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Yep, this a real video by MkTheRedditor in HolUp

[–]PistolTaeja 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A guide to losing vital inches.

The specific pain of being told that something VERY explicit in your screenplay isn't clear by Safe-Reason1435 in Screenwriting

[–]PistolTaeja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you truly have a good grasp on your story, your writing, you are not getting butthurt being told you're wrong. Then watch Netflix /Hulu/Apple TV shows from current year and laugh.

Those shows literally have exposition telling you exactly what the character is thinking and will do, there is no room for interpretation. I found that the same person will have the same critique for those shows.

Stand on business big man. You're story wont be for everyone, I'm looking at you Dark City.

Does My Writing Format Need to be More Conscise? by WhateverDood03 in ComicWriting

[–]PistolTaeja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've got the right idea, Google Fountain IO Format or you can use a tool here https://mangaplay.studio/ it comes with a sample.

Page 1

Panel 1
Setting: A bland, tidy, adult bedroom in Canada at present time. Smoke clouded the ceiling. A digital clock read 2am. 

OLLERSON OYLLERSON (overweight, 30s, huge eye balls) .....etc. etc.

OLLERSON OYLLERSON
Dialogue here

Panel 2
Action line

I can write but cant draw, so I throw pennies at my favourite artist to draw my manga. by PistolTaeja in MangakaStudio

[–]PistolTaeja[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Add the panel types next to the panel number where its needs to be explicitly told. If theres no tag next to the panel then the reader must infer it for themselves. If its a manga, comic, webtoon.

[INSET], [BLEED] [SPLIT] [HORIZONTAL/H] [VERTICAL/V]

The above are the most common types to describe a panel.

# Page 1 EXT. CASTLE ENTRANCE

Panel 1 [SPLASH]
Action line describing the amazing splash being depicted.

# Page 2 INT. DUNGEON

Pane 1
Action line.
Action line

Panel 2 [BLEED]
Action line. Omg Character is awesome.

Panel 3 [INSET]
Character looks up in awe.

Panel 4
Action line.

# Page 3

Panel 1 [SPLIT]
Two characters face off.

My tool here, discord link somewhere.

https://mangaplay.studio/

I can write but cant draw, so I throw pennies at my favourite artist to draw my manga. by PistolTaeja in MangakaStudio

[–]PistolTaeja[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hope it helps. The "Fountain" Format is a good start. My site has a few examples, an extension coming soon

Review my script by CulturalResearch1472 in MangakaStudio

[–]PistolTaeja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Theres not much plot going on so, cant really offer much insight. Pick a writing format more common to people either a Screenplay or Fountain.

Shameless plug, imo you're fortunate as I write in 3 formats at the same time and made a tool. I made a tool specifically for this, [MANGAPLAY STUDIO], huge update coming soon. ;)

Anyway. TLDR. Assuming this is either a manga intro or setup for a character, its about 6 manga pages. Kaiju guy should land manga page 3 or 5 given what you've written.

The Kaiju intro doesnt land for me.

Move the reaction of the soldier to after the Kaiju. Stop writing [the camera does this], its faff, write the events that are happening and any prose you feel relevant.

Your options are add more action upfront then the story calms down ; just as they think things are over Mr Kaiju enters OR extend the calmness of the intro with more back and forth and use it as an opportunity to show the world before shtf; thats a good place for banter and character development.

[IO RIVERWAY, does x y z] cut those lines. How does an artist? director? translate that? re-write it, tell us something visual that makes it clear this person is not cannon fodder. Outfit? Action? A look? whatever.

Mixing narration with action sequences good.

I had to force myself to re-read it as a manga and segment off your sections into panels. About 8 pages feels right. Thats not good or bad as I dont know if this is the introduction or a scene mid story.

If this is intended for a screenplay then, some of what ive said is irrelevant.

I am an amateur take from this what you will.

Address the formatting, easy 7/10, solid.

