#Screen and Script Writing Softwar

[ravinderimarc]

The global screen and script writing software market reached US$ 159.2 million in 2023, and it's projected to grow to US$ 466.5 million by 2032, driven by a 12.3% CAGR. This surge is being propelled by digital content creators, independent filmmakers, and the integration of AI and machine learning technologies. The future of content creation is evolving rapidly with more advanced, collaborative tools shaping the industry.

[obsessivestar]

please for the love of god I crave a Ted x reader fluff of him teaching u how to edit smth and it’s just him being patient and it’s just sweet and happy live u Star u a pos

Patience is Key-framing

A Ted Nivison x Reader fluff fic

Just a small lil' one shot because you asked so nicely ♡ (literally made me laugh when I woke up)

//Warnings: Mentions of/implied anxiety, cursing, other than that this is pure fluff \\

Enjoy!

You had decided to try out this whole "content creation" thing after Ted's best friend Tucker had been telling you about the GameCube video he had been working on. It seemed like a fun little side hobby to help keep the creative juices flowing and you had quite an easy time with the script writing and filming of it all. Now, you figured you'd have an easy time editing it. Ted was nice enough to allow you to use his computer to edit and you've made little edits on your phone before. How complicated can it be?

You open up the editing software Ted had recommended, start a new project and you're hit with...way too much. Way, waaaaay too much. Why is there more than one bar at the bottom? Why are there two screens? What the fuck does 'Farlight' mean? No clips in media pool? THAT'S where the clip goes? What the fuck is the other square for then? What the hell are these icons? Wait why is the player over there if the clips go here? This isn't like my phone at all, how the hell does Ted use this? 'Export Metadata???'

You're hit with so much at once, it's difficult to focus on one thing. You end up in this sort of stunned state where everything in front of you seems a whole lot bigger than it probably is. Suddenly your fingers are sort of shakingly hovering over the mouse and keyboard, confused little 'Ah's and 'What's cutting out of your nervous voice. There's nothing here that makes sense to you. Absolutely nothing. It's way more overwhelming than you thought it'd be. Maybe you should use what's familiar...

"Your hand's supposed to be on the mouse, babe." Ted comes into his room with two bottles, yours and his, topped off with some fresh water from downstairs. He comes and stands next to you, giving you a gentle smile.

"How the fuck do you use this?" you ask with a shaky chuckle, placing your hand on the mouse to begin curiously clicking around. You're trying not to look as freaked out about this software as you are, but jesus fuck, what does ANY of this mean? "I'm not makin' any sense of ANY of this.."

"I did tell you to wait.." Ted tilts his head at you with a knowing smirk, his brow perking up in a sort of 'I told you so' way.

"Okay--I didn't think you meant 'don't open the software', asshole. I.." You narrow your eyes at him, giving him a shaky huff. How were you supposed to know this software was going to look like...this?

"Okay okay, that's on me, it's alright.." Ted knows you don't mean to snap at him. You can see it in his eyes, he knows you're overwhelmed. He reaches up to lightly pet the top of your head in an attempt to calm you down. "I'll help you through it, alright? I'll talk y--not like that--but I'll talk you through it."

A soft smirk spreads along your lips, slightly leaning your head away from his hand. "Don't pet me, it's patronizing.." you comment in a sort of snarky tone, crinkling your nose at him.

"No it's not." Ted let's out a snort. "You're just still thinkin' about me talking you through it."

"Your words, not mine."

"Oh come on. You spend too much time on Tumblr."

"They've got some interesting shit to say about you!"

"I'm sure they do, now let's focus. M'kay? Phone down now. Tumblr thoughts go away."

"Stop talking to me like I'm 5."

"It's calmed you down, hasn't it?"

"....Alright--"

Getting rid of all other distractions, you fully focus on the screen in front of you, listening to Ted as he teaches you the basics of how this software works. He helps take your attention away from anything you won't be using and keeps you focused on what you already know from using your phone. You hate to say it, but the friendly little teaching tone he uses with you is...kinda helpful. You hate it, but it's helpful.

"So let's drop a video from a clip I made the other day. You're gonna go up to File, hover over Import...yep, and click Media."

"What's Pre-conformed EDL?" You cut in, tilting your head. "What's that supposed to--"

"Ah ah ah, doesn't matter. I don't even use it. Click Import. That's where we get the videos."

So that's what you do. You click Import, find the video clip and double click. It brings the clip into the box on the left, way up in the corner. Oh!

"Oh, so this is like...where you keep all the clips?" You ask, feeling like a light has clicked on in your head.

"Yeah, like if you had more than one." Ted replies with a gentle smile, giving you a nod. "Keeps everything organized.."

That actually makes sense.

"Now, if you want to edit a clip, you just draw it down here, where all these white dial lookin' things are..."

When you follow Ted's instructions, the clip that you had selected now shows up in the right box as well as showing the timeline at the bottom, just like how it would look in the editing app on your phone. It's starting to look exactly like you're used to! Even some of the buttons on the bottom are starting to look familiar. Cut, Edit, Color..

"Oh shit, wait, so...if I wanted to cut this..." You slide the timeliness over a few seconds ahead and right click, but you don't see an option to cut that part of the clip. You furrow your eyebrows and glance at Ted, quietly signaling him for help.

"What, are you trying to cut the clip? Like to turn it into two?" Ted asks, standing at bit closer to you to get a clearer look at the screen. "OK, so to do that, you click the scizzor icon over here, and then you'd right click what you want to delete.."

You follow his instructions once more, and it all happens just like he said it would. There's a little green line in the timeline showing exactly where you cut the clip, then you right click, delete the right clip, and boom. That easy. You let out an excited little gasp and wiggle your hands in joy. You're understanding now! You're getting it!

"There ya go! That's good!" Ted praises you with a single clap, shooting you a proud smile.

"Ok! Ok ok ok, I'm getting it.." you let out a thrilled little laugh, placing your hands back on the keyboard and mouse. "It's a few extra buttons, but I'm getting it.."

"Oh yeah, you get used to it, honestly." Ted admits with a little nod, fluffing up the front of his dark hair. "Eventually you can learn to use the keyboard's controls once you know how everything works; everything that you need, at least."

"Keyboard controls?" You turn to Ted, tilting your head a little.

"Like how you can use Alt F4 to close a page, or Control F to search for a word."

