The “What did you do today?” thread

[D'Snowth]

Writing scripts can be tough, because there's so many specific rules you have to follow, but don't always necessarily apply . . . for instance, there's the idea that one page equals one minute's worth of screentime, but that's not always true.

 

[LittleJerry92]

Pfft.

Tell that to one of the now-retired instructors at my school named John Cormier.

 

[LittleJerry92]

Finished Kids on the Slope.

Good anime if you like romance stuff.

 

[Froggy Fool]

I'll admit.

I hate writing scripts.

At least having to make sure it matches the length of the minutes of my video.

Me too. Writing scripts is the worst part of the whole process IMO.

Eh, I'm more of a post-production guy myself - that's always my favorite part.

 

[D'Snowth]

Post is a lot more fun anyway.

 

[LittleJerry92]

Oh yeah! I just LOVE doing paperwork!

-said no video producer, ever.

 

[D'Snowth]

My main problem with writing scripts is that I'm a really detail-oriented person, so I tend to type too much detail into the narrative of a script, when scripts are supposed to be a basic, simple, and tight as possible.

I understand Sid & Marty Krofft had a similar problem when H.R. PUFNSTUF went into production: the scripts that were written for the show were all the size of movies, as opposed to half-hour episodes.

 

[Froggy Fool]

That's exactly what I do as well! I write all these details that don't really contribute anything to the script except describe the setting or whatnot, but since I'm a one-man-band when it comes to this (I write the script, direct, and edit the final product), there's no purpose.

 

[D'Snowth]

If I'm doing a one-man production, then I'll forego the script altogether, because I have the basic idea in my head of what I'm going to say or do, so it's just not a necessary thing to do.

When other people are involved, however, particularly other performers, then I kind of have to write scripts.

 

[Froggy Fool]

Yeah. For my earlier videos, I didn't really have to write scripts; all of them were improvised. But as the plot gets more and more complex I find myself writing a script because it really helps me get my thoughts collected and down on paper.