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- | ====== The Cabinet Begins ====== | ||
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- | This article is a work in progress; It is currently not approved as canon. | ||
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- | The Cabinet Begins, also known as The Cabinet: Election Day in foreign nations, is the first of the ' | ||
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- | ^ General Information | ||
- | | Genre | Drama | | ||
- | | Released | ||
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- | | Directed by | David Carter | ||
- | | Produced by | Victor Strauss, Lucas Hawthorne & Chris Marcus | ||
- | | Written by | Ikama Yojo & Hino Narihari | ||
- | | Starring | ||
- | | Music by | Johannes Wilhelmus | ||
- | | Cinematography | ||
- | | Costs | ~80 million [[faction: | ||
- | | Personnel involved | ||
- | | Screen time | 107 minutes | ||
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- | | Distributed by | [[corp: | ||
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- | ===== Plot ===== | ||
- | The film's setting is set around the real-life [[wp> | ||
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- | The film begins in the fictive kingdom of Ellisar. Parliament is seen discussing the affairs of incumbent prime minister Michaels (Marichi). Michaels is accused of fire-starting a renewed conflict between the kingdom of Edroburg, and the Republic of Bruxidal. The protests are led by the leader of the Conservative Party, Alden Wallace. He is a fierce speaker with a lot of passion and temperament, | ||
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- | The two servants reach King Morgan (Noriaki), who signs a decree to relief Michaels of his duties. The two then march into the Prime Minister' | ||
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- | A few days later, more candidates move forward for the role of premier. Green Party' | ||
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- | During the course of several weeks, both Wallace and Carr are seen campaigning heavily, visiting both streets and governmental buildings. Wallace has much support due to his willingness to act; his efforts in denouncing Michaels is heralded by many rightist people. At one point, Carr meets Wallace at a party rally in a down-town theatre in the capital of Caldwell. This encounter inexplicitly shapes the further campaign, as Wallace accuses Carr of inaction and [[wp> | ||
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- | In the first major debate to be send out on life on radio and in cinemas, Wallace, Carr, Sanders, Gill and Hart are seen for the first time together. Wallace and Hart, both seated on the very right side, stand directly against Carr and Sanders, seated on the left. The debate is chaotic, as Wallace tries to undermine each of the candidates words. Carr, however, stands up from his somewhat quiet position and confronts Wallace directly. He accuses Wallace of trying to polarise the elections, as well as spread division between the people. Nevertheless, | ||
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- | The next day, Sanders visits Carr and offers his support for the candidacy. He states that Carr is the only way to stop Wallace from gaining the power, an event that would spread corruption and xenophobia throughout the kingdom. Carr agrees, however he is less outspoken of his role as " | ||
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- | A few days later, Morgan is seen outside his palace, alongside the biggest candidates, and greets them all. Wallace is seen trying once again to take the lead, especially when he forces himself alongside the king for a photograph. Carr, however, has more success with the public, and most of the press ignores Wallace' | ||
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- | A few days before the elections, a last debate is hosted for the biggest candidates, and Carr and Wallace once again oppose each other directly. Once again, the debate is a passionate rhetorical experience for the viewers, with Wallace and Carr frequently exchanging accusations and denials. However, Sanders is now also a target for Wallace, and Carr returns the favour by supporting Sanders in the debate. The debate somewhat shifts in the favour of Carr, as Wallace' | ||
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- | The day of the election is then upon them. In a [[wp> | ||
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- | The very next day, Carr is visited by Sanders, who congratulates Carr on his win. Carr appreciates the gesture, and promises Sanders' | ||
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- | The last scene involves Carr in his office, where he stands before a large table. The table is empty, but then Gould enters, and opens the door. Several men, including Sanders and Lloyd, enter the chamber and then sit down at the table. Several prints reveal the role of the persons at the table: Carr as Premier, Gould as Secretary of State, Sanders as Secretary of the Home Department, and Lloyd as the Parliament speaker. Gould sits down as the last person, and Carr looks around the table, at his cabinet. Then, he sits down at the head of the table, and speaks loudly: "Well then, let us begin." | ||
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- | A small post-credits scene shows Wallace, who is in his office at the parliament, and Carr enters. Wallace stands up, and greets the premier. The two exchange handshakes, and although Wallace resents the premier for his loss, nods at him politely. | ||
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- | ===== Cast & Crew ===== | ||
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- | Below the cast and crew can be found: | ||
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- | **Cast** | ||
- | (In credits order) | ||
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- | * Horothi Mana as Ashton Carr | ||
- | * Eguchi Ebei as Alden Wallace | ||
