Bring Your Idea To Life
Custom Films
The Battle For Earth production team is capable of fulfilling all of your custom requests both within the SHIP genre and beyond. To keep the process as simple as possible, please read the following before submitting custom requests and include as much information as you can. Submit all requests to info@thebattleforearth.com. We'll do our best to reply within 48 hours with confirmation that we've received it and an outline of the plan going forward. We look forward to making your film come to life!
TBFE Custom Commercial
How To Create A Custom Film Request
1. Choose a lead actress(es). If you already have someone in mind and they're still actively shooting or working, please let us know. Otherwise, the actresses below are a good starting point. The list below is short because we have contacts developed with all reputable adult agencies and welcome fresh talent! We'll walk you through the talent search and send links, and once you select somebody, we'll reach out to confirm interest.
4. Give us the locations or props. The following are available with no extra cost: Villain's or monster's lair, laboratory, dungeon, warehouse, bar, dance club, living room, bedroom, office/control room, and, depending on the time of the year, various outside locations for pickup scenes, dialogue, or PG fights. We rotate sets, so if you're envisioning your scene in a specific set you've seen in a prior film, it was likely shot months ago and no longer exists. Concerning props, we seldom throw things away, so if you've seen something before, you're welcome to request it!
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5. Let us know the total length you're looking for. We're able to film 20-35 min in a day. Every project is different, and it's difficult to determine length in advance. Do your best to give us a range as you envision it, and we'll do our best to translate it into the time required to create it!
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6. Let us know your budget. Folks come with a diverse set of requests, and a broader set of expectations. We're happy to accommodate a range of budgets and are creative in finding workarounds. It helps to know in advance how much financing each project has available, so we can better design the production to fit your budget while fulfilling your requests. We only charge production costs, with no profit margin. A good ballpark starting point for the simplest one-day production would be 4500, and it goes up from there.
8. Some tips to think about. Do your best to keep things general when it comes to blocking, camera shots, set design specifics, and dialogue. We have writers submitting from a variety of backgrounds. Some give us general concepts focused on several elements, whereas others envision the scene as they write and come to the table with full scripts. We appreciate both extremes, but for the writers with a specific vision, please remember we are creating these films in a day or two. We appreciate detail, but if it gets too specific, that takes more time to execute. We're happy to complete the project as requested, but please understand that the cost may be higher, as it could take longer. This applies to dialogue as well. The most fluid, convincing, and comfortable feeling scenes are usually improvised within the parameters set by the customer. We have no issue reproducing dialogue down to the word, but it could take extra time and therefore extra cost! Just food for thought as you're creating!
9. To heck with all of it! If all of these details seem a bit much, set everything aside and simply write what you're seeing or submit what you've got. We're used to starting this process from a variety of points, and we'd rather get it started and then remodel it if necessary! We always look forward to reading everyone's ideas, and since this project is entirely customer-based, we appreciate your contributions to date and your continued support as we do our best to capture and display your visions now and in the future!
10. Send a script or synopsis to info@thebattleforearth.com!
Some Talent Options - Click the pictures below to view films actresses have already been in or teaser trailers for new talent. The teaser trailers are not future releases.
TBFE Documentary
If you're at all curious about the process, feel free to watch this documentary created by the network Fusion specifically on this project. It might give some further insight into how TBFE creates a custom film
What Happens Next?
Once you submit, I'll get back to you with a line-itemized breakdown of costs. After the budget is signed off, the next step is payment. We accept payment via PayPal, but other payment methods are available upon request. TBFE will then schedule your film. It can take days or even weeks to lock in a date, but we'll let you know once it's booked. It can be weeks to months before we film something, depending on how booked we are, actresses' travel schedules, and the challenge of coordinating everyone. Rest assured, we shoot for the earliest date! After filming, we turn the footage over to our assistant editor(s).
At this point, the timeline will depend on how many projects are in front of yours. We edit projects in the order they were commissioned, and it's not uncommon to have 15 to 20 projects in the pipeline. The most frequent grumble in this process is the wait after a project has been filmed. The best-case scenario from filming date to deliverable is a couple of months, and the worst case has been over a year. We understand this can be maddening as everyone is excited to receive their project. Please understand we subcontract out as much of this process as we can, but there are certain areas or details that can't be taught or outsourced and therefore need to be funneled through Allen. The alternative is the customer receives a substandard product, and we would prefer that not be the case!
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After the shoot, at our earliest opportunity, we will send screen grabs. We also do our best to keep folks up to date with the production timeline. Rest assured, we are motivated to complete the project as quickly as possible, as we don't make any money until we complete and release something! Once the film is complete and prior to public release, you'll be the first to receive a copy in both 1080P and 4k upon request. We'll also include all promotional materials at full res, including the trailer!
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Onwership And Rights
When you order a film from TBFE, you have complete control over every aspect, including actors, story, wardrobe, locations, etc. During the process, we'll be happy to advise and guide, but it's ultimately your film and your final decision. In exchange for this, TBFE takes full ownership of the final copy. Although this may be a departure from film industry norms, this is a very small niche and the number of copies moved is small. Rest assured, the customer is not missing out on a huge payday. We sell the film to the public to recoup costs and make some money, which in turn funds the business and infrastructure. A custom order is often tailored to the customer's specific preferences. Because of this, it's often not a "box office" success, and that's, of course, just fine. These films are tailored to meet the client's specific requirements. It is not uncommon for us to lose money on a release, but we'd prefer to make something that sells well. For this reason, TBFE will frequently combine footage from your custom order with footage we finance in-house to create what we believe will be a marketable film. If this occurs, your custom order is filmed and delivered specifically to you exactly as requested!
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Actress Limitations
Please remember each actress will have slightly different boundaries or limitations. PG vs R is simply a broad, nonspecific starting point for a more complex issue. Terms such as hardcore, softcore, simulated, implied, and toys are all variables that affect limitations. In general, if you're wondering whether a particular actress will film specific content, just ask us, and we'll double-check if we're unsure. It is not uncommon for many actresses to be comfortable shooting nudity but not comfortable with more aggressive sexual concepts and themes. In other words, please don't assume because an actress is from an adult agency, she'll be 100% comfortable with aggressive sexual concepts! The safety, security, and comfort of cast and crew are absolutely paramount to TBFE and come first in any situation!
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Studio And Gear
We are based in Portland and use professional-grade gear operated by skilled industry veterans. TBFE uses a Blackmagic Cinema 6k Full Frame as the A Camera, a Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6 G2 as the B Camera, and a BTS or camera 3, a Canon 6D, at full res. We have a drone and a GoPro if necessary, and we have access to any lens for any look. In-house lenses for our A cam are Sigma Cine High Speed Zoom Lenses, both 18-35mm and 50-100mm. We have various vintage primes and a selection of rotating lenses that can be named upon request. Video is shot at 6K and 4.6K on the aforementioned cameras, edited on a 4.6K timeline in Premiere, color-graded in Premiere or Resolve, and delivered at 1080p (8000 kbps) and 4K (15000 kbps). Audio is recorded using industry-standard equipment and mics, native at 24-bit 88.2 kHz, edited at 24-bit 48 kHz in both Premiere and Pro Tools, with deliverables at 320 kbps. We use Adobe's Master Suite, Pro Tools, Nuendo, Da Vinci Resolve, and a host of plugins available upon request.
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