TMNT the Baugh Productions movie

[turtlescrag]

hello. i am sure some of you have heard of me, turtlescrag. well, I am in the process of making a TMNT movie based on the first issue, but with a cameo of April as Raphael saves here from coming back from delivering the message to shredder. the origin gets told with oroku NAGI. This is a COMPLETE translation from the comic. much like that of the first movie. I am looking for artists, sketchers, the works. I am on page 12. any ideas would be helpful. :tsmile: :tsmile: :tsmile: :tsmile: :tthumbsu:

[Domo]

So basically all you're going to do is make a comic book just like the first issue, except with an April cameo?? Thats a wierd idea man, but more power to yah! :)

[Sauron]

I wish you luck

[Karpo_007]

He said movie...

[turtlescrag]

so, uh, Karpo, no offense, but have you ever heard of an indie movie? And, post you ideas here. I am only half way through the origin schenes, :) :) :) :) :D 8)

[Karpo_007]

Of course I know what indie movie is... You are seriously planning to make one?

[Brodie]

Maybe he means a cartoon movie....Like....Snow White....

[MzTheInsomniac]

good luck trying not to get sued

[turtlescrag]

yes I am. I am working with a guy who wrote a screenplay, and knows as much of movies as I do ( a lot) so, who wants to help?[/img]

[Karpo_007]

What kind of help would you need?

[Nickokapo]

Um...no offense but a movie takes a lot of time and work...you sure you can make it?And that it will look good at the end? :ohwell:
Well good luck, it'd be awesome to see it, that is if you get it done.
As for getting sued, you don't have anything to worry about as long as you don't make money off of it, they don't put fanartists/fanfic writers in jail since they're just fan works made for fun and there's no profit involved..movies are more rare but i'm guessing it's the same as for art/fics, only a bigger project...i mean there's a lot of flash movies, short movies but movies nonetheless, and people aren't getting sued :roll: they have no reason to get sued anyways.

[turtlescrag]

well, what I am doing is i am giving credit to the creators, but I cannot contact them because I do not have their address. I know a movie takes a lot of work and I am hoping to get this in indie theaters. hopefully people won't be... :sleep: probably they'll be like... :o

[Deathknight]

How are you going to do a movie? That's expensive to do, you need actors and actresses, cameras, props, costumes and much more... how could you afford this?

[Straight-Edge]

>>i am giving credit to the creators, but I cannot contact them because I do not have their address. I know a movie takes a lot of work and I am hoping to get this in indie theaters. >>

I'm pretty sure you'll get sued for that. Putting it in a theatre (unless you dont charge admission, and don't get paid any money from the theatre owners) will mean you've made a profit on it. And the creators (who also hold legal right over every aspect of the property) will not let that happen without their permission. Giving them credit isn't really their concern... that kind of copyright and trademark infringement would be a threat to their very ownership of the TMNT if they *dont* sue you.

In order to do a movie about the TMNT, and show it in theatres, you need a license from Mirage Studios. And they do *not* come cheap. Somewhere in the tens of thousands of dollars, from what I've been told, plus a cut of any profits.

Better to come up with your own story, and characters, if you're looking to make a movie.

[turtlescrag]

I have my bases covered, as it is an indie movie, and if I could get their addresses thn i would do that.

[That Matt Guy]

Is it going to be an animated movie or live action? How are you going to get turtle costumes?

[turtlescrag]

I will tell you soon...but for now I need to keep that secret. And it is live action. :wink: :)

[Nickokapo]

I have my bases covered, as it is an indie movie, and if I could get their addresses thn i would do that.
Um...you may have your bases covered in what equipment, props and all that stuff respects, but getting the rights, how could you ever do that, it costs too much money...that is, if you plan on playing it on the theaters for profit, because in that case 'giving them credit' wont stop them from suing you like straight-edge said.

[Karpo_007]

Yeah I too have had that impression that you can't make profit off it, or you will have to pay for the lisence.

[Nickokapo]

True...turtlescrag can you clear this up, are you going to make a free fan movie or a movie for profit?
If it's the latter, you'll need a crapload of money, and i'm not exaggerating :P

[HorseTechie]

Hrmm.. well, if Blair Witch could pull it off, I guess he could too.

But dude, you really need to get ahold of the creators. Laird would prolly have a spit-fit if you did not notify him. The easiest way to get in touch with Laird and Dan Berger is thru the emails on their websites. I also know friends (not on this board) who have the actual phone numbers for Laird, Lawson, and Berger. You want me to ask my friends to talk with you?

