TMNT Episode 2 ''Turtle Warfare''

Thanks t, I'll try to get some printouts. I didn't like this episode much either. I think the 3rd episode will step up and be a lot better

I honestly appreciate feds like this and the Spiderman one. Totally opens up the creativity valve on here. This was fun to view for the mere fact that it was different. I'm a sucker for originality, and this has it. Some suggestions would be to cut back on the commentary on the pics. Maybe if you are going to have a long commentary, do it on a black screen then show the pictures after wards. Like they did back in the old days with the silent films when Nirvo was a teenager:) Also maybe add some playsets to your background. Theres some cheap turtle stuff I saw on ebay this week, or just get creative with some cardboard boxes. Keep up the good work:)

This was pretty cool. You should really work on the production part of it all. Less flash on pics and better lighting would be cool. Loved this idea. Check out some ACBA guys for set ideas.

I thought it was ok. Not much to add that hasn't been said, but Episode #3 should be good if you're looking to improve. I know personally it doesn't help when you don't enjoy the episode yourself.

Man, I love that TMNT fed! I love you've put video tapes to make the scenario!

Who is Orkku Sakki? Is he Shroeder?

Okay,

I watched the show. Some of it i did like and i will get to that, but based on what was suggested from episode #1 there really wasn't any improvement in background or scenery.
The shows, you get out of them what you put in y'know? It's your show but there have been 'cheap' suggestions on how to improve the show scenery wise and get more viewers.



The Scenery for me is one of the biggest killers, it's akin to watching a wrestling fed without any background too? I guess for me personally it matters more because it is a TMNT fed/story, you're not going to see crowd printouts but there appears to be a lack of effort or rushed attempt at getting the product out without putting any effort into making a background.



Here is what i would do:

Collect at least 2-3 medium sized boxes and 2 large boxes (you can get these from grocery stores). Spend a very small amount on some primary paints or on some printouts.


You'll want Green, blue, brown, grey, red, black etc.  Check google images for stuff like TMNT sewer printout, TMNT dojo training center

I would suggest making the following scenery backgrounds:



TMNT Sewer Lair

Foot Clan Training Center/Dojo

Shredder's Throne Room

Back Alley

Rooftops (2 or 3)



With the rooftops, i would paint 4 different rooftop designs on all 4 sides of the box, then rotate them each pic segment so it looks like the Turtles are going over different buildings ;-)

You can gather materials for the training center, sewer lair and throne room to give you the props needed for these scenes.



Now onto Likes + Dislikes



Liked:

Great Intro

Awesome segment where the TMNT were playfighting in the sewer.

Great Climbing sequence

Love how the TMNT couldn't resist giving the foot clan another ass whooping! :-D

Great ending to the show, with Shredder teasing his potential return if Hun doesn't deal with the situation.



Disliked:

Too much flash used on photos and Not adequate lighting

posing needs work (for 85% of the time it is fine but one scene Leonardo facing the camera had his arm pointing backwards in a broken arm/hand type way)

text was way too much but more importantly in 45% of the time impossible to read.



Summary

The overall concept and idea is a great one, and i really want to see what stories you develop from using the figures you have available, but the text, photos and overall production seem to be either rushed or not enough effort put in?



It is fine if you're only looking for a short term fix, even fine if you don't care either way but if your show is in this for the long haul (say 15-20 episodes) how many people will still tune in after say 6 shows in and offering the same feedback?



I really hope you take the advice and suggestions, not just by me but by others, if you need any tutorials or help just let me know via Private Message. If you don't want to go the route of boxes and painting, then try printing out some backgrounds to use in your next shows.



RAW

Awesome news! As long as you make a checklist and tick off each one, the show has to show significant improvement otherwise people would feel wasting their time offering feedback and advice (so it's good you recognize this as a way to bring in viewers and launch your show to something greater).

The printer issue is something that i also have a problem with, I'm guessing you're in USA. Do you have a printing service nearby STAPLES or WALMART offer this service.
What i did is put a couple of $ on a STAPLES Card and used their color printer for my printouts, you can get a small staples card from the counter. 

As i mentioned in the last show you have to think about Text and picture layout, so if your background is white your text in the video needs to be changed to black and if your background is black, then you can have white text. In a lot of your previous pics/show the white text is unreadable. 

Have you thought about doing this as a pic fed rather than as a video? That way at least you could write the text under each photo to narrate properly without the confusions?

Just something to ponder for future episodes especially if you cannot get a solution to the unreadable text.

RAW

I hear you, i have held some of the 03 figures myself, a few years ago i used to run a toyshop on ebay and i occasionally picked up newer Jakks wrestlers and TMNT figures, i remember Hun (he's a bulk of a figure). 

I think posing is something you can definitely work on, think about the TMNT's move sets (they are outside the domain of vintage wrestling) so you should be able to get away with more in terms of your limits. As for your limits with figures (i'm sort of siding with you) because i know the 03 ones don't have much, i can probably get more than 10 moves in each Hasbro (consider the hold/pose for Rick Rude and i still got a lot out of him).

First i think you could write down a move set for each Turtle, they are mostly Hops/Jumps, Kicks, Leap overs, punches, swings, and combinations? all you have to do is practice them. I don't have any TMNT to do any tutorials otherwise i'd love to help as i grew up watching TMNT so to me it's a nice change to see someone create storylines for them.

As far as halting production, it wouldn't be such a bad idea, you could then work on those backgrounds, you can practice posing and stances (stances are important for ninjas) and try and not throw all your efforts into multiple feds because you might end up rushing some of them, why does there have to be a time limit anyway to get out those shows? It's not like people are paying you for subscription. As long as you have a full plan and write down those plans and follow them as close as possible what more can be done? 

I feel your TMNT does have potential, but if you're rushing out these shows because your head is in another game with EWE then maybe you should only focus on 1 fed at a time for now and put one on temporary hold until you have the materials and backgrounds. 

I personally am focusing only on 1 classic hasbro fed (i have my own custom fed in the works but it's on hold because i don't have a full roster yet) and i think that is the bigger issue at play here, you're excited to deliver a TMNT product via a pic fed to the viewer but you have your thoughts in too many different projects without ever really having solidified one. 

Work on EWE mostly by all means and on the side work on TMNT background production and only shoot the show when the background and stances are improved.