Citizens,
Apparently, the size of your cape matters a great deal in the super hero world. Have you ever looked at your favorite heroes closely? To be blunt, Batman's cape is longer than Robin's. Why is this? Perhaps it is because Robin is more acrobatic and needs less fabric to get in the way? The actual reason is because a longer cape is more mature and Robin, being a small boy, would probably trip over his cape or get it stuck in something nasty as many unfortunate super heroes find out in the movie, "The Incredibles" Naturally, Robin has something to look forward to when he finally becomes a teenager! Screw driving the batmobile batman, give me a longer cape!
CRASH!,
Robin
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Sunday, October 09, 2005
If the Shoe Fits...
Citizens,
Have you ever wondered what your favorite super heroes wear as footwear? Why, rain boots and women's cowboy boots.
Wait...that didn't come out right? Oh yeah, it did.
When Batman and I were building our costumes, one of the harder items to find was footwear. Thus, we had to (as with most things) customly make our own. Believe it or not, the base for both of our shoes were as listed above: Batman wore rain boots and Robin wore women's cowboy boots. We spray painted the shoes the right colors. Batman was lucky, regular spray paint worked fine for him. But, for me, I had to find a special kind of spray on shoe polish (kelly green...who wears shoes that are kelly green aside from Robin?!) that was very difficult to find. Acutally, my mom found it for me in a tiny junky shoe store in a mall in Frederick.
Next, we had to cut the boots to the right size. Batman mearly trimmed his to a point to add the bat effect. Mine were slightly more tricky. I had to watch the "Batman" movie several times before I finally understood the pattern for Robin's shoes and cut them with great care using a leatherman knife I had.
Finally, we sewed them up to add duribility. Batman added a zipper (which I helped install) to his boots of justice. Let's just say that until you have sewen through leather and rubber, you do not know the meaning of pain in your fingers. But, the end products were faboulse except for one overlooked detail...
Remember how I said my shoes were WOMEN'S cowboy boots? Well, I could fit into them. But, wearing them for longer than ten minutes almost reduced me to tears. And you can forget about that action hero stuff: running, jumping, and fighting. Therefore, we tried to shoot most of the action from the waist up. For the scenes I had to be in my death traps, I squished into them. But as soon as the camera stopped, I kicked them off and switched to my tennis shoes. This little habit ruined a few shots we had to re-take because, well, Robin just can't wear old nikes in a fight scene. So, the next time you see a picture of Robin, give him a salute. I bet those boots are more uncomfortable than you can imagine.
ZOW!,
Robin
Have you ever wondered what your favorite super heroes wear as footwear? Why, rain boots and women's cowboy boots.
Wait...that didn't come out right? Oh yeah, it did.
When Batman and I were building our costumes, one of the harder items to find was footwear. Thus, we had to (as with most things) customly make our own. Believe it or not, the base for both of our shoes were as listed above: Batman wore rain boots and Robin wore women's cowboy boots. We spray painted the shoes the right colors. Batman was lucky, regular spray paint worked fine for him. But, for me, I had to find a special kind of spray on shoe polish (kelly green...who wears shoes that are kelly green aside from Robin?!) that was very difficult to find. Acutally, my mom found it for me in a tiny junky shoe store in a mall in Frederick.
Next, we had to cut the boots to the right size. Batman mearly trimmed his to a point to add the bat effect. Mine were slightly more tricky. I had to watch the "Batman" movie several times before I finally understood the pattern for Robin's shoes and cut them with great care using a leatherman knife I had.
Finally, we sewed them up to add duribility. Batman added a zipper (which I helped install) to his boots of justice. Let's just say that until you have sewen through leather and rubber, you do not know the meaning of pain in your fingers. But, the end products were faboulse except for one overlooked detail...
Remember how I said my shoes were WOMEN'S cowboy boots? Well, I could fit into them. But, wearing them for longer than ten minutes almost reduced me to tears. And you can forget about that action hero stuff: running, jumping, and fighting. Therefore, we tried to shoot most of the action from the waist up. For the scenes I had to be in my death traps, I squished into them. But as soon as the camera stopped, I kicked them off and switched to my tennis shoes. This little habit ruined a few shots we had to re-take because, well, Robin just can't wear old nikes in a fight scene. So, the next time you see a picture of Robin, give him a salute. I bet those boots are more uncomfortable than you can imagine.
ZOW!,
Robin
Thursday, September 29, 2005
The Ultimate Reason Why Batman Rules
Cititizens,
There is one reason why Batman is the best super hero ever. He is listed in Mr. Watterson's "Calvin and Hobbes" Comic strip. I think that sums it up.
SWOOSH!,
Robin
There is one reason why Batman is the best super hero ever. He is listed in Mr. Watterson's "Calvin and Hobbes" Comic strip. I think that sums it up.
SWOOSH!,
Robin
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Knock Out Gas
Citizens,
This neferous gas has thwarted Batman and I multiple times. For those of you who do not know what knock out gas is, it's name implies its action. A villian will spray Batman and I with it to render us immoble and him free to either escape or put us in a death trap (that always seems to be happening.) However, after this has happened to us multiple times, Batman and I use the advanced science labratories in the bat-cave to come up with pills that render each kind of knock out gas ineffective on us. Thus, the villian is in for a sure surprise when he tries to gas us again!
Now, how does this relate to our movies? Simply, the form of knock out gas has changed through the episodes. When Batman and I were filming episode 1, we did not have a large budget and were pressed for time. Thus, our knockout gas became baby powder, squeezed out of a tube in someone's face. Episode 2 saw a slight upgrade, flour (which I got a good sizeable amount straight to the face. My old costume still has flour stains on it). However, episode 3 and 4 is where Joey and I broke down and bought a fog machine to give it that actual gassy look. It was quite satisfying for the derivative to raise his arm...er sheet, and spray us with some gassy substance which induced much coughing and caused us to collapse (unfortunately for me, Batman actually collapsed on my head during one take)
Unfortunately, we were unable to figure out a way to make the gas multicolored as in the TV show. For a while, we contimplated buying fireworks but this proved to be expensive as any fireworks vendor required us to buy 50 dollars of product before actually selling us 10 dollar smoke bombs. Batman and I even went on a small adventure to Phantom Fireworks in PA to try and get some cheaper. But, that my friends, is the topic for our next post.
CRUNCH!,
Robin
This neferous gas has thwarted Batman and I multiple times. For those of you who do not know what knock out gas is, it's name implies its action. A villian will spray Batman and I with it to render us immoble and him free to either escape or put us in a death trap (that always seems to be happening.) However, after this has happened to us multiple times, Batman and I use the advanced science labratories in the bat-cave to come up with pills that render each kind of knock out gas ineffective on us. Thus, the villian is in for a sure surprise when he tries to gas us again!
Now, how does this relate to our movies? Simply, the form of knock out gas has changed through the episodes. When Batman and I were filming episode 1, we did not have a large budget and were pressed for time. Thus, our knockout gas became baby powder, squeezed out of a tube in someone's face. Episode 2 saw a slight upgrade, flour (which I got a good sizeable amount straight to the face. My old costume still has flour stains on it). However, episode 3 and 4 is where Joey and I broke down and bought a fog machine to give it that actual gassy look. It was quite satisfying for the derivative to raise his arm...er sheet, and spray us with some gassy substance which induced much coughing and caused us to collapse (unfortunately for me, Batman actually collapsed on my head during one take)
Unfortunately, we were unable to figure out a way to make the gas multicolored as in the TV show. For a while, we contimplated buying fireworks but this proved to be expensive as any fireworks vendor required us to buy 50 dollars of product before actually selling us 10 dollar smoke bombs. Batman and I even went on a small adventure to Phantom Fireworks in PA to try and get some cheaper. But, that my friends, is the topic for our next post.
CRUNCH!,
Robin
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Late Nights
Citizens,
As you can see, I have just returned from a session of crime fighting. However, in all seriousness, the late night has caused me to ponder on something in the Batman universe: late nights. Bruce and Dick spend all day as their normal selves. But, when dangre strikes, they leap into action. This keeps them running around the city at all hours of the night (although I imagine that Robin is back in time to get to bed at a good hour). Still, it must be rather draining on them. How would you like to pull a full day of school/work and then go fight baddies for a few hours? Not exactly easy huh? Well, once again Batman and Robin show how super they truly are, enduring all fatiuge to bring you safety and justice. Now, that my friends, is what a real super hero is.
POW!,
Robin
As you can see, I have just returned from a session of crime fighting. However, in all seriousness, the late night has caused me to ponder on something in the Batman universe: late nights. Bruce and Dick spend all day as their normal selves. But, when dangre strikes, they leap into action. This keeps them running around the city at all hours of the night (although I imagine that Robin is back in time to get to bed at a good hour). Still, it must be rather draining on them. How would you like to pull a full day of school/work and then go fight baddies for a few hours? Not exactly easy huh? Well, once again Batman and Robin show how super they truly are, enduring all fatiuge to bring you safety and justice. Now, that my friends, is what a real super hero is.
POW!,
Robin
Friday, September 23, 2005
The D in "Duo" is for Destruction
Citizens,
Batman and Robin are the most famous crime fighting duo in history. Their strengths compliment each other perfectly. Batman's intelligence and power is balanced by Robin's wit and speed. When they fight as one, evil dooers beware. It has come to my attention that for this reason, people have often looked down on Batman saying that he needs a sidekick to get things done. Unfortunately, they could not have been more wrong.
