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New Binky’s Blog, where Binky explores the idea that writing and playing RPG video games are very similar, in fact, almost the same. Read on to see how the two relate.
“Or should I specify that it’s ALSO the other way around. Writing a script is like playing an RPG video game. Be it web series, feature film, short, or even writing a novel, they each have scenes, they each have installments, and there is a multitude of possibilities. I am willing to bet that no one who writes scripts and stories has never ever NOT written at least 2 versions of a scene or ending. I often write or at least think about the various possibilities for my characters, for my story, for my endings. Sometimes I write several versions. In my latest fantasy web series (still in creation and funding mode) I enjoy using the Seers as a means to include the various possibilities within the story itself. And many stories have characters who see the possible futures and the story plays around that, so we get to see what could happen, we get to feel what we want to happen and we get to see what the author decided will happen, which can or can not coincide with what we hoped to see happen. Good stories are complex and include what we think will happen and what we didn’t see coming. Some of these good stories are video games.”
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Today on Binky’s Blog, Binky talks about ADR. What to do if you HAVE to do it, how best to save time and money, and shares how it can be avoided with two simple tricks that can be applied on set.
“Ah, the joys of Audio Post-Production. And what is ADR exactly? Automatic Dialogue Replacement. Also referred to (though rarely) as Additional Dialogue Recording. However you say it, ADR means long and tedious hours and it can be very costly. It’s something, when you’ve done it, you want to avoid. And it you HAVE to do it, then you want to do it in as little time possible. Let me tell you how you can save time doing ADR and how you can avoid having to do it in the first place, just with two simple tricks on set.
First, let’s begin with why and when. ADR is part of the Audio Post-Production process. So you got your person cleaning audio, making things “seamless”, adding sound effects. But sometimes, the audio is just not good enough and cleaning it doesn’t help it sound better. The reasons? 1) Could be your audio recording device was malfunctioning (this is the worst case scenario and happened to me) and it messed up your sound and it all sounds…bad. 2) There’s a buzz in the audio or a whistling (another sort of malfunction, sometimes sporadic, sometimes constant). 3) The line was whispered and was not loud enough. 4) The line was said too far from the mic or the actor was turned away from the mic and the sound did not get picked up. 5) Something unexpected came in and added a noise at one precise moment (tractor, truck, thunder). 6) One word from the line is shouted and the audio peeks at that place. 7) There’s a lot of wind. Usually, if the reason is 5, you can retake the shot, but sometimes sounds are recorded and unheard by anyone except for the Sound Recordist. So trust your person to notice these things. But long days can mean missing some of the sounds sometimes and it’s only normal, since the human brain can’t register everything at once. So don’t fire your sound person just yet.
Okay, **** happened. What do we do now? ADR.”
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This week on Binky’s Blog, Binky shows us how to write a proper script using nothing more than Microsoft Word. A video accompanies this blog.
“You don’t need an expensive or special software to write a proper script with the proper font and formatting. Of course, some of these software format the script for you, so you save time, but you can easily format it while proof reading it and you don’t spend that much more time than necessary on formatting it. It also saves you money as it can easily be done with Microsoft Word.
Font. The most commonly used font is COURRIER. Not Courrier New, there’s a difference. I used to gets mixed up with the two at first. Size 12. A good trick is to keep your alignment to LEFT, select COURRIER 12 and write out your rough/working script from here.”
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Binky Prod has an all new page: Binky’s Blog! This week Binky talks about the difference and her preferences between writing a screenplay and a novel.
“I’ve been asked several times how different it is to write a screenplay to writing a story in novel format and how do I know, when inspiration hits, if it’s going to be a script or a story. The same could be asked about a screenplay, will it be a feature film, web series, short? In my opinion, there is no predetermined formula for knowing these things, I usually just know, however there is some thinking behind it all.”
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