TMNT Radio Theater?

[Cowabunga Carl]

A group here did a motion comic that is amazing and very well done. It was very ambitious and at times looked like it may have hit and end. Yet here we are with a great video. Now that project was very grand in scope. It took a lot of some of the participants, now here I am to propose something along the lines but different at the same time.

I know this is dating my self a little but I remember my Dad sharing with me some of his childhood by listening to old radio shows he found on cassette tape. Many of car trips I listened to the Lone Ranger and The Shadow with him. This motion comic that this group did got me to thinking though, instead of motion comics why not a radio show version of TMNT.

We have scripts more or less. I mean think about it. There is volume 1 – 4, Tales of the TMNT, Archie, and IDW. All there and just waiting for someone to mine for ideas. My proposal is that we select the Archie comics that seem to be popular with a lot of us here and do a radio show with it.

Members here could audition for voices, some could do sound mixing, and others could do splash pages to be the picture in the video. If people wanted they could do multiple parts. As there wouldn’t be panels of the comics of course we would need a narrator who tells the story. So it would require some work.

People doing voices could record like five issues worth of lines at a time. Then we split it up amongst multiple people who want to do the sound editing. Then every other week, or every two weeks we release a new episode. It is a huge commitment I know. But I think the love of the franchise we have on this forum we can do this. What do you others think?

[Jester]

I'm game. I have a "gig" I need to get finished first, but I'd love to help.

[Ninjinister]

I, too have a prior vocal obligation... but after that, we'll see.

[ZariusTwo]

I've had the same idea in my head for a bit, but more for a continuation of the Fred Wolf 'toon.

[Cowabunga Carl]

Jester has been very kind to write up a script for us. I've been talking to him about where we would start with this project if we did it. Looking at Archie we realized that the first few issues were all retellings of old FW episodes. Instead of covering ground that has already been covered we thought we'd start with issue 5 sense that is where new stories start to take shape.

I understand that some of you already have other things going on. This thread at the moment is more to see if there is an interest in doing this. If there is, then we can move forward. But before we get to far ahead we need to make sure people want to do it. I rather take some time get everything in place and make amazing project, then rush it and hope it stays together.

[Master Splinter]

Originally Posted by Old Hob

Jester has been very kind to write up a script for us. I've been talking to him about where we would start with this project if we did it. Looking at Archie we realized that the first few issues were all retellings of old FW episodes. Instead of covering ground that has already been covered we thought we'd start with issue 5 sense that is where new stories start to take shape.

I understand that some of you already have other things going on. This thread at the moment is more to see if there is an interest in doing this. If there is, then we can move forward. But before we get to far ahead we need to make sure people want to do it. I rather take some time get everything in place and make amazing project, then rush it and hope it stays together.

The project sounds interesting. I may be able to help out down the road with more of the editing and putting the audio to images, but I'd like others to get a chance to take part first. I will keep my eye on this thread and see how it goes.

-ms

[Cowabunga Carl]

As far as images go I'm thinking we need to just have a logo page, a credit page, and then a piece of art for each show. So it wont nearly be as graphic heavy as the previous project. The biggest thing is going to be sound mixing.

Jester is okay if I post a link the the script you did so people can see what is being thought about?

[Master Splinter]

Originally Posted by Old Hob

As far as images go I'm thinking we need to just have a logo page, a credit page, and then a piece of art for each show. So it wont nearly be as graphic heavy as the previous project. The biggest thing is going to be sound mixing.

Jester is okay if I post a link the the script you did so people can see what is being thought about?

I can definitely help out with putting it all together. Especially if it's not as graphic intensive... It will help me develop my editing skills more... We could also house these on the VoiceComics.MutantOoze.org site I have had for the original project.

-ms

[pannoni1]

I would love to join, perhaps doing either voiceovers (particualrly Bebop, Raphael, Splinter, Leonardo, and some of the minor characters) as I have a desktop sound system along with Audacity. I could also help with the sound mixing, particualrly using some of the background music of the OT I have uploaded onto Youtube as Archie spun off of the FW 'verse. I have every Archie issue through #62, so that's plenty of issues for me to read over, much like looking at storyboards beforehand. Please consider me!

[plastroncafe]

I've experience with voice over, Foley/SFX collection, and sound editing.
Lemme know if you need a hand!

[Cowabunga Carl]

It's great to see the interest in this. I'm talking to a few people getting things in the initial stages. I'm trying to figure out how to do casting right now. I'm going to have to look through the first few issues we would be doing and then I'll start working on casting people.

[Jephael]

I'd love to be involved in this. I do a pretty good Michelangelo. Just watch any episode of Andrew's The Hal + Kyle Show that the TMNT appear in.

[Cowabunga Carl]

One of the big things is casting, and it has been the thing I've been wrestling with the most. Talking to a few different members on here I've come up with what I think the process will be for casting.

I'll be auditioning each for each part, two parts each week tell they are cast. You'll have to send in a recording of set lines that I will post. Then once I have the files I'll organize a poll that will be open for a week. People can vote on who they would like to hear in each of the parts. I will then use that feed back in making my choice.

It seems the most fair way to do it so that it is the least bias.

[Jester]

Share that script, Hob...needs some revision help anyway.

All I did was try to combine the Archie issue with the action descriptions found in the Random House A Fishy Adventure children's book, with a few tweaks here and there.

[Cowabunga Carl]

Guess I need to reread it. I read it when I was pretty sleepy, seemed good then

Master Splinter had the idea of just panning down each page and doing voice overs. No animation of the comic. So there is that idea too.

[Jester]

So doin' it Linkara style, huh?

[Cowabunga Carl]

Linkara? Not sure what that means, but that was something me and him talked about. It's something that will have to be thought about.

[Zany Orange Dude]

That'd be really cool!

[Cowabunga Carl]

So here is how this is going to work. I’m going to post lines for characters I’d like you to record. It is some of the lines from the first issue we will be recording. Just record these lines.

Once you record them upload them onto the web. When that is done PM me with the name of the character with a link to the files. I will except submissions for a week for each role. After that week the files will be posted for people to listen to, then we will have a poll open for a week for people to vote on.

With the votes and my own discretion will be used in casting. I do ask that you keep in mind that this hopefully will not just be a one shot, rather an ongoing series. So it is a commitment.

That sad we are opening casting. The first two roles up for casting Krang and Shredder.

Here are the lines I’d like recorded for Krang:

WHAT?! What do you mean you spilled a barrel of mutagen into the sewers?! Saki—do you realize how costly that substance is?


You never cease to amuse me, Saki.


And Shredder:

I'll get to that, Krang.
(normal voice)
Right now I must tell you of my plan for this evening-of how I'm going to make this a forth of July New Yorkers will never forget!

A good leader knows when to quit. With my new air tank and submersible, I'll make it back to the base in no time! Sink or swim, fools!

[Jester]

Hob and I were talking earlier, and we were wondering if we should do Archie, or if we ought to do IDW instead. We couldn't really come up with decision, as both have their merits, so we figured we'd open that up to those of you who might be interested:

Should we do the Archie series, or the new IDW series as audio dramas?