You see, unlike every other super hero, Batman and Robin have to face countless henchmen plus the villian(s). When was the last time superman fought a small army by himself with the same basic potential? In other words, since superman has all his powers, when was the last time he fought a whole horde of supermen? You see, Batman faces off daily against goons trained in fighting and with some pretty cool gadgets like him (ever see the Book Worm's magnet gun?) But, do you see other super heroes doing this? The answer is no.
Could Batman take down 1 villian and his henchmen? With all certainty, probably yes. But, how about 2 or 3 villians? The odds become tougher. Enter the Boy Wonder. Combinded, Batman and Robin are enough to take down a horde of evil dooers while Ol' caped butt Clark Kent is too busy going, "WAAAAH! Lex gave my enemy (singular) some kryptonite! I don't know how to win! WAAAAAH!" Maybe Kent should take a leaf out of Batman's book and learn the power of the Dynamic duo instead of spending his time whinning. At the end of the day, it's just occured to superman he needs to use a lead suit to save the city while Bruce and Dick are sipping milk at Wayne Manor humbling observing the city they helped save. I rest my case.
ZWANK!,
Robin
Batman and Robin are the most famous crime fighting duo in history. Their strengths compliment each other perfectly. Batman's intelligence and power is balanced by Robin's wit and speed. When they fight as one, evil dooers beware. It has come to my attention that for this reason, people have often looked down on Batman saying that he needs a sidekick to get things done. Unfortunately, they could not have been more wrong.
You see, unlike every other super hero, Batman and Robin have to face countless henchmen plus the villian(s). When was the last time superman fought a small army by himself with the same basic potential? In other words, since superman has all his powers, when was the last time he fought a whole horde of supermen? You see, Batman faces off daily against goons trained in fighting and with some pretty cool gadgets like him (ever see the Book Worm's magnet gun?) But, do you see other super heroes doing this? The answer is no.
Could Batman take down 1 villian and his henchmen? With all certainty, probably yes. But, how about 2 or 3 villians? The odds become tougher. Enter the Boy Wonder. Combinded, Batman and Robin are enough to take down a horde of evil dooers while Ol' caped butt Clark Kent is too busy going, "WAAAAH! Lex gave my enemy (singular) some kryptonite! I don't know how to win! WAAAAAH!" Maybe Kent should take a leaf out of Batman's book and learn the power of the Dynamic duo instead of spending his time whinning. At the end of the day, it's just occured to superman he needs to use a lead suit to save the city while Bruce and Dick are sipping milk at Wayne Manor humbling observing the city they helped save. I rest my case.
ZWANK!,
Robin
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Is your head tilted?
Citizens,
The next time you watch an episode of your favorite 60's tv show and mine pay very close attention to the screen when the show films a villian in his hideout. If it feels like you have to tilt your head to keep the screen level then you are dead on and nothing is wrong with your eyes.
The creators of the show actually filmed the villians at a slight slant. Why? Because, they are slanted individuals without the normal look on life. Seriously, who in their right mind invests all the time and effort to build a death trap for Batman and Robin and then hire all those henchmen just to rob a bank with a flare? But, then I guess you could ask why a man with millions of dollars would dress up like a bat and that, my dear friends, would be sedition.
THOCK!,
Robin
The next time you watch an episode of your favorite 60's tv show and mine pay very close attention to the screen when the show films a villian in his hideout. If it feels like you have to tilt your head to keep the screen level then you are dead on and nothing is wrong with your eyes.
The creators of the show actually filmed the villians at a slight slant. Why? Because, they are slanted individuals without the normal look on life. Seriously, who in their right mind invests all the time and effort to build a death trap for Batman and Robin and then hire all those henchmen just to rob a bank with a flare? But, then I guess you could ask why a man with millions of dollars would dress up like a bat and that, my dear friends, would be sedition.
THOCK!,
Robin
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Batman Applies to Real Life
Citizens,
Have you ever carefully watched a Batman fight sequence? Usually what happens near the end is every villian and henchman rushes over and starts to whale on Batman. It is then Robin who grabs a rope and swings, jumps on a cart, or rides some other device into the crowds and knocks everyone off of Batman.
This has led me to the conclusion that the modern police force and the military are missing the true awesome power of riding a cart into battle. Clearly it has great potential as shown on "Batman". But, perhaps, this is only a feat a super hero can accomplish? I mean, let's face it. To ride a cart and jump off and knock down about 10 people takes some pretty stupendious skill. Let me wrap this post up by simply concluding:
Kids, don't try that one at home. Yup.
BAMB!
Robin
Have you ever carefully watched a Batman fight sequence? Usually what happens near the end is every villian and henchman rushes over and starts to whale on Batman. It is then Robin who grabs a rope and swings, jumps on a cart, or rides some other device into the crowds and knocks everyone off of Batman.
This has led me to the conclusion that the modern police force and the military are missing the true awesome power of riding a cart into battle. Clearly it has great potential as shown on "Batman". But, perhaps, this is only a feat a super hero can accomplish? I mean, let's face it. To ride a cart and jump off and knock down about 10 people takes some pretty stupendious skill. Let me wrap this post up by simply concluding:
Kids, don't try that one at home. Yup.
BAMB!
Robin
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Word on the Street
Citizens,
I know most of you have been sourging the internet daily as I do to look to see if there is any word out yet about the next Batman movie to come from Hollywood. Basically, "Batman Begins" was not going to fill the role some gave it as a prequle to the tim burton batman. "Batman Begins" is exactly that, the beginning of a new chapter. From the ending of Begins, we know the next villian is going to be the Joker. So, the next question is, who is going to play him? The word on the street that I have heard has impressed this crime fighter significantly. Rumor has it that Mark Hamill is right now in the minds of producers and directors.
Huh? Luke Skywalker?!
Yup. But, aside from his most popular role, he also did the voice of the Joker for the past few years for every batman cartoon to come out. The man's voice is perfect. If anyone has ever seen someone good voice act, they are 9/10ths of the way there to making the full character. So, my full belief is that Mark Hamill can play the Joker the way he does in the cartoon. Funny, Insane, and deadly. You gotta love it. More updates as more developements are found!
BIFF!
Robin
I know most of you have been sourging the internet daily as I do to look to see if there is any word out yet about the next Batman movie to come from Hollywood. Basically, "Batman Begins" was not going to fill the role some gave it as a prequle to the tim burton batman. "Batman Begins" is exactly that, the beginning of a new chapter. From the ending of Begins, we know the next villian is going to be the Joker. So, the next question is, who is going to play him? The word on the street that I have heard has impressed this crime fighter significantly. Rumor has it that Mark Hamill is right now in the minds of producers and directors.
Huh? Luke Skywalker?!
Yup. But, aside from his most popular role, he also did the voice of the Joker for the past few years for every batman cartoon to come out. The man's voice is perfect. If anyone has ever seen someone good voice act, they are 9/10ths of the way there to making the full character. So, my full belief is that Mark Hamill can play the Joker the way he does in the cartoon. Funny, Insane, and deadly. You gotta love it. More updates as more developements are found!
BIFF!
Robin
The Big 100
Citizens,
This glorious post marks the 100th post in this blog! I sure do feel accomplished keeping the bat-cave warm and comfy while Batman is off battling crime in Russia. And speaking of crime fighting, this crime fighter has his duties to do!
DWPOW!
Robin
This glorious post marks the 100th post in this blog! I sure do feel accomplished keeping the bat-cave warm and comfy while Batman is off battling crime in Russia. And speaking of crime fighting, this crime fighter has his duties to do!
DWPOW!
Robin
Monday, September 19, 2005
Milk Does a Body Good
Citizens,
As a film studies major, I just wanted to call your attention to one of the very suttle, and yet humorous punches made in "Batman" (the 1966 movie of course ;-)) In film, there is a french term called "Mis-en-scene." Basically, it means controlling all the visual elements in a shot to convey a point. My favorite example is in the movie, "The Godfather" a ganster walks into a bar and the door is covered in fish designs. Later in the scene, that ganster is killed in the bar and is sent to, "sleep with the fishes."
So, what does this have to do with Batman? Namely, in most scenes Batman is scene holding a drink. But, have you ever looked at what the drink is? Joey and I have concluded that it is indeed milk. Milk held in a brandy siffter. Point being? I think it is a very humerous joke by the show. Bruce is serious, yet childish. I love it.
And, loyal to the tradition, you will see Joey and I have interwoven this theme into our movies. In most of the Wayne Manor shots Joey drinking something from a margarita glass (because I don't own a brandy sifter). Yes, it is milk. Does Joey like milk? Nope. Does he like doing multiple takes while having to drink milk? No. His solution? Drink as little milk as possible. To his credit, Joey did have to drink a very large thing of milk for his role as Batman at one time. In our first episode Joey and I had a shot set up where Batman and Robin are rushing off to save the day when they come across a tray full of fresh milk that Alfred has left them. Robin argues they don't have time but Batman hushes him with a speech on the value of milk and so Batman and Robin consume the two rather large wine glasses full of milk. Of course, we kept laughing hearing Joey's speech so we had to stop several times and re-fill our glasses. None of which was very fun and produced that weird sick feeling when you drink/eat too much dairy. But, we got the shot done. Finally, it is poisioned milk that leads Robin into the clutches of the derivative when he drinks a spiked glass of milk at the theater.
In other words citizens, milk does a body good. But, if a strange man comes up to you wearing a "henchman" shirt and offers you a drink, don't accept it least you fall into a manical madman's clutches!
ZWANK!
