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The Perils of Cheryl
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The Perils of Cheryl is a unique model railroad video
adventure. It’s the first “microdrama.” Definition: a
microdrama is a drama in which the actors have been
inserted into a model railroad layout. This adventure
is set in the 1920s—the Flapper era, and our heroine
wears a cool Flapper dress just like Betty Boop did.
The video is a tribute to the era of the steam
locomotive AND the Flapper era AND the silent movie
era. It’s reminiscent of the old “damsel in distress”
movies of the silent movie era, such as The Perils of
Pauline. Given that the setting for our movie is a
train layout, yes, you'll see our damsel in distress
being tied to the railroad tracks by an evil villain
and getting saved just in time by the hero. As a
matter of fact, she encounters all kinds of perils.
Wait until you see Cheryl trying to get some of the
half-inch-tall plastic people on the layout to talk to
her, or trying to escape zombies in a graveyard! And
there are REAL train sounds. Included: an informative
tutorial on green screen use.
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