>95% finished
What does this even mean?
If you're 5% away from being done that implies it's shippable as is, which would alleviate some of the cost. No-one is going to hold onto a finished film.
If rendering was left than the idea that the film was 95% complete is laughable. Rendering is by far the longest, most tedious, expensive, and hardware intenxive portion of a 3d animated film. A single frame of animation takes hours or days for a computer to render. If this was the case the film was probably canceled because it wouldn't have been finished on time.
>If rendering was left than the idea that the film was 95% complete is laughable.
I have seen this passed around here, but not anywhere else. Where does this idea that rendering is what the movie is missing comes from? >If this was the case the film was probably canceled because it wouldn't have been finished on time
Then save it for the next holidays.
>Where does this idea that rendering is what the movie is missing comes from?
When they say things like "the movie is 95% done", what they really mean is "95% of *our work* on this movie is done." Rendering is the most computer-intensive part of the production. This movie was not 95% done.
The new boss doesn't want anything started by the old boss. It's like how when a lion takes over a pride the first thing it does is slaughter all the cubs. CEOs work the same was.
>Scoob animated movie was 95% complete >cancelled
ouch
scoob! sucks ass anyway,
Why do people keep pretending Scooby Doo was ever good. As IF the only reason you didn't change the channel as a kid was because your favorite toon was on next.
Let's cut the shit. None of you ever watched Scooby Doo by choice.
>"Mom please buy me this Scooby Doo boxset!" >"Don't forget to tape Scooby Doo while I'm out!" >"I can't wait for the new Scooby Doo episode to drop."
Said nobody ever.
>As IF the only reason you didn't change the channel as a kid was because your favorite toon was on next
i think this only applies to the OG scooby doo. i find them okayish, nothing memorable except for their cameo in johnny bravo. i remember me and my parents enjoyed the spin-off with scrappy but its been so long since i last watched it.
as a kid i only started liking scooby doo when i watched zombie island and what's new.
right now my interest for the series was invigorated when i watched get a clue and be cool scooby doo.
It's a tax thing. Basically, never releasing it and using it as a tax write off (which is something you can do, I guess?) is considered a better financial move than having to spend more on marketing and releasing it in theaters or just dumping it on streaming.
So it's better financially to hold onto an almost finished product even at the cost of the companies public image? I know there's a whole saying about there's no bad publicity, but after the shit Netflix pulled that caused them to lose a bunch of subscribers and Warner essentially doing the same thing I don't see how this can be a good move for them.
>So it's better financially to hold onto an almost finished product even at the cost of the companies public image?
Apperently, yes. I'm not saying it's the right move, bud, I'm saying that some number cruncher looked at what it would cost to finish the movie and market it vs. What they would get from a tax write-off, and the write-off was more appealing.
jesus christ, can David Zaslav pull his head out of his ass and value the creatives who work under him over the possibility of saving some cash just once?
Well considering they are going to merge HBOMax and Discovery+ and rumor is HBOmax is the one getting folded into discovery instead of the other way around, no Zaslav cannot get his head out of his ass
He's actually disruptive. He wants to right the ship. We're not going to like all the decisions he makes and innocents will be killed along the way, but the fact that WB was in this position in the first place kind of justifies these harsh actions.
The only real problem with shelving all of these projects is that we are left to our imaginations as to what was lost. Maybe it was all miserable crap.
Famous people probably have all sorts of unique features and perks exclusive to them on any social media platform, and it wouldn’t surprise me if this was one of them.
people coming in have no attachment to these projects and therefore don't give a shit if they are canned.
Just clears the space for something that they can put their name on. Its the reason the Netflix Dark Crystal show was canned even thought they basically had all the materials to make future seasons on a better budget.
It wasn't theirs and therefore they just don't give a shit.
HBO wants to change their image and win back more white, male and conservative costumers that have been aliened by their "anti racist, female empowerment" content of late.
Blackrock has lost $1.7 trillion this year, so funding for woke flops is getting reduced.
>It's almost done >Why not make back some money
Isn't this the kind of short-term thinking that companies are normally lambasted for?
It doesn't matter how close it is to completion if it damages the brand in the long run.