Robin
As a film studies major, I just wanted to call your attention to one of the very suttle, and yet humorous punches made in "Batman" (the 1966 movie of course ;-)) In film, there is a french term called "Mis-en-scene." Basically, it means controlling all the visual elements in a shot to convey a point. My favorite example is in the movie, "The Godfather" a ganster walks into a bar and the door is covered in fish designs. Later in the scene, that ganster is killed in the bar and is sent to, "sleep with the fishes."
So, what does this have to do with Batman? Namely, in most scenes Batman is scene holding a drink. But, have you ever looked at what the drink is? Joey and I have concluded that it is indeed milk. Milk held in a brandy siffter. Point being? I think it is a very humerous joke by the show. Bruce is serious, yet childish. I love it.
And, loyal to the tradition, you will see Joey and I have interwoven this theme into our movies. In most of the Wayne Manor shots Joey drinking something from a margarita glass (because I don't own a brandy sifter). Yes, it is milk. Does Joey like milk? Nope. Does he like doing multiple takes while having to drink milk? No. His solution? Drink as little milk as possible. To his credit, Joey did have to drink a very large thing of milk for his role as Batman at one time. In our first episode Joey and I had a shot set up where Batman and Robin are rushing off to save the day when they come across a tray full of fresh milk that Alfred has left them. Robin argues they don't have time but Batman hushes him with a speech on the value of milk and so Batman and Robin consume the two rather large wine glasses full of milk. Of course, we kept laughing hearing Joey's speech so we had to stop several times and re-fill our glasses. None of which was very fun and produced that weird sick feeling when you drink/eat too much dairy. But, we got the shot done. Finally, it is poisioned milk that leads Robin into the clutches of the derivative when he drinks a spiked glass of milk at the theater.
In other words citizens, milk does a body good. But, if a strange man comes up to you wearing a "henchman" shirt and offers you a drink, don't accept it least you fall into a manical madman's clutches!
ZWANK!
Robin
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Batman the Animated Series
Citizens,
After reading over the posts, I was surprised to find that Batman never commented upon the great wonder of Batman the Animated Series. I'm sure most of you remember it, the classic beginning, the great griping two part episodes, and Mark Hamil as the Joker. In this super hero's mind, this show was better than Batman Forever, Batman and Robin, and even some aspects of Batman Begins. This show truly looks at Batman as someone keeping their promise to protect gotham, no matter what the cost. The characterization of Robin and Batman's relationship too is great. It's just priceless. In tribute, I have posted a few of my favorite quotes to enrich your lives:
[Holding a picture of his dead wife] Mr. Freeze: I failed you. I wish there were another way for me to say it. I cannot. I can only beg your forgiveness, and pray you hear me somehow, someplace... someplace where a warm hand waits for mine.
The Riddler: My, my, my, can we actually have a brain beneath that pointy cowl of ours?
Batman: Red Claw, a woman?
Red Claw: Do you have a problem with that?
Batman: Not at all. I'm an equal-opportunity crime fighter!
[Discussing Batman over a poker game]
The Joker: He sure gets around for one guy.
Two-Face: Yeah, well that's where you're wrong. I don't think it is one guy.
Killer Croc: Huh?
Two-Face: The way I figure it, Gordon's got a bunch of 'em stashed someplace like a S.W.A.T. team. He wants you to think it's one guy, but...
The Joker: Ah, you're always seeing double.
The Penguin: It's obvious our cowled friend suffered some crime-related trauma when he was younger. Perhaps an over-anxious mugger blew off a piece of his face.
The Joker: Sure, he could be all gross and disgusting under that mask! Uh, no offense, Harv. Two-Face: Just deal.
Killer Croc: Well, you know what I think?
The Joker: Not the robot theory again.
Killer Croc: Well, he could be.
Harley Quinn: Gee, boss, you really know how to put the fun in funeral.
Bruce Wayne: I know it must be very difficult.
Dick Grayson: If only I could have stopped him! I saw him coming out of the tent! I knew he didn't belong there!
Bruce Wayne: I know. You keep thinking, If only I had done something differently. If only I could have... warned them. But there isn't anything you could have done. There isn't anything either of us could have done.
Dick Grayson: Your mom and dad? Does the hurt ever go away?
Bruce Wayne: I wish I could say yes. But it will get better in time. For you. That I promise.
Two-Face: [finishing his "almost got him" Batman story] ... And if it weren't for this blasted coin... I would have got him.
The Joker: Gee, that's too bad, Harv, but I guess you'll always come in second. Anybody else want to go?
Killer Croc: [hits the table] ME! There I was, holed up in this quarry, when Batman came nosing around. He was getting closer... Closer...
Poison Ivy: And...?
Killer Croc: I threw a rock at him!
[everyone stares in dead silence]
Poison Ivy: So, Harvey, when became of the giant penny?
Killer Croc: It was a big rock...
Two-Face: They actually let him keep it!
The Joker: [to Harley, enraged, after she has nearly succeeded in a plan to kill Batman that the Joker had abandoned] But you had to explain it! A joke is't funny if you have to explain it!
The Joker: [singing] Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg, batmobile lost a wheel, and Joker got away!
[flashback on the Penguin's "almost-got-him" Batman story]
The Penguin: Greetings, Batman! You have taken the bait, as I knew you would. Now, prepare to meet your end, within my Aviary of Doom!
Poison Ivy: [interrupting] Aviary of what?
The Joker: Yeesh, Pengers! How corny can you get?
The Penguin: Fah! Just because you mundane miscreants have no drama in your souls! Anyway, there he was in my av... uh, big birdhouse...
Robin: You were right, y'know, not bringing me along. You knew I'd take it too personally. Batman: It wasn't that, Robin. It wasn't that at all. Zucco's taken so much, caused you so much pain. I couldn't stand the thought that he might... take you, too.
[pause]
Robin: Come on, partner. It's been a long night.
[On a stakeout]
Robin: If I knew it was gonna be this long, I would have brought my homework. You sure about this extortion ring?
Batman: Uh-huh.
Robin: It's been four hours.
Batman: Uh-huh.
Robin: You still think they'll show?
Batman: Uh-huh.
[pause]
Robin: Lucky for me you're such a good conversationalist.
Selina Kyle: You've got to admit there's something between us.
Batman: Yes. It's the law.
D.A. Janet Van Dorn: I see now there's a need for what you do. But I'm still going to work towards a city that doesn't need Batman.
Batman: Me too.
OOF!!,
Robin
After reading over the posts, I was surprised to find that Batman never commented upon the great wonder of Batman the Animated Series. I'm sure most of you remember it, the classic beginning, the great griping two part episodes, and Mark Hamil as the Joker. In this super hero's mind, this show was better than Batman Forever, Batman and Robin, and even some aspects of Batman Begins. This show truly looks at Batman as someone keeping their promise to protect gotham, no matter what the cost. The characterization of Robin and Batman's relationship too is great. It's just priceless. In tribute, I have posted a few of my favorite quotes to enrich your lives:
[Holding a picture of his dead wife] Mr. Freeze: I failed you. I wish there were another way for me to say it. I cannot. I can only beg your forgiveness, and pray you hear me somehow, someplace... someplace where a warm hand waits for mine.
The Riddler: My, my, my, can we actually have a brain beneath that pointy cowl of ours?
Batman: Red Claw, a woman?
Red Claw: Do you have a problem with that?
Batman: Not at all. I'm an equal-opportunity crime fighter!
[Discussing Batman over a poker game]
The Joker: He sure gets around for one guy.
Two-Face: Yeah, well that's where you're wrong. I don't think it is one guy.
Killer Croc: Huh?
Two-Face: The way I figure it, Gordon's got a bunch of 'em stashed someplace like a S.W.A.T. team. He wants you to think it's one guy, but...
The Joker: Ah, you're always seeing double.
The Penguin: It's obvious our cowled friend suffered some crime-related trauma when he was younger. Perhaps an over-anxious mugger blew off a piece of his face.
The Joker: Sure, he could be all gross and disgusting under that mask! Uh, no offense, Harv. Two-Face: Just deal.
Killer Croc: Well, you know what I think?
The Joker: Not the robot theory again.
Killer Croc: Well, he could be.
Harley Quinn: Gee, boss, you really know how to put the fun in funeral.
Bruce Wayne: I know it must be very difficult.
Dick Grayson: If only I could have stopped him! I saw him coming out of the tent! I knew he didn't belong there!
Bruce Wayne: I know. You keep thinking, If only I had done something differently. If only I could have... warned them. But there isn't anything you could have done. There isn't anything either of us could have done.
Dick Grayson: Your mom and dad? Does the hurt ever go away?
Bruce Wayne: I wish I could say yes. But it will get better in time. For you. That I promise.
Two-Face: [finishing his "almost got him" Batman story] ... And if it weren't for this blasted coin... I would have got him.
The Joker: Gee, that's too bad, Harv, but I guess you'll always come in second. Anybody else want to go?
Killer Croc: [hits the table] ME! There I was, holed up in this quarry, when Batman came nosing around. He was getting closer... Closer...
Poison Ivy: And...?
Killer Croc: I threw a rock at him!
[everyone stares in dead silence]
Poison Ivy: So, Harvey, when became of the giant penny?
Killer Croc: It was a big rock...
Two-Face: They actually let him keep it!
The Joker: [to Harley, enraged, after she has nearly succeeded in a plan to kill Batman that the Joker had abandoned] But you had to explain it! A joke is't funny if you have to explain it!
The Joker: [singing] Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg, batmobile lost a wheel, and Joker got away!
[flashback on the Penguin's "almost-got-him" Batman story]
The Penguin: Greetings, Batman! You have taken the bait, as I knew you would. Now, prepare to meet your end, within my Aviary of Doom!
