TMNT Volume 1 - Number 1 - Voice Over Comic
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8t5Lyn1mgg

Almost two years in the making, our team can finally say the project is done. More might be added to the video later but all in all it is complete. Big thank you to the cast and the production team all coming together through re-recordings, crashed systems, lost members, and more. Cast, crew, and soundtrack listed below, technodrome usernames are in ( ).

Cast

Master Splinter: Played by Rutger Gret (Raph)
Leonardo: Played by Kevin McGill (Jester)
Raphael: Played by Steven W. Hunt (The Ninjinister)
Donatello: Played by Matthew Montelione (Donnie)
Michelangelo: Played by David Cordova (shuriken)
The Shredder/Oroku Saki: Played by Adam Winters (oldmanwinters)
Nagi: Played by Steven W. Hunt (The Ninjinister)
Yoshi, Baby Turtles: Played by Rutger Gret (Raph)
Foot Leader: Played by Matthew Montelione (Donnie)
Business Man: Played by Bjarni Gautur (Bjarni)
Business Man: Played by David Cordova (shuriken)

Crew

Video Editing: Richie Williams (Master Splinter)
Audio Editing: Richie Williams (Master Splinter)
Graphic Artists: Camille McIntyre (Oniri) & Sliced
Music by: Master Splinter, Jimmy Jenkins, John Du Prez
Project Coordinator: Matthew Montelione (Donnie)

Soundtrack

01-Purple Dragons - by Richie Williams (Master Splinter)
02-Honor - by Richie Williams (Master Splinter)
03-Yoshi's Theme - by John Du Prez
04-Incessant Flow of Words - by Richie Williams (Master Splinter)
05-Dangerous Love - by Richie Williams (Master Splinter)
06-Shredder's Suite - by John Du Prez
07-Better Class of Criminal - by Richie Williams (Master Splinter)
08-Compressed Text Files - by Richie Williams (Master Splinter)
09-Shredder's Suite (reprise) - by John Du Prez
10-Into The Night - by Jimmy Jenkins

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*Download includes .mp4 video file of voice comic as well as the soundtrack used in the video.

-ms

This is so well done! Thank you for all the time that you guys put into this!

Still watching, but so far it looks great. Well Done.

Congrats to everyone that was involved!

~S~

It's so Awesome! I Think Jester did a great Leonardo voice I think he should take over Biggs gig.

He definitely did a great job. As did everyone else. While editing though I realize Leo talks way too much... More fighting less talking...

-ms

Likewise, as I have training in speedreading, I usually just blow through the whole thing in three minutes. Before this I never realized how bloody long the origin portion actually is.

I know. Before I handed the whole thing over to Splinter, I had a rough time trying to deal with the origin, since it's very text heavy and has very few images. Props to Rich for actually making it work.

You really start to pay attention to the comic book tendency to put odd emphasis on certain words when you try to record the lines.

I used a tried and true voice acting trick....using your own voice. :D

Hehe, we already got one Biggs thread locked this week. We probably should just refrain from using his name for a while and hope this whole stink blows over.

I chose to disregard some of them. A lot of comics - early ones especially - make no sense. It's like... why would you emphasize this when this part of the sentence is so much stronger?

Come on Man...you know what I was trying to say..It's not like I was trying to resurrect Imhotep or anything.

By the way Jester your trick works, very nice. You guys did such a great job.:)

My bad, I wasn't trying to offer an actual rebuke. I think I should have used an emoticon or something to illustrate the fact that I was just poking fun at that other thread.

I was curious as to why it sounded like a few VAs decided to change some of the words in their readings. I think I actually went completely literal on my parts.

It's because some people read different versions of the comic. On the next one someone needs to type up the script so everyone has the same version.

-ms

Ah, I see.

And, MS, you actually used my least favorite Shredder reading for page 27! I actually like my other two reads better!
http://www.mediafire.com/?kmess02deo4apmo

My Shredder sounded a little too enthusiastic when he stressed the "Me!" :-)

Awesome Work!!!! Jester as Leo was the best.....My only complaint is Mikey's voice was off.....

Yeah at one point, it was decided that we would be using the PBBZ/Gamestop version of the script, if I remember right, due to the clearer speech bubbles. I had to go and re-record all of my lines :lol: I guess not everyone got that memo, though.

I'm kinda partial to Old Man Shredder, myself.