"Ohh! Oh that's cool!"

"I know! It is cool!"

Suddenly, something that was easily overwhelming you on your own has become fun with Ted's help. He guides you through every step of turning this one minute of gameplay into a proper clip. He teaches you how to separate game audio and microphone audio so you can hear his commentary clearer, he teaches you how you zoom in and out smoothly, how to add text and how to key frame in other photos and shots to emphasize a moment in the gameplay. Once he got you to focus on re-learning what you knew from your phone editing apps, you were able to ignore everything else in this software that confused you before and focus on what you've learned! You eventually get good enough to go ahead of Ted's instructions, clicking down on the timeline to cut a few seconds of silence from the game audio with relative ease.

"There ya go! And the clip is done!" Ted takes a step back and holds his arms out triumphantly, giving you a proud grin. "That's it! Now you just do that with all the clips you've got from your video! You did good!"

"That's crazy.." You smile back at Ted before looking at the monitor again, looking over the editing software that had overwhelmed you so much before. You still had a lot to learn, but you knew enough to be able to do most of the editing on your own without having to ask any new questions. You kinda hate to admit it, but Ted is a good teacher. He did goto film school, after all.

"Thank you." You turn your chair to face Ted, giving him a cute little bashful smile. You can tell he's proud of you. You're proud of yourself, too.

"Not a problem at all, babe.." Ted slips his hands into his loose pockets, giving a little shrug and a warm smile. "It was overwhelmin' for me too, everything new takes a little time to learn. I'm glad you were okay with me helping you. Makes me happy too."

God, he's just so...

You can't help yourself. You move up off of his chair so you can wrap your arms around him in a big hug, almost trapping his hands in his pockets with your tight grip. He let's out a gentle little chuckle, slipping his hands out of his pockets so he can return the hug, his long arms able to wrap around my whole body. He smells nice...

"...Ted?"

"Mhmm?..."

"...Can you pet my head again?.."

"Yes I can.."

[spocks-kaathyra]

thoughts about the Cardassian writing system

I've thinking about the Cardassian script as shown on screen and in beta canon and such and like. Is it just me or would it be very difficult to write by hand?? Like.

I traced some of this image for a recent drawing I did and like. The varying line thicknesses?? The little rectangular holes?? It's not at all intuitive to write by hand. Even if you imagine, like, a different writing implement—I suppose a chisel-tip pen would work better—it still seems like it wasn't meant to be handwritten. Which has a few possible explanations.

Like, maybe it's just a fancy font for computers, and handwritten text looks a little different. Times New Roman isn't very easily written by hand either, right? Maybe the line thickness differences are just decorative, and it's totally possible to convey the same orthographic information with the two line thicknesses of a chisel-tip pen, or with no variation in line thickness at all.

A more interesting explanation, though, and the one I thought of first, is that this writing system was never designed to be handwritten. This is a writing system developed in Cardassia's digital age. Maybe the original Cardassian script didn’t digitize well, so they invented a new one specifically for digital use? Like, when they invented coding, they realized that their writing system didn’t work very well for that purpose. I know next to nothing about coding, but I cannot imagine doing it using Chinese characters. So maybe they came up with a new writing system that worked well for that purpose, and when computer use became widespread, they stuck with it. 

Or maybe the script was invented for political reasons! Maybe Cardassia was already fairly technologically advanced when the Cardassian Union was formed, and, to reinforce a cohesive national identity, they developed a new standardized national writing system. Like, y'know, the First Emperor of Qin standardizing hanzi when he unified China, or that Korean king inventing hangul. Except that at this point in Cardassian history, all official records were digital and typing was a lot more common than handwriting, so the new script was designed to be typed and not written. Of course, this reform would be slower to reach the more rural parts of Cardassia, and even in a technologically advanced society, there are people who don't have access to that technology. But I imagine the government would be big on infrastructure and education, and would make sure all good Cardassian citizens become literate. And old regional scripts would stop being taught in schools and be phased out of digital use and all the kids would grow up learning the digital script.

Which is good for the totalitarian government! Imagine you can only write digitally. On computers. That the government can monitor. If you, like, write a physical letter and send it to someone, then it's possible for the contents to stay totally private. But if you send an email, it can be very easily intercepted. Especially if the government is controlling which computers can be manufactured and sold, and what software is in widespread use, etc. 

AND. Historical documents are now only readable for scholars. Remember that Korean king that invented hangul? Before him, Korea used to use Chinese characters too. And don't get me wrong, hangul is a genius writing system! It fits the Korean language so much better than Chinese characters did! It increased literacy at incredible rates! But by switching writing systems, they broke that historical link. The average literate Chinese person can read texts that are thousands of years old. The average literate Korean person can't. They'd have to specifically study that field, learn a whole new writing system. So with the new generation of Cardassian youths unable to read historical texts, it's much easier for the government to revise history. The primary source documents are in a script that most people can't read. You just trust the translation they teach you in school. In ASIT it's literally a crucial plot point that the Cardassian government revised history! Wouldn't it make it soooo much easier for them if only very few people can actually read the historical accounts of what happened.

I guess I am thinking of this like Chinese characters. Like, all the different Chinese "dialects" being written with hanzi, even though otherwise they could barely be considered the same language. And even non-Sinitic languages that historically adopted hanzi, like Japanese and Korean and Vietnamese. Which worked because hanzi is a logography—it encodes meaning, not sound, so the same word in different languages can be written the same. It didn’t work well! Nowadays, Japanese has made significant modifications and Korean has invented a new writing system entirely and Vietnamese has adapted a different foreign writing system, because while hanzi could write their languages, it didn’t do a very good job at it. But the Cardassian government probably cares more about assimilation and national unity than making things easier for speakers of minority languages. So, Cardassia used to have different cultures with different languages, like the Hebitians, and maybe instead of the Union forcing everyone to start speaking the same language, they just made everyone use the same writing system. Though that does seem less likely than them enforcing a standard language like the Federation does. Maybe they enforce a standard language, and invent the new writing system to increase literacy for people who are newly learning it.

