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kelligrafie
07-07-2014, 12:05 PM
Brandon Auman, who was the head writer/story editor just posted this on facebook.
I guess I can finally announce my promotion; I've been made an Executive Producer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Very excited! Lots of awesome episodes to come...
Well, he wrote some of the better episodes of Season 2... I guess that's a good thing. :)
kelligrafie
07-07-2014, 12:11 PM
I don't know if he's just joining existing execs on the show or someone left or anything like that.
But he seems like a really nice guy and good for him.
MrTMNT2012
07-07-2014, 01:03 PM
F#CK! Why?
Out of all the good writers on this show...
kelligrafie
07-07-2014, 01:05 PM
F#CK! Why?
Out of all the good writers on this show...
What do you mean?
victory_angel
07-07-2014, 01:17 PM
I say congratulations for this new opportunity.
CyberCubed
07-07-2014, 01:23 PM
F#CK! Why?
Out of all the good writers on this show...
What the hell? If he's the executive producer he can make sure the show is as good as it can be.
NinjaPug
07-07-2014, 01:42 PM
I like Auman for the most part so congratulations to him on the promotion. That said, I really wish they'd bring Byerly, Sternin and Ventimiglia back to the writers room.
What the hell? If he's the executive producer he can make sure the show is as good as it can be.
Yeah, exactly, this is what an executive does, and he is competent and a proper writer, he wrote most of those episodes I did not hated in S2 so far.
It can be a very good thing. :)
Metalwolf
07-07-2014, 02:20 PM
F#CK! Why?
Out of all the good writers on this show...Him becoming one is GOOD, not BAD. He gains the power to veto some of the crap executive decisions that sometimes try to get through. Plus he's an awesome writer, he'll know more about what makes a good episode, which would eliminate the more Pizzaface-type episodes and give us more of the Wrath of Tigerclaw ones.
Luckyday
07-07-2014, 02:22 PM
Does this mean he will keep the mikey bar from dropping?
MCLeo28
07-07-2014, 02:33 PM
Well, he wrote some of the better episodes of Season 2... I guess that's a good thing. :)
But he also wrote the Kraang Conspiracy?
Am I missing something here?
Sewer Sirens Podcast
07-07-2014, 03:04 PM
But he also wrote the Kraang Conspiracy?
Am I missing something here?
He wrote many good episodes, but ... yes, Kraang Conspiracy was utterly horrible. Or, at least super, um, not my style and not well done in my opinion.
However, this is cool. Hoping this will lead to good things.
Brandon really cares about the show and it's fans. He's very deserving of this promotion and i'm very happy he's now an executive producer! :tgrin:
kelligrafie
07-07-2014, 04:21 PM
Besides just because he becomes an executive producer, does not necessarily mean that he stops writing for the show. I'm pretty sure he'll be able to do both.
Congrats for his promotion, though I'm not exactly sure how it impacts the show as a whole.
It may give him the ability to suggest or fight for an idea someone may have, but ultimately I'm pretty sure everything still goes through Ciro and Ciro alone.
Don't know, we'll see.
Werecat
07-07-2014, 04:46 PM
Good for him.
But I thought producers only handle the money and only call for rewrites when one scene will be too costly. How will him being executive producer ensure better written episodes?
kelligrafie
07-07-2014, 05:55 PM
Good for him.
But I thought producers only handle the money and only call for rewrites when one scene will be too costly. How will him being executive producer ensure better written episodes?
Ciro's executive producer and he's had a LOT of creative input. The very first designs for pretty much all the characters and settings have come from his sketches.
But I'm guessing Brandon has a lot of input that way inclined anyway, maybe this is just them giving him a title (and paycheck) befitting a role he already does?
Refractive Reflections
07-07-2014, 06:14 PM
So out of curiosity, who was the former executive producer for Nick TMNT before Brandon Auman?
So out of curiosity, who was the former executive producer for Nick TMNT before Brandon Auman?
There's can be more than one Executive Producer. The new Turtles movie I believe has about 3 or 4 in fact.
Megan Casey I believe is one, and I believe Ciro himself is one also. Ciro is just the head producer as well.
Refractive Reflections
07-07-2014, 06:29 PM
There's can be more than one Executive Producer. The new Turtles movie I believe has about 3 or 4 in fact.
