I loved this web series so much!!! Just wondering if the different filming styles for each episode were done to reflect the god that they featured? If so how did you decide which style for each god? If not why did you choose to use all the different styles? Thanks :)
Hello, so very glad to hear you enjoyed it!
So yes, the different film styles were very deliberately chosen to be another tool to develop the character/tell the stories of the god we had chosen to feature with (note: if you haven’t watched watched yet, there aren’t really any spoilers below here, but I do talk a lot about some cool stylistic stuff which is way more fun to watch than it is to read about. Just saying). Since every episode is essentially a character study, we wanted both the shooting style and the genre of the episode to reflect that god’s character.
Poseidon and Apollo for instance: they both have rather big personas. Poseidon has his (albeit very charismatic) ego, and his episode manifests itself in the documentary/mockumentary format, which best showcases that ego, and places him at the center of things without doing any of the work. Apollo, similarly, has the blog thing going, but it puts her completely in control of her world and the narratives that surround her… or so she thinks.
Also we have episodes like Zeus and Hera: Zeus is a fast paced, in the moment, impulsive sort of character, which is reflected in his episode by the one shot dynamic, condensing the life of an insane party into just a matter of minutes, the action and drama constantly bombarding him. Here’s episode is the exact opposite: the pieces of her episode come together slowly as they track the course of a four year relationship with Zeus. The pacing and the story telling aspects of the episode are all in place to bring you into Hera’s world, to see how long she’s been invested in, and contained by, her relationship.
Then there’s something like Dionysus, which doesn’t really advance the plot of the series, comes out of nowhere, and has little to no impact on anyone else but is directly inspired by its title character. It’s flashy, fast paced, loud and fun… just like a musical number.
We tried to make each episode’s style as distinct as the character it focuses on in order to make their differences and characteristics shine even brighter.
Thanks so much for the question, keep them coming! - Ed
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