37 minutes done...

37 minutes of the SPACEMEN film done. At this point the SPACEMEN film needs to diverge quite markedly from the public domain film They Came From Outer Space on which it is based as the vast majority of the reviews of the original live action film said that it was the middle which killed it. What I need to do is add some different scenes, more action, and keep the flow building in speed towards the third act turnaround. Personally I really like the original film, a lot, but I can understand why the general audience then (and now, especially, what with the short attention span of the modern viewer) penalised it for being a bit too lacklustre and   s  l  o  w.

Freddie Francis, who directed They Came From Beyond Space, was a great director, albeit one who lost his edge when he lost his interest in genre masterpieces. His work for Amicus (the defunct production company who made amongst other things They Came...) declined as he grew sick and tired of the same tropes and situations. Despite this, They Came... is a thoughtful piece with nice plot points and solid professional acting.

My animated version is going for a very different tone to the original in some ways since for me it's a period piece and part of The Silver Universe (tm).