[Fan Video] TMNT- The Fanedits

[ZariusTwo]

I used to do a lot of fanediting back in the day, and I even attempted a cut of a Fast Forward episode back in 2006. Lately I've gotten back in the habit and chief amongst my projects are a few TMNT edits.

TMNT Re: Shelled: Return of the Technodrome

Cut/Change List

Spoiler:

-Opens with the first scene of "Splinter No More" up until Michelangelo tells the Turtles they should talk to Splinter about curing him, then we cut to footage from "Return of the Technodrome" where the Turtles, and April, learn of Splinter's coming pilgrimage.

-April/Irma conversation from opener of "Return of the Technodrome" moved to the ending

-Commercial break cut removed from Niagra Falls scene

-Commercial break cut removed from the scene where the Turtles are confronted by the approaching Technodrome

-Splinter and Shredder fight extended through use of footage from season three's "The Big Blow Out"

-After the Technodrome sinks, we cut to more footage from "Splinter No More" where the Turtles cure Splinter and change him back into Hamato Yoshi

TMNT Re:Shelled: Shredder Triumphant



Change List

Spoiler:

Extended the Technodrome's arrival in the city with new shots generated in Sora2 (no watermarks)
-Added a trimmed final scene from "Rock Around the Block" to serve as the ending, less forboding than the original

TMNT Re: Shelled: Shredder Triumphant (Season Four Finale Edition)

Spoiler:

This is a 21-minute cut of Shredder Triumphant that fuses it with "My Brother The Bad Guy" and removes the TMNT's adventures in Dimension X. Creates an alternative fourth season finale for TMNT

TMNT Re: Shelled-The Epic Continues

Spoiler:

Here it is! Almost 40 years in the making, it's, in fanedited form, the long awaited follow-up to the legendary/infamous feature length recut of the first season of TMNT, "The Epic Begins". This second entry, "The Epic Continues" takes five key episodes from the second season and weaves them into one cohesive epic whole.

Episodes used were

-Return of the Shredder

-Enter: The Fly

-Splinter No More

-Teenagers From Dimension X

-Return of the Technodrome

And, as a bonus, "The Big Blow-Out"

Why use something from season three? Well if any of you watched my "Return of the Technodrome" edit you'll probably figure out that I've recycled an idea from that for this featur

TMNT: The Big Blow-Out: Re:Shelled

Change List

Spoiler:

-Added FBI Warning/FHS logo at the start
-Added custom made VHS sizzle reel short using Sora2 to create 'new' footage for old cartoons
-Added the episode "Shredderville" as the feature's opening act
-Created alternative ending using Sora2 destroying the Technodrome and killing off Shredder and Krang

[oldmanwinters]

Heh, sounds cool! Did you ever get the chance to watch my "TMNT Gone Wrong!" abridged parody series of videos before I decided to take them off the interwebs?

[DonatelloNinja82]

That sounds like a neat idea!! Looking forward to it!!

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Heh, sounds cool! Did you ever get the chance to watch my "TMNT Gone Wrong!" abridged parody series of videos before I decided to take them off the interwebs?

D'Oh, no I didnt...why'd you take them down? Copyright banhammers or something?

[Refractive Reflections]

Hmmm... this sounds interesting. I am curious about the logistics of how everything will be cohesive, but I guess I would have to wait for the finished product.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by JYX

Hmmm... this sounds interesting. I am curious about the logistics of how everything will be cohesive, but I guess I would have to wait for the finished product.

I think you'll really like where I place the "Shredderville" potions...with a little fine-tuning it can slot pretty easily into the opening act of
"The Big Blow-Out"...though granted the only dodgy part of that is trying to justify the Turtles dozing off while Shredder causes havoc uptop

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

D'Oh, no I didnt...why'd you take them down? Copyright banhammers or something?

I never could upload them on Youtube for copyright reasons (from Lionsgate), so I used dailymotion, since they had looser requirements at the time. I had a thread for them here, but none of them ever got that many views.

Right after the US government went over to New Zealand and shut down MegaUpload, I got a little jumpy about the future of copyright law enforcement in this country and decided I just didn't feel like taking chances anymore.

But if anybody is interested in seeing them, I can always oblige a private request! I released 11 episodes, with a special 12th episode that was never revealed. Like I said, they weren't as popular as I hoped they'd be, but I had fun making them.

I even did two parodies of The Big Blow Out episode!

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

That's a shame there wasnt much interest..perhaps the reason people didnt click to it was because the show made fun of itself anyway, so abridiging it felt a little redundant. Lack of traffic with fan creations is always a pain in the butt. That said I am very curious about those parodies.

Maybe, but I think the real reason nobody watched it was because it was on Dailymotion.

The primary traffic I got was through the Forum thread.

If you want to PM a preferred email address, I could probably send you a temporary download link[

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Update: Cobbled together a trailer for the edit

Hey, cool!