They get a tax write-off if they completely cancel projects in production pre-merger. The company is billions in debt. This would underperform on any platform. It is a no-brain move, I do not see why people
cannot grasp this when the company itself has said as much.
wasn't the first one super woke with white male characters once again being all depicted as incompetent manchildren and weaklings so that an OC black "strong wyman" could look good in comparison?
Why do people keep pretending Scooby Doo was ever good. As IF the only reason you didn't change the channel as a kid was because your favorite toon was on next.
Let's cut the shit. None of you ever watched Scooby Doo by choice.
>"Mom please buy me this Scooby Doo boxset!" >"Don't forget to tape Scooby Doo while I'm out!" >"I can't wait for the new Scooby Doo episode to drop."
Nah I enjoyed classic Scooby Doo on Boomerang and got a bunch of the 80s and 90s movies on VHS plus Night of 100 Frights, Mystery Mayhem and Unmasked for PS2.
Kind of sucks I missed the boat with Mystery Incorporated but I might give it a try someday. As a Twin Peaks fan I might get something out of it.
Scooby Doo has one of the longest running lines of direct-to-video movies in history. How do you think those justify their existence? From a single, random airing on Cartoon Network?
>tax write-off
>Hollywood accounting
You're allowed to say israelites
israeli people should be exempt from paying taxes.
They took on a lot of debt amd have to cut costs. AEW is probay on the chopping block too.
Wait a few years and it will get leaked just like the Popeye movie
>warner bros in a nutshell
It was never about the money. We already have all the shekels in the world.
It’s a Scooby Doo movie, they make a bazillion of those every year
#ReleaseScoobHolidayHaunt
#Boycott
#FrickTheMan
ReleaseTheScoobCut.
>95% finished
What does this even mean?
If you're 5% away from being done that implies it's shippable as is, which would alleviate some of the cost. No-one is going to hold onto a finished film.
From my understanding last Friday they finished all of the animation, all that was left was the lighting.
How much time doing that take?
If rendering was left than the idea that the film was 95% complete is laughable. Rendering is by far the longest, most tedious, expensive, and hardware intenxive portion of a 3d animated film. A single frame of animation takes hours or days for a computer to render. If this was the case the film was probably canceled because it wouldn't have been finished on time.
>If rendering was left than the idea that the film was 95% complete is laughable.
I have seen this passed around here, but not anywhere else. Where does this idea that rendering is what the movie is missing comes from?
>If this was the case the film was probably canceled because it wouldn't have been finished on time
Then save it for the next holidays.
>Where does this idea that rendering is what the movie is missing comes from?
When they say things like "the movie is 95% done", what they really mean is "95% of *our work* on this movie is done." Rendering is the most computer-intensive part of the production. This movie was not 95% done.
Does it seriously still take that long to render an animated film? Surely modern workstations are way more efficient?
Depending on how complex the shot is, it's between like 30 minutes to 30 hours to render a frame, most studios have render farms for that reason
The new boss doesn't want anything started by the old boss. It's like how when a lion takes over a pride the first thing it does is slaughter all the cubs. CEOs work the same was.
Yep, shit like this happens all the time, especially in animation. It's the same reason Nick fricked over Glitch Techs and Rise of the TMNT as well.
based new boss
scoob! sucks ass anyway,
>As IF the only reason you didn't change the channel as a kid was because your favorite toon was on next
i think this only applies to the OG scooby doo. i find them okayish, nothing memorable except for their cameo in johnny bravo. i remember me and my parents enjoyed the spin-off with scrappy but its been so long since i last watched it.
as a kid i only started liking scooby doo when i watched zombie island and what's new.
right now my interest for the series was invigorated when i watched get a clue and be cool scooby doo.
>No-one is going to hold onto a finished film.
happens all the time
It's a tax thing. Basically, never releasing it and using it as a tax write off (which is something you can do, I guess?) is considered a better financial move than having to spend more on marketing and releasing it in theaters or just dumping it on streaming.
So it's better financially to hold onto an almost finished product even at the cost of the companies public image? I know there's a whole saying about there's no bad publicity, but after the shit Netflix pulled that caused them to lose a bunch of subscribers and Warner essentially doing the same thing I don't see how this can be a good move for them.