Poison Ivy: [interrupting] Aviary of what?
The Joker: Yeesh, Pengers! How corny can you get?
The Penguin: Fah! Just because you mundane miscreants have no drama in your souls! Anyway, there he was in my av... uh, big birdhouse...
Robin: You were right, y'know, not bringing me along. You knew I'd take it too personally. Batman: It wasn't that, Robin. It wasn't that at all. Zucco's taken so much, caused you so much pain. I couldn't stand the thought that he might... take you, too.
[pause]
Robin: Come on, partner. It's been a long night.
[On a stakeout]
Robin: If I knew it was gonna be this long, I would have brought my homework. You sure about this extortion ring?
Batman: Uh-huh.
Robin: It's been four hours.
Batman: Uh-huh.
Robin: You still think they'll show?
Batman: Uh-huh.
[pause]
Robin: Lucky for me you're such a good conversationalist.
Selina Kyle: You've got to admit there's something between us.
Batman: Yes. It's the law.
D.A. Janet Van Dorn: I see now there's a need for what you do. But I'm still going to work towards a city that doesn't need Batman.
Batman: Me too.
OOF!!,
Robin
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Unprecedented
Citizens,
Robin here. As you know, Batman has left for Russia leaving me incharge of the bat-cave! Holy Unexpected Circumstances! Robin has never been in the spotlight without batman! What will happen and can our hero keep Gotham safe until his return? I would like to think so. So, continue to read this blog as it shall not die. For, why would Gotham's dynamic duo let go their civic responsibility? Indeed.
Seeing as how I will shortly be late to class, I will leave you guys with an interesting thought. There have actually been three robins in the course of the Batman universe. The first one was of course, my favorite, Dick Grayson. Eventually, he got fed up with Batman's solitary ways and left to become Nightwing. Batman replaced him with a street punk he found and trained. He was never quite as good as Dick and eventually got himself killed by the Joker. Finally, Batman's third Robin is Tim Drake.
Simply put, being Robin is a tough job. Not only does Batman get most of the credit (deservably so) but, he's a tough boss. I'm sure if I really was Dick Grayson, it would be a tough life to live as well!
Robin here. As you know, Batman has left for Russia leaving me incharge of the bat-cave! Holy Unexpected Circumstances! Robin has never been in the spotlight without batman! What will happen and can our hero keep Gotham safe until his return? I would like to think so. So, continue to read this blog as it shall not die. For, why would Gotham's dynamic duo let go their civic responsibility? Indeed.
Seeing as how I will shortly be late to class, I will leave you guys with an interesting thought. There have actually been three robins in the course of the Batman universe. The first one was of course, my favorite, Dick Grayson. Eventually, he got fed up with Batman's solitary ways and left to become Nightwing. Batman replaced him with a street punk he found and trained. He was never quite as good as Dick and eventually got himself killed by the Joker. Finally, Batman's third Robin is Tim Drake.
Simply put, being Robin is a tough job. Not only does Batman get most of the credit (deservably so) but, he's a tough boss. I'm sure if I really was Dick Grayson, it would be a tough life to live as well!
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Bat-Pole Woes, Part 2
Citizens,
Robin the boy wonder reporting in again from the secret location of the Derivative's Office Hideout! Well, actually, I am at work. But, the office I am in is where Joey and I filmed the Derivative's Office for episodes 3 and 4. As today is kind of slow, I thought I would finish my post on the woes of the Bat-poles. And true to Batman style, let's begin in this way:
So far we have seen:
- How Kenn and Joey constructed the Bat-poles
- How we planned/shot the sequence of entering the bat-cave
-How we planned to operate the bat-poles
Holy Super Special Effects Batman! The best is yet to come!
So, anyway, the first scene we filmed with the bat-poles was the bat-cave scene. We did two different shots: one of Batman and Robin sliding in full costume and jumping off the poles and running off, a shot from the ground of us sliding down into the camera. (For triva purposes, these shots were where Joey and I initially decided to "tape" our wide angle lense to my camera, since it would not fit manually. This later became our style for the duration of the filming.)
Joey and I decided to mount the poles by jumping on them at the same time and sliding down at a controlled rate. Initally we had talked about jumping off ladders (off screen of course) and sliding down the poles. This we reasoned would be difficult and dangerous and thus we decided upon just jumping as high as we could, tucking ourselves up as much as possible once on the pole (to increase the length of the ride) and sliding down. Now, remember how in my last post I described our base as unstable? Well, nothing changed! So, it not only became a shot which required extensive coordination to jump/slide down at the same time. But, Joey and I had to be balanced enough not to knock over the poles. This was acutally quite difficult and in this scene and ensuing scenes, we ended up tiping the bat-pole frame over and falling off at some odd angles. Thankfully, no one was injured. This was probably due to the fact that we were only sliding at total of about 3-4 feet before we hit the ground seeing as the poles were only 7 feet.
Or was that really a blessing? Yes, as I found out, much to my horror that by having only 7 feet of actualy pole (5 or so feet which is on screen), the distance of the slide is very limited, producing a very shortand seemingly almost worthless shot. To make matters worse, our shots always began with Batman and Robin just at the top of the poles. And, that's right, you guessed it, this makes it very hard to link various shots together to create the effect that Joey and I are sliding down a shaft into the bat-cave. However, remember how I said we broke the bat-cave shot up into 2 shots? It turns out that that one shot of us sliding down onto the camera is what saved our necks and made this effect actually look ok. That critical shot allows us to have a transition between Bruce and Dick hitting the automatic costume changer to being in full costume. If we had not take that shot, as I didn't want to initally, we would have been stuck with Bruce and Dick sliding out of a shot but Batman and Robin starting already in the shot and thus making all the effort to build and shoot the bat-poles worthless. Lesson? When you film a movie, film lots of angles and do lots of takes.
Anyway, our first Bat-pole scene went well, despite the problems of balancing. It's acutally a fine art, I must say, to jump on a pole, slide down wearing tights and cowboy boots without knocking the set over. It's all about having a nice controlled jump followed by a nice controlled descent. Further, Joey and I had to jump on at the same time to prevent an unbalance in the poles. The best thing about this shot was this was the first time Joey and I actually saw each other in full costume and together on film. And let me tell you, the effect was just amazing. When you spend a whole summer working on building a costume, scripting an episode, and getting it together to see all your hard work bear fruit is just purely...amazing and is one of the few privillages reserved for film makers.
But, not all the memories with the bat-poles were happy ones. Unfortunately Joey learned the hard lesson about being a male and what the blunt force of a metal rod can do to ones groin when there is a high speed collision. Specifically, the scene I am talking about is the filming of the study scene in Wayne Manor. The set up was Bruce and Dick running over to grab the poles and slide into the bat-cave. Well, Joey and I were a little rushed because we were trying to rush off to see a showing of Spiderman 2. Thus, we were trying to get everything we needed done in a hurry. That probably contributed to it. Also, Joey's nack for sustaining injuries while filming also probably helped. Anyway, whether it was the rush or the nack, Joey managed to injure himself sliding down on the bat-poles not once, but twice. Painful? Yes. Hilarious none-the-less? Certinally.
Finally, our last and final shot of batman was with the bat-poles as well. It was the shot in which Bruce and Dick would slide past the Automatic Costume Changing (ACC), flip the switch, and slide out of sight. This scene had one large problem: we did not have an ACC. So, in the theme of the film: if we don't have it, just make it we made an ACC. I found a black electrical box in my basement. I think it was a connector to a TV or a VCR. Then, we just taped a bunch of glow sticks to it and made one of the glow sticks a handle. It looked...well, terrible. But, it was a prop and I believe it is only on screen for a duration of about 2-3 seconds, if that. However, the ACC added a new challenge for us: Can we slide down the bat-poles, hit something, and keep sliding without unbalancing ourselves? The answer: No! No! No! No! err..yeah, Yeah! No! Basically, we shot the scene about 6 times and of those times, we could only use 2 takes because the rest of the time, Joey and I tipped the frame and went crashing off camera. So, that's another tip for sliding down the bat-poles kids: keep it simple.
But, truth be told, the Bat-poles are one of my favorite effects in the film. They were just one of those elements of the 1966 show which, even if you see today, you think of Adam West and Burt Ward. Further, when Joey and I wanted to re-vamp our Batman movie and do it bigger and better than we did before it was a must and even though it provoked rage and frusteration and didn't come out nearly the way Joey and I planned, I am still very happy we filmed with them. As of right now, the Bat-poles are safely stored in a shed in the middle of my woods. Will they ever see action again with our dynamic duo? well, maybe if Joey and I ever make a 5th and 6th episode. But, they will definately be longer the next time. So, until that time, the bat-poles will lie safely in my prop warehouse until the heroes of justice need them again.
ZOKO!
Robin
Robin the boy wonder reporting in again from the secret location of the Derivative's Office Hideout! Well, actually, I am at work. But, the office I am in is where Joey and I filmed the Derivative's Office for episodes 3 and 4. As today is kind of slow, I thought I would finish my post on the woes of the Bat-poles. And true to Batman style, let's begin in this way:
So far we have seen:
- How Kenn and Joey constructed the Bat-poles
- How we planned/shot the sequence of entering the bat-cave
-How we planned to operate the bat-poles
Holy Super Special Effects Batman! The best is yet to come!
So, anyway, the first scene we filmed with the bat-poles was the bat-cave scene. We did two different shots: one of Batman and Robin sliding in full costume and jumping off the poles and running off, a shot from the ground of us sliding down into the camera. (For triva purposes, these shots were where Joey and I initially decided to "tape" our wide angle lense to my camera, since it would not fit manually. This later became our style for the duration of the filming.)
