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Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

stvndysn — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:21:17 GMT

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Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:35:59 GMT

Hey there everyone. I have my decision on whether to do the tmo documentary career or not and the answer is yes, i will be doing it. The only thing is i will working on it from now till march 2010, so.... it will probably be an hour long. It's in very early stages now and from the draft i've written of how i want it to play out i see it going on longer, adding more and more to it than what it is now. So..... that will be out March 2010. SWALF 5 will also come out around then, so.... it will quite awesome in that respect. I will putting in lots into this tmo documentary, i don't particulary want to spoil what have planned [which will be awesome] so... i'm basically going to get on with it from the next 4 months and kinda report back when it's all finished.... in march 2010.

One last thing i will say is that it will be done live action and animated.

see ya then!

later

derby

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:04 GMT

Hey there everyone. I have recently finished the CC series boxset special edition dvd, which will include all as stated above in previous posts. I will say that I understand that I released aspirations in not the best way I could have but to be honest I just use the in-game editor and then since I hit that virus in Late Feb [was shut-down for 2 months, felt like it was the end]. I understand it's very frustrating but at the end of the day that's not my fault, that I hit a virus and because that, that really pushed me behind schedule. Which is why now, a year on i'm still where I was last year. Anyways, given that some were dissapointed it wasn't released in a full piece [which i completly understand] I have done a big special feature package for the dvd totalling 84 mins. So.... I think that makes up for it in a way.

Anyways, it will contain this:
Disc 1:
*Condensed cut [15 mins]
*Original cut [if i'm lucky]

Disc 2:
*Making of featurette
*Execution of certain scenes
*Aspirations tribute 2
*TMO Career tributes 1, 2 and 3

Disc 3:
*Deleted scenes
*One extended scene
*Production timeline
*Aspirations tribute 1
*Inspirations featurette

There ya go. I wouldn't bet on me getting out the original, 25 minute cut, especially given I think the 15 mins version works fine for the DVD, cut down version if you like. Not to say the original version was rubbish because it honestly was very I think. It's just, I don't think there's a safe gamble on me getting the original cut out. Perhaps it was meant to be, that aspirations took forever, my final biggest TMO movie. Having just finished an extended cut of CC5 [for the dvd] that also felt the same way.
I'm very pleased with how the extended cut turned out, it may be a different kind of comedy corner you would expect but the response from some people who have seen it [yes, i've previewed it to a few Comedy corner fans who of which I still have contact with] is very positive so far. I think that movie was meant to be because when you see it all cut up together perhaps it was supposed to be our last session doing those two characters that were larger than life to us and are one of the many reasons Comedy corner was successful in the first place. That's why I put together this dvd, so I can showcase the extended cut with the other movies [including the original cut of CC5 which isn't as as what is the extended cut now].

Yet again, this brings me onto my next piece of news. I will be making another SWALF, SWALF 5. I don't see it as a new movie because 1 it's a collaborative project [our movie together] and also it's not really a sequel or a prequel technically. Given none of the previous characters make an appearance [given by this point in the story all the backstory and everything with their characters has been told and most of the main characters are dead, 6/8 main characters are dead. The only two which aren't dead are Kent and The reverend [played by MGMkid in SWALF 4]. The thing is I really want to make this movie, I personally love the script and people have been very positive [those i've shown the script to so far]. It may not be the longest movie in the franchise [to be honest I don't know how long a film will be until it's all edited in post], I know it won't be but what I like is that it's very short and to the point. Of which in a way my last few movies have been like [apart from Aspirations of course, which is longer].