>So it's better financially to hold onto an almost finished product even at the cost of the companies public image?
Apperently, yes. I'm not saying it's the right move, bud, I'm saying that some number cruncher looked at what it would cost to finish the movie and market it vs. What they would get from a tax write-off, and the write-off was more appealing.
>No-one is going to hold onto a finished film.
lmao
>No-one is going to hold onto a finished film.
Lol, goddamn you're so naive
jesus christ, can David Zaslav pull his head out of his ass and value the creatives who work under him over the possibility of saving some cash just once?
That seems like a financially shit decision just for your pride.
Well considering they are going to merge HBOMax and Discovery+ and rumor is HBOmax is the one getting folded into discovery instead of the other way around, no Zaslav cannot get his head out of his ass
He's actually disruptive. He wants to right the ship. We're not going to like all the decisions he makes and innocents will be killed along the way, but the fact that WB was in this position in the first place kind of justifies these harsh actions.
The only real problem with shelving all of these projects is that we are left to our imaginations as to what was lost. Maybe it was all miserable crap.
wait they were making a scoob holiday special? why the movie was shit and no one wants more of it
>written by paul dini
i'm good
Do famous people have a twitter alert set up to notify them when someone posts their name even if they aren't mentioned
Famous people probably have all sorts of unique features and perks exclusive to them on any social media platform, and it wouldn’t surprise me if this was one of them.
People tag them when their name is brought up 9 times out of 10.
I'm sure this means they fixed something in the machine and the future looks bright
Frick, this sucks. Just finish it and sell it to Amazon or Netflix, WB
You want the movie? You're gonna have to b***h really loudly at DISCOVERY.
>Cancel the movie
Frick that. Release it unfinished.
>laundering money
Chances are that the movie was 100% garbage anyway (just like all of WB's movies)
>no no I swear its like 99% done you just gotta pay me a few million more dollars to finish it
lul
Good. Scoob was an absolute garbage that had nothing to do with Scooby Doo. It should crash and burn
What's the fricking point if it's that close? Just finish it, release it unceremoniously on HBOMax and be done with it.
people coming in have no attachment to these projects and therefore don't give a shit if they are canned.
Just clears the space for something that they can put their name on. Its the reason the Netflix Dark Crystal show was canned even thought they basically had all the materials to make future seasons on a better budget.
It wasn't theirs and therefore they just don't give a shit.
HBO wants to change their image and win back more white, male and conservative costumers that have been aliened by their "anti racist, female empowerment" content of late.
Blackrock has lost $1.7 trillion this year, so funding for woke flops is getting reduced.
>It's almost done
>Why not make back some money
Isn't this the kind of short-term thinking that companies are normally lambasted for?
It doesn't matter how close it is to completion if it damages the brand in the long run.
They get a tax write-off if they completely cancel projects in production pre-merger. The company is billions in debt. This would underperform on any platform. It is a no-brain move, I do not see why people
cannot grasp this when the company itself has said as much.
wasn't the first one super woke with white male characters once again being all depicted as incompetent manchildren and weaklings so that an OC black "strong wyman" could look good in comparison?
She wasn't an OC. She was just from an unrelated HB show.
Why do people keep pretending Scooby Doo was ever good. As IF the only reason you didn't change the channel as a kid was because your favorite toon was on next.
Let's cut the shit. None of you ever watched Scooby Doo by choice.
>"Mom please buy me this Scooby Doo boxset!"
>"Don't forget to tape Scooby Doo while I'm out!"
>"I can't wait for the new Scooby Doo episode to drop."
Said nobody ever.
god it was on all the fricking time on early cn
Nah I enjoyed classic Scooby Doo on Boomerang and got a bunch of the 80s and 90s movies on VHS plus Night of 100 Frights, Mystery Mayhem and Unmasked for PS2.
Kind of sucks I missed the boat with Mystery Incorporated but I might give it a try someday. As a Twin Peaks fan I might get something out of it.
Scooby Doo has one of the longest running lines of direct-to-video movies in history. How do you think those justify their existence? From a single, random airing on Cartoon Network?
Let the Past Die, Kill It If You Have To.
The Previous Scoob movie was garbage…so I fail to see this as a great loss