And I can imagine it being a kind of purely digital language for some people? Like if you’re living on a colonized planet lightyears away from Cardassia Prime and you never have to speak Cardassian, but your computer’s interface is in Cardassian and if you go online then everyone there uses Cardassian. Like people irl who participate in the anglophone internet but don’t really use English in person because they don’t live in an anglophone country. Except if English were a logographic writing system that you could use to write your own language. And you can’t handwrite it, if for whatever reason you wanted to. Almost a similar idea to a liturgical language? Like, it’s only used in specific contexts and not really in daily life. In daily life you’d still speak your own language, and maybe even handwrite it when needed. I think old writing systems would survive even closer to the imperial core (does it make sense to call it that?), though the government would discourage it. I imagine there’d be a revival movement after the Fire, not only because of the cultural shift away from the old totalitarian Cardassia, but because people realize the importance of having a written communication system that doesn’t rely on everyone having a padd and electricity and wifi.

[yogurt200]

do you have any advice for those just starting out using renpy/ making games?

im still learning my way around renpy and making visual novels and what works best ..here are some personal findings:

..try to replace renpys default ui and mess with the options.rpy and screens.rpy right away , the more time put into it the easier it will become to make something unique to your senses. you can change basically everything. you dont have to make a widescreen vn either..4:3, square or portrait mode are possible as well

..look into layered images, the feature is really awesome if you want sprites that change outfits or want to be able to do unique expression combinations without having to save a png of every one

..its good to define characters, atl(animations), images, transitions etc each in their own .rpy file. you can make as many .rpy files as you need and you dont have to only use "script.rpy" to write your story. i divide my script into act files to make it easier..

n some not renpy stuff:

..this software helps you take breaks and avoid RSI and it is pretty invaluable for me. it will track based on the time you spend moving your mouse or keyboard. this also helps keep on task n if you get distracted you're more aware of it.

..if you are a writer, i cant recommend getting an alphasmart neo2 enough. especially if you cant handwrite. its an old device that lets you type textfiles without a bluelight screen. you can 'send' what you write directly to your computer through a printer cable and it types it out. it fits plenty and its useful for writing script outside the computer. refurbished ones on ebay are good.

..its easy to get really overambitious and perfectionist and then not make anything as a result..my advice if this comes up is to prioritize the existence of the thing rather than its ability to match the impossible image in your head. that ideal picture will always be shifting into more impossible territory as you improve anyway, so think about what you're actually capable of and make it actually happen!! important to remember ur not triple A studio.. being independent is an advantage cuz you can do anything!

thts all i can get from the top of my head tht i havent said here before(ithink?)..i think about the last one a lot honestly i think thats my best advice i have if you can call it that

hopefully this helps.. good luck with your vn/game!

[risestarkiss]

do you know when you'll post your first video on YouTube? No rush, I'm just curious.

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Good question! 😫 Right after my announcement I ended up immediately having to go out of town. ☠️

But, I have been working hard ever since my return. 😁 I completed the rise ramblings outro and intro music 🎵 and finalized my avatar redesign. 😚

I also decided to do a "soft start" video that's shorter, thus less stressful to produce than my long form ramblings. (which I need since I'm still new to the sound/video editing software.😩)

So with that in mind, I'm currently writing the script in hopes of voice recording by tonight and tomorrow and then I can screen record once that is complete.

So when will the video be posted?

When it's ready. 😂

Now, the real question is...are y'all ready for me?!

○○○○ 💜 RiseStarKiss Studios on Youtube | My Kofi Tip Jar 💜

[electra-cupide]

Hi, um so i was looking around the vn development tag and i found one of your blog posts and I was like. That . Is. Totally. Me, so I decided to send a message to you!

Before even starting my visual novel (which i still even did not finish the first day) I've gone through lots of stages, It took me 4 YEARS to start my own VN, and there has been alot of changes to me and my Visual Novel, I mean it is impossible to not right? I would struggle alot due to procastination or life really.

I've drawn many sprites of my characters, theres probably 4 or 5 of them( I am still re drawing them)

Something I would recommend is to keep your ideas in some type of notebook and return to them later.

Genuinely buying a notebook and writing down my ideas on what to do really helped me out.

I would write, scene ideas, character lore, plot ideas, some gameplay things, and i would make a list on things i needed to draw, what cgs would go well with the first day or what cgs of characters i could make for players to get to know a character.

This helped me out on making my ideas clear, because i had them all over the place, I think i may or may not forgot a few :c

Something else i would say is that, you should know the programme you are going to use.

Brainstorming on ideas and making backgrounds or characters seem really easy when youre learning to code for the first time (now i dont know your knowledge on these stuff, but just in case)

I had no idea on code, i remember spending my whole evening and night on figuring out why the hell my audio wont play out...

So having a prototype will help you out, you had a blog saying you were on artists block and oh boy do I relate to that..

Learning coding (and learning the software) to take your mind of off your artblock will help alot.

If you worry about there not being any images is ok!

Its literally the half of what VN is but having placeholders for those images will make you get progress on your work! And thats what matters!!! You can go over the art after!! If you are worrying about what other people will think of your art, just remember that those will just be placeholders (and remember that you are doing this for yourself)

I don't know if this helped, made sense or Iam just being delusional but I hope it did.

Dont feel any pressure, your mental and body health matters still.

Have a great day!

Oh thank you! This advice is actually quite useful! As for your advice, I actually do have quite a good amount of ideas for my visual novel written down in my app notes! (I started working on it back in February, so I have slowly added more and more over time) Obviously I don’t have a script yet, but over the months I have written down a good amount.

For example, I already have the story plot down and how the visual novel ends. I also over time have fleshed out some characters and their lore, as well as world building. I also wrote down some game mechanics I want to include for future references. (As well as looking up various videos on visual novel development for advice) I do in fact, have my characters designs all done and down, I just haven’t drawn them out properly yet.

In short in terms of design and planning I have roughly around 30%-ish I think done? (30 sounds like a lot but it really isn’t) The only thing I need to do really is write out the game’s prologue and character routes. (I’ve actually already started writing the prologue, albeit I’m only 13 sentences in) As well as draw some stuff.

I do have some assets done? I started making a title-screen (though it’s not finished) and a dialogue box as a test. I have the story down, including how the game ends, as well as other various character/worldbuilding details and lore. I just haven’t actually written my story down yet out yet- (To metaphorically describe it, I have the ingredients, I just haven’t made the cake yet)

I do know where I’ll likely get my assets from, for example in terms of game music I’ll likely use DOVA-syndrome since some dev’s I follow recommend that. I’ve also been told itch has some good assets for game dev’s aswell.

