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- GaP Draft1 = G.O : My Self-Imposed Rules For Writing
- GaP Draft2 = BsS : VD, Introduction - preparatory explanations
- GaP Draft3 = BsS : VD, Act 1A - not in screenplay format
- GaP Draft4 = G.O : BsS 1A reviews + 1B anticipations
- GaP Draft5 = T101 : PProd - Conceptual Outline
- GaP Draft6 = GaP : Origin Story, A Brief History On How These Projects Came To Be
- GaP Draft7 = BsS: Q: What's In A Name? A: Everything!
- GaP Draft8 = BsS: Q: Who/What is vHOPE?
- GaP Draft9 = BsS: Plot breakdowns, character arcs, and character backstories
DRAFT #0 = Glossed Over: Why Are All Theses Posts So Freaking Long?
Why Are All Theses Posts So Freaking Long?
Why am I bothering to write such excessively detailed notes?
1) Self preservation. This may look like the nonsensical ramblings of a lunatic mind in the early stages of this production. But later, all of the ideas and plans will all be openly laid out. If the powers that be try to stop me or distort my message or even decide to assassinate/"suicide" me in some undignified staged scandalous scenario, at least the work and message can be continued. The last thing I want is to have a grand vision and be taken out before it can shared or gain traction. This is the tedious foundation for greater things.
2) Should I die before this finishes, then I automatically FLOSS open source it all. Should I be imprisoned for some nonsense in my "fair" Canada, then I leave stewardship in the hands of magnora7 and d3rr and if there's ever any question about my philosophical views, then refer to James Corbett, Truthstream Media, and ReallyGracefull's work as well as Tim Kelly (but without Catholic judgment on alternative lifestyles, like LGB or Burning Man. Trans folks are fine but their SJW agenda is not, IMHO.)
3) Online communication is far more difficult than in person in a studio. I hope to leave little room for confusion. Perhaps others will be inspired to emulate, ideally improve on this template, and learn from my mistakes - or even reject this whole hot mess. Feedback along the way may help correct course and hopefully all this open planning will work out for the best. Unlike war, planning works for productions and you can never have too much (unless you have a tight budget or schedule).
4) This verbosity might be fodder for a tutorial video, how-to manual, or making-of book.
5) You haven't seen anything yet. A screenplay is 100 pages for 100 minutes. Both the BsS and T101 aim to be feature length projects. Further, BsS will have copious technical, world-building, and philosophical notes to clarify concepts on very different content than most are used to. Meanwhile, as an animation production, T101 will have an abundance of technical issues and detailing too.
6) There is no number six. Obviously I over write a lot.
DRAFT #1 = Glossed Over: My Self-Imposed Rules For Writing
Glossed Over - My Self-Imposed Rules For Writing
For the /s/BittersweetSeeds and /s/Trutherism101 projects.
NOTE: This page may be updated.
- First posted: 2019-06-xx
- Last update: 2019-06-xx
My writer's block is not for lack of ideas - it's about finding ways to get them out coherently with some order, and maybe some style. I would like to climb the proverbial mountain with athletic prowess but the truth is I'll be a sweaty mess covered in dirt and leaves with sticks in my hair and I'd rather you appreciate the mountain over my lack of grace. So heck with it, here we go. I'm just going to smash it out and refine it later as needs be.
Over the last couple decades I've amassed WAAAAAAY more unorganized notes than is practical. Imagine three bibles worth full of half random notes and half semi-organized. Part of that was due to being under the poisonous influence of Big Pharma. Part of it was for procrastinating on unhoarding my concept trove, and continuing to make more undisciplined notes.
Here on SaidIt I'm essentially starting from scratch. I'll try to use what's easily found in my notes but won't need them as a crutch. Many notes are still okay, some are outdated or wrong, and many remain fantastic, but the idea here is to get a first pass done and not get lost in minutiae. I can go back later to flesh it all out with forgotten gems and refine it all over time.
Self-Imposed Rules
What does that even mean?
