15 Times Dragon Ball Z Crossed Over With Other Series
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I am no longer the writer of Dragon Ball Z: The director and producer of the series have dragon ball z robot characters maker 2013 different idea of what constitutes a good script, a good dragon ball z robot characters maker 2013, and a good adaptation of live-action Dragon Ball Z.
I think my readers deserve an explanation because they donated money to see more of my work. I never received that money, as it all went to the production, but your emotional investment was pinned on my writing. The producers of Light of Hope are entitled to their own opinions and decision making rationale. Robot Underdog is fine with me explaining it. The reason they contacted me is because of my pedigree as a scholar of Dragon Ball and my leadership in the Dragon Ball community.
There are Dragon Ball fans who know a lot about the series, and then there are writers, but there are few Dragon Ball fans that are also writers, and almost none who are experts at both. After all, with Dragon Ball Evolution as their example, what else were they supposed to think? In order to succeed I would have to solve the number one problem with Dragon Ball Evolution.
That is, disrespecting the source material. Light of Hope Episode 1 premiered on February 24, To date it has I believe that everybody on the team did a great job bringing our collective vision to life, which started with my vision as written in the script. As a result, we received funding from the fans to film the remaining 2 episodes in the series, and the increased budget allowed dragon ball z robot characters maker 2013 new storytelling possibilities.
With our first success in mind, I followed the same 3 rules in revising the scripts of Episode 2 and Episode 3, in order to bring them to the next level.
After all, fans told me that they were placing their trust in my hands. We all agreed to diverge from the original TV special on account of there being no value in doing a shot-for-shot recreation. And I took free license with my scripts, but only so long as they continued to comply with the 3 rules.
That means my creative choices had to be true to the characters and the world they live in, as well as make sense to the emotions and logical expectations of the viewer. Dragon ball z robot characters maker 2013 live and breathe the fandom, so I think I understand what you guys want.
However, my commitment to following these 3 rules led to contention with the principle staff at Robot Underdog, who had a different perspective on how to do a live-action adaptation.
They wanted it to be different from how Dragon Ball Z manifests in the anime, manga, and films. And this is despite the fact that Episode 1 was an enormous success. I have two thoughts on that.
I conveyed multiple dragon ball z robot characters maker 2013 of subtext and context, unspoken psychological roles of father and son, mother and child, personal ambition in conflict with responsibility to society, along with emotional content and tension in each scene that has an implied deeper meaning and purpose relevant to the human condition. These are interwoven with exciting and intricately written battles full of classic DBZ content, dialogue, and transformations via emotional triggers.
I believe that my scripts have subtlety to them, and frankly, are works of art in that regard. And then to cite that as one of the reasons my scripts were rejected is outright confusing.
They felt my dialogue and the scenarios were too much like the series it was based on. Suffice to say that we had creative differences. They wanted the characters and the overall content on the outside, but not who they are on the inside. They disagree with that statement. They feel that they are giving fans what they want while upholding the integrity of the series.
It was a lot of pressure. The dilemma of trying to uphold my perception of the integrity of the series along with my own artistic integrity, while also pleasing the producers—which were opposite goals—often sent me into a spiral of depression via over-analysis and the disappointment with my ideal versus the concrete real.
This cycle repeated itself near-endlessly. In the case of Episode 3, there were 14 drafts of the script, which in several cases required complete rewrites from scratch. This was above and beyond what any screenwriter should have to do; especially for free. At the top of the list being the feelings of inspiration, perseverance, and hope for the future.
Writing about Dragon Ball is my life. So this seemed like such a great opportunity to express myself in a medium that would be seen by millions of people. I completed Episode 2 first, and they were happily surprised by the end result. But with Episode 3 we had a lot of conflicts. This break in the communication meant that most of the time I was working on my own and trying to figure out what they had in mind via their latest list dragon ball z robot characters maker 2013 bullet points, only dragon ball z robot characters maker 2013 them to be unsatisfied with the result all over again.
I asked countless questions, repeatedly asked for feedback, again and again, seeking answers and more information. But their replies were silence and more bullet points. Although to be fair, I wrote those questions instead of making phone calls; but you know what? If you want answers, pick up the phone.
Of course, they never called me after my requests for them to do so. There was no real communication. The script was mostly improving due to the sheer amount of man-hours I poured into it, and the fact I thought about it on a hour basis for months on end.
But this process created a growing divide between us, and unfortunately, earlier this week we reached a breaking point. I suppose it was inevitable. As a result of these contrasting perspectives I am no longer the screenplay writer of Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope, and have been replaced. This will be done despite my objections, and it will be done without my final approval on the production script. Ironically, instead of being more subtle, it is the opposite: The spiritual content, the deeper discussions, the subtle context of unspoken words, allusions to DBZ lore, and in some cases the heart of the scene, have been removed.
Most of the general scenarios remain, but are not as I intended. They told me Episode 2 only had light edits made to it, while Episode 3 will undergo major reforms.
Two years of dragon ball z robot characters maker 2013. How do you let that go? I cared too much. Looking back, I can say that while the task itself was difficult, the real challenge was working with people who had different perspectives.
Even so, I thought the quality of my work would speak for itself. It worked for Episode 1, and they had told me they liked Episode 2, so why not with Episode 3? I believe that I played a role in making the first episode of Dragon Ball Z: Light of Hope a success, and that the content and characteristics of my first script are one of the reasons why fans donated to see more episodes.
This charge led the way for Trunks to rise up and finish what Gohan started. This has been an emotional rollercoaster, but I have learned from the experience and will stand up again, ready to fight my next battle! Dragon ball z robot characters maker 2013 have I been replaced?
Explanation I think my readers deserve an explanation because they donated money to see more of my work. I decided to follow 3 rules: Stay true to the source material. Give fans what dragon ball z robot characters maker 2013 want. When Robot Underdog read my scripts for the episodes, they told me: Moving On Two years of work. Light of Hope is no longer in my hands. Best of luck to the cast and crew.
