Old EAP Blog Stuff

Before EAP decided to switch to Blogger we had a page on the now defunct MSN Spaces. We recently recovered some old images posted to the old page between 2005 and 2010. Enjoy.

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Archive Files - Planet Of The Dogs (2001)

During the transition from part analog to full digital production, EAP dabbled in a number of test projects to see how to get the best out of their newly acquired digital equipment. With the then new Planet Of The Apes (2001) agreeably ripe for parody, Steve Willis was quickly called back into the studio to film a half-hours worth of footage. The result... Planet Of The Dogs.

Steve Willis stars as stranded astronaut Chip Davidson from the year 3029.

Initially conceptualized as a brief trailer, Planet Of The Dogs quickly evolved into an intro for a TV pilot. Only a few basic storyboards were completed and much of the final product was improvised around the key shots required. The basic premise features an astronaut named Chip Davidson who becomes stranded on a mysterious planet after his spaceship crash lands. He then shockingly discovers that the planet is not ruled by humans, nor ape, but rather... dogs!?

The villains of the piece - though entirely unseen in the finished version - were to be anthropomorphic dogs. These would have been realized through an ambitious combination of costumed actors and green-screen footage of a few scruffy pet dogs, dutifully barking on cue. In hindsight, a simple werewolf mask would have been more efficient as digitally compositing the elements together proved much harder than expected. Storyboards also feature a dystopian future scene depicting the Sydney Opera House in ruins, much like the iconic Statue Of Liberty reveal in the original Planet Of The Apes (1968).

Though quickly completed, a last minute rendering error resulted in the loss of the opening titles which featured a ridiculously escalating pantheon of 80's action stars in supporting roles, perhaps hinting at the lofty ambitions of EAP's ongoing secret new project.

For better or worse, Planet Of The Dogs served its purpose as both a rudimentary test of equipment and a more thorough test of EAP's ability to quickly spin some improvised ideas into a finished product.