Script transcript

[sethmartin]

Originally Posted by graphic_content

i read that sequence from the original script and it looked like the best part of the it - I honestly dont mind at all that they kept it in there.

I personally wonder what is meant by WHITE DRAFT?

Do colors indicate the state of rewrite it is in? can anyone shed light, SETHMARTIN? anyone who works in the industry?

When a screenplay is approved for production, the scenes are assigned numbers which are included in the script alongside the scene headers. The numbers provide a convenient way for the various production departments to reference individual scenes.

After a shooting script has been widely circulated, page numbers are locked, and any revisions are distributed on revision pages. Thus the production office might issue a revision containing new pages 3, 9, 17 and 45. This avoids having to print and distribute an entirely new draft for every set of revisions, which would entail crew members having to transfer all their handwritten notes to a new script. If scenes on page 45 become longer, they will be continued on new pages 45A, 45B and so on; if the scenes on page 45 are all eliminated, a new page 45 will be issued with the word "OMITTED" as the absence of a page 45 might look like an error.

Revision pages are distributed on colored paper, a different color for each set of revisions, with each changed line marked by an asterisk in the right margin of the page. The progression of colors varies from one production to the next, but a typical sequence would be: white, blue, pink, yellow, green, goldenrod, buff, salmon, cherry, tan, ivory, white (this time known as "double white"), and back to blue ("double blue").

When the Assistant Director believes that there are more changed pages than are worth swapping out, the Script Coordinator may issue an entirely fresh script in the appropriate revision color. In some cases, usually before the start of principal photography, an entirely new "white draft" will be distributed in lieu of colored revision pages. The pages in a white draft are renumbered from scratch, while the original scene numbers are maintained.



That is taken from wikipedia but it does a better job explaining it than I can.

[GrapeSoda]

Originally Posted by samxsteal

sorry but he has a point doesn't matter how awesome something is some one comes in and kills it with something negative to say can we just have one day were its ok to be happy about something


Its from the Tmnt ultimate visual history which someone reviewed and video i freeze frame the shoot and read what was written

Yup
i know juvenile but its totally Mikey something i have heard him say before even


That thread is supposed to be for photos only moved the discussion here as to not clutter the photos

Yup as well as other concept photos and still of shredder and April.and a drawing of what looks like Eastman drew shredder


On my phone pleat forgive grammar this once please

Sam, he was totally trolling. You know he was.

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Why does this suddenly remind me of Doctor Claw. lol

http://i.imgur.com/lcjCnfK.jpg

I'll get you Gadget......

Originally Posted by electric_sheep

Ahahhahaha, that's tottaly him...

Holly crap, i passed 1000 posts, how didn't i notice that?

Congrats!

[electric_sheep]

Originally Posted by sethmartin

When a screenplay is approved for production, the scenes are assigned numbers which are included in the script alongside the scene headers. The numbers provide a convenient way for the various production departments to reference individual scenes.

After a shooting script has been widely circulated, page numbers are locked, and any revisions are distributed on revision pages. Thus the production office might issue a revision containing new pages 3, 9, 17 and 45. This avoids having to print and distribute an entirely new draft for every set of revisions, which would entail crew members having to transfer all their handwritten notes to a new script. If scenes on page 45 become longer, they will be continued on new pages 45A, 45B and so on; if the scenes on page 45 are all eliminated, a new page 45 will be issued with the word "OMITTED" as the absence of a page 45 might look like an error.

Revision pages are distributed on colored paper, a different color for each set of revisions, with each changed line marked by an asterisk in the right margin of the page. The progression of colors varies from one production to the next, but a typical sequence would be: white, blue, pink, yellow, green, goldenrod, buff, salmon, cherry, tan, ivory, white (this time known as "double white"), and back to blue ("double blue").

When the Assistant Director believes that there are more changed pages than are worth swapping out, the Script Coordinator may issue an entirely fresh script in the appropriate revision color. In some cases, usually before the start of principal photography, an entirely new "white draft" will be distributed in lieu of colored revision pages. The pages in a white draft are renumbered from scratch, while the original scene numbers are maintained.



That is taken from wikipedia but it does a better job explaining it than I can.

Sooo does this mean that orginal script didn't see the shredder and was only revisioned?

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by samxsteal

sorry but he has a point doesn't matter how awesome something is some one comes in and kills it with something negative to say can we just have one day were its ok to be happy about something

Well, it is an open forum, and if you want to have nothing but positive feedback, I suggest you go to proboards and make up your own forum so that you are the moderator and can ban anyone that says anything negative.

People do have a right to their opinions and feelings, and I think you need to respect that, because right now, you are not.

[d_osborn]

Originally Posted by electric_sheep

Sooo does this mean that orginal script didn't see the shredder and was only revisioned?

Scenes and set pieces can survive complete rewrites. The Blue Door script was a legit draft, which means previs was probably going on during that time. Just because set pieces remain doesn't mean that the entire story and details are the same.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Originally Posted by d_osborn

Scenes and set pieces can survive complete rewrites. The Blue Door script was a legit draft, which means previs was probably going on during that time. Just because set pieces remain doesn't mean that the entire story and details are the same.