[MzTheInsomniac]

i have a feeling turtlescrag is pulling our leg, a indie movie costs way more than a mcdonalds working budget

[That Matt Guy]

i have a feeling turtlescrag is pulling our leg, a indie movie costs way more than a mcdonalds working budget

In another post he wrote that he was 10 years old. So I guess he'll have to save his allowance and lunch money.

[MzTheInsomniac]

it might be 30 years oflunch money just to get one frame done

[turtlescrag]

have you guys EVER heard of an itty bitty thing called...what was it....oh yeah... GRANTS?! :lol: what the heck didja think I was gonna do? :wink:

[Eye of Sarnath]

Well, I certainly be interested to see this... if anything ever comes of it.

[Wuffle]

An indy film re-enactment of the TMNT...dear god, is nothing sacred? While some indy films yield interesting issues for debate, the option of doing one enables even the most incompetent of self-proclaimed "filmmakers" to put out their proto-blunders. Now I've seen everything.

[Prowl]

Good luck man. I would recomend a CG movie, but that's just me, because all you need is some good modelers, animators, editor and some voice talent. I'm working on one, but it's a solo project, and I just modeled my first turtle (hopefully he'll be in the fan art section soon). The great thing is that once you get your models and sets, you can play all you want. But I wish you luck, and I'll be watching. Also, the internet makes a lot of things possible, if you merely expose your movie through the web without profit, then you can do whatever the hell you want. Look at Star Wars. There are better Fan movies out there than episode 1 :)

[Donatello02]

Let me get this straight, junior...you're planning on making a unliscensed TMNT movie, which will pretty much be like the first one except a LOT cheaper looking, and closer to the comic, and then play it in theatres? Is that all of it? And how may I ask are you going to pull that out of your ass? What are you gonna use for the costumes, the lil kiddie role playing costumes that were sold back in the late eightes?
http://www.ninjaturtles.com/toys/1989/battle.jpg
Yeah, good luck with that man....may god have mercy on your soul.

[Karpo_007]

LOL :lol: Those suits would look pretty good! :lol:

[Jephael]

I'm surprised that nobody has considered stop-motion animation. He could simply take some old action figures and pose them frame by freame to make them look real. Of coarse there's the problem with their expressions being unable to change.

[Karpo_007]

Unless the frames would be edited with coputer.

[Eye of Sarnath]

There are thousands of ways he could do a TMNT movie BESIDES live action: stop motion animation, claymation (pretty much along the same lines of stop motion animation), Flash animated, computer animated like, say, Toy Story (if can afford that kind of software, which is unlikely unless you do it professionally).

[Karpo_007]

Well there are ways to get commercial software...

[Prowl]

My model of Leo has been posted on the Technodrome's misc fan art section. He has bones now, and in the near future I intend to make a short mini episode. It's easier to work with digital actors :)

http://www.technodrome.com/fanart/misc/NinjaTurtle2.jpg

[Karpo_007]

Tha looks cool!

[Prowl]

thanks :)

[Psycrow]

In response to Donatello02, I would watch a movie if those costumes were featured exclusively. :lol:

[Donatello02]

The guy said he's making the film live action. Like I said...may god have mercy on his soul.

[Karpo_007]

A fan made CGI project does sound interesting... I wonder what kind of software would be needed.

[Prowl]

I'm using Maya. I like the bone structuring in it a bit more than Max, and if I can get a copy of renderman, I think it might look pretty damn nice.

[Karpo_007]

Maybe I should try that somtime, probably takes a lot of time tough.

[Reznorite420]

Prowl: If I finish this fanfic soon, would you be willing to help make it into a movie?

Just so you know, Krang and the Technodrome will be in it, but it won't be goofy like the cartoon, it'll be quite serious and violent. In other words, Mirage style with original cartoon settings and characters...(yes, part of it will take place in Dimension X too).

[Prowl]

I'd love to, bro. And Karpo, I'm sure you could learn it. I bought a book, and I've only been playing with Maya for like a month. It's a great peice of software that's easy to use. Rez, I just need to fix up his head a bit (The bones on his head make it distort big time, though the rest of him seems to work (I need to read up some more on rigging bones to bodies).

[Reznorite420]

Screw the novel fanfic idea, I'll write a friggin' SCRIPT!

[The_Realest]

Pretty cool idea Turtlescrag, and I wish you all the luck in the world. And to the nay-sayers, I guess you guys have never heard of fan films? I'm also a Star Wars fan, and have seen some great fan films based on Star Wars stories. Trust me, it's legal to do.

[Sparvid]

Trust me, it's legal to do.Yep, as long as you don't make money on it.

[The_Realest]

Trust me, it's legal to do.Yep, as long as you don't make money on it.

Good point, that's probably the case.