In terms of coding, I do want to attempt to try that at some point again, so later on when I make the actual thing, I’m not just confused on how to code. I’m scarcely familiar with code, I learned minuscule about it back in my middle school and high school days- (the most I re-call is about functions, JavaScript and Python T-T it’s been years since I actually coded so I’m likely a little rusty)

I’ve heard a lot of developers use Ren’py which from what I heard, is fairly easier to use compared to other programs because it is great for beginners. (I think there are some tutorials online on how to use it and its code. I’ll have to look into them sometime.)

Overall I’m trying to balance taking breaks and working on my visual novel (more often than not I sometimes forgot to work on it.) Lastly as for CG’s, I might work on them last—mainly because writing is my main priority, (of course I do squeeze drawing in stuff aswell, I try to do both)

Anyway, once again thanks for the advice! And I will keep this mind for future references!

[nancydrewwouldnever]

Why Chris never thought of writing a book?

Well, who's to say he hasn't? We simply don't know. He said in old interviews he used to journal a lot.

Also, from the time of Before We Go and just after, he would often get questioned about writing his own scripts when he would speak about not being able to find good scripts to direct. His answer was usually that he did not feel secure enough in his own abilities to tackle that situation.

Here's something fun though. In December 2018 Chris made a tweet about the Avengers cast playing Boggle games on-set in down times. Obviously, I can't link the tweet. Here's an excerpt from a Dec 2018 article of what it said:

Here's the picture of his own laptop screen he posted with the tweet:

Do you see that white "F" on green symbol in his dock? That's for Final Draft, script writing software. Now, perhaps he also uses it for scripts he receives for movies he's acting in. However, maybe he also tinkers with writing and doesn't tell anyone.

[moose-mousse]

I work for insane people

So… I started work a few months ago and...

I keep being impressed with corporations lowering my expectations.

Like. EVERY time I think "Surely, this is as incompetent as it gets".

The boss is nice, the workers are nice, every PERSON is great so far. But the firm is just… fucked in ways that makes it hard to not scream with laughter.

It is like working in the ministry of silly walks by Monty Python. Insane things are happening, and everyone just acts like it is normal.

A dude was stating to someone else near me, that despite the costumers saying they did not want it, his code that crashed the application once a day, was NECESSARY, because writing code without memory leaks in C is basically impossible. Like… I just have all these small moments of insanity. Completely disconnected from each-other

My boss showing me and the other 3 new hires the coffee room, where a big screen proudly shows that not a single software product have 100% code coverage… as in, not a single person in this entire building filled with software people knows how code coverage works. He then points out an empty bowl, and declares "Twice a week, there is a fruit event". By which he means, fresh fruit is provided, and people can just grab some…. just said by a alien who is pretending to be human. Badly.

He then explained that the 2 coffee machines in here makes bad coffee. He then takes us to the copy room, showing us that THIS is where the GOOD coffee machine is. Which only takes coffee beans from a SPECIFIC vendor (Is… is the coffee machine… sponsored????)

He briefly pets the Foosball table (Again, in the copy room), which is jammed up against the wall so you can only reach the controls on one side ( Because, again, it is a copy room, and there is not enough space for it ) and he exclaims "Ahhhh… Not enough people are using this"

Suggesting, that he is trying to promote the little known sport "Single-player Foosball">

I start setting up my work PC and... Whenever any of the developers in this place wants to install things on their PC's, including compilers and testing frameworks, they have to either use the "SOFTWARE CENTER" program, which installs it FOR you… or in 10% of the cases, fails, without giving you any context for why it did that, and no tools for fixing it. Is it missing a dependency? Not working with the OS? Who knows!

Some programs cannot be installed like this though, because the SOFTWARE CENTER is not updated a lot. And when you want to install something the normal way… You get a popup, where you must provide a written explanation for why you need to have temporary admin rights to your own dang PC … you then submit that, and your screen will then be watched remotely by a worker from India, for a varied amount of time you are not told…

Or at least it says so. Maybe the Indian dude watching me is just an empty threat. Who knows. But they get to see me running absolutely… BONKERS .bat files

Like, I CHECKED them, and a good 80% of them calls a Power-Shell script in the folder above it, called "YES_OR_NO.ps1" which opens a windows 95 window informing you that DURING INSTALLATION YOU MAY NOT USE THE KEYBOARD OR MOUSE, AS IT MAY DISTURB THE SCRIPT THAT WILL INSTALL THE PROGRAM. A normal installation wizard then runs, except the developers are not trusted to click the buttons, and instead the script does it for you by moving and clicking the mouse.

All of this is documented. In markdown like reasonable people? Of course not! It is in ENHANCED markdown. Which is markdown in the same way javascript is java.

ENHANCED markdown requires browser and visual studio code extensions to be read. Completely missing the point of markdown being readable both raw and encoded… And sometimes word documents And sometimes power-point presentations left next to another bat file… this one calling the .exe file… right next to it…. I later found out is because the idea USED to be that all documentation MUST be made with Microsoft office tools.

I had to read the code of conduct today. And it was actually very well written.

I then watched a interactive animation telling me about the code of conduct… which it not only got a fact wrong about, it also broke it once.

I repeat. The introductory course in the code of conduct… broke the code of conduct'

After I watched that, and read the safety material…. which literally just said "Wear safety boots in the production floor"… I was then show the testing room.

I was lead to a different building, saying hello to the Vice CEO who was walking the other way, we walk into the production floor, ignored the fact that none of us have safety boots on, and walks into a room, with a 3*2 meter wide machine, several meters tall.

We edge around it, quietly hoping no one turns it on, since we would get slammed by it if they did, and walk down some stairs into the basement. Casually walk over a small river in the floor from a pipe that is leaking… what I really hope is water, and over to a shelf rack FILLED with the most MacGyver shit you ever did see.

Including, but not limited to, the 3D printed plastic block, with a piston that repeatedly smacking half a aluminum nameplate over the device it is testing. You see, it is a capacitance button, and it is testing it by simulating a human finger pressing it many thousands of times, a saws off antenna which is the end of a cable that is attached to it via a nice thick bolt, so it can send fake signals into it.

