DW, that's a good
proposal, but it also limits the contributions others on the board can make. Perhaps someone else has an idea for an episode, but they don't want to base it in Ohio, for example. I should have clarified this thread is for basic ideas, a few sentences outlining a concept for an episode, scenarios, short scenes between characters, etc..
However, thank you for posting, it
is interesting, and I'd like the other members of the board to weigh on how they feel about your ideas.
Originally posted by nerd4hire
1. You're going to need the active co-operation of a moderator to physically organize this forum.
I am aware of this. I have yet to hear from any of the mods aside from Buffy Summers herself regarding this project. I would like very much to work with one of them.
Originally posted by nerd4hire
2. You're going to need some consistent rules as to what the script format you use should look like. I've browsed script formatting used in Carpe Noctum, and other forums. Different fanfic writers seem to have different ideas as to what script formatting looks like. Someone should write a tutorial for those unfamiliar with script format, suggesting the general consensus as to what the rules of script formating are.
That is an excellent idea.
Again. Thank you, N4H. I will be in touch.
Originally posted by nerd4hire
3. You're going to need a reader or readers to spot and fix the more glaring errors of formatting, grammar, spelling and such.
Well, tasks such as these
should be handled by the writers, however, all of us who are involved with Writing and Production will have the opportunity to read drafts of scripts, so (hopefully) this shouldn't be a problem.
Originally posted by nerd4hire
4. This idea will have problems unique to it, because it is not commercial. Each person is going to have his or her own idea as to what he wants to say. You can't just say, "do it my way or no paycheck". It might be better to leave a certain amount of room in the story arc for people to go off in their own directions. The problem here is you will have many different characters doing many different things. It could get chaotic. I suggest a story arc where many different characters can be doing many different things in different places, with their story lines meeting in different spots throughout, and all remaining characters meeting in one final story arc at the end of the season for one large confrontation.
Agreed, this really has the potential to be like wrestling a tornado. However, the reason I want to assemble a group of Producers is to take all of the ideas that we are provided by all of us on the board, and organize them in a way that would work. Blend them together, tweak them, etc.. Simply taking everyone's ideas as is and putting them on paper would indeed be chaotic... fun (and headache-inducing) to read, but chaotic nonetheless.
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The group of people who will be spearhead this will work together to make this project work.
Originally posted by nerd4hire
5. Continuity will be tough, because we don't know where this season of Angel is going to leave the Buffy characters in real time. Buffy for example may or may not be in Europe as we speak. I suggest a story line for this VS 8 which exists between the time of Buffy 7's ending and Angel 5's beginning. In this way it should be possible to connect the two stories at the end. It might be a good idea to give the job of watching for continuity errors as affects the past, present, and future of the Buffyverse to one specific person
Continuity
will be tough. Honestly, this was not considered until you brought it up (once again, right there with the ideas)... I am going to be passing on this question
for the moment, as I can think of a few solutions, but I don't want to committ to anything just yet. I would rather get this moving and get people contributing ideas first, then worry about how they would relate to Angel Season 5.
-DD
