Nanny wanted while father kills." (it's super rough, but that's the general idea)
This could be posted online, or even record phone calls to daycare/babysitting agencies. 

-New baby
Send out postcards (physically and virtually) that shares the happy news of the new baby, but twist it in the writing mentioning Dexters hectic life or his hopes for the baby to not turn out like him. 

-Blood stains
Have bloodlike substances flow out of areas in the city, maybe paint? it could appear to be seeping out of alleys or doors, and when the viewer goes closer, it'll have a little call to action/info for the show

Michele, please tell me if I'm right on track, and the rest of the group (Kamil and Tim), I hope you can share your ideas with everyone and work on everything together.

3 comments:

  1. try combining your blood stains idea with Tim's blood slide.

    I wouldn't go with the baby direction, scratch that off the list.

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  2. - Placing objects around the city that look like human forms - such as plastic bags, when you go closer you just realize that it's trash, but from far it could look like a person crouching down, etc.

    I like this concept. Very nice.
    At first, I thought you were going to have human body parts around the city. Laugh, but it's always an option.
    We need to elicit a feeling into people. Reveal secrets, break sterotypes and exploit people who deserve to be exploited.

    In other words, the pay off could be spiced up.. and think of the characters in Dexter.
    try: an average person doing something wrong or risky.
    what kind of secrets do people have?
    think: dexter's tone He likes his girlfriend because she's just fucked up as he is..

    (more to come-michele)


    -Help wanted
    Dexter wanting help around the house.
    "Nanny wanted while father kills." (it's super rough, but that's the general idea)
    This could be posted online, or even record phone calls to daycare/babysitting agencies.

    -New baby
    Send out postcards (physically and virtually) that shares the happy news of the new baby, but twist it in the writing mentioning Dexters hectic life or his hopes for the baby to not turn out like him.

    -Blood stains
    Have bloodlike substances flow out of areas in the city, maybe paint? it could appear to be seeping out of alleys or doors, and when the viewer goes closer, it'll have a little call to action/info for the show

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  3. Taiyo,

    Yea, I can see why bringing Dexters baby on board might be a good idea if treated differently. (Because as of right now, the idea seems too real and it might give people the wrong idea.
    But there might be something in the baby….After all, there are people who absolutely love the insurance commercial with the talking baby. The public responded to him exactly how back in the day that dancing baby came on an episode of Ally McBeal.
    I agree that the idea could be treated differently… What is it about this baby that we could find interesting?
    What is the personality of the baby? Is it evil? Mischievous?

    He could pop out of a bouquet of flowers holding a knife----totally—haha.

    Blood stain? lol what a title. I like it.

    Random question.. Did you ever read the Goosebumps books? If so, they had a lot of simple evil plots.. You might be able to find material there.

    Good job, see ya in class.

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