Welcome Mr. Roberto Orci, you may ask him questions

Mr. Orci, is it possible that we may see Smokescreen in the sequel? Thanks!

1) Mr. Orci, who is you're favorite Transformer?

2) I'm not trying to sound insulting, but have you ever thought about creating you're own property to write about? I love that you're doing great things with Transformers and Star Trek, but do you envision yourself writing an "ET" or "Indiana Jones" type story that you alone came up with. "Fringe" idea is being shown as JJ Abrams'. And if you have, I greatly apologize for my ignorance. What would you really love to write? Giant Monsters, Aliens, Romantic Comedy (j/k)?

That is one hell of a tip, and when done right, it's not even cheesy, but fucking awesome. Cheers.

I've got a feeling after seeing some of the Smithsonian CarPark pictures that a Alt mode chat is possible....

Am warm Mr Orci?

Alex and I co-created Fringe with JJ. It's actually the second pilot Alex and I have created, but the first one didn't make it to the air. We are also currently trying to cast the first movie we ever sold, THE 28th Amendment, which was an original script we wrote at night while we were working in TV years back.

Well thanks for answering my question, I figured I was wrong to assume but I thought i'd ask.

So who is your favorite transformer? You're probably a soundwave guy.......

His favorite's Prime, he's just stated it a couple of times in the thread.

Prime. I know, boring, but it's the truth.

Just reposting my questions. Things get buried in this thread very quickly

First off, thanks for answering so many questions.

My question is this. How does the robot screen time in this one compare to the first? I'd say the robot screen time in this one was too short. This worked so well cause it built up the big reveal and the fight at the finish. But with the reveal gone, and the Transformers out in the public eye, that won't fly this time. How much more screen time and dialogue do they get, percentage wise? Ya know 20%, 50%?

Also, another question: Was the length of the transformation sequences something you guys wrote into the script? Any idea if the amount of time it takes a robot to transform will be shortened? If you have any influence in how they animate that, I would recommend you try and get the majority of the tranformations to take 3-5 seconds. Long transformations were cool for the first movie, but for the second, even casual viewers will begin to think, "hey, why don't they just wait for Optimus to be transforming and shoot him during that?" I imagine it'd save on CGI if long transformations were reserved for key moments or first time a character transforms. Plus it gives you the option of using the highly respected transformation sound without extra filler.

Think Barricade when he transformed to go chase Bumblebee. That was the coolest transformation in the movie to me.

Originally Posted by omegagoalie Everytime someone compares the original G1 cartoon to today's standards I want to punch them in the face.

hey, no complaints here, Prime is my fav. as well.

Sooo......is Megatron really Prime's blood or oil brother, or just a fellow "Cybertronian" who was an unfortunate casualty of war?