And of course the 24 volt, 5 amp system that is turning a circuit board on and off again, until it will crack.

We walk back out, remembering to step over the small river, which never even got a comment, and walk back to my department It is SO great. It is like working in the ministry of silly walks by Monty Python Like… Do I think I can bring value to this company? Like, making it better and more efficient? Yes. It would be hard not to!

And his is the largest pump manufacturer in the world! A super serious company with 4 billion dollars of revenue a year. And it is just… a NUTHOUSE

Like… NEVER believe the myth that corporations are competent.

[enkisstories]

The mechanic, the scavenger and the wrecker

Have an outtake of the Star Wars fic I'm currently writing.

The story is set after TRoS and continues my "The wrecking of the Steadfast", at the end of which General Hux has joined the Resistance. The outake has him interacting with Chewie and Threepio, two veterans of the rebel alliance. It goes better than expected.

In a tiny chamber adjacent to the Millenium Falcon’s crew quarters Armitage Hux sat on an ancient computer stuffed between the controls of the freight lift and a stack of crates. This computer had been old already before the man’s birth, but the simple dictionary program Hux was running would – hopefully – not tax it to its limits. Granted, the software was as outdated as the machine it ran on, but Hux wasn’t interested in “Modern Shyriiwook permutations in response to three fucking wars within the same number of generations” – he wanted to learn the language’s basics.

So far everything had went swimmingly: The student had matched Basic words in the Aurebesh script to the Shyriiwook translation, all of them new vocables from yesterday’s lesson. Then the computer had shown him definitions in the foreign language that Hux had typed the correct Shyriiwook word in.

Hux was already fluent in Bocce and High Galactic, could get by in Huttese (although unlike the other two, try as he might he couldn’t switch his brain to think in that language) and kept up with every new iteration of Binary. Picking up passive fluency in Chewbacca’s mother tongue shouldn’t have been an issue, just a light exercise to pass time during the flight. Except that when the computer projected a hologram that chatted away at the student, Hux didn’t understand a single word. Closing his eyes to better focus on the sounds didn’t help either.

I was so certain… By now I could write simple poems in Shyriiwook, so why can’t I understand any of this?

The human pulled his lips back, baring his teeth in the process, and growled!

The sound caused Chewie to break from whatever he had been doing in the common room and take a look at the goings-on in the antechamber.

Hux turned around with the chair he was sitting on.

“Oh… er. Sorry. Rabid dog of the First Order. You know.”

Wordlessly Chewbacca grabbed the chair’s backrest. Keeping his head high as to avoid catching a whiff of the human’s pungent citrus scented hair styling gel he turned it back into its original position so that Hux could see the contents of the screen again. It now showed a green checkmark and a rating of 98%. Apparently the student had just near-correctly pronounced a Shyriiwook word when anything above fifty percent was unheard of. Not even Han Solo with a cold had ever managed come closer than ratings in the forties and little Ben’s attempt after eating chalk had resulted in a sad two percent only (it was still stored in the system, but fortunately for adult Ben Hux hadn’t happened upon this gem yet).

“What did I just say?” Hux uttered, as perplexed as the Wookie and probably also the computer program.

C-3PO made his way past Chewbacca. Hux smiled at the droid. Over the course of his adventure with the Resistance they had become unlikely friends, but Threepio was closest to the newest recruit in his approach to the world: they were the protocol nerds and numbers crunchers and in each other they had finally met a likeminded individual.

“Nothing in particular”, Threepio explained. “That was an expression added to a low priority request to signify urgency on a subjective level. Think ordering in a cantina when you are not in a hurry, but you really crave a slice of cake.”

Ah. Fortunately that wasn’t an issue at the moment. The Falcon was well stocked with provisions; Captain Barley and Maggie had seen to that before the freighter had left New Harvest. After those recent lean days they now had plenty of ham, bread (not the First Order regulation brand) and fruit and nobody had to feel bad for putting an extra lump of sugar into their tea.

“So… “Get a move on”?” Hux ventured.

“(It’s not difficult to understand why YOU and Poe Dameron are together. You’re both…)” Chewbacca finished his sentence with a gesture.

“Ten fingers? Ey… two handful?”

“Hrm.”

The Wookie sat down on one of the cargo crates. From that vantage point he studied Hux intently. It was rare for the man to face someone taller than himself. He didn’t like it at all, and his disadvantaged position would normally have activated all kinds of attack impulses. Not so right now. In this moment after his inadvertent language “prodigy” moment, Hux’s head sank and he told the floor in a low voice:

“I bit off more than I can chew with those studies. After all those days I still cannot understand a single word.”

Chewie leaned forward and grabbed the human by his borrowed shirt, that the crew still was not completely certain whom it had belonged to before. He forced Hux to look up, growling something, that C-3PO immediately translated:

“He said the Resistance has no place for quitters, Master Cycen.”

Right. Isbrand Cycen. His alias. So it was coming down to this, fit in or get left behind on New Harvest after all, nevermind that the Falcon had hyperjumped since then. If Hux/Cycen abandoned his language studies now, what guarantee did Resistance Command have that he’d finish a mission? Oh, yes, that sort of doubt was sooo unfamiliar to the young General…

It was the same everywhere, and yet, the Wookie’s grip radiated the same reassuring support that had led to the traitor turning into a defector over the course of their adventure on the colony world.

The dilemma was not lost to Threepio. Not waiting for the humanoids to speak up again, he supplied his own advice: “To understand Shyriiwook you have to pay attention to body language and mimic as well as the general context.”

“All the things I suck at, check.”

“Why don’t you practice with a native speaker?” Threepio suggested. “I’ll go fetch something to help with the thinking.”

Hux was about to shout: “That’s not necessary, Wookies are in fact highly intelligent!” He already had his mouth open before it struck him that the droid already knew this. Threepio had gotten initialized with the knowledge he, Hux, had discovered for himself only so recently. The brain that needed greasing was his own.

Alas, even with hot strawberry tea and grape sugar pressed into handy pills progress was painfully slow. But progress there was. Some at least.

Hux smiled when he immediately noticed Chewbacca switch from teaching pronunciation to his actual mode of speech at the end of the exercise. So he was able to detect some differences at least.

“(Second smile today – suits you, brat. Don’t translate this, Threepio.)”