Megan Casey I believe is one, and I believe Ciro himself is one also. Ciro is just the head producer as well.
After reading ToTheNines' post:
Sternin and Ventimiglia leaving the show hurt it for sure.
It's weird because literally every single episode of season 2 has been great, I think. And I can appreciate the fact that they didn't blow their load on big running stories immediately, but I was fairly frustrated with the mystery of April's powers after the season one finale... and now 22 episodes later, I just don't care as much.
Also, losing Biggs sucks. Hopefully Green pulls the character off.
I was wondering if Auman was filling the spots of Sternin and Ventimiglia possibly. **shrug**
Werecat
07-07-2014, 07:17 PM
Ciro's executive producer and he's had a LOT of creative input. The very first designs for pretty much all the characters and settings have come from his sketches.
But I'm guessing Brandon has a lot of input that way inclined anyway, maybe this is just them giving him a title (and paycheck) befitting a role he already does?
I know creative input comes from everyone but I am just confused about how some peeps think him being an executive producer ensures well written episodes. Most of his time will now be monitoring the costs of stuff and making sure expensive scenes get rewritten. Perhaps he did this already, just like you said, and is just getting a befitting role to what he already is doing. It makes sense I guess.
NinjaPug
07-07-2014, 07:18 PM
Yes, Auman took the place of Sternin/Ventimiglia as the story editor/head-writer for S2. Sternin and Ventimiglia were also executive producers in S1.
pennydreadful
07-07-2014, 07:33 PM
Well congrats to him, whether he keeps contributing as a writer or not. :)
snake
07-07-2014, 08:06 PM
That's good. Ciro's an executive, correct?
BubblyShell22
07-08-2014, 07:28 AM
Congrats to Brandon on his promotion. That's awesome.
Yep, Ciro's an EP as is Peter Hastings.
BYWInsaniac
07-08-2014, 11:51 AM
I usually just lurk on the forums but I thought I'd jump in on this one.
Most of his time will now be monitoring the costs of stuff and making sure expensive scenes get rewritten.
But I thought producers only handle the money and only call for rewrites when one scene will be too costly. How will him being executive producer ensure better written episodes?
In TV animation there are two kinds of producers - one leads the creative vision of a show while one manages the schedules and budgets to make sure that "vision" can be made in a timely and cost-efficient fashion. They have different names, but creative producers are usually called "Executive Producers" while a production producer will be something like "Line Producer." The exact credited title will change a little from show-to-show, but every show will have at least one of each.
Specific example: when I worked on "Young Justice" Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti were our creative producers (credited "Producers") while David Wilcox was our production producer (credited "Line Producer"). Greg and Brandon made or approved every creative decision, while David made sure the show delivered on schedule and on budget.
Since Auman is coming from a creative position, I think it's a really safe bet that he'll be one of the creative producers. The skill sets for creative/production producer really don't overlap at all.
A good way to think about it is that the creative producers come up with all the ideas, while the production producers keep them in check to make sure the show doesn't run out of money before the end of the season. While a production producer might limit a creative producer, they will never actually make a creative decision.
Leofan26
07-08-2014, 02:09 PM
Well, hopefully the guy does a good job with the show.
Werecat
07-10-2014, 06:26 AM
I usually just lurk on the forums but I thought I'd jump in on this one.
In TV animation there are two kinds of producers - one leads the creative vision of a show while one manages the schedules and budgets to make sure that "vision" can be made in a timely and cost-efficient fashion. They have different names, but creative producers are usually called "Executive Producers" while a production producer will be something like "Line Producer." The exact credited title will change a little from show-to-show, but every show will have at least one of each.
Specific example: when I worked on "Young Justice" Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti were our creative producers (credited "Producers") while David Wilcox was our production producer (credited "Line Producer"). Greg and Brandon made or approved every creative decision, while David made sure the show delivered on schedule and on budget.
Since Auman is coming from a creative position, I think it's a really safe bet that he'll be one of the creative producers. The skill sets for creative/production producer really don't overlap at all.
A good way to think about it is that the creative producers come up with all the ideas, while the production producers keep them in check to make sure the show doesn't run out of money before the end of the season. While a production producer might limit a creative producer, they will never actually make a creative decision.
Oh okay, thanks for the info.
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