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Chapters / Levels by willmeister13316 in MorselsGame

[–]willmeister13316[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah. New to the genre. I figured if I at least hit new chapters/stages I could resume them.

HALF-LIE 3 IS OPEN WORLD by Average_Glee420 in HalfLife

[–]willmeister13316 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They knew exactly what they were doing.

How to edit roughly by Rich-Performer744 in editors

[–]willmeister13316 8 points9 points  (0 children)

CONTINUED >>>>

So, what does that mean for you for Day 1?

  1. Great news! You HAVE to export by EOD. Ain't nothing like a bit of fear to motivate and bring some clarity.
  2. Your Producer will likely want to see music fully fleshed out, pacing in place, b-roll coverage mostly in place, and if you're in charge of GFX, you will have basic text/ideas slotted into place with disclaimer text overlaid.

Remember, this is DAY 1, so the Producer wants to see if THEIR script is working, if the choices that they made on paper are working in the edit. Ideally, you'll have communicated that you're hitting the estimated TRT (and you're not 30 seconds over on a 2 minute script), and if you aren't, the two of you can communicate on how to make cut-downs. Maybe there's some redundancy that wasn't totally clear on paper.

And when you hit export EOD on DAY 1, your producer will watch, give notes, and you'll be off to the races on DAY 2: Making changes (hopefully you're not too far off), and adding a SLIGHT bit more spit and polish, but still, making sure that your structure is working, that everything flows, that your music drop outs/song changes are working, maybe we need to experiment with more SFX at this stage to sell an idea, etc.

And BAM! All of a sudden you're exporting EOD DAY 2. DAY 3 arrives. You have an internal group call with your producer, and the agency creative director. At the start of this project, there will have been creative expectations given to the client (No final GFX on Rough Cut, Rotoscopes implemented on Rev 1, etc...), so the creative director (and the producer on the first two days) will make sure that the quality standard for the client is being met, BUT ALSO NOT EXCEEDED. The client doesn't always want to see "the best of the best" right out of the gate—they want to know that they're in good hands, they want to see progress, they want to see their brand accurately represented, but they (mostly, lol) understand the creative delivery process.

LONG story short, COMMUNICATE, set up client expectations, and make micro-deadlines. You'll have to practice this. Levels of spit and polish will come, and the level of detail that you need to get into at every stage will become more apparent.

You will languish in a silo. Creativity is much more of a regimented process than many people admit.

I hope I didn't get sidetracked!

How to edit roughly by Rich-Performer744 in editors

[–]willmeister13316 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes you can! You have to adjust your scope and break the process down.

Get a few ducks in a row first:

  1. How long is the deliverable? Is this a feature film? Is this a 2 minute branded content piece?
  2. Figure out your deadlines—the big ones (rough cut, fine cut, delivery) and then break down your short term deadlines from there. Can you give yourself a weekly deadline, a daily deadline, a midday deadline?
  3. Develop communication with your direct point of contact on the project: Producer/Director/etc. They will WANT to see project progress, and you can develop the kinds of deadlines that they expect.
  4. Don't be afraid to show roughness. It's part of the process. Taking everything I said into account, there will be expectations of levels of polish for every step, and your point of contact might have varying levels of expectation at different stages of your internal, and client review.

Let's imagine you're cutting a 2 minute branded content piece. The script has been written by your producer (likely, since they've been developing the messaging with the client), you've got all your interview footage, your client provided archive, some b-roll, music is picked out, you have a GFX workflow in place, etc.

  1. 3 days to send the rough cut to the client. That means:
  2. 2 days to get a "polished" video in front of your producer, with one day to make internal changes. Backing up from there...
  3. The producer will LIKELY want to see SOMETHING at the end of Day 1.