Threepio winced, started raising his arms in protest, but then again valued them too much to disobey the order. The first words he was allowed to translate again were:

“(How’s he holding up?)”

“He? Oh. Ren. He’s…” Hux shook his head. “We don’t speak a lot.”

“(Same.)”

“Are you saying I should?”

“(No. And that goes for all of us, especially myself.)”

“Because on the Steadfast…”

Chewie nodded.

“(Exactly. When he tortured me for information, that was different from if you had done so. Getting at the information was secondary for Ben. He was mainly raging at me as a symbol of his past and then against himself, so now I can’t really tell whether I want to cuddle him or rip an arm out. I mean, I know what I should do and what I will do, I just… Sometimes I don’t know how I feel about all of this.)”

A moment of vulnerability… Back home it would have gotten called weakness, and showing weakness once would have made that person perceived as weak in all regards. That wasn’t how things were working here.

Chewbacca’s next sentence Hux recognized as a question even before C-3PO had started translating. Hearing it in basic, however, made the man wish the words had never gotten spoken, for Chewbacca was asking about the time when Kylo Ren had come to the First Order. At first it was painful to talk about someone else’s troubles, when Hux had so much emotional baggage of his own. But then he realized that in telling Chewbacca about Kylo, he was also talking about his own past. He held back nothing, spoke matter of factly, and in the process gave insights into the First Order’s routines and inner workings that otherwise would have been difficult to get out of a captive, even of a defector willing to share everything he knew, because much of what Hux revealed would never have occurred to him as worth passing on to his new allies. At times his words caused disgust, then Hux had to rewind five seconds in his head and look again at the scene he had described to maybe understand what was so gag-inducing about it.

“(Alright)”, Chewbacca eventually said. “(Update the database with those customs codes and protocols you mentioned. They might come in handy. When you’re done, we should be close to Emeraldin.)”

“Will do.”

Chewbacca left the room, followed by C-3PO.

“You’re awfully patient with Master Cycen”, the droid remarked.

“(The way I see it, a crime of the magnitude of his isn’t paid for by getting executed or suffering. The snotty brat needs to make amends and I’ll make certain that he does so to the fullest of his capabilities. If he needs to smile to get us there, then I’ll make him, if he needs a cattle prod into the backside, then I’ll deliver that.)”

And also, but this detail the Wookie kept from Threepio, the killer of Hosnia’s presence was a constant reminder that Ben Solo hadn’t been the worst person in the galaxy. Small comfort as that was…

Full chapter here.

[track-maniac]

I'm an intern and lots of people are on vacation so as long as I get work done in a reasonable time nobody cares what I do.

Also, the admins are maniacs. Of course we have to use Windows™, and for security we are not admins on the company PCs, but they're actually such control freaks that they decided changing the wallpaper was too much of a privilege for us!!! We're stuck with the same wallpaper and to top it off it's ugly as fuck (many are saying this). We don't even meet clients, we work on infrastructure and APIs and shit. Our clients are the company's own developers.

Anyway, I literally didn't have anything to do so I spent the entire day making a python script with windows api calls (you can do that??) and it just draws a solid color or a picture on your screen, then does weird stuff to make the window not interact with anything, effectively making that window your new wallpaper. Technically I just got paid 50€ to write software that mitigates the admins' stupid decision.

[superblysubpar]

I hope this isn’t too personal but would you tell us how your screenwriting process was? I saw that you submitted WCIL as a screenplay and as someone whos scared to stop I’d love to know how you did it

Um this not too personal AT ALL. I really wanna chat about things with you all, whether that's dumb stuff or serious stuff or whatever. My inbox is open 💛 Also, I am SO sorry this is so fucking long 💀

My #1 piece of advice is to decide to take the leap. Which, I get, is easier said than done. I had dreams of doing things for the movies one day since I was little, I just let society and myself convince me that dreams like that don't pan out -- except how would I know if I never try?? And it's scary. I have a degree I'm proud of that took me a long time to get for a job I am not pursuing and don't really want to again. It's scary to change directions and take a leap into unknown territory, especially one that's centered around the arts - often looked down on by other people with "real jobs". It's taken a very long time to get here, this community is largely to thank for the chance at this dream, as well as people I've met through this Fandom. I would have never taken the leap without the encouragement of people in this fandom, especially @loveshotzz & @sweetsweetjellybean . But ultimately, I had and have to be the one who has faith in myself.

#2, follow some accounts on Instagram, where ever, listen to some podcasts, etc. A ton of how I found out about these contests is just from listening to The Screen Writer's Life podcast and hearing them mention contsests. Then I googled contests, and found their accounts on Instagram which led me to more, I'll post a few pictures below of some beneficial ones - pay special attention to rules of contests and also the validity of an account - who else follows them, what info can you find about them on Google, can you submit material that's submitted to other contests etc.

#3 - in terms of the actual screenwriting process, I will say I am largely winging it 💛 but here's a few things that may help:

I have this book I'm reading (picture below) which turned out to be a pretty standard for the industry? People like Tina Fey have talked about reading this book and then just doing the damn thing in interviews.

I had a few film studies courses over the years, so this helped me understand a little bit of the language used when critiquing film and studying screenplays - but I don't think this is necessary. There's a ton of lower cost online courses, masterclass, free YouTube videos and more if you Google.

Reading other screenplays. Do you have a genre you want to write specifically? Or how about your favorite movies? While there is a sort of standard way to write a screenplay, it's amazing how when reading a variety of scripts, you can see each screenplay Writer's individual voice and vision. Many are free online to read just by googling, at least a version of the script potentially in its early draft stages.

I used the software, free version, Celtx to write WCIL. It was very user friendly and easy to pick up, and I think gives you a great gateway into how to write a screenplay. However, the free version was pretty glitchy, and now that I know I want to do this more, I'll be investing in Final Draft (pretty standard in the film industry from what I can tell). Aside from this sort of teaching me the layout, Google and interest and like I said, reading other scripts, got me into the flow of how to write one.

I had a pretty clear vision of WCIL because of already writing the fanfic. For me, having the clear outline helped immensely. And then, for me, it helped to do the straight dialogue from beginning to end, with no action or scene headings, THEN I went back and filled these pieces in. From all my research (and that book I'm reading) dialogue is the most important part of your screenplay. As the writer of a movie, it is not your job to descibe the setting and the emotions and the costumes in immense detail. Your job is the story, and it's everyone else's job to bring it to life. So that leads to - just letting things go - realizing "hey as much as I love this scene, is it important to the story? Why or why not. What needs to be cut for it to fit? Do I need this piece of action or is the dialogue enough Etc."