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Maybe, but I think the real reason nobody watched it was because it was on Dailymotion.

The primary traffic I got was through the Forum thread.

If you want to PM a preferred email address, I could probably send you a temporary download link

Sure thing, looking forward to seeing them.

Update: Well, I've tried my ideas out on a prototype workprint comprised of copies I ripped from Youtube, and so far they pan out very well. I've removed the commercial cuts as well so the whole thing feels like a more complete experiance. Due to video quality issues (particulary with the "Shredderville" portions), I will have to do this all over again with high quality DVD rips of the episodes, but I now have a blueprint to work off of so the job will be much easier down the road.

[DonatelloNinja82]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

I think you'll really like where I place the "Shredderville" potions...with a little fine-tuning it can slot pretty easily into the opening act of
"The Big Blow-Out"...though granted the only dodgy part of that is trying to justify the Turtles dozing off while Shredder causes havoc uptop

For some reason, I find that really hilarious!! And that trailer looks great so far!

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I never could upload them on Youtube for copyright reasons (from Lionsgate), so I used dailymotion, since they had looser requirements at the time. I had a thread for them here, but none of them ever got that many views.

Right after the US government went over to New Zealand and shut down MegaUpload, I got a little jumpy about the future of copyright law enforcement in this country and decided I just didn't feel like taking chances anymore.

But if anybody is interested in seeing them, I can always oblige a private request! I released 11 episodes, with a special 12th episode that was never revealed. Like I said, they weren't as popular as I hoped they'd be, but I had fun making them.

I even did two parodies of The Big Blow Out episode!

I'd love to see them sometime!!

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by DonatelloNinja82

And that trailer looks great so far!

Thanks

I've put together a custom title card for the edit too...just to make it that extra bit authentic looking

I want to upload the blueprint workprint to Mega to get general feedback, but I have such a slow and piddling server over here and I always have trouble putting anything up on it. I'd try torrents, but I'm hopless at properly seeding anything.

[ZariusTwo]

Right, big problem....apparently the reason why my blueprint file is so big is because of the custom title card I added to the video that balooned it in size...it works fine on DVD, but it's torture trying to upload on Mega with that kind of file size...even when you stick it in a RAR file.

At the moment, I've decided not to bother uploading the workprints and instead will carry on testing out my ideas for some things...I'm going to start work on my next edit project today, which will be a hybrid edit of the seasons five and six premieres plus the season seven finale. I'll let you know how I get on.

[ZariusTwo]

Just letting you guys know work begins on the new edit soon, it might be tomorow, I've just been very busy putting together other fanedits unrelated to Turtles.

I'll also be putting up a "timeline" detailing all the changes I've made to these episodes just to wet people's appetites and to give you a general idea of what to expect from the finished product.

[ZariusTwo]

Changed my mind and "Return of the Tecnodrome" is now back in.

I'll get around to the timelines soon

[Refractive Reflections]

Hmm.... wait a minute, so did you edit it where Baxter becomes that green substance in the jar that Donatello has?
... lol sorry I'm just trying to piece things together.


On another note, I don't know how you're able to do it Zarius, but you are managing your Movie Script, OT novellas, and your TMNT fanedits all quite well. Pretty impressive! I don't know if I could juggle all of these projects at the same time as well as you, if I tried working on them.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by JYX

Hmm.... wait a minute, so did you edit it where Baxter becomes that green substance in the jar that Donatello has?
... lol sorry I'm just trying to piece things together.

Tee hee...that'd be something, Donatello giving Master Splinter "soylent stockman"

No, instead of mutating him with the fly, Krang just kills Baxter.

On another note, I don't know how you're able to do it Zarius, but you are managing your Movie Script, OT novellas, and your TMNT fanedits all quite well. Pretty impressive! I don't know if I could juggle all of these projects at the same time as well as you, if I tried working on them.

Helps when you have a goverment-appointed allowence and all the time in the world

[BubblyShell22]

Wow. Awesome cover, Zar. Good job.

[ZariusTwo]

We finally turn the topic back to TMNT in this thread

Here's my stab at an alternative opening to TMNT II

https://vimeo.com/90879860

Cutlist/Changes

Spoiler:

-Entire opening "fight scene" at the mall
-Turtles at April's apartment and Shredder's revival at the Junkyard and the part where he vows revenge shuffled around, latter scenes open the movie
-April talking to the couple outside her apartment
-April introducing Jordan Perry. He's now first seen when the Turtles watch tv
-Freddy's first apperance has been reshuffled so we first see him investigating the danylions, then we reveal he's one of April's crew

[BubblyShell22]

Awesome fan edits, Zar. You're awesome at this stuff.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Awesome fan edits, Zar. You're awesome at this stuff.

Thanks Bubbly, I've really come a long way since starting out on these, I just keep improving.