Overview | The Greatest American Tragedy

"Hollywood does Shakespeare - In Epic Style!!!

Rumours are flying amongst Hollywood circles about Pan-Universal Studio's latest epic blockbuster, currently dubbed with the working title, "The Greatest American Tragedy".

Pan-Universal are hinting that some of the biggest names in the business - both actors and directors - have signed on for a 3-part epic movie, after the popularity of sequals and trilogies in recent years. The studio have reportedly allocated a budget the size of Alaskan oil reserves to create what will most certainly be one of the most memorable, if not epic motion pictures of all time!

Hollywood insiders are saying that the script - based on the greate tragedies written by the British Bard himself, William Shakespeare - have been "adapted" by the American Screenwriter's Guild into a phenomenal tale spanning generations. The press release promises a flick with action and turmoil involving tumbleweeds, mobsters, and even a dark near-future setting!

Anyone who's anyone is involved with this project, and everyone's lips are sealed. It will only be a matter of time before shooting starts, and when that happens we'll find out if this movie is the tragic tale (or perhaps, even the greatest tragedy!) ever made!"

"The Greatest American Tragedy" is a 2 session, 5 hour Freeform spanning three generations, genres and directors! Players play actors playing characters on-set, with everyone aiming to get the film in the can before it wraps! We guarantee there will never be a dull moment...

Synopsis | The Greatest American Tragedy

The plot of this Game revolves around the production of the first $1BILLION dollar U.S. film. Pan-Universal Studios, formed after a recent amalgamation and takeover of most of Hollywood, has combined three Shakespearean tragedies with three legendary Directors to create the greatest (and ghastliest!) tragic story ever produced.

So far the conglomerate has absorbed most studios and production houses in Hollywood, and is attempting to lock people in the entertainment industry into Life-Time Contracts. The Screenwriter’s Guild has fallen under its sway, as have many Actors and Directors.  The Technical and Special Effects Crews were the first on board!

The next phase of the operation is to entice some high-profile artistic talent into the fold by offering them the change to participate in the ‘biggest’ epic movie of all time, “American Tragedy”.

Players will choose to play one of the generic Actors who have signed up to star in “American Tragedy”. Each Actor then participates in the Casting process, bidding and auditioning for the Role they will play within the film. Essentially, "The Greatest American Tragedy" is all about Players playing Actors playing characters in a film.

Once Casting is complete, the dilemmas relating to “American Tragedy” will start becoming apparent: None of the Directors have arrived on set; Two Actors will need to step into the Roles of ‘Assistant Directors’; No information about the script is available, save a brief Cast List and Scene Synopsis; and the studio has arranged for the Cast to appear on a Talk Show to promote the film.

Will the film succeed, or yet still, even be made?!?

Reviews | The Greatest American Tragedy

Author: Kirby 1024
Posted to: LiveJournal - Kirby's Journal

Then, there was the ARCANACON!!!

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Next up, "The Greatest American Tragedy", a six-hour freeform. Man oh man, it was one of the most exhausting games of the con. I had a lot of fun, but it really did mimic the whole movie process, and that's a meat-grinder. I think I got out of most of the work, somehow, as my character decided to say "screw this" after the first scene was shot, and spent most of the rest of the freeform being a publicity whore, helping with the advertising work. And I got a trophy, for Best Director Mostly Off-Screen, which was surprising since I only did a scene and a couple of commercials.