My Animation Pitch!

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My Animation Pitch!

Postby Fauna » 15 years ago

I'm going to copy and paste (and reformat) some things from the pitch bible, and you guys need to be honest with your opinions...

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Sypnosis: A young man is hit by a truck, but miraculously recovers hours later. He is informed that spirits had helped save him, and he must pay back Death by exorcising 27 ghosts, one for each hour he was in a coma. With his companions, he begins to visit different places around the world to try and find ghosts.

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Endo Hiramatsu: An Asian-American student who is hit by a truck and must repay Death. He is friendly and has a strong sense of justice, but tends to be introverted and clumsy. He is especially awkward around women. He treats Macintosh like a father, and Yui like a sidekick.

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Yui Rinmai: A young Chinese girl with very acute supernatural senses. Her father teaches martial arts, and has Endo teach her ghost hunting midway through the series. She is kind, sweet and energetic. She thinks of Endo like an older brother.

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Andrew Macintosh: A former priest who offers his exorcism services to paying customers. He helps Endo find clients and get around the world, and trains him. Macintosh is smart, quick-thinking and the group’s voice of reason.

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Eva Dumay: A woman who survived being trampled at a mall, and had to hunt five ghosts, much like in Endo’s case. She later became a paranormal researcher, and comes to talk to Endo. She is gentle, charismatic and full of information, and occasionally works with Endo.


And then there's some information about episode structure, items, an infrequent character and some sample episodes. Does it seem like something anyone would watch? I haven't yet sent this out, but I've gotten mostly good response from the premise...but I was told by one person that it "seems like Cowboy Bebop had a baby with Ghostbusters".
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Postby jeffbert » 15 years ago

Finding similarities is natural; and is there anything truly original? So you should not be too concerned about them. I find it has a certain similarity to Dororo, in that Hyakkimaru must slay demons to recover his body parts and your character "must pay back Death by exorcising 27 ghosts." But the brief description you provide may be very different from the actual stories, once you add the details in the stories themselves, the similarities already noted might not be so apparent. :p
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Postby Fauna » 15 years ago

Well, now that you mention it, I can actually see the concept resemblance. I guess the only real difference is that the ghosts don't have to be killed, really, just exorcised through various methods (and some aren't hostile enough, like in example, the toucan ghost or the guy who possesses vacuums).

I'm going to try submitting it after my final exams, either to Cartoon Network or Teletoon...
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Postby jeffbert » 15 years ago

Good luck, Fauna.
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Postby MightyAstro » 15 years ago

I like it Fauna. I would enjoy such a series. Your idea is so imaginative and clever. :)

I wish you the very best of luck. :D

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Postby Fauna » 15 years ago

Thank you, everyone! :blush: I've heard that executives are after story and concepts now, so I might have a chance...

Also, I've been planning to make a short film with stop-motion robots. More info later!
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