Thought some of you may find this interesting. While doing some research for my film history class. I stumbled upon this director P.L. Corivdae, who I had never heard of. But from what I have managed to gather is that he is a very obscure figure. Apparently there is very little known about his films(they were all lost in a fire) and even less on the director himself. Adding to this mystery he disappeared somewhere in the Amazon. From the very little I have uncovered. His films were very radical to say the least. His first films are noted to be very violent. To add even more to the obscurity. He worked completely independently from the Hollywood system. From what I've gathered he had inherited a substantial wealth. He produced, directed, wrote, directed the photography, shot, composed the music, edited, etc. etc. The true epitome of what an auteur is supposed to be. But due to the content in his films the MPPDA's monopoly on distribution. Caused his films to be rarely shown and banned from theatres. But I'm still searching for more info. I really want to know what his films were like. To say the least I am obsessed with discovering who this man was. I asked one of my instructors at film school and he was just as oblivious to his name. Looks like I'll have to dig real deep in the film crates.
OOC: I thought posting this in Media would be the right place to get ample feedback. It should be written in a kind DBWI format. But being in film school I thought my first TL should be based upon it. I was inspired by the Revolutionize Cinematic History challenge. But I was not on the site when it was alive. Most of all I was impressed with TheCrow_'s idea for the original zombie film...(www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?p=3352089#post3352089). Coming off that idea I give TheCrow and the RCH challenge credit for the conception of this TL. I hope that my ample film knowledge will justify it. Anyone is welcome to pretend they know info on the director. Only as long as it does not contradict my ideas for the TL. I expect the feedback to more in question. So, I can provide answers and fill in more on the character. That's why I made him so obscure. But in a few days I will post a full biography. I just wanted to get some feedback before I did so. But the director will be intended to be a director who used film techniques beyond his time when sound-films were first being introduced. Known as the Sound Era which was from the late 20's to the late 30's and early 40's.
OOC: I thought posting this in Media would be the right place to get ample feedback. It should be written in a kind DBWI format. But being in film school I thought my first TL should be based upon it. I was inspired by the Revolutionize Cinematic History challenge. But I was not on the site when it was alive. Most of all I was impressed with TheCrow_'s idea for the original zombie film...(www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?p=3352089#post3352089). Coming off that idea I give TheCrow and the RCH challenge credit for the conception of this TL. I hope that my ample film knowledge will justify it. Anyone is welcome to pretend they know info on the director. Only as long as it does not contradict my ideas for the TL. I expect the feedback to more in question. So, I can provide answers and fill in more on the character. That's why I made him so obscure. But in a few days I will post a full biography. I just wanted to get some feedback before I did so. But the director will be intended to be a director who used film techniques beyond his time when sound-films were first being introduced. Known as the Sound Era which was from the late 20's to the late 30's and early 40's.