priforprince: (whole ham)
Shikyoin Hibiki ([personal profile] priforprince) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2018-09-14 08:22 am

Open ♔ Now then, promise that you'll always heed me

Who: The staff/cast of Shikyoin Hibiki's movie (This could be YOU!)
When: January 20
Where: The Far Shore, mostly around Apollo's temple
What: Filming has begun on Hibiki's masterwork. Vive la révolution!

[ I. Prihind the Scenes ]

[ If Hibiki has talked to your character about helping out with her movie, a purple envelope with a wax seal arrives at their current residence bright and early on the 20th. Within is a summons, ordering them to report to Apollo's temple for filming. Granted, the front yard has a new pond in it, and in the center there's a small burbling spring that betrays just how...recent...this development is, but the temple itself is fine.

Filming itself will happen all over the Far Shore, wherever there is sufficient room. Hibiki can use her illusions to create a set. This prompt, however, is for handling all the stuff that's real - whether you're helping out with props, trying on your costume, reading over your script, or gaping at the role Hibiki has assigned you, this is the place for everyone to prepare for greatness.

....Hibiki, incidentally, can be found wandering around to supervise. She'll be solicitous to all newcomers, but if she sees you messing up or engaging in Nonsense, you will be yelled at. Crossly. And don't even think about sitting in the giant armchair with DIRECTOR embroidered on the back! ]


[ II. Prights, Camera, Actprion! ]

[ Filming happens here! The general plot of the story is that a samurai has been wrongfully accused of wrongdoing and stripped of his title. Now he works as a vigilante to support his little sister and her sick friend, and every woman he meets falls in love with him. But when he tries to rob the crooked samurai who's taken his place, he discovers that - gasp! - the lover he'd thought was dead is working for the samurai....and doesn't remember him! Can he fight the one he loves, to save the children who are dearest to his heart?!

Things happening in scenes may include:
♔ ninja fights under cover of darkness that turn into lethal dance battles, because musical;
♔ dramatically exaggerated suffering of pure-hearted downtrodden people for Hibiki's character to angst over;
♔ bad people doing Very Bad Things, such as kicking said downtrodden people, or laughing as they take all their money;
♔ scenes in which there are too many animals to move around, because the Far Shore abounds with four-legged actors;
♔ confrontations between the protagonist and the people who care about him, regarding turning thief when Honor is a samurai's lifeblood;
♔ a whole hell of a lot of pining for Hibiki's character on the part of every woman who has ever met him (complete, perhaps, with song-and-dance fantasy numbers as the women daydream);
♔ at least one equivalent of a bar fight, because Hibiki is also into Westerns;
♔ the triumphant recovery of Hibiki's character's lover's memory, and the restoration of Hibiki's character to his former position after the family he'd served learns of his unbroken devotion to those he loves, which betrays his strength of character even as he was nobly willing to sacrifice his honor by thievery;
♔ and everyone breaking into song whenever the hell they feel like it, especially to monologue about the situation they find themselves in, or the feelings they're feeling. If you're a ninja, sing about being stealthy! If you're a noble, sing about your fair and just rule! If you're a woman, sing about Hibiki!

Look, this film has an agenda.

This, at least, is the script. There is nothing stopping everyone from completely ignoring it and doing whatever. Scenes here will frequently but not always feature Hibiki's character; she's available for any and all threads in which she's required, or else characters can mingle amongst themselves. Have a fight scene! Do a comedy routine! This is a movie with something for everyone.

Will you adhere to the script and support the revolution? Or will you see how far you can bend the storyline before the star (who is also the director, and the scriptwriter) breaks character to yell at you? If you annoy her enough, everyone may get to take a break while she stalks off for alone time...... ]
bass_instincts: (watashi wa kowareta baradesu)

[personal profile] bass_instincts 2018-10-17 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
I'm in charge of the soundtrack. You do want me to make you look cool, and not awkward, right? [Shin gives Zetta a slight smile.] I can think of a few ways of making you look foolish that Hibiki would love.

[To be honest he has a few vague ideas, but they'd be a bit of a hard sell. Not that he really cares right now.]
badassfreakingoverlord: (the impatiently literary glare)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2018-10-17 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
If Hibiki would love you do something, that's the first and best reason you should NOT do it! [This, Zetta thinks, is unimpeachable logic.]
bass_instincts: (teasing)

[personal profile] bass_instincts 2018-10-20 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
Unless you want to see it make the final cut in her movie. [Shin doesn't know the word unimpeachable, which helps in ignoring it.]
badassfreakingoverlord: (sweat drop)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2018-10-20 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, hey, are we going to compromise true vision and artistic quality for the sake of Hibiki? That would be -- I mean, sad, really. It's Hibiki.
bass_instincts: (but I do know)

[personal profile] bass_instincts 2018-10-20 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shin can't help but scoff at that.] You think I'd do that for her sake? No, it would just be to spite you. [He shrugs, smirking and turning away,] If that's all you have to argue I guess I should work on rewriting some parts.
badassfreakingoverlord: (shocked)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2018-10-21 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait a minute! How can spiting ME possibly take precedence over spiting HIBIKI?

[He's -- he's met her, right?!]
bass_instincts: (Maichiru kanashimi your song)

[personal profile] bass_instincts 2018-10-22 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
She's getting me ahead in the music business on the Near Shore, [He shrugs,] You just demanded donuts.

[He might say it like it's the most natural thing, but for a spirit like him it is basically the only shot at stardom despite being dead. Considering his own rock-star appearance, it's not hard to guess that's something he'd be interested in.]
badassfreakingoverlord: (aghast!)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2018-10-22 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
...And you trust her!? Seriously, she's going to butt her way into your songs and make them all about her! There will be goats for some questionable reason, and excessive flower petals! Creative control will vanish into the black hole that is her ego! You've doomed yourself!
bass_instincts: (dismissive)

[personal profile] bass_instincts 2018-10-24 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
Except I'm not working for her. She agreed to hook me and the people I pick for a band up with living producers. You always have to sacrifice for a label, but once they get me an audience, I don't need them and they'll be listening to me. [He doesn't want much. Just creative freedom. It's how things worked, isn't it? He can make some compromises,] All I want is to play in huge live shows. I can make compromises on some things to get there.
badassfreakingoverlord: (adrift in a sea of nothing)

[personal profile] badassfreakingoverlord 2018-10-24 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
...Is that going to work? Being from the Far Shore and all. [Zetta's envisioning a scenario where he goes out to play and everyone fails to notice him.]