Feedback[]
What do you guys think of this guide? Helpful or not? Go ahead and change anything if you want. Jeppo 23:02, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
Manual of Style[]
All four of us seem to have different manuals of style when creating comic scripts, but I think it is a good idea to stick with just one. I'll post various pieces of comic and below various ways of writing it in script form, and we can vote for which is best. Jeppo 00:03, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
#1 Person speaking, several speech bubble sections, same frame[]
Example
Method 1: New paragraph
| Black Mage | Hm… Magic Missile? Don't make me laugh.
Lorloveim's Creeping Shadow? Laaaaaame! Mordenkainen's Celerity? Ha, weeeeeaaaak. Yo, shopkeep! |
Method 2: New line
| Black Mage | Hm… Magic Missile? Don't make me laugh. Lorloveim's Creeping Shadow? Laaaaaame! Mordenkainen's Celerity? Ha, weeeeeaaaak. Yo, shopkeep! |
Method 3: split into separate templates
| Black Mage | Hm… Magic Missile? Don't make me laugh. |
| Black Mage | Lorloveim's Creeping Shadow? Laaaaaame! |
| Black Mage | Mordenkainen's Celerity? Ha, weeeeeaaaak. |
| Black Mage | Yo, shopkeep! |
Method 4: All in one go
| Black Mage | Hm… Magic Missile? Don't make me laugh. Lorloveim's Creeping Shadow? Laaaaaame! Mordenkainen's Celerity? Ha, weeeeeaaaak. Yo, shopkeep! |
Comments:
I think Method 2 is best. Jeppo
- 1 or 2. ScatheMote 00:19, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- I've been using 2 for this. //masterConjurer (Talk)_ 02:54, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- I'd go with 3, but since Master Conjurer is going with 2, I'll go with 2 as well... Chocolancer 03:41, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- I've been using 2 for this. //masterConjurer (Talk)_ 02:54, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
#2: Same as above, but in separate frames[]
Example:
Method 1:New Paragraph
| Black Mage | Strength... returning. Bones... mended. Organs... healed. Self-naration... fading.
And I owe it all to you. |
Method 2: New Line
| Black Mage | Strength... returning. Bones... mended. Organs... healed. Self-naration... fading. And I owe it all to you. |
Method 3: Split into separate templates
| Black Mage | Strength... returning. Bones... mended. Organs... healed. Self-naration... fading. |
| Black Mage | And I owe it all to you. |
Method 4: all in one go
| Black Mage | Strength... returning. Bones... mended. Organs... healed. Self-naration... fading. And I owe it all to you. |
Comments
I was using Method 1 initially, but I think Chocolancer's idea (method 3) is better. Jeppo
- 3. Also, which one do I use of these? ScatheMote 00:19, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- Judging by this, a mix between nos. 1 and 4. Jeppo 00:23, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- I started at 3, but lately I've been doing 2. //masterConjurer (Talk)_ 02:55, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- For this one, 3...I think that's a better way to do it. Chocolancer 03:41, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- I started at 3, but lately I've been doing 2. //masterConjurer (Talk)_ 02:55, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- Judging by this, a mix between nos. 1 and 4. Jeppo 00:23, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
#3: Bolding and/or italics[]
Method 1: No formatting
| Black Mage | This is the most pathetic battle ever. Let's never, never, never talk about it again. |
Method 2: Bold
| Black Mage | This is the most pathetic battle ever. Let's never, never, never talk about it again. |
Method 3: Bold and Italics
| Black Mage | This is the most pathetic battle ever. Let's never, never, never talk about it again. |
Comments
I'm leaning towards method 2, it just looks better. Jeppo
- Most certainly not 1. I'd say 2. ScatheMote 00:19, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- I use 3 because it is the closest to in the comic itself. //masterConjurer (Talk)_ 02:55, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- Just bolding it is fine...italicizing is a bit too much... Chocolancer 03:41, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- I use 3 because it is the closest to in the comic itself. //masterConjurer (Talk)_ 02:55, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
Categories[]
Can't you add the "appearance" categories things into the template or will that not work? シ Lion Heart ツ 10:57, 24 July 2009 (UTC)