- | * Hori Noriaki as King Morgan III | ||
- | * Shintati Moke as Jane Gould | ||
- | * Ronald Makron as Leon Sanders | ||
- | * Kawada Marichi as Premier Leroy Michaels | ||
- | * Lizzie Meller as Clara-Bella Gill | ||
- | * Sam Fletcher as Edward Hart | ||
- | * Joe Tanner as Martin Watts | ||
- | * Ueki Megumi as Oscar Moss | ||
- | * Mayeda Giichi as Speaker Lloyd | ||
- | * Kutsura Katoshi as Secretary Montoya | ||
- | * Edano Jun as First Debate Leader | ||
- | * Sonoda Kato as Last Debate Leader | ||
- | * Vincent Castelo as Results reporter | ||
- | * Sekino Tanzan, Kydo Iemitsu as Royal Envoys | ||
- | * Otani Tsuramatsu as Vice-Speaker Ellison | ||
- | * Uozumi Katsuhito as Minister Payne | ||
- | * Davon O' | ||
- | * Aidan Wilson, Oshita Akihiro & Aki Samba as Carr's Ministers | ||
- | * Aoki Tanjiro, Amaya Kunio, Phil Munks, Joe Harrison, Luis Oliver, Uesugi Katsuhito, Tom Wells & Jacob Nelson as parliament members | ||
- | * Otani Orinosuke, Naito Katsuko, Ishii Uki, Aki Naoko & Kanagi Kuri as reporters | ||
- | * Leo Ellis, Yahir Dean & Ogawa Gennai as Vote counters | ||
- | * Ashikaga Toju as Edroburg Ambassador | ||
- | * Victor Strauss as Bruxidal Ambassador | ||
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- | **Crew** | ||
- | (In credits order) | ||
- | * Assistant Director: Carl Makron | ||
- | * Executive Producers: Jogohthi Maio & Ketsur Sowaji | ||
- | * Edited by: Edward Keaton & Jack Glenn | ||
- | * Production Design: Kikkawa Michi & Lucas Glass | ||
- | * Art Direction: Mashimo Maiko | ||
- | * Set decoration: Onoue Iako | ||
- | * Costume Design: Julliette Haker & Miri Kajet | ||
- | * Makeup Supervisor: Sarah Casbye | ||
- | * Director of Photography: | ||
- | * Sound Effects: Kibe Kujiro (Supervisor), | ||
- | * Camera Operation by: Freddy Grant, Lucas Magall (Second Unit), Ike Dayu (Second Unit Backup) | ||
- | * Special Effects: Lion Effects (Senior Studio), Temple Effects & Sounds (Partner), Kandai Yukio (Effects Supervisor), | ||
- | * Visual Effects: LE, Onaga Horishi (Supervisor), | ||
- | * Music Composed and Conducted by: Johann Wilhelmus | ||
- | * Music Orchestrated by: Echi Manoura, National Yamatai Symphony Orchestra, recorded at [[location: | ||
- | * Marketing: Taylor Stone (Supervisor), | ||
- | * Original Screenplay by: Ikama Yojo & Hino Narihari, David Carter (Consultant) | ||
- | * Script Girls: Seno Ryu & Katie Morris | ||
- | * Production Manager: Seta Kojuro | ||
- | * Wardrobe Supervisor: Miri Kajet | ||
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- | ===== Production ===== | ||
- | Below is the information for the development and production of this film. | ||
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- | ==== Development ==== | ||
- | The first beginnings of the film's theme were stipulated as early as [[timeline: | ||
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- | A screenplay was written by renowned writer Ikama Yojo and relative unknown Hino Narihari. This first script resemlbed mostly the final product, however scenes involving the conflict between Bruxidal and Edroburg were scrapped because it would deviate from the plot to much. The final screenplay was written by Yojo and Narihari, with limited adjustments from Carter. The idea for the plot in a [[wp> | ||
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- | Renown camera operators Grant and Magall were hired to film the movie, and their experience allowed shooting time to be finished three weeks in advance of schedule. Victor Strauss would provide the cinematography. Julliette Haker and Miri Kajet, and recipients of two [[wip: | ||
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- | ==== Principal Photography ==== | ||
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- | The debate scenes were filmed in [[corp: | ||
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- | ==== Post-production ==== | ||
- | Some of the film score was already being created by Wilhelmus during principal photography, | ||
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- | Special effects were limited throughout the film, due to the lack of violent action, although several effects were used to empathise the film settings, including smoke effects, radio, photograph and telephone effects, and several model cars made to occupy the streets. Sound Design from Nemro mostly revolved around creating sounds for the various instruments used on set, and Sound Mixing was meant to combine the sounds into a cohesive matter, but not overclocking the dialogue. Also, Dialogue was heavily mixed to make it sound like it was passing through radio, phonographs, | ||
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- | Visual effects were limited, but several digital air-planes, trains and cars were created to complement the organic city sets. Also, several models were created to fill up crowded scenes, and Yoshino was digitally enhanced to include the shield of the king and various symbols for the kingdom, since Yoshino family rejected the use of foreign symbols in their own house. Due to this, the film has a significant use of [[wp> | ||
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- | ===== Critical Reception ====== | ||
- | The critic' | ||
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- | ==== Box office ==== | ||
- | In its opening weekend the film grossed over 400 thousand [[faction: | ||
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- | ==== Critical reception ==== | ||
- | The movie received overall good reception from film critics. For instance, // | ||
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- | After the release of its sequel, [[media: | ||
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- | ==== Accolades ==== | ||
- | The film was nominated for a total of 3 [[wip: | ||
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- | Actor Horothi Mana received an [[wip: | ||
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- | ===== OOC Notes ===== | ||
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