Electric Mans 8000 Progress

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2005-12-14T05:31:00.000-08:00

The movie's done. For happy times, go to:

http://fxhome.com/cinema/info_cache/movieinfo2077.html

I'll be back later to comment on the final product, but the combination of the release and seeing King Kong have left me disoriented. Wooh!

Ha. Ha. Ha, happy December Fools day!

2005-12-02T08:18:00.001-08:00

Yeah, the release got pushed back to about a week. But that gives me a week to fix a ton of little things wrong with the movie, so be thankful. BE IT.

End Program.

2005-11-28T22:34:00.000-08:00

Done. Will be released Dec 1st. Around lunch time.

I feel like Red Leader right about now

2005-11-21T08:06:00.000-08:00

So here's the deal. We've been filming. Allot. Want a picture? Here's a picture.

One more scene to shoot. Then we're done. Somehow we are actually going to make the Dec. 1st deadline. Stay tuned.

Gizmondobot LIVES!!!

2005-11-09T23:08:00.000-08:00

Strait street. No rules.

2005-11-08T09:46:00.000-08:00

Big news on the EM8K front for all you guy(s) who read this. Throw me the idol, and I'll give you the updates! Little Indiana Jones humor there.

First off, what started off as a "show" idea has been changed dramatically. Originally, there was a planned six episodes of EM8k at about 20-30 minutes each. Then we realized that we had never made a movie longer than 17 minutes, and the jump to 3 hours was just too much. BUT! But, we have decided to take all the best jokes, action sequences, and Ultra Q references and turn them into a nonstop action short film! Honestly, I think that EM8K as a short film will work better than it ever could have as a "show". Trust me, it would get old after the first 2.5 hours.

Oh bite me, Jamila. You had your time. It was called 1966.

Other big news: WE (sort of) HAVE A RELEASE DATE!!!! I can't assure anything solidly yet, but we were handed a Dec. 1st deadline, around lunch time. I can't say why, but it's going to be a sepctacular release. Stay tuned for EM8K's premiere on www.fxhome.com in December.

Well that's it for now, have tons to do. The next update will have pictures of us in the suits! WOOHAR!

Get to work! Ron Gilbert (maybe) is watching!

2005-10-04T20:27:00.000-07:00

It Begins...

That's right. Filming has begun. Today, with my brand new camera there, I shot the opening scene to Electric Mans 8000 Mission 1. Need proof? More proof!

Look at me handle that toy robot like a pro!

Anyway, this sudden urge to do actual work probably wouldn't have happened without some inspiration from Ron Gilbert.

File Photo

Ron Gilbert, aka one of the most influential game designers of all time (he made Monkey Island 1 & 2, and for future reference, both those game are the 1337 h4x0rz that ur mawmaw gayve u), runs the utterly wonderful site GrumpyGamer.com . So I was visiting it the other day and as it turns out, this blog site was referer of the week. This meant that in some form or another, the man who created the only computer game I played till I was about seven saw my site, and maybe even liked it a little bit, and linked it off his. Well, anyway, that just put us into a tailspin of excitement, and we jumped on our first chance to film the day the new camera arrived. Thanks a ton Mr. Gilbert.

So that's it. It has in fact begins. Begun.

22 Days later

2005-09-27T22:51:00.000-07:00

So here I am. I have no real new news to update you with, as shooting hasn't really started, and we still only have one script, but here's some info, you know, because it makes it look like we're doing stuff. Right now my mom's digital camera is in her room where she is sleeping, so I don't have any real pictures for you, BUT since a post is boring without something to look at, I'll be posting pictures that I feel match what the preceeding paragraph had to say.

The opening theme to the series has been completed. It is a fantastic song called Heaviest 8000, and it was written for the show by r-17 and Thomas Petersen. I am very pleased with it. Don't want to spoil the suprise for anyone, so I won't post it (yet), but those who were lucky enough to hear it said it was "good".

Every robot suit is done. That's right. The core 10 robo-charachters's costumes have been completeted. The final two made were Zerobot (main good bot) and Sinstarr (main bad bot) and without a doubt they are my two most favorite robot suits yet.

