Sherlock Holmes & "I've got a plan",

très intéressant!
very interesting!

In that animation Blog:
http://sevencamels.blogspot.com/

Mark Kennedy (storyboard artist) write a very interesting review about how the caracter plans are shown in movies.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 "I've Got a Plan..."
http://sevencamels.blogspot.com/2011/12/ive-got-plan_20.html
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here's a little bit:

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«Have you ever noticed that, in movies, when a character says, "I've got a plan", there are two things that can happen next.One of those options is that the film cuts away at that point, and we (the audience) don't get to hear what the plan is as the character explains it to whoever he was talking to. Then, as the plan goes into action and it unfolds, we are surprised at how it twists and turns as the characters execute their plan.»
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You should read it, it's quite  interesting  : )

what I commented was:

Have you seen the first Sherlock Holmes?

http://youtu.be/BGCMfprPJoAIt's starts at 1:35

He tells his plan completely, and it works great!
But in this case, the action done at slow speed (in his head) while explaining the plan is in fact a great way to let the viever understand an action that would have been to fast to be understand, and that woudn't be impressive at all if only seen in slow speed.

so I think that it is very interesting to see some rules movies/stories use, and to understand why, and then, to see some not completely follow thoses rules, and why it can work without spoiling everything.

In fact, in this case, I think it kind of do the same thing the rule is ment for: it built anticipation, and the viewer want to be «flabergasted» (impressed), and he is!

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