Lastly, honestly just googling questions I had - anything from page numbers (a page typically equals about a minute for example, which is why the standard maximum page number usually is 120) to how to show an interruption in dialogue, to what should be capitalized and what shouldn't  - Google is your friend. The screenplays of other movies are your friend. The more resources you read the more you learn and absorb.

I really hope any of this helps!! If I can do it, you can do it! Good luck 💛💛💛

Highly beneficial accounts to follow to start off with. But there's so much more!

The podcast I listen to:

The book 💛

[tagbinindia]

Creative Writing: Unleashing Your Imagination Through the Art of Storytelling

Creative writing is a powerful form of self-expression that transcends traditional writing by blending imagination, emotion, and artistry. From crafting captivating stories to penning thought-provoking poems, creative writing taps into the depths of human creativity. Whether you're a budding writer or a seasoned storyteller, this guide explores the world of creative writing and offers tips to enhance your craft.

What is Creative Writing?

Creative writing goes beyond the confines of academic or technical writing. It allows for freedom of expression and encourages writers to tell stories, evoke emotions, and explore ideas. Examples of creative writing include:

Novels and short stories

Poetry

Plays and scripts

Memoirs and personal essays

Creative nonfiction

Unlike factual writing, creative writing emphasizes originality, imaginative thought, and narrative technique.

The Importance of Creative Writing

Enhances Imagination:Creative writing nurtures your imagination by encouraging you to think outside the box. Writers create vivid worlds, characters, and scenarios that captivate readers.

Improves Communication Skills:The practice of creative writing helps sharpen your ability to convey ideas, emotions, and narratives effectively.

Boosts Emotional Well-being:Writing creatively can be therapeutic, providing an outlet for emotions, self-reflection, and personal growth.

Encourages Critical Thinking:Crafting compelling plots or solving narrative challenges requires analytical and critical thinking skills.

Key Elements of Creative Writing

To excel in creative writing, focus on these essential elements:

Characters:Well-developed characters are the heart of any story. Give them depth, motives, and relatable traits to make them memorable.

Plot:A compelling plot with twists and turns keeps readers engaged. Ensure your story has a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Setting:The setting provides context and atmosphere. Describe the environment vividly to immerse readers in your story.

Voice and Style:Your unique voice and writing style set your work apart. Experiment with tone, vocabulary, and sentence structure.

Theme:Every piece of creative writing carries a central idea or theme. It gives your story purpose and resonates with readers.

Types of Creative Writing

Fiction Writing:Fiction includes novels, short stories, and novellas that entertain or provoke thought through imaginative storytelling.

Poetry:Poetry uses rhythm, metaphor, and language to evoke emotions and convey deep meanings in a concise form.

Playwriting and Screenwriting:Writing for the stage or screen involves creating dialogues, scenes, and actions that bring characters to life visually.

Creative Nonfiction:This form blends factual content with literary techniques, making real-life stories as engaging as fiction.

Blogging:Blogs with a creative touch stand out by using narrative techniques to inform, entertain, or inspire readers.

Tips to Improve Your Creative Writing Skills

Read Widely:Immerse yourself in various genres and styles to understand different writing techniques and perspectives.

Practice Regularly:Like any skill, creative writing improves with practice. Set aside time daily to write without judgment.

Experiment with Prompts:Writing prompts challenge you to explore new ideas and step out of your comfort zone.

Edit Ruthlessly:The first draft is only the beginning. Edit your work to refine your ideas and improve clarity.

Seek Feedback:Share your writing with trusted friends, peers, or mentors to gain constructive criticism.

Join Writing Communities:Participate in workshops or online forums to connect with fellow writers and learn from their experiences.

The Role of Technology in Creative Writing

Technology has revolutionized creative writing by offering tools that aid every step of the process.

Writing Software: Tools like Scrivener and Google Docs help organize and format your work.

Grammar Checkers: Apps like Grammarly ensure your writing is polished and error-free.

Idea Generators: Online platforms provide writing prompts and inspiration.

Publishing Platforms: Self-publishing tools allow writers to share their work with a global audience.

Challenges in Creative Writing

Writer’s Block:Overcoming mental roadblocks can be tough. Combat writer’s block by taking breaks, changing your environment, or exploring prompts.

Balancing Creativity and Structure:Striking the right balance between free-flowing creativity and a structured narrative can be challenging.

Maintaining Originality:With countless stories out there, creating something unique requires effort and authenticity.

How to Start Your Creative Writing Journey

Identify Your Passion:Figure out which form of creative writing resonates with you the most—fiction, poetry, or nonfiction.

Set Realistic Goals:Start with small, manageable goals like writing a short story or poem.

Create a Writing Routine:Consistency is key. Designate a specific time and place for writing every day.

Study Writing Techniques:Learn about literary devices, narrative structures, and character development to enhance your craft.

Celebrate Small Wins:Acknowledge and celebrate your progress to stay motivated.

Creative Writing in Today’s World

In the digital era, creative writing has expanded to new platforms like blogs, social media, and online publications. Writers now have more opportunities than ever to share their work and reach diverse audiences. Whether it's through storytelling on Instagram or self-publishing an eBook, creative writing continues to evolve and thrive.

Conclusion

Creative writing is a journey of self-expression and discovery. By honing your skills, embracing technology, and exploring new ideas, you can craft compelling stories that captivate readers and leave a lasting impact. Whether you write for personal fulfillment or professional aspirations, the art of creative writing opens doors to endless possibilities.

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[nakimkcapstone]

2/4/2024-2/18/2024 Progress Update

I just wanted to go ahead and get a head start on the next progress update. These past few weeks had a lot of interesting things. Firstly I started and finished most of my script for the project. I have the beginning and ending fully fleshed out, at least how I want it. My hurdle is in the middle, how I’m going to connect the two parts together. This is where I will be using ChatGPT as a virtual assistant. I will explain to it what I have already, and ask for ideas on where I can take the story from there. My goal is to not have it write specific scenes, but to at least give me scenarios in which I can apply to the script myself.