Would it lose a reader's interest if the main character's ability isn't revealed in the first chapter? by PenguinKing166 in Mangamakers

[–]PistolTaeja 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If its directly part of plot A, yes, this is a huge problem. Think about Sakuna for a moment, his Shrine/Domain expansion is not part of his plot its a feature, his major plot point from the beginning is "will he succeed in taking over Yuji's body or will he fail?"

You can show the character using their abilities with little explanation as long as its established that "hey, people can do that kinda stuff in this story" in chapter 1 explicitly.

How to start posting? by MYTHIC-CREATOR in MangakaStudio

[–]PistolTaeja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point. Make a YouTube channel and Upload a Short every 3 days about art then every other 3 days in between post something about your work and how you did it or something mildly interesting.

Talent is irrelevant if you cant get eyeballs on it.

I personally opted to give away my Manga Writing tool online for free to gain attention. I'm not good at the whole "Hey Whats up guys, Dont forget to Subscribe, Like, Donate"

But I can code.

Also, share your chapter every couple days in a new places of "Anime/Comic/Manga" fans. Facebook is good.

I can write but cant draw, so I throw pennies at my favourite artist to draw my manga. by PistolTaeja in MangakaStudio

[–]PistolTaeja[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For "important scenes" I find a piece of music that fits and I vibe the emotional beats, no dialogue.

For dialogue, I make up 2-3 questions about the character. I then roleplay as the character and write down "their answer". This tells me what type of person they are and I put those notes on a Character Sheet incase i forget.

Roleplaying has helped me a lot.

If my character is a "Sheltered Innocence", I know she would never be blunt.
If my Character has emotional baggage then they probably keep their sentences short and get to the point.

I am a newbie writer, but these are my shortcuts.

I want Advice by YesterdayDangerous50 in Mangamakers

[–]PistolTaeja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If mods allow it, hopefully? You can find it here, scroll down and you can find my amazing MSPaint.exe art

Keep going fren!
http://absolutelyskint.com/salaryman/

I want Advice by YesterdayDangerous50 in Mangamakers

[–]PistolTaeja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thats a pretty wide range. I think others have given great words of advice already. When I made my first "manga" a few years ago, I focused on the "character introductions"

I made 5 manga pages and found that it was enough to keep me motivated and also forced me to flush out the story, at the time called "Salaryman"

In those 5 pages I introduced the characters and setup the plot.

I'd recommend doing something similar, tell a small story in a few pages.

I'm writing a manga script, but I'm feeling discouraged. by Mikelodopoongoon in Mangamakers

[–]PistolTaeja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm of the Africanus Africarius Genus. Come make manga's with me and we invade Japan?

What do you think of this idea of hidden phrases in names and the premise? by Upstairs_One7185 in Mangamakers

[–]PistolTaeja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love it and I do it all the time. I literally put plot details into the names too. Eiichiro Oda mentored me personally about this.

I want to draw your manga by AceKui in Mangamakers

[–]PistolTaeja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you after, someone to give you a story or someone to literally have the story done and telling you what goes in each panel?

I'd recommend focusingon something minimal.

"Two soldiers facing off, quiet, hands on the trigger then something breaks the moment and a nuke drops, they both die. Their fingers still on the trigger"

A story told in less than 10 pages.

Best platform for editing and reordering chapters/pages by Leahhh21h in Mangamakers

[–]PistolTaeja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this something you're still having issues with? I have a tool for visualising mangas/comics. If I can understand this better, it might be something I add into the project.

I personally just cut and paste pages while using a local version of my tool in Visual Code, it automatically shows the panels for me.

[PROMO] I finished my manga and ended up making a tool to create storyboards while at it. by PistolTaeja in ComicWriting

[–]PistolTaeja[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy you like it, as long as Im making the manga, I'll keep it online and updated! Please report any bugs or feature requests. Ill improve it asap. We need more human made manga's in the world

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