Comments on: Eminent sacrifice to the test audience gods http://hackberryhollow.com/2012/07/01/eminent-sacrifice/ A webcomic by Lumaglyph Wed, 04 Nov 2015 02:45:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 By: Adam Weber http://hackberryhollow.com/2012/07/01/eminent-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:29:18 +0000 http://hackberryhollow.com/?p=1227#comment-515 @ William: You are not the only one to point this out. Several people have. The format of the script is such that every line represents approximately one comic panel, so we may describe a sequence of shots with a half dozen three-to-ten-word lines with a simple description each. Of course that also means we have other lines that contain a wall of text describing what’s in a room and how the shot should be laid out, but even so, the line number is quite inflated. I don’t think this is as long as Lord of the Rings, but it is certainly longer than a typical movie script. Maybe a better comparison would be with a script for a television program. How long do you suppose the script for a season of Game of Thrones is?

I think having a story be long is okay as long as it doesn’t take you forever to finish (quiet, Austin! We’re getting there!) and it doesn’t feel long. The latter is actually pretty hard, because you need to keep it fresh and interesting with good pacing throughout.

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By: William http://hackberryhollow.com/2012/07/01/eminent-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 14:57:07 +0000 http://hackberryhollow.com/?p=1227#comment-514 Am I the only one who noticed that this rivals the Lord of the Rings trilogy in terms of line count? Sure it isn’t as dense as a novel, but if you compare it to a typical Hollywood movie script, this thing is about 7 times larger.

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By: Ross http://hackberryhollow.com/2012/07/01/eminent-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:48:58 +0000 http://hackberryhollow.com/?p=1227#comment-513 Keep at it guys. This is going to be so cool!

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By: Aubrie http://hackberryhollow.com/2012/07/01/eminent-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:48:51 +0000 http://hackberryhollow.com/?p=1227#comment-512 Hoorays! 😀

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