Joey and I decided to mount the poles by jumping on them at the same time and sliding down at a controlled rate. Initally we had talked about jumping off ladders (off screen of course) and sliding down the poles. This we reasoned would be difficult and dangerous and thus we decided upon just jumping as high as we could, tucking ourselves up as much as possible once on the pole (to increase the length of the ride) and sliding down. Now, remember how in my last post I described our base as unstable? Well, nothing changed! So, it not only became a shot which required extensive coordination to jump/slide down at the same time. But, Joey and I had to be balanced enough not to knock over the poles. This was acutally quite difficult and in this scene and ensuing scenes, we ended up tiping the bat-pole frame over and falling off at some odd angles. Thankfully, no one was injured. This was probably due to the fact that we were only sliding at total of about 3-4 feet before we hit the ground seeing as the poles were only 7 feet.
Or was that really a blessing? Yes, as I found out, much to my horror that by having only 7 feet of actualy pole (5 or so feet which is on screen), the distance of the slide is very limited, producing a very shortand seemingly almost worthless shot. To make matters worse, our shots always began with Batman and Robin just at the top of the poles. And, that's right, you guessed it, this makes it very hard to link various shots together to create the effect that Joey and I are sliding down a shaft into the bat-cave. However, remember how I said we broke the bat-cave shot up into 2 shots? It turns out that that one shot of us sliding down onto the camera is what saved our necks and made this effect actually look ok. That critical shot allows us to have a transition between Bruce and Dick hitting the automatic costume changer to being in full costume. If we had not take that shot, as I didn't want to initally, we would have been stuck with Bruce and Dick sliding out of a shot but Batman and Robin starting already in the shot and thus making all the effort to build and shoot the bat-poles worthless. Lesson? When you film a movie, film lots of angles and do lots of takes.
Anyway, our first Bat-pole scene went well, despite the problems of balancing. It's acutally a fine art, I must say, to jump on a pole, slide down wearing tights and cowboy boots without knocking the set over. It's all about having a nice controlled jump followed by a nice controlled descent. Further, Joey and I had to jump on at the same time to prevent an unbalance in the poles. The best thing about this shot was this was the first time Joey and I actually saw each other in full costume and together on film. And let me tell you, the effect was just amazing. When you spend a whole summer working on building a costume, scripting an episode, and getting it together to see all your hard work bear fruit is just purely...amazing and is one of the few privillages reserved for film makers.
But, not all the memories with the bat-poles were happy ones. Unfortunately Joey learned the hard lesson about being a male and what the blunt force of a metal rod can do to ones groin when there is a high speed collision. Specifically, the scene I am talking about is the filming of the study scene in Wayne Manor. The set up was Bruce and Dick running over to grab the poles and slide into the bat-cave. Well, Joey and I were a little rushed because we were trying to rush off to see a showing of Spiderman 2. Thus, we were trying to get everything we needed done in a hurry. That probably contributed to it. Also, Joey's nack for sustaining injuries while filming also probably helped. Anyway, whether it was the rush or the nack, Joey managed to injure himself sliding down on the bat-poles not once, but twice. Painful? Yes. Hilarious none-the-less? Certinally.
Finally, our last and final shot of batman was with the bat-poles as well. It was the shot in which Bruce and Dick would slide past the Automatic Costume Changing (ACC), flip the switch, and slide out of sight. This scene had one large problem: we did not have an ACC. So, in the theme of the film: if we don't have it, just make it we made an ACC. I found a black electrical box in my basement. I think it was a connector to a TV or a VCR. Then, we just taped a bunch of glow sticks to it and made one of the glow sticks a handle. It looked...well, terrible. But, it was a prop and I believe it is only on screen for a duration of about 2-3 seconds, if that. However, the ACC added a new challenge for us: Can we slide down the bat-poles, hit something, and keep sliding without unbalancing ourselves? The answer: No! No! No! No! err..yeah, Yeah! No! Basically, we shot the scene about 6 times and of those times, we could only use 2 takes because the rest of the time, Joey and I tipped the frame and went crashing off camera. So, that's another tip for sliding down the bat-poles kids: keep it simple.
But, truth be told, the Bat-poles are one of my favorite effects in the film. They were just one of those elements of the 1966 show which, even if you see today, you think of Adam West and Burt Ward. Further, when Joey and I wanted to re-vamp our Batman movie and do it bigger and better than we did before it was a must and even though it provoked rage and frusteration and didn't come out nearly the way Joey and I planned, I am still very happy we filmed with them. As of right now, the Bat-poles are safely stored in a shed in the middle of my woods. Will they ever see action again with our dynamic duo? well, maybe if Joey and I ever make a 5th and 6th episode. But, they will definately be longer the next time. So, until that time, the bat-poles will lie safely in my prop warehouse until the heroes of justice need them again.
ZOKO!
Robin
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Bat-Pole Woes, Part 1
Citizens,
Greetings! It is I, Robin again writing in with more bat-trivia. But, first off, a Bat-movie update. We are almost through editing Episode Three, just a few more bits to go. Being the savy editor that I am, anymore detailed information is strictly reserved for Batman. However, I will satisfy your appetiet for our completed project with another tale from the super hero vaults. I entitle this one: "Bat-Pole Woes."
For our third and fourth film, Joey and I wanted bat-poles. Previously, our entrance into the bat-cave was to leap through Joey's garage door and into the cave. This, obviously needed to be changed. Besides, everyone knows that the bat-poles are one of the defining moments in any batman epidsode. When that bookcase opens up, you know it's game time. The masks are going on and someone is going to get KAPOWED! Even the Joker had a ride on the bat-poles once and you can bet he enjoyed it, that is until Alfred turned on the reverse bat-pole slide and sent him flying back up until the police arrived.
Therefore, bat-poles were a must. However, the only way to truly create this illusion would be to build a set very similar to the one they used in the show. After looking at some blueprints from the set used to create the illusion, it became blatently clear to Joey and I that they way the 1970's show was done was by the use of 3 sets: 1) a very deep closet with the poles built into the roof and ceiling with the book case (this allowed the desent into the cave. 2) a long shaft with the poles (the descent into the cave with the automatic costume changer) 3) the cave itself with an additional 6 or 7 feet of pole space to create the slide into the cave shot, in costume. Joey and I groaned upon realizing this because we could not exactly remodel our homes to follow the needed construction prints. We entertained finding a house that was being built which might give us the nessicary shaft or large space needed for the poles, but quickly ruled that out at the thought of crimial charges.
What we needed was a mobile set that we could transport between locations. Thankfully, we didn't have to go far. Our Stately Wayne Study was Joey's living room and our Bat-cave was Joey's garage. But, we only had about 9-10 feet of ceiling height to work with. So, after a trip to home depot (the movie makers store) we determined we could buy 2 sturdy metal plumbing pipes. I then figured out how to construct a base that could hold these poles in place. The base was not a very complicated design. I took a two by four, but it in half and used a scroll saw to cut out the needed holes for the poles. Then, I used two bolts to refasten the base. The poles themselves were about 7 ft in length. Everything seemed to work fine. The base held the poles up fine and I could slide down them without hurting myself. Further, everything fit in the back of my truck, so they could be transported. Now that we had our poles, how the heck would we film the whole entering the bat-cave sequence?
Joey's living room did not have the proper space to fit a bookcase. Also, we knew it would be impossible to have us hit a button and the thing to actually open up to a shaft. However, we did determine that a small bookcase Joey had in his room could be moved downstairs to cover the entrace of his basement. We could then situate the lense of the camera to include just the shot of the bookcase. This was a brilliant discovery because, previously, our ideas had been to move a bookcase in front of a sliding glass door at either Joey's house or my house. We decided on this because we could adjust the size of the hole and such to fit the bookcase. But, it had the huge problems of 1) being outside (so we'd have to film at dark and pray no bugs were flying around in the background 2) no drop off for a sliding into the cave effect. So, the basement was a huge and a brilliant idea.
The shots were starting to come together in my head. Joey would flip a switch or something (we hadn't deterimined what device to enter the cave with yet). The next should would be us running and jumping onto the poles and sliding out of sight. Then the camera would fade out. It was a brilliant idea, the basement provided the needed shaft like apperatus and we could put the poles far enough back on the basement steps that we could run, jump onto the poles, and slide out of sight.
Wait a minute... did you say, "steps?" Somehow in my mind, steps, running, and jumping down into a basement does not sound like a good idea. Add the addition of costumes and you have a full blow, while surely comical disaster. The idea may have worked except remember, the only thing holding the poles together was a bolted two by four. Further, Joey and I had enough problems keeping the poles level on solid ground and trying to slide down them together because there was no lateral support for the device. Just our own downward force and balance to keep the poles upright. Fortunately, Joey pointed this out to me. When filming, I tend to be the director that is just like, we need to do this shot and latches onto the first concept that enters his head. Just like the time I ran, jumped, and rolled down a small hill with my camera because I thought it would look good. It did, but it hurt, a lot. Thanks to Joey, we avoided a very messy accident that would have surely have gone something like this:
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"Filming the Batman Movie"
Scene 3: Joey's House
(Joey and Kenn are whispering excitedly. They place the poles into position and set up the camera. They take their spots for their run.)
(Cut upstairs to the bedroom of Joey's mom and dad. They are fast asleep. Suddenly, there is a loud bang, followed by a sickening crack.)
Mom: What was that?
Dad: It sounded like it came from the basement.
