TwinLine(?)
production and Animation
wEEK Four
12/10/2020
Oh boy, writing time!
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After getting my head around the chaos of last week, I was finally able to put pen to paper – well, fingers to a keyboard. Haven never wrote a script before or used this scriptwriting software before, I had to do some research. Thankfully the software (Scenartist) was very self intuitive… as long as you knew how to write scripts.
Scenarist formats the script for you, provided to tell it what each part of the text is -eg. Action, character, duologue, etc. So I started off with something that already looks professional, and honestly, that was a huge motivator. I personally hate the bare-bone stage of any project, it’s scaring and daunting. This powered me to work through my set breaks (Don’t do that kids.)
I supposed what scared me the most about scriptwriting was describing the action and making the dialogue seem believable. I researched examples online, and I was able to find some pages with solid advice.
Useful scriptwriting pages
Scriptwriting 101: The Ultimate Guide to Writing a Script
This provided good questions to address before starting, and incidentally creating starting points.
HOW TO WRITE A SCRIPT – TOP 10 TIPS
This didn’t give as much a “how-to” or “what you should do” guide, however, the tips did help me reconsider how I would tackle writing.
How to Write a Script
This page was very different from the others, as it gave some great examples as well as giving a full breakdown of each main section.
Drafts and such like things
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From there I’ve created 2 drafts. The first draft was able to cover all the main points of the script we needed, however, there were 2 major issues.
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Why did we let the dyslexic do the writing
(I’m not gonna lie, I would love to see this drawn...)
2. certain parts didn’t seem to flow right.
The main part that didn’t work for me was the resolution to this scene’s conflict – Douglas demanding nail glue. Although tension was built up between Stacey and Douglas, I felt her just deciding she’s done arguing seemed a little abrupt. She needed an extra push to just give in to his demands. Then it hit me, there’s a sarcastic deadpan character who would realistically chime in during this. Adding Taylor’s dialogue, the scene felt a lot more natural.
First Draft
Second Draft
My first scripts!
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PDF(s)
Communicating with my roommate
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As well as writing this week, I set up a way for us to share data more efficiently. Kelsey brought up the fact that I’m too much like an old man to get a hold of, even while we live together! Yes, finally my days of not being glued to my phone and early bedtimes have started to hinder my work. Since Kelsey is a typical 23-year-old student when they start working at 9 pm while I’m normally getting ready for bed. They don’t want to knock on my door in case I’m asleep – even though it doesn’t bother me. So we can communicate better, I’ve promised to check my phone more, and they’ve promised they will actually knock on my door. To make our communication even more efficient, I’ve set up a discord and Gdrive. Discord because I actively check-up on it, and Gdrive is purely for file sharing. So here’s hoping this helps with communicating/sharing data… with the person who is in the same flat as me.
(If I haven’t mentioned – we’ve declared ourselves EnBee Studio… for reasons...)
What's next?
Once Kelsey let’s me know what they think, I’ll send off this script to get de-dyslexiced. As for what I’ll be working on next – I’m not sure. That all depends on our next meeting. It will either be story boarding or creating other first drafts. Either way, we’re going to need to work together to hammer out the details.