The All New "Hey Roberto" Thread

[Roberto Orci]

Originally Posted by Wankertron

Well, Mr Bob, sir..

We're hearing rumours at the moment that Bryan Singer may be off the next Superman film, and if that's the case then his writers will most likely go with him.

I remember you saying that Supes was your fave superhero. Think you'd make a play for it?

No comment.

[mikeyrukus1]

Originally Posted by Saadizzle

What is wrong with being just skinny as a human? If anything.

nothing...I called him a skinny fuck b/c he is...a bit overbearing...like Jim Rome but in a quirkier sense.

[Omnicron]

Originally Posted by Omnicron

Movie 1 revealed that Hoover Dam was a secret location for Hugotron and the AllSpark. I suggested in this thread http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?t=21374
that it could be used as a temporary base until the arrival of the Ark, which was met with general approval.

That being said, I'd like to avoid the conspiracy government ulterior motive thing in TF2. I don't want to find out that Las Vegas was created as an energy centre or that the CN Tower is a death ray or that the Pyramids were a base for ancient desert Decepticons like Scorponok or that the Nemesis is inside of Niagara Falls. It's too hokey.

Thoughts on any of this, Bob?

[mikeyrukus1]

Originally Posted by mikeyrukus1

Bob, you have alot on your plate right now. How do you decide what gets worked on first? Do you break your week up, ike on Monday it's 2012, Tuesday is 2:22, Wednesday is Star Trek, Thursday is Transformers.....or do you go hard on one project for a couple of weeks? How do ALL of the deadlines manage to be made without being entangled?

Just in case you missed it a few pages back...oh BTW how is Fringe coming along?

[Electroshock]

Originally Posted by Roberto Orci

No comment.

Bob, I just want to say that I would be jumping up the walls ecstatic if you were the new writer of Superman. I often site Transformers as having exactly the same tone that Superman Returns was sorely lacking.

[bliss81]

Originally Posted by speccy4i

And what's wrong with being British?

Fox would be a great fit for the role (and, at the risk of being very offensive, his unusual speech patterns could add a sense of character - glitches and such. Hey, his turn as an OCD doctor in Scrubs worked around his Parkinsons) but I don't see it happening.

nothing is wrong being british. but an 'ol british far, yes.
well, i hope that was the voice BB chose b/c it was by default. since English comes from England, he probably thought it was appropriate and since he was having voice box issues he probably didn't have the dynamic range; ergo, the monotone british voice. (good explanation roberto?)

anyway, i was doing cardio this morning, and Synesthesia by AFI popped up (don't ask me how, i'm not a fan) on my ipod. it reminded me of a TF video on google a while back.

i was just imagining this video with up-to-date ILM animation and more movie design like bots. some of these scenes would be amazing live action with bay-style live action explosions. just imagine this guys when u see this video. this is what i want the climax of the battle on earth to look like. what do you think roberto? possible?
http://video.google.com.au/videoplay...93294378016276

[Curiosity Inc.]

Say, Bob...

Any idea what they're doing with those old S7 sites? They could be used in another viral game for TF2, or (more preferably) they could be taken offline.

[Electroshock]

Originally Posted by Curiosity Inc.

Say, Bob...

Any idea what they're doing with those old S7 sites? They could be used in another viral game for TF2, or (more preferably) they could be taken offline.

I dunno, if there is some hostile feelings from ex Sector 7 agents, they could convert the sites into some type of anti-Transformers propaganda network. Perhaps headed by a certain Mr. Archevil...

[Curiosity Inc.]

Originally Posted by Electroshock

I dunno, if there is some hostile feelings from ex Sector 7 agents, they could convert the sites into some type of anti-Transformers propaganda network. Perhaps headed by a certain Mr. Archevil...

Well, let's be honest: The S7 viral campaign for the last movie sucked. It started out great, but it went nowhere.

Either get us a decent and well-planned viral campaign or take the sites offline and don't bother us with that tripe ever again.

[Roberto Orci]

Originally Posted by Curiosity Inc.

Say, Bob...

Any idea what they're doing with those old S7 sites? They could be used in another viral game for TF2, or (more preferably) they could be taken offline.

No idea.

[Krueger]

Originally Posted by Roberto Orci

No idea.

In the prologue of film 1, what was that landscape? Was it the Cube or Cybertron? I genuinly don't know.