(They exit. Cut to downstairs.)
Mom: Joey?
(Mom goes to investigate the livingroom. Camera stays behind dad. He walks to the basement door. At first, he is not sure what he sees. Quickly, he determines that there is a metal pole jamed into his basement ceiling. His eyes follow the pole down to the steps of the basement which reveal two limp bodies.)
Dad: Call 911 honey. ...they did it again.
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After many nights discussing this problem, I finally came up with the answer of how to film this scene. I was so obsessed with filming the episode just like the tv show that I never considered alternative ways to film the scene. Joey's living room had a very large entrance to it. Instead of a doorway or a walkway, they just did not install a wall. It's very spacious and attractive. Also, perfect for filming a bat-cave. Here's what we did:
Shot 1) Joey hits the switch
Shot 2) a CU of the bookcase being pulled open to reveal the poles in the basement
Shot 3) back in the living room, the poles are set up in the large entrace. The camera is put behind them and elevated slightly. From this angle, it looks as if we are filming from directly behind the batpoles, in the cave. Low lighting in the hall way helped achieve this effect. Joey and I run and the camera, jump and slide off screen.
Shot 4) CU of bookcase sliding back into position, fade out.
Brilliant huh? It looks fairly decent too. Now, to conclude this entry on the bat-poles I will wrap up with how we decided to operate the bookcase. In a technical sense, it was just Joey and I pushing/pulling from off camera. But, in the show, the bookcase is operated by a switch inside a bust of William Shakespear. The top opens, the button is pushed and the bookcase opened. That should be a simple prop to procure, right?
WRONG!
Joey and I combed ebay, online stores, value city, craft stores, costume shops, etc. trying to find a shakespear bust. After a few weeks of looking, we decided to settle upon any bust. After a month went by, we got desperate. We could find busts of Shakespear to use, but they were very expensive, made of stone, or too small. We wanted a plastic bust because we figured that a plastic one would be the easiest to modify to contain a switch. Once we exhausted our supply of shakespear sources, we moved on to other famous busts. I found some nice busts of the founders, but they were again too expensive of made of stone. Finally, we abandoned our online approach and hit the streets.
After seeing an elephant bust in a store, Joey came up with the idea that lawn orniments may be our best bet. So, we began to look for them. The best statues we came up with were a statue of a young boy and two small angels (I suggested they could symbolize bruce's parents), both of which were in the range of $30.00 dollars. After some discussion Joey and I decided to find another way. Afterall, why spend $30.00 on a prop we would use about twice and were not happy with? Joey briefly suggested we make a bust, but upon reconsideration of our combinded artistic skills, we realized that just because we could sew a little did not mean we could craft a bust of shakespear or anyone else other than "Round-up", the wal-mart smiley.
Joey and I decided we could make the entrance to the cave basically anything you would use to enter an secrete passage. Something like playing a note on a keyboard, pulling a candle stick, or hitting a button. Joey and I decided upon the latter. Joey took a small brown jewlery box and spray painted a top of a water bottle red. He then inserted it into the box and placed it on a small table near the center of the room. Viola! A secrete button in the box. The prop does not look too bad and is only on screen for a few seconds up close. But, for all pratical purposes it looked great. Now, you know what really gets at me?
When I was at Stratford-upon-Avon (shakespear's birthplace in England) they were selling great busts of Shakespear by the dozens. I almost bought one so we could re-shoot that scene. Man, sometimes you just get so mad, you can't. Anyway citizens, I have taken up enough of your time for today. Check back soon because there are more bat-pole misadventures to discover. In my next thrilling issue you will learn:
-how joey injured himself, multiple times
-how to slide down a bat-pole
-bat-pole limitations and miscaluations
-the auctomatic costume changer
-filming errors
Holy Captivating Caper Batman! The best is yet to come!
THOCK!,
Robin
Greetings! It is I, Robin again writing in with more bat-trivia. But, first off, a Bat-movie update. We are almost through editing Episode Three, just a few more bits to go. Being the savy editor that I am, anymore detailed information is strictly reserved for Batman. However, I will satisfy your appetiet for our completed project with another tale from the super hero vaults. I entitle this one: "Bat-Pole Woes."
For our third and fourth film, Joey and I wanted bat-poles. Previously, our entrance into the bat-cave was to leap through Joey's garage door and into the cave. This, obviously needed to be changed. Besides, everyone knows that the bat-poles are one of the defining moments in any batman epidsode. When that bookcase opens up, you know it's game time. The masks are going on and someone is going to get KAPOWED! Even the Joker had a ride on the bat-poles once and you can bet he enjoyed it, that is until Alfred turned on the reverse bat-pole slide and sent him flying back up until the police arrived.
Therefore, bat-poles were a must. However, the only way to truly create this illusion would be to build a set very similar to the one they used in the show. After looking at some blueprints from the set used to create the illusion, it became blatently clear to Joey and I that they way the 1970's show was done was by the use of 3 sets: 1) a very deep closet with the poles built into the roof and ceiling with the book case (this allowed the desent into the cave. 2) a long shaft with the poles (the descent into the cave with the automatic costume changer) 3) the cave itself with an additional 6 or 7 feet of pole space to create the slide into the cave shot, in costume. Joey and I groaned upon realizing this because we could not exactly remodel our homes to follow the needed construction prints. We entertained finding a house that was being built which might give us the nessicary shaft or large space needed for the poles, but quickly ruled that out at the thought of crimial charges.
What we needed was a mobile set that we could transport between locations. Thankfully, we didn't have to go far. Our Stately Wayne Study was Joey's living room and our Bat-cave was Joey's garage. But, we only had about 9-10 feet of ceiling height to work with. So, after a trip to home depot (the movie makers store) we determined we could buy 2 sturdy metal plumbing pipes. I then figured out how to construct a base that could hold these poles in place. The base was not a very complicated design. I took a two by four, but it in half and used a scroll saw to cut out the needed holes for the poles. Then, I used two bolts to refasten the base. The poles themselves were about 7 ft in length. Everything seemed to work fine. The base held the poles up fine and I could slide down them without hurting myself. Further, everything fit in the back of my truck, so they could be transported. Now that we had our poles, how the heck would we film the whole entering the bat-cave sequence?
Joey's living room did not have the proper space to fit a bookcase. Also, we knew it would be impossible to have us hit a button and the thing to actually open up to a shaft. However, we did determine that a small bookcase Joey had in his room could be moved downstairs to cover the entrace of his basement. We could then situate the lense of the camera to include just the shot of the bookcase. This was a brilliant discovery because, previously, our ideas had been to move a bookcase in front of a sliding glass door at either Joey's house or my house. We decided on this because we could adjust the size of the hole and such to fit the bookcase. But, it had the huge problems of 1) being outside (so we'd have to film at dark and pray no bugs were flying around in the background 2) no drop off for a sliding into the cave effect. So, the basement was a huge and a brilliant idea.
The shots were starting to come together in my head. Joey would flip a switch or something (we hadn't deterimined what device to enter the cave with yet). The next should would be us running and jumping onto the poles and sliding out of sight. Then the camera would fade out. It was a brilliant idea, the basement provided the needed shaft like apperatus and we could put the poles far enough back on the basement steps that we could run, jump onto the poles, and slide out of sight.
Wait a minute... did you say, "steps?" Somehow in my mind, steps, running, and jumping down into a basement does not sound like a good idea. Add the addition of costumes and you have a full blow, while surely comical disaster. The idea may have worked except remember, the only thing holding the poles together was a bolted two by four. Further, Joey and I had enough problems keeping the poles level on solid ground and trying to slide down them together because there was no lateral support for the device. Just our own downward force and balance to keep the poles upright. Fortunately, Joey pointed this out to me. When filming, I tend to be the director that is just like, we need to do this shot and latches onto the first concept that enters his head. Just like the time I ran, jumped, and rolled down a small hill with my camera because I thought it would look good. It did, but it hurt, a lot. Thanks to Joey, we avoided a very messy accident that would have surely have gone something like this:
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"Filming the Batman Movie"
Scene 3: Joey's House
(Joey and Kenn are whispering excitedly. They place the poles into position and set up the camera. They take their spots for their run.)
(Cut upstairs to the bedroom of Joey's mom and dad. They are fast asleep. Suddenly, there is a loud bang, followed by a sickening crack.)
Mom: What was that?
Dad: It sounded like it came from the basement.
Mom: Joey?
(Mom goes to investigate the livingroom. Camera stays behind dad. He walks to the basement door. At first, he is not sure what he sees. Quickly, he determines that there is a metal pole jamed into his basement ceiling. His eyes follow the pole down to the steps of the basement which reveal two limp bodies.)
Dad: Call 911 honey. ...they did it again.
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After many nights discussing this problem, I finally came up with the answer of how to film this scene. I was so obsessed with filming the episode just like the tv show that I never considered alternative ways to film the scene. Joey's living room had a very large entrance to it. Instead of a doorway or a walkway, they just did not install a wall. It's very spacious and attractive. Also, perfect for filming a bat-cave. Here's what we did:
Shot 1) Joey hits the switch
Shot 2) a CU of the bookcase being pulled open to reveal the poles in the basement
Shot 3) back in the living room, the poles are set up in the large entrace. The camera is put behind them and elevated slightly. From this angle, it looks as if we are filming from directly behind the batpoles, in the cave. Low lighting in the hall way helped achieve this effect. Joey and I run and the camera, jump and slide off screen.
Shot 4) CU of bookcase sliding back into position, fade out.
