#Filmmaker's Series

[rzc11]

[sherrymagic]

I was acting stupid so he doesn't get suspicious of me.

Dunk Natachai as STYLE SATTAWAT THE HEART KILLERS | EP. 3

[verthrogic]

Woe Rat from Halo 3 be upon ye…

[forsapphics]

AFFAIR (รักเล่นกล) (2024)

E08: EP.8 [1/4] — directed by Pantip Vibultham

[chaos0pikachu]

sorry to everybody else this year but 4 Minutes built different it's the hot girl this summer it's part of the hotties club in fact

[writingwithfolklore]

Sequels and Series

              On one hand, a sequel can be easy because you already did the worldbuilding, character creation, etc. in the first book.

              On the other hand, expectations are high—both that the sequel be as good and consistent as the first book, while offering something new. There’s generally two kinds of sequels, ones that continue the world and characters but within a new journey (think Frozen 2 or the Percy Jackson books), and ones that continue the same journey set up in the first book (Hunger Games, or Divergent). Either way, your sequel is about your MC’s arc, so let’s get into it:

1. Leave room for greater change in the first book

              The first thing to consider when writing a sequel comes in writing the first book—obviously the world should leave room for more story in either style of sequel, but so should your character arcs. The first book needs to follow an arc that’s satisfying and fulfilled by the end, but still has room to grow and change in subsequent books.

              It’s important not to go backwards in the sequel and make your character forget what they learned just to learn it again.

              So, if in the first book your MC learns to be confident in themselves and trust their instincts, maybe in the sequel they are too overconfident, and need to learn to trust others’ ideas and suggestions. Or maybe a new situation means adjusting their old instincts that no longer apply. They shouldn’t start as unconfident again and have to relearn their lesson—they’re a changed, grown person continuing to change and grow.

              Otherwise, they may not fully complete their arc in the first book if you’re continuing the same journey in the second—this means you’ll have to plan out a lengthy and difficult arc that has the ability to hold up across several books.

2. But they’re still the same character

The arcs between books should be somewhat related—it would be odd if in the first book a character gets confident, and in the second, they learn something completely new and unrelated to their backstory or personality. If you feel like you’re creating a new character when working on the sequel, you’re probably adding too much.

This goes the same for continuing the same journey. Characters need to be relatively consistent across books, and their gradual change throughout the series should feel consistent, with none of the development happening off page.

3. Sequels/Series are harder to get published (as a first time author)

If you’re looking to get traditionally published for the first time, unfortunately your novel likely won’t/can’t be part of a series or made to have a sequel. It makes sense that an editor is putting a lot of trust and hope into your story to get it published—they aren’t going to sign on to a longer series (or even duology) that they don’t know will be successful. This means that you’re probably unable to do the second type of sequel (by ending on a major cliffhanger).

What you can do is have an ending that wraps up the story satisfyingly, but leaves a little bit of room to continue onto a sequel. If the first book is successful and your editor wants to sign you on for a sequel, you have room to write it. Or, in a lot of cases, you have to publish a few standalones before you build the reputation and trust to write your sequel.

Anything else I missed?

[sanshiroiv]

bisexual lighting: master chief edition

[rrrauschen]

William Kentridge, {2022} Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot. Episode 2: Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot

[fogtown-sleuth-society]

Ladies, Gentlemen, and all other puppets... we have a trailer!

For those who happen to stumble upon this, we hope you would be interested in our pilot that will be having its grand premiere in Portland, Oregon next week!

And for those interested, Fogtown is a parody/adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes series, following Sherblock and Blockson - puppets who inhabit their world in virtual production (think The Mandalorian, but on a much smaller scale). We're even working on a video game, which we just completed a demo for!!

Those of us on Fogtown spent many months working on the pilot, with a small volunteer team hoping to make it big with a full-fledged series. It's quirky! It's adventurous! It's a little bit of slapstick! It's a series that we will share BTS of very soon... but for now, please come check out our pilot trailer. Pretty please.

- Mod Q

[demontobee]

Dear Disney,

about this:

The fit check and hair slick thing are romantic tropes in film:

See?

Now, you are film makers. I take it you have all the experience and the know-how there is when it comes to TV and film. So, when you use these tropes, I have to assume that you want to tell us one of two things: Either you want to show us that there is a romatic story to be expected between two characters or you want us to believe that there is one when in fact there isn't. In this case (this case being Loki), that could be considered queerbaiting.

[robotpussy]

Theo Omambala as Maisie Blue in Siren Spirits: White Men Are Cracking Up (1994) dir. Ngozi Onwurah

[reuels]

Lost Season 1 (2004) created by J.J. Abrams, Jeffrey Lieber & Damon Lindelof

[anaamaya]

Gaius! ❤

[verthrogic]

You’re telling me the rings KILL people?!

Original under the cut:

[eileengalvin]

Stills from my upcoming experimental horror feature Tautó

[knightscanfeeltoo]

I'm sure the Femboys would Support Bridget for being just a Girl...

(I like the Femboys but Transwomen are Cute too and Why are these Anime Models So White????)