Lastly I bought a new camera today off the internets. As much as I love my old camera, and as good as it has been to me, EM8K is going to require something much more classy, and with less greenspots on the footage. I purchased a Sony DCR-HC90, and when it gets to my house, filming will begin. Officially.

So that's pretty much it. The next time you hear from me will either be when Epsiode 2's script is done, or when we start shooting Episode 1. Either way, actual progress is just around the corner.

Just lettin' you know we're still here.

Episode one script is done! rhymezone.com rules!

2005-09-06T21:57:00.000-07:00

You heard right! Read right. Jer and I were hard at work tonight. We plugged out an entire episode in one sitting! Oh yeah, this thing comes in episodes. That has to mean quality!

We actually LOLed as we wrote it!

Such hard work can be taxing, so Jer and I had to resist the siren's call of The Ring Two Unrated Shiny Box Edition DVD. (We actually like the movie)

Jer: But I wanted to watch The Star Wars Holiday Special!

Andreas:

NOPE! We didn't watch either, which meant more writing, which meant more laughing!

Sooner or later, we finished the script!

Jer read the full first draft and he actually ROFLMAOed!!!

Thomas: Hey guys! What's with all the laughin'? Are you guys watching Too Late with Adam Carolla?

Comin' at ya with the power of 10,000,000 candles!

2005-09-03T14:28:00.000-07:00

Here it comes, just a few more pics (authentic, non-staged ones for real this time) of the work being done on those there robot suits.

I spent some time in between my classes and work to build the two most menacing robots yet!

Watching me cut and tape cardbaord is informative, and fun!

But now let me get to why I asked you to come over. Jer, aka "Secretary" from Sortie, and the artist of our DVD cover has made a sweet wall paper for EM8K.
Let's bring it out!

I'm putting this wall paper up so early because I know how much you guys like to sport wall papers from low budget movies from people you don't even know (unless I know you) and then in like, a couple months when it actually comes out you can be all like "See! It was real!" and then your friend will be all like "What?" Just click on the picture and secondary click and do that stuff. I'm sure you know.

So that's the series as of now. Next step is to take all the notes and plot outlines I write up during my US Govt. class and flesh them out into scripts.

It's hard to tell how good this movie is going to be with such vague info, but we asked our friend Meena Tills what he thought of all the stuff you have yet to see, and this is what he said:

Progress! MMMMMMmmmmm!

2005-08-28T21:35:00.000-07:00

Betcha you thought this was going to be one of those progress sites that are all like "GET READY FOR IT OGM!1!11!1!two"(it's funny because I did it on purpose!) and never ever make another post. But we here have only one thing to say to that.

Funk that.

And it's wrong. We start tonight with a cup of tea! Thomas had to take a photo of me, and he deemed it necessary to get a cup o' leaf water for the daunting task.

So. Oh yeah, this update is actually relevant! We just acquired all the boxes we will ever need to finish all the costumes. Need proof? Shaq!

No Thomas, you aren't a robot yet!

Seriously. You're a douche-ass.

So yes, we are actually working on this movie, as proved by these staged photos! So get excited! We are!

First Post.exe!

2005-08-20T12:41:00.000-07:00

Hello, and welcome to the official progress site for Electric Mans 8000, Cabinet Squirrel Production's next big thing! Since this is going to be our biggest, bestest, longest, and biggest movie to date, I thought it would be proper to have one of this really "hip" progress blogs, as the way of Kong is King, and I'm sure some other guys have done it as well.

Electric Mans 8000 is a story of good vs. evil, specifically good robots vs. some bad ones. Their battlefield: Earth. Currently we have two complete costumes, three almost done costumes, and two really evil-looking heads. Also, we have a mini-set built for the opening scene. To hold you over (oh, because I know you want to be held over) here are some pictures of some of the set and costumes, some which are more complete than the others. Brrzap!

*Cabinet Squirrel Productions does not condone the viewing of Battlefeild: Earth.