A Stanley Kubrick documentary explained how he maintained a rule-of-three directing his movies. As I recall, every shot had to feature at least two:
- be visually stunning composition
- be driving the story forward
- be thought provoking or challenging
Guardians Of The Galaxy director, James Gunn, insisted that every beautiful shot also have contrasting "ugly" elements. For example, a calm colourful space-scape may include fiercely threatening jagged cliff rocks spanning a severely ravaged monochrome planet. This makes it far more interesting.
There is an abundance of critical analysis on such recent execution blunders as The Last Jedi, Captain Marvel, and Game Of Thrones season 8. I'm not mentioning them to bash the SJW politics and Mary Sue characters, rather, I mention them because amid all of the criticisms there are many that are very edifying towards understanding how to properly build plot and character.
Yet I have yet to see anyone actually suggest something that I've come to realize. Good character and plot are inseparable as a finely choreographed dancer in a performance, weaving in and out dynamically, always complimentary to each other, through arcs in plot, arcs in scenes, and arcs in characters.
My Insecurities
Being confident in the dynamic sequence of the events, the deep and meaningful content, and the very original concepts is not enough to make a story compelling.
When it comes to building a scene or characters I may be on shaky ground.
It's said there are two types of writers: planners and planters, and rarely do you get a combination. The planners will map out the entire plot logically and fill in according to the blueprints, while the planters will cultivate dynamic organically characters to nurturing their development where ever they grow. Often the planners follow wondrous events with characters void of heart and soul, while the planters meander their spectacular characters without direction, logical plot, or reasonable resolution.
I am clearly of the former but will strive for balance.
▶▶▶ I HAVE MORE NOTES AND IDEAS TO ADD HERE BUT I'VE LOST STEAM ◀◀◀
My Self-Imposed Rules For Writing Screenplays
- be visually stunning composition
- beauty contrasts with ugly/severe
- abide visually mapped arcs
- show don't tell
- avoid characters talking about actions, characters, feelings, ideas, opinions, views, etc
- - (This includes characters talking about how great or funny or angry they or others are.)
- conflict + choices + ramifications = why + how = character
- be driving forward
- character, conflict, context, & craft
- start scene with summary, if possible
- end scene with mini-arc summary, to punch it home, if possible
- every scene be an important part of that act's arc
- story logic
- anticipation, action, reaction, follow through
- this happens because that happened when this happens
- - Good story telling follows the path: this happens because that happened when this happens.
- - Bad story telling says: this happens then this happens, just cuz.
- functional purpose for everythign (Wikipedia : Chekhov's gun)
- be thought provoking or challenging
- concepts
- dialogue
- ethics
- physics
- politics
- sound design?
- visual challenge (action, cinematography, composition, contrasts, pallets, tone)
Feedback
I welcome all constructive criticism. Because this is a rough vomit draft I know there will be many issues with it. Many I already know about and have solutions. Many need better structuring to pay off better. Many issues I know still need resolving. And I'm guessing there will be some things I haven't even considered.
▶ Glossed And Profound & Glossed Over & Truther Top 20s = FLOSS content ◀
▶ Bittersweet Seeds & Trutherism 101 © Jason Carswell of Glossed And Profound ◀
▶ Once established with sufficient momentum, sustainability, and security, these projects will be open-sourced. Upon the untimely demise of Jason Carswell all become F/LOSS.
▶ /s/GlossedOver + Content Overview + wiki, participation discussion over all 5 projects
▶ /s/GlossedAndProfound + Content Overview + wiki, management
▶ /s/BittersweetSeeds + Content Overview + wiki, in development
▶ /s/Trutherism101 + Content Overview + wiki + InfoGalactic T101, in development
▶ /s/TrutherTop20s + wiki + InfoGalactic TT20, ongoing
▶ donate options + merchandise store = coming eventually
▶ GlossedAndProfound.com, BittersweetSeeds.com, and Trutherism101.com were registered on 2019-05-01 for future use. Long in conception, finally here on SaidIt, the official origin place, started on May Day, 2019. May 1 is a metonym for International Workers Day, a day of celebration of the working class. Behind it lies a complex largely forgotten history dating back over one-and-a-half centuries. Look into it.
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