The OFFICIAL Turtle Power Documentary Thread

Canadian Turtle · 01-22-2009, 05:14 PM

The TMNT DOCUMENTARY is for real!

As some of you are aware of the TMNT documentary is currently in the works. I was waiting until Sunday when the site and trailer go up to post this, but in the light of the ironic situation of Lionsgate doing a fan bonus feature I thought I'd put the word out now so as not to confuse them with us.

The TMNT fan documentary has already begun shooting as of last month. We are traveling down to New York for the Comic Con and other TMNT related locations in the area in Feb. Between now and April we plan on questing across the country again in search of anything and everything TMNT!

If you are a fan and would like to share your story, if you know of something or someone TMNT related that you might like to suggest, if you have home video or pictures of you as a youth playing with or opening turtles on a birthday or Christmas, if you have a massive collection, or if you just want to say hi!! Drop me a line! We will come to you!!! You can email me at:

isaac@fauxpop.tv

The website will be up late afternoon on Sunday Jan. 25th.

www.turtledoc.com

This is a big event! We would love to help as many of you as we can share your stories and help support the community. We hope to catch up with anyone TMNT related in the creative aspects as well. We hope that we can help celebrate the 25th aniversary by making something by fans, for fans, about fans, for the TMNT history and world!

So please show your support!! And we hope to meet some of you soon!!

Thanks!

Isaac

Cowabunga Kiefer · 01-22-2009, 06:17 PM

Congratulations! I'm glad to hear that it's official (?)! Have fun with it!

*Spitfire* · 01-22-2009, 06:51 PM

I'm still down keep me posted.

Canadian Turtle · 01-22-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cowabunga Kiefer

Congratulations! I'm glad to hear that it's official (?)! Have fun with it!

Official in the sense that we are doing for real! There is a budget and we have already started shooting! Like I say now all we need is your help! If you are a TMNT fan... then we should talk!

*gobo* · 01-22-2009, 07:32 PM

A budget? Who're you selling this to?

Archon_Turtle · 01-22-2009, 07:34 PM

If anyone is reluctant to participate or are skeptical as to the actuality of this project, I have spoken to Issac at length over the phone and have helped him make connections to various parties. This is legit.

Canadian Turtle · 01-22-2009, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archon_Turtle

If anyone is reluctant to participate or are skeptical as to the actuality of this project, I have spoken to Issac at length over the phone and have helped him make connections to various parties. This is legit.

Thank you Archon! you are a Stand up dude!

As to the "budget" question hahaha, I should say it is privately funded, I mean that we are going ahead with the project on a professionals level.

**Jester** · 01-22-2009, 07:46 PM

I'm willing do anything, what ever you think you might need...let me know.

Canadian Turtle · 01-22-2009, 08:06 PM

Interviews with fans and people generally passionate about the Turtles weather they have collections or not! That is the biggest thing we need right now!

*gobo* · 01-22-2009, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archon_Turtle

If anyone is reluctant to participate or are skeptical as to the actuality of this project, I have spoken to Issac at length over the phone and have helped him make connections to various parties. This is legit.

In case that was a reply to me, I was only asking where the budget was coming from. For the officialer fan-documentary, it seems obvious that Lionsgate is footing the bill. I'll help in an off-camera fashion if needed, but I was in no way complaining. I'd also like to know how you guys intend to distribute this. Surely you're not going to blow your budget on something that'll only be uploaded to youtube... Right?

*Andrew NDB* · 01-22-2009, 08:28 PM

I'd be willing to help.

Cowabunga Kiefer · 01-22-2009, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canadian Turtle

Interviews with fans and people generally passionate about the Turtles weather they have collections or not! That is the biggest thing we need right now!

Very cool, just keep me posted! Congrats on making it this far!

Canadian Turtle · 01-22-2009, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gobo

In case that was a reply to me, I was only asking where the budget was coming from. For the officialer fan-documentary, it seems obvious that Lionsgate is footing the bill. I'll help in an off-camera fashion if needed, but I was in no way complaining. I'd also like to know how you guys intend to distribute this. Surely you're not going to blow your budget on something that'll only be uploaded to youtube... Right?

Hey thats all cool! Let people know that it is going on! If you have pictures you want to send in, thats also cool!

I am not sure what you mean about "footing the bill"? Just a question.

Anyways, to answer your question no we will not just be hosting this on youtube. There are many avenues for distribution available. In some ways it depends on how things go. In the worse case scenario this will be available on DVD for sale on the web, at shows, and possibly at retail outlets.

*Roseangelo* · 01-22-2009, 08:29 PM

I'm in, though I dunno in what capacity I can actually contribute.

Archon_Turtle · 01-22-2009, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gobo

In case that was a reply to me, I was only asking where the budget was coming from. For the officialer fan-documentary, it seems obvious that Lionsgate is footing the bill. I'll help in an off-camera fashion if needed, but I was in no way complaining. I'd also like to know how you guys intend to distribute this. Surely you're not going to blow your budget on something that'll only be uploaded to youtube... Right?

it wasnt gobo

I just have seen a lot of these kinds of ideas start up only to quickly fall flat on their face. This project appears to have tremendous legs as opposed to other stuff, so I just wanted to let people know that.