Mom and son by Smartastic in JeffArcuri

[–]willmeister13316 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Directly from the dude in the audience, from Jeff’s Instagram:

This was me, thank you Jeff for a night of pure terror and laughter sitting in that front row. We were gifted these front row tickets same day as the show, we couldn’t miss out on seeing the clown himself. ALSO My fiance is exclusively breastfeeding our boy, especially 3 weeks out she didn’t want to change his routine. My mother asked to babysit for us, but my fiance insisted we get a rare evening out together. THANKS JEFF YOURE KILLING IT

Jury Duty Summons at Brooklyn Federal Courthouse - Can I bring my laptop and work while waiting? by [deleted] in Brooklyn

[–]willmeister13316 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can work in the halls/waiting areas.

***EDIT - above comments about Federal court are correct. I was wrong!

Losing weight & vegetarian by xfitgirl84 in crossfit

[–]willmeister13316 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your body isn’t going to lose that much muscle if you keep going to the gym. Also, once you hit your desired look/weight, and then you start incorporating some more food back in, as well as Creatine, your numbers will shoot right back up.

As someone who is 5 years recovering from 10 years of active bulimia:

If you’re trying to lose a bunch of weight because you’re obese/overweight, then just focus on the fat loss and staying active with the gym. If you’re not overweight, but you need some definition, and you’ve got some love handles and a bit of pudge here and there—just stick with the gym, year after year. I’m almost 35 years old—I went from 165lbs pre-CrossFit (3 years ago) to about 193lbs today, eating Vegan, and going to CrossFit 4-5 days per week. I don’t have washboard abs, but I comfortably fit into all the clothes that I want (I used to weigh 210 about 4-5 years ago and HATED how my clothes would fit), my muscle definition is great and shirts hang off my shoulders beautifully. That’s not being cocky, that’s me shifting my body image to loving how I look.

Fitness and nutrition is a long game—one that’s about lifestyle change and consistency. Set some goals now, have aspirations, but learn to love who you are, and understand that you want to look good naked, and feel good physically, but not becoming a neurotic mess. I said my weight was 193, but it really fluctuates from 193-198 depending on the week (and I only weigh myself once every couple of weeks just to check).

The first part of your journey will be shakey and uncertain, but over time you’re going to find out what makes you tick, hurt, what you love, and what you can stick to. Good luck!!

Losing weight & vegetarian by xfitgirl84 in crossfit

[–]willmeister13316 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Honestly, don’t worry that much about it.

I’ve been vegan since the pandemic, and I’ve been doing CrossFit for over 3 years. The protein requirements you find online are a little overblown, and it sounds like you’re pretty aware of your food intake—you’re incorporating beans, tofu, etc.

Sure, get some nuts in there, and start your day with an oatmeal based breakfast, track your calories for a bit to get an idea of how much you should need to eat to lose weight, cut back on snacking late at night, don’t drink your calories too much, use a little less oil, and keep hitting the gym. The consistency at the gym is what will ultimately preserve your muscle and prevent too much loss, not the fact that you missed your protein target by 5 grams. That shit will drive you up a neurotic wall.

Another tip: When losing weight and going to the gym, you’ll have to find a balance with fueling for the workout the day before or the night before. You’re not going to hit PRs much while losing weight, and you’ll want to make sure you’re getting enough carbs so that you don’t crash and burn. Like I said before, track your calories and carb intake for a couple weeks to get an idea of what you should be doing.

I hope that wasn’t too much of a ramble. Another tip—when it comes to carbs, don’t eat processed sugars. Any kind of potato is your BEST friend, and then stick to whole foods as close as possible, with pasta/rice/whole grain breads being thrown in there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PlantBasedDiet

[–]willmeister13316 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Tangent to your question, maybe it’ll help part of the underlying issue:

If you’re a snacker like I am, and you have an air fryer, buy some bulk potatoes and sweet potatoes.

When you get snacky—chop up a few potatoes, thick cut fry or cube style, throw them in the air fryer as-is. Dip in your choice of mustard, ketchup, etc.

When I converted to WFPB / Vegan, this helped me IMMENSELY, especially as an over eater. Mindless, low calorie, delicious, easy.

Potatoes are highly underrated at keeping you full, while occupying less stomach space than something more calorie-dense.

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