*Acceptance [director, actor, producer and editor]
[Feb 2008] [PG]

*Time [director, producer and editor]
[July 2008] [PG]

*CC5 [director, actor, producer, editor and
mollyrulz9999- external editor]
[original cut- january 2009, extended cut- november 2009]
[15- both cuts]

*Aspirations [director, actor, producer, editor and
mollyrulz9999-external editor]
[original cut- June 2009, condensed cut- coming soon]
[12- both cuts]

*SWALF 5 [collaborator, actor, producer, editor
and external editor-mollyrulz9999]
[coming soon- March 2010]
[Rating To be announced]

From that list it shows a lot of my last few TMO films in my TMO filmography [if you will] have been worked on a lot by me. The last one is the definate last one, SWALF 5. I'm technically not directing it as the idea is a few of my TMO fans/friends will be working on it for the course of the next 4 months. To be honest, I have done a lot of the movie already so.... I may being optimistic there. As of yet I have done the 3 minute re-cap, I have done the opening and end credits [with music]. On top of that I have shot all the action sequences in the movie. All I need to do is just shoot the dialogue pieces and we're half way closer. I will preview the movie when it comes out in March 2010 or before that but like I say I'm being optimistic for the moment.

Anyways, that's about it. I just know quite a few SWALF fans got a bit like "shame there's no more SWALF". I understand but I was stumped for ages as I thought to myself "How can I bring back a franchise in such a way that gives it a new perspective and relates to what's happenned before without it being boring?
What I came up with in the end I think is very clever and I really like it. This will be a fun last movie to work on.

BTW, Uni course is going fine, I'm passing atm. It's hard to adjustment to the new equipment which I've never used before but I'm doing fine. I have a set date for Aspirations [the live action version- 40 mins alternate cut], which is 2014. I'm just being optimistic yet again. I want to concerntrate on my uni course for the moment and really settle in more. Last year I knew I had to rise my game and do less work on TM because the end of my A-levels were approaching and I knew I couldn't be a lazy *** like I was back in 2007 [I got grades and passed mostly everything but I could have done better if I put my mind to it]. I learnt from my mistake in 2007 and I think I did very well in the last year attaining 1 A, 1 B, 1 C and an E at A-level [which are all passes, yay].

I think that's the longest post I've ever written or at least second longest compared to that first one in September I did.

Later
Derby

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:06:25 GMT

*Update*

Hey there everyone. I have finished work on the CC series dvd. I did cut some stuff out for the special features though, just as to not go crazy in that department.

It will be like this:

Disc 1:

CC1 [2006] [4 mins]

CC2 [2007 re-make cut] [24 mins]

CC3 [2006] [16:17]

CC4 [2007] [20:20]

CC5 [2009 original cut] [2:40]

Disc 2:

*CC5 [extended cut] [7:11]

*CC making of featurette [live action] [9:42]

*Praetorium [live action] [2:05]

*Sully terrace [live action] [2:34]

*CC5 behind the scenes [live action] [4:08]

Disc 3:

*TMO career tributes 1, 2 and 3 [22:47]

there ya go with that.

In terms of that collaborative project [SWALF 5] i'm not sure whether to do it or not, i'm not completly sure. It may come to be or not. We'll have to see.

Recent films seen:

1. Twilight [5/10]

2. Be kind rewind [8/10]

3. Wanted [5/10]

4. A christmas carol [9/10]

5. Michael jackson's this is it [9/10]

Last films to see in 2009 [at the cinema]:

1. Harry brown

2. Avatar

Been to the cinema quite a lot this year [19 times], insane... in the membrane!:

1. Underworld 3 [10/10]

2. Slumdog millionaire [10/10]

3. He's just not that into you [7/10]

4. Knowing [9/10]

5. The damned united [8/10]

6. Terminator salvation [X4] [10/10- Fav film 2009]

7. Bruno [7/10]

8. Transformers 2 [9/10]

9. Harry potter 6 [7/10]

10. The proposal [9/10]

11. The ugly truth [9/10]

12. Inglorious basterds [10/10]

13. 500 days of summer [10/10]

14. The imaginarium of doctor parnassus [8/10]

15. Michael jackson's this is it [9/10]

16. A christmas carol [9/10]

On other accounts I did see Up recently [it was very ] but not at the cinema. I never thought i'd have the time to see it at the cinema and yup.... at least i got to see it. It was great but Wall-E in my opinion is the better film of the two.