As evidenced by the fact that the Blue Door didn't have Eric Sachs at all. What remains to be seen is how much of the Blue Door they kept and just revised to swap a few roles. Shredder & the military foot replace Bebop and Rocksteady in the sewer lair invasion against Splinter, for example.

The snow escape is potentially taken directly from the script, though how much in its entirety is the question.

I'm wondering where the snow scene takes place too. In the Blue Door it was in Michigan.

Just for kicks and giggles, I decided to take a spin editing the Blue Door script myself. Will see how that turns out.

And on the photo of the 18 Wheeler, the opposite page, why is Raph's plastron gray/black? Poor coloring in the print or is he wearing something? It definitely isn't that dark in the trailers.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by d_osborn

Scenes and set pieces can survive complete rewrites. The Blue Door script was a legit draft, which means previs was probably going on during that time. Just because set pieces remain doesn't mean that the entire story and details are the same.

True, They probably just took the set pieces and applied it to a new Script with a totally different story.

Sometimes they would right action scenes before they come up with a story, They would create stuff around those set pieces.

[sethmartin]

Originally Posted by electric_sheep

Sooo does this mean that orginal script didn't see the shredder and was only revisioned?

Doesn't necessarily mean that, but it's possible.

[graphic_content]

Originally Posted by sethmartin

That is taken from wikipedia but it does a better job explaining it than I can.

thanks bro - i love behind the scenes stuff. my work never got that complicated, but then again, the only audience my stuff ever saw was a handful of people on youtube.

Originally Posted by electric_sheep

Sooo does this mean that orginal script didn't see the shredder and was only revisioned?

i see what you did there. that made me chuckle. i hope it was intentional, if not, still pretty funny.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

I just realized...

If the first 20-30 minutes is development and establishment before we really get the turtles involved, that's 1/4 of the movie at 2 hours.

Then we have the three captured and we'll spend another 20ish? minutes for Raph, April, and Vernon to save them.

Am I really going to get a TMNT movie with half the film putting Leo (plus Mike & Don) out of action.

[MajorViolence]

Originally Posted by SwiftNinjaFox

I just realized...

If the first 20-30 minutes is development and establishment before we really get the turtles involved, that's 1/4 of the movie at 2 hours.

Then we have the three captured and we'll spend another 20ish? minutes for Raph, April, and Vernon to save them.

Am I really going to get a TMNT movie with half the film putting Leo (plus Mike & Don) out of action.

Oh **** that's a really good point. With the whole "Raph rescuing the others" subplot, that's going to add up to take a huge cut into the action involving those three.

[electric_sheep]

Originally Posted by SwiftNinjaFox

I just realized...

If the first 20-30 minutes is development and establishment before we really get the turtles involved, that's 1/4 of the movie at 2 hours.

Then we have the three captured and we'll spend another 20ish? minutes for Raph, April, and Vernon to save them.

Am I really going to get a TMNT movie with half the film putting Leo (plus Mike & Don) out of action.

But dude, you are getting Megan's birchy face, how can;t you like that?

[NoName999]

^^^So basically the X-Men movies

[electric_sheep]

Originally Posted by d_osborn

Scenes and set pieces can survive complete rewrites. The Blue Door script was a legit draft, which means previs was probably going on during that time. Just because set pieces remain doesn't mean that the entire story and details are the same.

Important plot point's are also in this, Megan moving, captured turles and more.. So it's not only set peaces..

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

Originally Posted by SwiftNinjaFox

I just realized...

If the first 20-30 minutes is development and establishment before we really get the turtles involved, that's 1/4 of the movie at 2 hours.

Then we have the three captured and we'll spend another 20ish? minutes for Raph, April, and Vernon to save them.

Am I really going to get a TMNT movie with half the film putting Leo (plus Mike & Don) out of action.

Shhhh...you're not allowed to think like that. You have to be Super Duper Ultra Mega Positive, Bro

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Originally Posted by NoName999

^^^So basically the X-Men movies

Yeah, I've referred to Wolveraphael before when grumbling that I expected the movie to be focused on him.

And you know he'll be the focus whenever they bring in Casey.

Curse you Wolveraphael!

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

Originally Posted by SwiftNinjaFox

Yeah, I've referred to Wolveraphael before when grumbling that I expected the movie to be focused on him.

And you know he'll be the focus whenever they bring in Casey.

Curse you Wolveraphael!

I wish. They even let Wolverine kill when he had to in the films. I doubt that'd let Raphael kill in any flick.

[NoName999]

Don't worry, there will be horrible deaths in this.

Transformers had it. I don't see TMNT 2014 not having it.

[MajorViolence]

Originally Posted by NoName999

Don't worry, there will be horrible deaths in this

I have so many jokes and I can't pick one.

My childhood
Megan Fox's career
Michael Bay's reputation
The Ninja Turtles Franchise
Every viewer's intelligence
Laird's last nerve

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

Originally Posted by MajorViolence

I have so many jokes and I can't pick one.

My childhood
Megan Fox's career
Michael Bay's reputation
The Ninja Turtles Franchise
Every viewer's intelligence
Laird's last nerve

C'mon now. You know that Michael Bay's reputation will never die