Brilliant huh? It looks fairly decent too. Now, to conclude this entry on the bat-poles I will wrap up with how we decided to operate the bookcase. In a technical sense, it was just Joey and I pushing/pulling from off camera. But, in the show, the bookcase is operated by a switch inside a bust of William Shakespear. The top opens, the button is pushed and the bookcase opened. That should be a simple prop to procure, right?
WRONG!
Joey and I combed ebay, online stores, value city, craft stores, costume shops, etc. trying to find a shakespear bust. After a few weeks of looking, we decided to settle upon any bust. After a month went by, we got desperate. We could find busts of Shakespear to use, but they were very expensive, made of stone, or too small. We wanted a plastic bust because we figured that a plastic one would be the easiest to modify to contain a switch. Once we exhausted our supply of shakespear sources, we moved on to other famous busts. I found some nice busts of the founders, but they were again too expensive of made of stone. Finally, we abandoned our online approach and hit the streets.
After seeing an elephant bust in a store, Joey came up with the idea that lawn orniments may be our best bet. So, we began to look for them. The best statues we came up with were a statue of a young boy and two small angels (I suggested they could symbolize bruce's parents), both of which were in the range of $30.00 dollars. After some discussion Joey and I decided to find another way. Afterall, why spend $30.00 on a prop we would use about twice and were not happy with? Joey briefly suggested we make a bust, but upon reconsideration of our combinded artistic skills, we realized that just because we could sew a little did not mean we could craft a bust of shakespear or anyone else other than "Round-up", the wal-mart smiley.
Joey and I decided we could make the entrance to the cave basically anything you would use to enter an secrete passage. Something like playing a note on a keyboard, pulling a candle stick, or hitting a button. Joey and I decided upon the latter. Joey took a small brown jewlery box and spray painted a top of a water bottle red. He then inserted it into the box and placed it on a small table near the center of the room. Viola! A secrete button in the box. The prop does not look too bad and is only on screen for a few seconds up close. But, for all pratical purposes it looked great. Now, you know what really gets at me?
When I was at Stratford-upon-Avon (shakespear's birthplace in England) they were selling great busts of Shakespear by the dozens. I almost bought one so we could re-shoot that scene. Man, sometimes you just get so mad, you can't. Anyway citizens, I have taken up enough of your time for today. Check back soon because there are more bat-pole misadventures to discover. In my next thrilling issue you will learn:
-how joey injured himself, multiple times
-how to slide down a bat-pole
-bat-pole limitations and miscaluations
-the auctomatic costume changer
-filming errors
Holy Captivating Caper Batman! The best is yet to come!
THOCK!,
Robin
Friday, May 06, 2005
Lack of Sleep
Citizens,
Robin here once again. With Batman and I undergoing finals, we don't have very much time to sleep. This brough to mind a post you might enjoy: sleeping hours while filming a movie. As I have already said numerous times, filming is one of the hardest hobbies you can have. It's emotionally draining as well as physically draining.
Most shoots last for about four hours. All that time you are on your feet, running around, trying to do things as fast and as well as you can do them so everyone can leave on time. It's great! But, it's worse than running a race. Also, most shoots were done either late at night or early mornings on the weekends to accomodate the work schedule of both Joey and I. End result? You pull and 8 hour day at work and then pull 4 more on your own time. That's 12 hours or work for a day. Starting to feel the drain?
I know I sure did. Last summer, when I did my cross country time trial I ran the slowest I had ever run. I had done more training than ever but for the past few nights, I had filmed with Joey until 1am or 2 am and then gotten up at 7:00 am to go to work. Simply put, filming and sleeping do not go well together. Joey and I actually filmed the bat-cave scenes from about 11 pm - 3 am one night because that was the only time we could work out. Making a film takes stamina. I guess that's why I'm a super hero.
THWAK!
Robin
Robin here once again. With Batman and I undergoing finals, we don't have very much time to sleep. This brough to mind a post you might enjoy: sleeping hours while filming a movie. As I have already said numerous times, filming is one of the hardest hobbies you can have. It's emotionally draining as well as physically draining.
Most shoots last for about four hours. All that time you are on your feet, running around, trying to do things as fast and as well as you can do them so everyone can leave on time. It's great! But, it's worse than running a race. Also, most shoots were done either late at night or early mornings on the weekends to accomodate the work schedule of both Joey and I. End result? You pull and 8 hour day at work and then pull 4 more on your own time. That's 12 hours or work for a day. Starting to feel the drain?
I know I sure did. Last summer, when I did my cross country time trial I ran the slowest I had ever run. I had done more training than ever but for the past few nights, I had filmed with Joey until 1am or 2 am and then gotten up at 7:00 am to go to work. Simply put, filming and sleeping do not go well together. Joey and I actually filmed the bat-cave scenes from about 11 pm - 3 am one night because that was the only time we could work out. Making a film takes stamina. I guess that's why I'm a super hero.
THWAK!
Robin
Monday, April 04, 2005
Superman? More like super lucky
Citizens,
Robin here again. It seems my guardian has been arguing for some time, who is the greater of the two? Batman or Superman? The same old answer I hear time and time again is the following, "Oh, Superman has his strength, speed, can fly, and lazer eyes. Batman doesn't have any super powers. If he couldn't use his gadgets and stuff like kryptonite, he'd be worthless."
Now stop right there. I hate this arguement for two reasons:
1) By denying Batman his advantage, (ie- his gadgets) it would only be fair to deny superman his powers.
2) It's saying Batman's intellect isn't a as super as it is. He's the world's greatest dectective after all!
Behold minions of Superman, you shall lose today. Tremble at my arguement, in four parts:
I. The comparision
First, I find it funny that people say Batman in inferior to Superman. Yet, when you hear a comparison between two heroes it is always these two. Not Flash, not spider man, not wolvieren, etc. Batman against Superman. That is at least implying that the two heroes are good enough to face off. Otherwise, why would we have the comparison in the first place when there are so many heroes with "powers" to rival superman's?
II. Using Kryptonite is cheap
Wrong. If Superman can fly, have super strength, and all his host of other powers, he must also be subject to the consequences of those powers. And that is invairibly kryptonite. In my knowledge, the times Superman has been devoid of his powers he has no problems with kryptonite. It's when he's in full possesion of them that he is in trouble. Besides, kryptonite can be stopped by one thing: a lead suit. Honestly, if you were superman and you were going to fight a mastermind like Batman, shouldn't you count on him having some kryptonite? And shouldn't you be smart enough to show up wearing lead? Hey, if you're that dumb to come to a fight unprepared, you deserve to lose in my opinion.
III. If Batman didn't have his gadgets, Superman could destroy him!
Maybe so. But that again, as I stated earlier, this is unfair. Think about it. It's taking away one hero's strengths and making him fight the other hero at full strength. If Batman is denied his gadgets, Superman should be denied his powers. Then the match would be even. It would be man against man. And who would win in a case like this? Last time I checked, Superman fights more with his strength than actual fighting moves. Meaning, he relies on his superior abilities to win. Batman, on the other hand, is a master of martial arts. Superman's fighting tactics are made obsolete by the loss of his powers while Batman still has considerable strength. Thus, Batman would more than likely win this fight. It is a testament to another reason why Batman is superior to Superman: he is more versititle.
IV. Superman can beat Batman if he doesn't use kryptonite, even with his gadgets.
Wrong. If you recall, Superman's powers come from the Earth's sunlight. As long as he's exposed to the sun daily, he retains his powers. Now, if Batman can freeze the Gotham river and crack the Joker's laughing gas formula, you can certinally bet he could either A) block out the sun or B) make the sun red to devoid superman of his powers or C) a mix of A and B. In this situation, Batman would certainly win because it would be Batman at his full strength and Superman at no strength.
I believe I have attacked all the arguments outlined by all Superman fans. I hope this puts it to rest once and for all: Batman is the superior superhero
ZOKO!
Robin
Robin here again. It seems my guardian has been arguing for some time, who is the greater of the two? Batman or Superman? The same old answer I hear time and time again is the following, "Oh, Superman has his strength, speed, can fly, and lazer eyes. Batman doesn't have any super powers. If he couldn't use his gadgets and stuff like kryptonite, he'd be worthless."
Now stop right there. I hate this arguement for two reasons:
1) By denying Batman his advantage, (ie- his gadgets) it would only be fair to deny superman his powers.
2) It's saying Batman's intellect isn't a as super as it is. He's the world's greatest dectective after all!
Behold minions of Superman, you shall lose today. Tremble at my arguement, in four parts:
I. The comparision
First, I find it funny that people say Batman in inferior to Superman. Yet, when you hear a comparison between two heroes it is always these two. Not Flash, not spider man, not wolvieren, etc. Batman against Superman. That is at least implying that the two heroes are good enough to face off. Otherwise, why would we have the comparison in the first place when there are so many heroes with "powers" to rival superman's?
II. Using Kryptonite is cheap
Wrong. If Superman can fly, have super strength, and all his host of other powers, he must also be subject to the consequences of those powers. And that is invairibly kryptonite. In my knowledge, the times Superman has been devoid of his powers he has no problems with kryptonite. It's when he's in full possesion of them that he is in trouble. Besides, kryptonite can be stopped by one thing: a lead suit. Honestly, if you were superman and you were going to fight a mastermind like Batman, shouldn't you count on him having some kryptonite? And shouldn't you be smart enough to show up wearing lead? Hey, if you're that dumb to come to a fight unprepared, you deserve to lose in my opinion.
