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lerenwe · 03/07/2007, 03:39 am

Hello guys!

This morning, in class, I thought something:

Why not a little contest?
Everybody write a script for a machinama short, and the best script will be on the next short!

So, Mr. Administrator, is it possible? Is it a good idea?

PS: Oh! And if Steve Purcell or Dave Grossman could be judge...

So, what do you think of this?

Haggis · 03/07/2007, 03:42 am

Awesome idea.

xChri5x · 03/07/2007, 04:51 am

Unless of corse the shorts are planned and made far ahead in advance, in which case we may be too late

Sp0tted · 03/07/2007, 06:41 am

There could be legal issues with it... unless TTG made it a contest or something.

Hey EMily: it would be a good marketing ploy :-D

Derwin · 03/07/2007, 07:31 am

Legal issues with what? I think he is just referring to writing a script for the shorts, not actually creating them. Is fan fiction part of the legal realm?

Sir Lemming · 03/07/2007, 09:13 am

Actually, if we made the shorts ourselves I think it'd be more legal. Or at least more simple. Having one of us write the script while they produce the short is a bit more complicated, because your work was free but theirs wasn't, and they're under contract but you aren't, and blah blah blah...

AdamG · 03/07/2007, 01:23 pm

I'm sure they already at the very least made the scripts for all of them, but as a bussiness they should always be open for new ideas for customer interaction.

Emily · 03/07/2007, 09:36 pm

Doug actually had this idea like three months ago, and then we kept forgetting to ask the lawyers if it would be okay, and by the time the lawyer and I connected about it, it was too late (voice recording had already been done for the final set of shorts).

(And yes, there are potential legal issues with us creating shorts based on scripts written by non-employees, which is why I had to ask the lawyer about it!)

Definitely something we'll consider for the future, though. I think it's a great idea.

ShaggE · 03/07/2007, 10:42 pm

Could always just turn people INTO employees :P (Did I mention I'm a writer?

)

Laserschwert · 03/08/2007, 02:00 am

Working as a 3D-animator, I would just love to get my hands on the Sam & Max character meshes, just to create some animation myself... but I guess this is out of question.

*Hero1* · 03/08/2007, 02:05 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShaggE

Could always just turn people INTO employees :P (Did I mention I'm a writer?

)

I figure if I hang around long enough on this forum they'll hire me

ShaggE · 03/08/2007, 02:25 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laserschwert

Working as a 3D-animator, I would just love to get my hands on the Sam & Max character meshes, just to create some animation myself... but I guess this is out of question.

Max would be insanely easy to replicate in a modeling program. Sam wouldn't be much harder.

Derwin · 03/08/2007, 04:49 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hero1

I figure if I hang around long enough on this forum they'll hire me

Resume: I keep posting on your forums, isn't that good enough!?!?

Haggis · 03/08/2007, 05:18 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derwin

Resume: I keep posting on your forums, isn't that good enough!?!?

'So hire me already, or I'll also stalk you in real life.'

ShaggE · 03/08/2007, 05:26 am

You don't even have to pay me, I just require a butler named Herschel, 32 pounds of pure granola dust, and every Telltale employee to name their firstborn child after me. If any of them have children already, then they must have their names changed. Also, a shrine to me made of papaya shavings and shattered Lost DVDs. And a Porsche.

Laserschwert · 03/08/2007, 09:28 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShaggE

Max would be insanely easy to replicate in a modeling program. Sam wouldn't be much harder.

Sure, but I'm some lazy ass... (although I'm working for about 32 hours straight right now... 3D-modeling by the way... find the irony).

*Hero1* · 03/08/2007, 03:40 pm

They can hire me as a telltale critic!

Sp0tted · 03/08/2007, 10:05 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emily

And yes, there are potential legal issues with us creating shorts based on scripts written by non-employees, which is why I had to ask the lawyer about it!

this is what I was implying with my original post above. See, I'm not crazy!!!

03/07/2007, 03:39 am	#1
lerenwe Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 47	Machinama short: CONTEST! Why not? Hello guys! This morning, in class, I thought something: Why not a little contest? Everybody write a script for a machinama short, and the best script will be on the next short! So, Mr. Administrator, is it possible? Is it a good idea? PS: Oh! And if Steve Purcell or Dave Grossman could be judge... So, what do you think of this?

03/07/2007, 03:42 am	#2
Haggis Idealist/Surrealist Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,316	Awesome idea. __________________ I write, therefore I am.

03/07/2007, 01:23 pm	#7
AdamG The Maybe Friend for Life Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,054	I'm sure they already at the very least made the scripts for all of them, but as a bussiness they should always be open for new ideas for customer interaction. __________________ "Stay frosty America!" - Max

03/07/2007, 10:42 pm	#9
ShaggE Deep Mushroom Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,316	Could always just turn people INTO employees :P (Did I mention I'm a writer? ) __________________ "This grass feels funny. It feels like... pants." - Kirby A song. Also a song.

03/08/2007, 05:26 am	#15
ShaggE Deep Mushroom Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,316	You don't even have to pay me, I just require a butler named Herschel, 32 pounds of pure granola dust, and every Telltale employee to name their firstborn child after me. If any of them have children already, then they must have their names changed. Also, a shrine to me made of papaya shavings and shattered Lost DVDs. And a Porsche. __________________ "This grass feels funny. It feels like... pants." - Kirby A song. Also a song.

03/07/2007, 04:51 am	#3
xChri5x Marketplace Reality Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: GTA, Ontario Posts: 1,629	Unless of corse the shorts are planned and made far ahead in advance, in which case we may be too late

03/07/2007, 06:41 am	#4
Sp0tted Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 126	There could be legal issues with it... unless TTG made it a contest or something. Hey EMily: it would be a good marketing ploy :-D

03/07/2007, 07:31 am	#5
Derwin Max's PH-Neutral Chewtoy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 736	Legal issues with what? I think he is just referring to writing a script for the shorts, not actually creating them. Is fan fiction part of the legal realm?

03/07/2007, 09:13 am	#6
Sir Lemming Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 266	Actually, if we made the shorts ourselves I think it'd be more legal. Or at least more simple. Having one of us write the script while they produce the short is a bit more complicated, because your work was free but theirs wasn't, and they're under contract but you aren't, and blah blah blah...

03/07/2007, 09:36 pm	#8
Emily Formerly of the Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,549	Doug actually had this idea like three months ago, and then we kept forgetting to ask the lawyers if it would be okay, and by the time the lawyer and I connected about it, it was too late (voice recording had already been done for the final set of shorts). (And yes, there are potential legal issues with us creating shorts based on scripts written by non-employees, which is why I had to ask the lawyer about it!) Definitely something we'll consider for the future, though. I think it's a great idea.

03/08/2007, 02:00 am	#10
Laserschwert The F*ckest Uppest Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,850	Working as a 3D-animator, I would just love to get my hands on the Sam & Max character meshes, just to create some animation myself... but I guess this is out of question.

03/08/2007, 03:40 pm	#17
Hero1 conclusion jumper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: melbourne, australia Posts: 1,766	They can hire me as a telltale critic! __________________ Patience is a sharp razor to swallow...

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