The random name generator is the gift that keeps on giving, unless everyone got a Fish Grundy? And what a great time to set a game, so much drama outside the studio. My movie ended up a box office bomb, oh well!
My character ended up getting an Oscar for best director of the year with my movie receiving rave reviews Woo hoo!
Overall, a wonderful experience and a worthwhile purchase. Thank you, Aaron Reed and COG.
Fish Grundy is always Fish Grundy.
Ah OK, it seemed odd at first but he is a real bro.
Got a Fish Grundy, nearly broke my ribs with laughter when I saw the name.
Quite enjoyed the game, love creating things! (Choice of Robots/movies). For me the only down would be the commie part of the story… I no it’s the time but I really could care less about it, Played the game quite abit now and il admit, that is the area I skip through… Really like the movie review near the end, reminds me of the newspaper reviews you get at the end of a mission in Hit man:blood money (get a kick out of that kinda of thing)
Can you try it on a computer? (Is that a Windows Phone you’re using?)
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Got rave reviews about a dramatic love story between a male good hearted doctor and a male passionate heir …in the 50’s 10/10
I’m enjoying it so far. My first film an Epic Fantasy bombed and I was black listed. Second playthrough my dark horror got mixed reviews but ended up a cult classic
Quick review from me after my first playthrough.
At first I was a bit taken aback by the word count of “only” 150.000 but the game had a nice lenght and did not feel short or rushed at all, it had a nice pace in which everything developed and I felt as a movie producer through the game.
For my first movie I tried a Fantasy Romance which strangely enough had a really mixed review with a note to visit other films but still won an oscar, little bit strange but it fits that the best movies often don’t get a price.
The relationships you build through the game were nicely done and I felt like really interacting with the people, one thing I noticed though was, that the relationship values drop after some time without me doing anything. I am not sure if this is intended ,so you have to interact with people on a regular basis, in that case it would be really cool because its more realistic that they don’t like you as much if you ignore them for months.
All in all a really well written game I enjoy playing it and look forward to my second movie.
“Actress” is considered demeaning by many.
Have a link. Read the whole article. The readers' editor on… Actor or actress? | Stephen Pritchard | The Guardian
It was the guide’s view that "actress comes into the same category as authoress, comedienne, manageress, ‘lady doctor’, ‘male nurse’ and similar obsolete terms that date from a time when professions were largely the preserve of one sex (usually men). As Whoopi Goldberg put it in an interview with the paper: ‘An actress can only play a woman. I’m an actor – I can play anything.’
I think it’s perfectly valid to ask such a question in a respectful manner, and perhaps other people will learn too from reading it.
Just finished playing it, and it easily became of my favorites. (it resonated pretty deeply within me given my passion for art including cinema and my far-left political tendencies). I feel it managed to strike a great balance between the production/film and social/political aspects my only criticism being that it could have used just a little bit more time for interaction with some characters.
An excellent game overall and handles the atmosphere of the era pretty well, I am glad it does not gloss over its dark side (the paranoia and unconstitutional persecutions).
Here’s what’s worked for me:
Primary skill writer secondary skill director. Choose to write and direct yourself. With a little lick you should get a script quality at or above 75 (it’s not strictly necessary to get it this high, but that’s the optimal threshold). For actors, hire one A lister with experience in your film’s genre, and fill out any other cast spots with talented unknowns. This will give your budget some breathing room while giving solid bonuses to all aspects of film quality. Between the bonus you get for a great script and the bonus you get for your star working in genre, acting should steadily ratchet up to ridiculous levels and directing should stay high as long as you’re smart about managing your stress levels. Craft will go up as long as directing stays high and you stay under budget.
Speaking of stress: Befriend the niece early on for a bonus scene that relieves a lot of early stress. Also be sure to speak your mind and tell people off at every opportunity. If you still find your stress getting too high, forgo personal relationships to spend more time relaxing alone.
Beyond that: keep the project/people stat as middle of the road as possible, and keep an eye on your budget. There’s limited value in blowing money on ultra widescreen or lots of locations shots. Late in the game, go to Garbo for financial backing, you can make her a creative consultant for maximum funding without damaging your film.
Finally, go ahead and splurge on a good editor if you can afford it, this will provide you with a lot of opportunity to paper over weak spots micromanage the tone of the script. If you want critical acclaim, maximize the red in the script bars. This can hurt your commercial appeal, but I don’t thinknthe end game actually ever bothers to check that, instead relyong on reviews to measure your success.
Just from the description, this looks awesome. I’ll be buying my copy on Android and rating it a 5 sometime today, and I’ve already shared it on Google +.
Just finished, I really enjoyed this one! Making a good movie was sincerely difficult to do, which made replays challenging in a fun way. I found my best combination so far as has been being an exceptional producer and editor combo (I blew money on a good script and a good director and then was frugal from then on out). First time round I was a writer/director combo and, to my detriment, stuck to my strong moral fiber and refused much of Garbo’s funding and got blacklisted. That poor little doomed production.
I noticed that too! I had a funny moment where I realized the grip was my best friend, but I had just so happened to spend the last ‘social’ outing with them; I’d spent far more with the niece and the actor early-game!
This turned out to be an amazing CoG that I was pleasantly surprised with. The length was great and the amount of choices you got gave it such a great atmosphere and freedom that it became one of my favorite CoG’s. I highly recommend it and don’t believe it has gotten the recognition it deserves quite yet.
Some things I found helpful from my playthroughs were making the movie a comedy and having Fish Grundy (and sometimes 1 other famous actor known for being in comedies) star in it. Fish adds star power at low cost. GET A TOP NOTCH DIRECTOR!! They won’t be as affected by stress. Make your top skill be at writing and write the script yourself. Make your second skill be at directing soyou can save as much stuff as possible from the studio during the fire Don’t waste money filming it in widescreen or lots of location shots. If you’re having trouble getting funding, an easy way is just being nice to your niece and your sister will almost always give you a lot of money with the only string being she gets creative consultation or something and makes your movie a few points dumber. I think Garbo is better to try to get funding from, though. Splurge on a good editor and fix the movie any way you need to. Make it memorable in some way, like make it make it a smart, daring, fast paced movie, but NOT too extreme.