For context, my short film will be styled in an old Japanese samurai film, but with futuristic elements to it.

I already used ChatGPT to come up with names for my characters by describing their personalities and the nature of my script. The responses it gave me, and the reasoning behind the names turned out really great.

Alongside starting the script, I have also been practicing more with the AI tools. This time, instead of doing something unrelated to the project I built out a scene from my script, which I’ll link below.

I filmed the ship practically, once again using a model that I found on Amazon. I combined it with the use of 4 AI tools; Midjourney, Pixverse, Color Match.Ai, and Suno.ai.

I created the background using Midjourney, something I went over in my previous progress update. The shot I came up with is a top-down shot of a forest. From there I threw it into Pixverse, a free AI website that adds movement to photos using depth mapping (something I also went over in my previous update). The result was great but the final result was only 8 seconds long, so I slowed it down in premiere. It’s longer, but the movement in the image is now less noticeable.

Shooting the model practically ended up being a bit rough. Firstly, propping the camera to be above the model (whether actually placed above the model, or turning the model on its side) proved to be a hassle. C-stands would have fixed this issue, but the ones I ordered prior to the new year still never to shipped.

I used to own a slider but the person I lent it to has not returned it. A lesson for the future about loaning out equipment. To work around this, I Jerry-rigged a dolly to a tray so I can pull the model and the green screen.

The results came out clunky and rotoscoping in After Effects started to get rough with the finer details, so I ended up freeze framing it in premiere, and adding the motion manually through key frames.

Colormatch.ai is a software I invested in a few years back, it works by importing a still image of something with color grading you’d like to try out, and it exports a similar result for use in your own projects. Since one of the inspirations to my project is Akira Kurosawa, I wanted to replicate the black and white methods used.

But why use this instead of just pulling the saturation down? One thing about Kurosawa’s stuff I’ve noticed is the halation and sharp contrast that his films have. I wanted to try and replicate that as best as I could. The end results weren’t perfect but it’s a good starting point.

Suno.ai is similar to Midjourney, but for generating non-copyrighted music. The results aren’t perfect and there’s a lot of artifacting in the songs, but for something that matches my theme I think it turned out quite alright for now.

To solidify the scene, I added some fog effects and speed-ramped it as the ship flies by.

In the end, I came up with this result after about 2-3 hours of messing around to see what works, and about an hour and a half of execution on a “final”product. As I near further into my production I hope to flesh it out even more.

I hope by the end of the next update, I will have finished the script, storyboard, and shot list.

After that, I will be looking to translate my script into Japanese for authenticity. Then I’ll be onto looking for talent and possibly crew to help me out.

I know I promised a breakdown on EBSynth, and I promise I’ll get that out soon!

Until then, here is the scene that I have created while testing everything out. It’s short but hopefully by the end of it all will be a part of a greater scene.

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Devlog #3

HELLOOOOO

I was away from my laptop for so long (battery inflated), but I'm finally back with it!!! I did not get any kind of giant amount of progress done, but I did make a small video to showcase the little animation I made for a weapon swing! :D I'm honestly really happy with it, and I got some feedback from a friend that helped me make it a little better while I was animating it.

So far I only have a down walk and a down swing for Yuna, but I'll have the rest of the orientations done quick! Not today, at the time of me writing this, but probably tomorrow! And if not tomorrow, then the day after!!

Besides that I kinda just, reworked a tiny bit of the scripting? (I feel that using the work scripting instead of coding is more fitting as what I am using for this is a visual scripting engine) And I am having a lot of fun with it.

Next up on my to do list, besides finishing up the player animations, will be to try my hand at making a start screen and menu system, and most likely some level design after that. It's been a little hard for me to plan out what honestly should be higher priority, but I will definitely take the time to sit down and organize that, for my own sanity lmao. But I also have to learn a lot more of the basics, but I will do that as I go!

Alrighty then, onto the clip!

[3 seperate swings, fade in and fade out done in editing software.]

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Even tho I have a lot of apprehension to AI, here is how I use it:

It doesnt get mad at me for asking 1000 question on a simple r script .

It helps with my dygraphia when I have to read a lot of science articles and a short bullet point summery in my bibliography software.

It can make a bullet point summary of an 3 hours conference transcript.

It can help answer precise questions that google cannot , like "explain X concepts like I am 5"(used it alot for my genetics class) or " example of destination for a family trip within X day, Y budgets, for Z persons, and why?"

So yeah, I'm mostly using it as a tool to counter the limitation given by my adhd and dysgraphia and allow me to have a better efficiency in my school work. Sometimes, I stare at the screen because I know what I want to write, but my brain doesn't want to translate the abstract concepts in my brain into a sentence. But having already something written, even if it’s wrong and being able to not start but continue kinda bypasses the block. IDK WHY?

im a proud "ive never used chat gpt" user btw

[maria-mga2024mi5016]

Tips for making a good CV or Showreel

15/07/2025

CV

Start with your most recent achievements at the top - Going backwards (People want to know what you are doing now) (o/ls isn't a requirement to add)

References - Add nonrelated references related to your study. (Tutors, past bosses)

Mention age

Appy according to the company's position - Per their requirements (2d animator, 3d animator)

What do I want to do? What do I want to contribute to the industry?

My skills include 2D, 3D animation...

Currently reading for a BA in Motion Graphics and Animation

Include software you are most comfortable with.

1 page

2. Showreel

Show process of development, stage by stage evolution, split screen where you show your work in progress, screen records, map out your workflow.

Title - 2D character design, 3d character model and rigging (BA project)

Same font (Futura) - CV, Business card, Portfolio (To develop your brand and set as a creative)

Start, middle and end should be based on your best work. (7 seconds)

If you are leaning towards 2D animation, design a character that best represents you and design a walk cycle. Do some animations related to the principles of animations. (Make in time for stage 2)

Cover letter can include voluntary work - Leadership roles, good communication skills, good teamwork

Research on the company - look through their content, posts, research for in person interview, what changes can you bring to the company? How to revamp social media strategies

Company terms and conditions

Exercise -

Create a creature that best represents you and create a walk cycle for it.

Select an object to best animate the principle of 'squash and stretch'.

Pick 3 to 4 animations and create a small animation.

Check slides for an updated task related to changing cv and interview

Creative writing - Have a blog, writer's blog, standard writing for script writing