Till next-time, I bid you farewell.

Derby

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:50:46 GMT

*Update*

Hey there everyone. I have some other news. I'm back onto work on the Comedy Corner series boxset dvd.

Just to re-cap it will be like this:

Disc 1: [the films]

1. CC1 [12]

2. CC2 [2007 re-make cut] [15]

3. CC3 [2006] [12]

4. CC4 [2007] [12]

5. CC5 [original, January 2009 cut] [15]

Disc 2: [special features + other extra cool stuff]

* 'Making of' featurette [live action and animated, TM] [30 mins]

* CC5 behind the scenes [live action] [4:08]

* CC5 [extended cut, 6 mins] [2009] [15]

* CC short: Piggy massacre [1:28] [May 2009] [PG]

* Praetorium [live action short] [March 2008] [15]

* Sully terrace [live action short] [November 2008] [PG]

* CC4 [with commentary]

* Live action music video [August 2009] [PG]

Disc 3: [special features continued]

*TMO career tribute video 1 [May 2009] [12] [11:08]

*TMO career tribute video 2 [July 2009] [12] [5:27]

*TMO career tribute video 3 [September 2009] [15] [6:12]

there ya go. So.... yup, it'll be a pretty cool set all together. It'll be all finished soon, the 1st disc and the 3rd disc are already finished.

I just need to buy loads of blank dvd's and copy them. Work on disc 2 will start today.

More news to come on this soon.

Later

derby

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:05:16 GMT

*Update*

The other night i thought up a very clever extended ending for the extended version of aspirations. I have recently written up everything into the original version of the script for this extended cut. Having said that, to be completly frank this version is more than the condensed version. Both in terms of story and content. In terms of content, this cut will be receiving a 15 certificate. This is due to some more strong language which is included in this cut and some quite sexual stuff going on [in montages] and yup..... the ending is pretty brutal as well. Don't want to spoil it, so.... there ya go.

The original cut and the condensed version are still staying as 12's as the content is fine for a 12 cut. I just feeling that looking over the extended cut there is extra stuff in it [which isn't in the original and condensed cuts] that isn't appropiate for a 12 certificate. I hope you respect my decision, people can still see it. I'm just warning you that it's going to be a bit you know, the extended version.

It's due out in Late November, the extended version. So..... yup, i will update the progress of it from now till then.

Later

Derby

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:54:16 GMT

In terms of where i am with other things in my life, the uni course is going very well. i'm enjoying it and like what we're doing. it's fun. The only thing i don't like is we watched a terrible film recently. Manhattan by Woody allen. Thankgod we don't have to do an assignment on it, i couldn't wait for it to bloody finish. I think it's just me, i don't like woody allen's material, don't think i'll watch another one of his films. seen 2 he's done and they were hard enough for me.

SWALF 5 is going well. I haven't made new progress as yet as i'm busy with real-life commitments but i'm happy with where i am with the project at the moment. I would say a December release date sounds about right given where i am now with the project. so.... yup.

Me and a friend of mine did the commentary for aspirations [the original cut] and i started editing it up today. I've done the first bit but only really just started editing it. it's going so far. Will let you know when that's done.

Later

Derby

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:05:42 GMT

Hi everyone. Saw the imaginarium of doctor parnassus today. I thought it was very , it would get a 7/10 from me. It was great to see Heath ledger one last time, me and my friend who went to see it as well both got rather sad watching it, weird watching someone when they're actually gone. He's in the movie a lot so I don't think Heath ledger fans will be dissapointed. I loved the whole fantasy part to it, i love those type of films, stuff you can escape into, escapism. there was also quite a lot of humour in the film which i enjoyed very much.

