To continue… I’m not a great fan of biopics as they often need to distort the truth extensively to produce dramatic effects or are so close to reality that a documentary would be better. Of course the more ancient the events the easier it is to get away with the former approach and the less meaningful a documentary would be (unless we are talking about the “giants” of history) to ordinary members of the public. However, I’m going to bang on about Miss Potter… having checked the real history it would appear that except for a few minor adjustment (eg the fact that Beatrix Potter had already started the process of a self-published a book) the film kept to the facts and still managed to entertain. Here the writer had the advantage of her drawings, and animating these was a masterstroke. Well done! I wish all the luck to Claire Barker of FrameOnFrame who is trying to develop the Babbage biopic feature. I haven’t consulted on this project for some time now but I have not been idle. Today I sent the outline of an idea for a micro-budget feature to Jack Marshall. He’s already got one of his own ideas under development so if you’d like to know more check his blog from time to time.