I like it when Raph says "talking to some flunkies". I crack up every time.
-ms

Me too! :lol: I loved voicing that murdering scumbag, but I tried to infuse him with subtle, twisted sense of nobility. Mirage really dropped the ball on developing Shredder's personal history. After all, who's to say whether Saki or Yoshi was really the greater offender?

That said, I'm glad Shredder is dead now. Doing his voice was painful on my throat. Now I know why Jim Cummings complained about it!

Don't i know it. The anime fan dub reeked havoc on my vocal chords.

If I had to pick favorites, Leo and Shredder would be mine, too.

Why do you think I recruited them for another project? :lol:

Yeah, I'll get on that soon...promise.

That was wicked, well done everyone :tthumbsu:

Are you planning on doing the next episode?

Excellent job, everyone! :) I'm so glad this is finally done.

Same here! Splinter's parts too...never realized how text heavy that was.

Yeah. I did make it clear early on we were using the PBBZ, and I PMed at least Winters and Rutger with the PBBZ corrections for their character, because I believe they didn't have the comic at the ready.

Next time, it probably would be more beneficial to have the entire script just typed out.

It depends. I think everyone is willing for the most part, granted we have smoother sailing and a more organized approach.

Do you have the soundtrack available for download yet?

Still need to get both up as downloads.

-ms

Cool.

I hope nobody minds that I sent this to Peter Laird's e-mail. He seemed interested in it when I first told him of the project at its onset.

I was wondering who would send it to him....go ahead. Though there is a glitch in the credits...Project Coordinator is just kinda there at the end.

Yes I did notice that as well.

Dammit.

-ms

*edit - I probably won't correct this because you had already sent this off to PL. If I correct it I will have to reupload, thus creating a new link, and if he links to this on his blog I don't want it to be down because a newer version was uploaded.

Makes sense. Although, I'm not sure how often (if ever) he checks his email. I could always send him a new link.

Or I could just put a stupid youtube annotation on top of it.

-ms

I received a reply from PL. It was a nice critique. I won't make it public, but let me know if you want it forwarded to you.

Why not? Or at least PM the cast, please.

It's a critique, I don't want anybody to be offended by anything PL said, plus as it was a private e-mail conversation I don't think it's fair for me to post it publicly. I'll PM the cast of course, but please don't share it.

I can sum up the points for those interested. He was humbled by our work and thought the cast did a great job with the voices. He said they were very appropriate for the characters.

Most of his e-mail, however, was critiques about the lack of motion in the comic. I'm not sure where he got that we were pitching this as a motion comic, I must have called it that when I first told him about the project a little after we started production, before I saw the final product. It's more appropriately a "voice comic", but he was concerned that I had called it that yet there wasn't any real motion. He also mentioned critiques about the cutting off of certain text bubbles (I only noticed one while re-watching), and the general deviation from the script. I explained to him in my reply that we were using the PBBZ text, but not everybody got the memo. He also thought it needed more sound effects.

He closed with this: "I do appreciate the work that went into this, and I commend those who participated."

Basically he said I did a ****** job editing it all together. Which is fine, it's not like I'm Sally Menke (R.I.P). Other than saying he thought the voices were good and commending us it was more or less a negative review. I say post it. It's mainly on me for the negative review. It's not like I pushed for cleaner cuts of the panels or better scans, (hell I could have corrected most that myself), or the correct lines to be recorded. PL isn't known for being a nice guy when it comes to voicing his opinion of a project, in some cases he can be downright bitter. But that's the thing, this was his baby, he has every right to scrutinize the project to a T. And I applaud him for not taking the everybody gets a trophy route and not saying what he really means. Would I be lying if I said I didn't get a punch in the gut when I read it, yep, but I am a big boy and can handle some negative feedback. It's what will make my next project (if there is one) even better.

So again, I say post it. I would but since it was sent to you I feel that it is ultimately up to you to post.

-ms

And ya know I am a little surprised he didn't say anything about the original music added to the project... Maybe he thought they were worst part!

-ms

Heheh, I dreaded when Donnie said he was gonna show this to Peter.

But it is kinda cool to at least get such a detailed review from (one 1/2 of) The Man himself!

Kinda comes off as a jerk...

For those interested, I've consulted with PL and he doesn't mind us sharing what he said. So if any of those involved would like to do so, you can. Thanks for not posting it before hand, I appreciate it! :)