I saw Crank 2 yesterday, it was very but a bit un-even in quite a few places [5 scenes in the movie weren't very ]. i liked it but i would give it a 3.7/5.0. Whereas the first movie would get 4.4/5.0. I found the movie a lot more original and found the sequel to copy quite a few things. Having said that, i did enjoy the movie as a whole, just found it more farfetched than it needed to be in places and that's saying a lot given the whole concept of the first crank. About 5 scenes I didn't like, the bit at the end with the preserved brain was beyond the point of being stupid. I enjoy ridiculous movies like Crank but i thought that was really stupid, the whole thing of him talking to Chevlios, it was really silly. The ending was pretty crap, a dissapointment. Chevlios was on fire and didn't seem to care, i thought he'd burn off himself in the big pool, guess he couldn't be bothered to take a dip.

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:23:38 GMT

*Update*

Hi there everyone. I've decided to cut down the special features for the DVD of Aspirations. Reason being, me and a friend [who starred in the film] will be doing a commentary for the film [which you can turn on or off] which will cover a lot in the making of the movie and so on. So... no need to go crazy.

Basically, it'll run basically like this:

Disc 1: [12 certificate overall]

Feature film:

1. Original cut [25 mins] [12 certificate]

2. Condensed version [15 mins] [12 certificate]

3. Extended version [21 minutes] [12 certificate]

*Commentary [for original cut]

Plus:

*Music video [3:37]

*Trailers [21 minutes] [trailers of my past films and more recent]

Disc 2: [12 certicate overall]

*Inspirations featurette [16 mins]

*Deleted scenes and extended scene [5:32]

*Production schedule timeline [2:43]

*Aspirations tribute [2:31]

Disc 3: [12 certificate overall]

*TMO career tribute 1 [11:08] [May 2009] [12]

*TMO career tribute 2 [5:27] [July 2009] [12]

*TMO career tribute 3 [6:12] [September 2009] [12]

Plus other features:

*Acceptance [9:02] [PG certificate] [Feb 2008]

*Time [5:03] [PG certificate] [July 2008]

*SWALF 3 [12:50] [12 certificate] [Oct 2006]

*SWALF 4 [12:28] [12 certificate] [Nov 2006]

As I said before on those dvd's, they will be free and they are limited.... so.... I'm only sending a few out to fans of my work. The Comedy corner series dvd is still a working process. I plan to do commentaries over the 5 films [with a friend of mine, who is also a big fan of the series too] and possibly call that it. I don't know, we'll see.

Laters

Derby

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:29:47 GMT

*Update*

Made progress on SWALF 5 today. I have finished the opening and ending credits. I have recently shot all the action sequences [from 2 weeks ago]. So.... that's all done. I have also shot a bit of other bits of the movie, out of sequence, you know. I'm looking to make another trailer soon. In other news, I will be releasing a re-release of CC5. One of which is very special as it features our last performances as The Jamaican and Steve's wife. We did a session in August 2007. Of which can be seen from the live action video I uploaded a while back. I think it's really important to show our last performances, before we lost the voices and they matured. That's what aging does to you, lol. It doesn't really matter on the plus side though, I think this is the right version of the film I wanted to make in the end and I think the longer version wouldn't have been as . I thought it was too long and it seemed like we didn't need to go there, all the depth thing. I think the condensed version I've done is short and sweet. All in all, it adds up to being 6 mins long, compared to the shorter cut which is 2 mins and 40 secs. More news to come on this and the condensed version of Aspirations soon!

Laters

Derby

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:45:51 GMT

*Update*

I have come down to the final decision that SWALF 5 will be made but [big but] it will be made as a collaborative project in that quite a few people will be credited for having directed the film. I will be in the list there as well. It will list as this: Directed by Josephkw, Lucindamc123 and Derbyrams. Also, I will be adding another credit for a special guest director, who of which will be Mollyrulz9999. I just feel this is necessary as we all have paved the way for the direction this movie is going on from the script and seeing as they will be very much involved in the movie I think it would be very pointless to not recognise their help in making this all possible. So.... there you have it. I won't be making another tribute even though technically [in a way] this is my film as I'm shooting it, editing it and I've written it.

Adding it all up together though, I haven't made it on my own, it's a collaborative project. One of which will take some time as I've been busy with my University course. I'm coping ok at the moment.