Canadian Turtle · 01-22-2009, 08:32 PM

Like I say, no matter if you have a collection or not, if your just a passing fan, even if you only remember the turtles as a kid, your stories are ALL important to us and we want to share them.

We will come to you! Email me, tell me a little about yourself and why you like the TMNT and where you are located (this can be general if you want, such as which state/city) We want to make this as big and widespread as we can!

I hope this is something everyone will enjoy and can look back on for years to come!

turkishproverb · 01-22-2009, 08:34 PM

Hm. Gotta see if I can find a way to shoot video now...

Canadian Turtle · 01-22-2009, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turkishproverb

Hm. Gotta see if I can find a way to shoot video now...

Shoot video? I don't mean to assume, but I want to make sure you know we intend on shooting video of you! If you want to send in old school home video of new video of things that you have done! thats cool, but interviews and things like that we can go to the fans themselves!

Sorry I just wanted to make that clear just in case!

Thanks!

*gobo* · 01-22-2009, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canadian Turtle

I am not sure what you mean about "footing the bill"?

Funding the project...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archon_Turtle

it wasnt gobo

That's a relief... ^_^

*Andrew NDB* · 01-22-2009, 08:50 PM

As long as it isn't a freakshow, like the Lionsgate fan bonus thing sure aims to be ("We want only the BIGGEST fans that have the biggest collections"... because everyone knows you're not a big TMNT fan unless you have bought tons of TMNT trinkets, pez dispensers and other miscellaneous rubbish to display behind you when they make the video)... then this could be interesting.

01-22-2009, 05:14 PM	#1
Canadian Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Small town Ontario, West of Toronto Posts: 1,246	The OFFICIAL Turtle Power Documentary Thread The TMNT DOCUMENTARY is for real! As some of you are aware of the TMNT documentary is currently in the works. I was waiting until Sunday when the site and trailer go up to post this, but in the light of the ironic situation of Lionsgate doing a fan bonus feature I thought I'd put the word out now so as not to confuse them with us. The TMNT fan documentary has already begun shooting as of last month. We are traveling down to New York for the Comic Con and other TMNT related locations in the area in Feb. Between now and April we plan on questing across the country again in search of anything and everything TMNT! If you are a fan and would like to share your story, if you know of something or someone TMNT related that you might like to suggest, if you have home video or pictures of you as a youth playing with or opening turtles on a birthday or Christmas, if you have a massive collection, or if you just want to say hi!! Drop me a line! We will come to you!!! You can email me at: isaac@fauxpop.tv The website will be up late afternoon on Sunday Jan. 25th. www.turtledoc.com This is a big event! We would love to help as many of you as we can share your stories and help support the community. We hope to catch up with anyone TMNT related in the creative aspects as well. We hope that we can help celebrate the 25th aniversary by making something by fans, for fans, about fans, for the TMNT history and world! So please show your support!! And we hope to meet some of you soon!! Thanks! Isaac __________________ The Doc: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Turtl..._type=bookmark Business: www.iproductionsonline.com

01-22-2009, 06:51 PM	#3
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01-22-2009, 07:32 PM	#5
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	A budget? Who're you selling this to? __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

01-22-2009, 07:46 PM	#8
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,216	I'm willing do anything, what ever you think you might need...let me know. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

01-22-2009, 08:06 PM	#9
Canadian Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Small town Ontario, West of Toronto Posts: 1,246	Interviews with fans and people generally passionate about the Turtles weather they have collections or not! That is the biggest thing we need right now! __________________ The Doc: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Turtl..._type=bookmark Business: www.iproductionsonline.com

01-22-2009, 06:17 PM	#2
Cowabunga Kiefer Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Born in Nashville, now I live in NYC. No TMNT sightings yet... Posts: 303	Congratulations! I'm glad to hear that it's official (?)! Have fun with it!

01-22-2009, 07:34 PM	#6
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	If anyone is reluctant to participate or are skeptical as to the actuality of this project, I have spoken to Issac at length over the phone and have helped him make connections to various parties. This is legit.

01-22-2009, 08:28 PM	#11
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,279	I'd be willing to help.

01-22-2009, 08:29 PM	#14
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 8,979	I'm in, though I dunno in what capacity I can actually contribute. __________________ www.ninjapizza.net www.colorsbyrosemary.com

01-22-2009, 08:32 PM	#16
Canadian Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Small town Ontario, West of Toronto Posts: 1,246	Like I say, no matter if you have a collection or not, if your just a passing fan, even if you only remember the turtles as a kid, your stories are ALL important to us and we want to share them. We will come to you! Email me, tell me a little about yourself and why you like the TMNT and where you are located (this can be general if you want, such as which state/city) We want to make this as big and widespread as we can! I hope this is something everyone will enjoy and can look back on for years to come! __________________ The Doc: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Turtl..._type=bookmark Business: www.iproductionsonline.com

01-22-2009, 08:50 PM	#20
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,279	As long as it isn't a freakshow, like the Lionsgate fan bonus thing sure aims to be ("We want only the BIGGEST fans that have the biggest collections"... because everyone knows you're not a big TMNT fan unless you have bought tons of TMNT trinkets, pez dispensers and other miscellaneous rubbish to display behind you when they make the video)... then this could be interesting.