[Roberto Orci]

Originally Posted by Krueger

In the prologue of film 1, what was that landscape? Was it the Cube or Cybertron? I genuinly don't know.

Surface of the cube.

[Krueger]

Originally Posted by Roberto Orci

Surface of the cube.

So the cube is like a planet? Do you think you would ever want to flesh out the cube's origins in the future?

[mikeyrukus1]

Originally Posted by Krueger

So the cube is like a planet? Do you think you would ever want to flesh out the cube's origins in the future?

i think the origin of the cube is not necessary, as it has taken on that of a Godlike stature, as Optimus stated "Before time began, there was the cube". The cube in the story always was, there was no beginning, and you don't need one.

[zaruga]

Originally Posted by Roberto Orci

Surface of the cube.

That's a pretty cool concept to be fighting on the very surface of the object you hope to control (although I guess in the real world, the goal is generally about taking territory anyway). Have you guys fully fleshed out what you feel are the main abilities of the cube, where it came from etc. or do you plan to leave that open ended?

[zaruga]

Originally Posted by mikeyrukus1

i think the origin of the cube is not necessary, as it has taken on that of a Godlike stature, as Optimus stated "Before time began, there was the cube". The cube in the story always was, there was no beginning, and you don't need one.

Storywise, no you don't have to answer that question. But completists like myself need answers!

[boxerperson]

Originally Posted by zaruga

That's a pretty cool concept to be fighting on the very surface of the object you hope to control (although I guess in the real world, the goal is generally about taking territory anyway). Have you guys fully fleshed out what you feel are the main abilities of the cube, where it came from etc. or do you plan to leave that open ended?

They weren't shown fighting on the surface of the cube. The scene being talked about is that short little sequence right at the beginning where it zooms out and you're looking at the cube.

The scenes on cybertron that prime showed were scenes on cybertron.

[mikeyrukus1]

Originally Posted by zaruga

Storywise, no you don't have to answer that question. But completists like myself need answers!

*feels hungry*

*swallows cube to end all questions"

*feels like Pop Rocks going down*

[Krueger]

Originally Posted by zaruga

Storywise, no you don't have to answer that question. But completists like myself need answers!

I'm like that. Everything must be explained. But like mikeyrukus1 said, I suppose it’s not necessary. It’s been destroyed now, anyway.

[zaruga]

Script formatting question:

You're writing a dialogue exchange between two characters over a communications network (walky talky, cellphone, whatever). Scene switches from the environment of character A to character B on the other end of the line. How do you attribute the dialogue coming over the phone? O.S., V.O., or something else entirely? Just make mention that they're talking on the phone at the opening of the scene and let the director sort it out?

[zaruga]

Originally Posted by boxerperson

They weren't shown fighting on the surface of the cube. The scene being talked about is that short little sequence right at the beginning where it zooms out and you're looking at the cube.

The scenes on cybertron that prime showed were scenes on cybertron.

Oh yeah, you're right. I got those two confused. And here my imagination was running away with the possibilities...

[Omnicron]

Bob, before movie 1 you gave me a description of what you felt Megatron is all about. Could you give me the same for Starscream?

And there are a ton of Shockwave fans on this board, he really should make an appearance in some form in this film. Do you like Shockwave? (Comic incarnation is superior to cartoon)

[Gasmask Kroenen]

Originally Posted by zaruga

Script formatting question:

You're writing a dialogue exchange between two characters over a communications network (walky talky, cellphone, whatever). Scene switches from the environment of character A to character B on the other end of the line. How do you attribute the dialogue coming over the phone? O.S., V.O., or something else entirely? Just make mention that they're talking on the phone at the opening of the scene and let the director sort it out?

I think it's marked as V.O. if i remember correctly (you could also go the cheap route and just write (CONT'D). And don't forget the INT. and EXT. at the locations if you switch between the characters. It's obvious but still... happened to a guy I know.

[boag]

Magic, dont need to Explain Shit.- Joe Quesada

[zaruga]

Originally Posted by Gasmask Kroenen

I think it's marked as V.O. if i remember correctly (you could also go the cheap route and just write (CONT'D). And don't forget the INT. and EXT. at the locations if you switch between the characters. It's obvious but still... happened to a guy I know.

That's what I figured. I've got the INT/EXT fine, but that leads to the question, if you're in space, does NIGHT/DAY attribution matter?