More news to come soon.

Laters

Derby

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:56:13 GMT

*Update*

I still stand by my decision to not make SWALF 5 myself but I have come to the decision to still let a TMO director of my choice [who is very interested by the project] to direct it and we'll see where that goes.

Laters

Derby

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:43:44 GMT

*Update*

I've been thinking long and hard about doing SWALF 5, if it's the right choice and I've come to the verdict that I don't want to do it. Reasons being:

1. Been like 3 years since the franchise finished and the franchise finale was very well received

2. I don't personally see my computer taking it anymore [my computer is like really trippy, crashing quite a bit, more than it used to]

3. Done 12 TMO films

4. It's been like 4 months almost since I originally said this is the end and I'm starting University so..... I want to get my teeth into it [not literally of course].

5. I think I finished on a high note with Aspirations

Don't get me wrong, it was a very script. It's just given all these reasons above it's not for me to do really. Just my honest feelings on the matter. Plus, I don't think I'll be doing that TMO documentary as I also feel that's too much. Done 3 TMO tributes of my work over the past 3 years, I feel that that's enough. Yes, they were subtle in what they were covering, 3 years of work but they were still all great.

I will still be working on the DVD's for Aspirations and Comedy corner. So... that's still going ahead.

Laters

Derby

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:37:21 GMT

*Update*

Just decided I will be releasing 3 versions of Aspirations very soon.

I will be releasing the condensed version [which is coming out later on today], the extended version [with the deleted scenes and an extended scene I made, will be about 20/21 mins] and the original cut [25 mins, with no deleted scenes added in, no extended scenes or anything like that]. Just thought it makes sense given it's my last big TMO movie, you know.

All of which have 3 different endings. The original cut's ending is that bullying happens, analyzing lady talking about it briefly, ending. The condensed version's ending shows more of what happenned to Sally and Brad after they finish talking, what happens weeks and months later after the conversation. The extended version's ending will be showing a scene I did cut out originally for the condensed version and the original version but will be perfect for the extended version.It involves Brad walking by the school corridor one day and Judy is in his path. He ignores her but she takes notice. There's no dialogue used in it but the music brings across that so.... no need for dialogue.

More news to come soon.

Laters

Derby

Re: ~Aspirations~ New Official production thread

derbyrams — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:56:43 GMT

*Update*

Finished editing the condensed version of Aspirations. It will be coming out today, later on today that is. In a few hours it'll be out.

Going to upload it onto Motionbox at first, possibly Youtube later on, maybe later on today for Youtube as there's a 10 minute limit. The movie is 15 mins long. So.... yup.

Also, been working on SWALF 5. I will now also be the editor and an actor in it. Making progress so far.

Made a teaser trailer yesterday for it:

http://www.motionbox.com/videos/4c96d2b71e1ee6c5c3

there ya go. It's a trailer. Showing past events of the last two films and showing a glimpse of what's about to come, the new film.

More news to come on SWALF 5 later.

BTW, I will be re-releasing CC5 in it's full way it was supposed to be. I did a 5 minute version in July, which I'm going to piece together as a full 5 minute video of what I worked on in July [one just gone]. So... look out for that. It's a better version compared to the original in my honest opinion. Reasons being: Me and my cousin's last performances [given we lost the voices for those characters as our voices matured] as the Jamaican and Steve's wife are in it briefly. I put together a little scene to lead up to the montage as you saw in the original cut. I think it's pretty fantastic, the way I put it together, will be nice to have it in it's full version [5 mins] instead of in parts.

One last thing, it's quite something looking back at this old thread. Just had a look at my first post on the first page from Late 2007. Quote myself "Aspirations is one of my last 6 TMO movies".

So.... guess I was kinda right:

1. Acceptance [Feb 2008]

2. Time [July 2008]

3. CC5 [January 2009]

4. Aspirations [June/September 2009]

5. SWALF 5 [Coming soon- October 2009]

Freaky how you past self can tell the truth for the future to come! LOL!

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