Shooting the Opening of LFB...

[jacob Raver, sinTempter]

What do you think would be the best way to shoot the opening two chapters?

If it was shot the way the book is written the audience would have a hard time following all the flashbacks...six in total I think.

- You could start at the leprosarium and flashback from there.

- You could start at Haven Farms and flashback from there.

- You could also tell a linear story to see who Cov was and how he became
who he now is.

[Ur Dead]

The opening credits (it's about a minute or two) Would show a figure walking down the street (just like the book) Showing it from a distance and thru the eyes of TC. Seeing people faces, reaction to him walking down the street and the haunting voices in the background saying "Leper, (Joan voice )Oh Tom!. You can drop a whole lot of past history of TC affliction within the opening credits and the dialog between the manager. The ring is noticed and the manager asks if it a silver ring and TC saids it's White Gold. A bit of TC's background could be conveyed in that short period.

[jacob Raver, sinTempter]

I know I disagree with most people here, but I would want to take a decent amount of time with Cov before he enters the Land so that the audience identifies with him and what he's gone through, so that half the audience doesn't walk out after the rape scene and so his dilemmas in the Land can be understood through facial expressions due to the audience understanding what those would mean for Cov...a character study film within a fantasy adventure.

[Rigel]

I would also make sure to spend enough time with Covenant in the Real World so we get a feel for who he is.

As for introducing the ring, the way it's done in the book (with him offering it to the beggar) seems perfectly adequate to me.

[jacob Raver, sinTempter]

That was another thing, wouldn't the creator be afraid of Foul telling Cov to give the Ring to him and Cov doing it? For whatever reason? So then isn't the approach the Creator took kind of dumb?

[Rigel]

It's a big risk, and the Creator says as much himself. But then, for Covenant's actions to be meaningful, there has to be a real possibility that he will choose not to save the land.

[jacob Raver, sinTempter]

No, I meant specifically in the beginning of LFB:

The Creator tells Cov to "Give" in a rather commanding tone, Cov scoffs, but then in an internal rage drops his Ring into the Creator's beggar-bowl.

The Creator gives it back, and we're off...

There's my issue.