III. If Batman didn't have his gadgets, Superman could destroy him!
Maybe so. But that again, as I stated earlier, this is unfair. Think about it. It's taking away one hero's strengths and making him fight the other hero at full strength. If Batman is denied his gadgets, Superman should be denied his powers. Then the match would be even. It would be man against man. And who would win in a case like this? Last time I checked, Superman fights more with his strength than actual fighting moves. Meaning, he relies on his superior abilities to win. Batman, on the other hand, is a master of martial arts. Superman's fighting tactics are made obsolete by the loss of his powers while Batman still has considerable strength. Thus, Batman would more than likely win this fight. It is a testament to another reason why Batman is superior to Superman: he is more versititle.
IV. Superman can beat Batman if he doesn't use kryptonite, even with his gadgets.
Wrong. If you recall, Superman's powers come from the Earth's sunlight. As long as he's exposed to the sun daily, he retains his powers. Now, if Batman can freeze the Gotham river and crack the Joker's laughing gas formula, you can certinally bet he could either A) block out the sun or B) make the sun red to devoid superman of his powers or C) a mix of A and B. In this situation, Batman would certainly win because it would be Batman at his full strength and Superman at no strength.
I believe I have attacked all the arguments outlined by all Superman fans. I hope this puts it to rest once and for all: Batman is the superior superhero
ZOKO!
Robin
Friday, April 01, 2005
A Summer of Adventure
Citizens,
Robin here again. You know, I was thinking the other day making the Batman movies Joey and I have done have to be some of the best summer memories I have. After my last post about the grind and push of filming, the question to this is "why?" For the answer, I defer to Adam West.
Adam West once said that when he was playing Batman, every day for work he got up and pretended to be Batman. His "business meetings" were with Commissioner Gordon. His "daily doings" were fighting the Joker, the Penguine, and a slew of other villians. Seriously, when we were all kids, how many times did we pretend to be super heroes. How awesome would it be to be hired to play super heroes all day?
Well, this is what Joey and I did. Even though we weren't paid, we spent the whole summer fighting crime and being super heroes. How cool is that? I mean, you can go to the beach. You can go to amusement parks. You can go camping. But, nothing and I mean nothing stands up in a conversation when your friends at college ask, "So what did you do this summer?" and you can answer, "Oh, well first I rode in the Batmobile, only after fighting and beating up 6 tough bad guys, only to escape from a large oven, and then beat up 6 bad guys again and save the city from a diabolical mad man." There is nothing on this great earth that could top that.
KAPOW!
Robin
Robin here again. You know, I was thinking the other day making the Batman movies Joey and I have done have to be some of the best summer memories I have. After my last post about the grind and push of filming, the question to this is "why?" For the answer, I defer to Adam West.
Adam West once said that when he was playing Batman, every day for work he got up and pretended to be Batman. His "business meetings" were with Commissioner Gordon. His "daily doings" were fighting the Joker, the Penguine, and a slew of other villians. Seriously, when we were all kids, how many times did we pretend to be super heroes. How awesome would it be to be hired to play super heroes all day?
Well, this is what Joey and I did. Even though we weren't paid, we spent the whole summer fighting crime and being super heroes. How cool is that? I mean, you can go to the beach. You can go to amusement parks. You can go camping. But, nothing and I mean nothing stands up in a conversation when your friends at college ask, "So what did you do this summer?" and you can answer, "Oh, well first I rode in the Batmobile, only after fighting and beating up 6 tough bad guys, only to escape from a large oven, and then beat up 6 bad guys again and save the city from a diabolical mad man." There is nothing on this great earth that could top that.
KAPOW!
Robin
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Memory of Costume Making
Citizens,
Robin here again. I just had another memory I thought you would enjoy: how joey and I made our costumes. I won't tell you the whole story now, because that is a story worthy of at least a two part episode! Holy Jaming Journal Entries!
Needless to say, Joey and I turned his living room into a costume shop when we were making what we call our "hero costumes" (the good ones) versus our "classic costumes" (the bad ones). It was insane. Fabric was everywhere. There were pictures of every angle we could find of batman and robin lying on the table.
I was seated at a table working on sewing a zipper on joey's boots. Joey was curled up on the floor designing a pattern for my cape. It was at that point I realized that it was a friday night and I was making a batman costume. I laughed and asked Joey, "Did you ever think that on a saturday in july you'd be sewing?" and he had to laugh and say no. Yeah, I think the thing we both remember fondly about Batman is the lengths we went to to make the project accurate. And that was just the beginning.
KAPOW!
Robin
Robin here again. I just had another memory I thought you would enjoy: how joey and I made our costumes. I won't tell you the whole story now, because that is a story worthy of at least a two part episode! Holy Jaming Journal Entries!
Needless to say, Joey and I turned his living room into a costume shop when we were making what we call our "hero costumes" (the good ones) versus our "classic costumes" (the bad ones). It was insane. Fabric was everywhere. There were pictures of every angle we could find of batman and robin lying on the table.
I was seated at a table working on sewing a zipper on joey's boots. Joey was curled up on the floor designing a pattern for my cape. It was at that point I realized that it was a friday night and I was making a batman costume. I laughed and asked Joey, "Did you ever think that on a saturday in july you'd be sewing?" and he had to laugh and say no. Yeah, I think the thing we both remember fondly about Batman is the lengths we went to to make the project accurate. And that was just the beginning.
KAPOW!
Robin
The Technicals of Film Making
Citizens,
Robin here. I know most have probably been wondering: Batman is on the scene here. Where has Robin been? Robin has been learning a very hard lesson: classes + internship + leading club + girlfriend = no time to be a super hero.
I thought I would take the time in this post to talk about some of the technical aspects of film making. For the most part, this has been my side of the dynamic duo. Batman has helped on numerous times with ideas and concepts: many of which saved us hours at a time. And that is exactly what I am getting at: the time spent doing the actual filming.
It was the last few weeks in June 2004. Joey and I sat down to plan out the rest of our movie. In other words, what days we were going to shoot which scenes. For the most part we assumed we had a month to film 2 episodes of Batman (30 minutes each). Easily, we planned we had to shoot about 2-3 scenes weekly. In other words, good bye summer. We had to fit filming around work which became a huge challenge due to Joey's rapidly changing work schedule. Plus, Joey and I were on the set for about 5 hours a day. 1 hour for prep and then actually 4 hours of shooting.
And lets not forget the problem of finding extras. We had a huge problem of getting people to fill the roles of both villians and heroes. The biggest problem was finding the same people to play the same roles (a huge problem in our first and second episode.) For the most part, we kept the same cast through out the film, but with a few minor problems.
In short, filming is a huge sucking of time. I don't even want to go into editing. Seriously, you can edit film for like 6 hours and barely get anything done. Trust me, I know. Well, as I always think when I load up the truck to go film another scene of a project:
It isn't the filming I love. It isn't the editing I love. It isn't the scripting I love. The only parts of making film that make it worth while are the drive to the location imagining how awesome and problem free the shoot will be and the first time you show the film. Those feelings alone are enough to make it worth while to this super hero.
KAPOW!
Robin
Robin here. I know most have probably been wondering: Batman is on the scene here. Where has Robin been? Robin has been learning a very hard lesson: classes + internship + leading club + girlfriend = no time to be a super hero.
I thought I would take the time in this post to talk about some of the technical aspects of film making. For the most part, this has been my side of the dynamic duo. Batman has helped on numerous times with ideas and concepts: many of which saved us hours at a time. And that is exactly what I am getting at: the time spent doing the actual filming.
It was the last few weeks in June 2004. Joey and I sat down to plan out the rest of our movie. In other words, what days we were going to shoot which scenes. For the most part we assumed we had a month to film 2 episodes of Batman (30 minutes each). Easily, we planned we had to shoot about 2-3 scenes weekly. In other words, good bye summer. We had to fit filming around work which became a huge challenge due to Joey's rapidly changing work schedule. Plus, Joey and I were on the set for about 5 hours a day. 1 hour for prep and then actually 4 hours of shooting.
And lets not forget the problem of finding extras. We had a huge problem of getting people to fill the roles of both villians and heroes. The biggest problem was finding the same people to play the same roles (a huge problem in our first and second episode.) For the most part, we kept the same cast through out the film, but with a few minor problems.
In short, filming is a huge sucking of time. I don't even want to go into editing. Seriously, you can edit film for like 6 hours and barely get anything done. Trust me, I know. Well, as I always think when I load up the truck to go film another scene of a project:
It isn't the filming I love. It isn't the editing I love. It isn't the scripting I love. The only parts of making film that make it worth while are the drive to the location imagining how awesome and problem free the shoot will be and the first time you show the film. Those feelings alone are enough to make it worth while to this super hero.
KAPOW!
Robin
Monday, February 28, 2005
Holy Bombastic Blogging Batman!
Citizens of Gotham and of the other lawful cities of the world,
Robin here and I would just like to inform you that you have quite possibly stumbled across the best internet blog on the planet! In this very blog, you will learn how Batman and I came to wear our masks and fight crime starting with a small school project and elevating it to the level of a summer project! What a perilous undertaking! But, rest asured, with Batman and I at the helm of this adventure, everything will be ok. We may go into a cliff hanger ending, but we all know who will win in the end!
Kapow!
Robin
Robin here and I would just like to inform you that you have quite possibly stumbled across the best internet blog on the planet! In this very blog, you will learn how Batman and I came to wear our masks and fight crime starting with a small school project and elevating it to the level of a summer project! What a perilous undertaking! But, rest asured, with Batman and I at the helm of this adventure, everything will be ok. We may go into a cliff hanger ending, but we all know who will win in the end!
Kapow!
Robin
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