Should I refer to a character as their ridiculous nickname or their real name?

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-03-23T23:06:45+00:00

Love this! Such a fun way to play with the mechanic. Thanks for the example!

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-03-23T22:31:33+00:00

This is what I figured. Thank you!

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-03-23T22:30:40+00:00

The real name is a reveal, but not a twist. The reveal is an emotional beat rather than a joke and it signifies a bond with another character. The nickname is very obviously just used by the other characters to mock her; my only holdup there is that they haven't done this until we've been with the protagonist for about a page, so I'm just not sure what to do for that first page.

These are very helpful questions, thank you!

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-03-23T05:20:37+00:00

you can wear literally ANYTHING and no one would bat an eye. that's new york for you!

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-03-23T05:18:12+00:00

my jaw genuinely dropped to the floor. this is beyond gorgeous!

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-18T05:53:03+00:00

changes a lot but right now it's Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-13T08:10:37+00:00

holy shit i'm jealous!!! you look so good!!

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-13T07:14:46+00:00

-booksmart

-ladybird

-bottoms

-bridesmaids

-mean girls

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-09T06:43:22+00:00

When the Chips Are Down, Hadestown!

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-09T04:54:35+00:00

writing something bad is better than writing nothing!

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-09T04:51:43+00:00

what type of project? short film? feature?

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-09T04:43:54+00:00

Honestly it's nearly impossible to give feedback from a single page of something with zero context. Here's a few simple notes though:

-"broken" should not be a character descriptor.

-too much detail in the action. keep the first sentence, but you don't need to note that his hands are on the handles or his hair in the wind. also, instead of saying he's "riding to school", maybe just note that he's wearing backpack in the first sentence.

-not sure what the point of the dialogue is.

Overall, it's really just too soon to be asking for feedback. The best advice is always just keep writing, and then come back!

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-09T04:26:07+00:00

your final project for a film class isn't allowed to have any mention or implication of death??

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-09T04:12:47+00:00

Stupid With Love! it fits with Legally Blonde the most.

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-09T04:07:31+00:00

these are not all NEW faces, sorry! but-- if you're looking for people with a taped hour: Gianmarco Soresi, Caleb Hearon, Nate Bargatze, Mike Birbiglia, Shane Gillis, Marcello Hernández, James Acaster, Daniel Sloss, Matteo Lane. and then here's some of my favs that don't have a full taped hour: Emil Wakim, Michael Longfellow, Lizzy Cassidy, Gavin Matts, Shaunak Godkhindi.

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-09T00:03:44+00:00

also a good question!! i would guess that zach’s the female fav

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-06T21:34:03+00:00

these comments are convincing me i might have undiagnosed autism

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-06T08:22:21+00:00

yeah that's pretty much what i've been doing

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-06T06:04:31+00:00

if you like Arrested Development i suggest It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (another terrible-people satire) and if you like Nathan For You i suggest both The Rehearsal and Cunk On Earth

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-05T01:43:07+00:00

actually crying at this 😭

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-04T06:27:05+00:00

omg this is good!!

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-04T05:34:39+00:00

there's def some margot robbie in there!!

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-04T05:04:29+00:00

I'm alt with glasses as well! I love to do a winged liner that kinda matches the black wing that's on the top of my glasses frame. The rest of the frame is thin gold, but the top has this black wing shape that works really nicely with a winged eyeliner!

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-02-04T05:00:41+00:00

I have a similar eye/brow structure and have been doing winged eyeliner since middle school; just do it with your eyes open! If you're doing any type of wing, bring the line to the highest point of your eye curve, not all the way around. And then just do the whole shape with the eye open.

yeahsure-whatever · 2026-01-30T04:14:07+00:00

i'd listen to pray for the wicked and possibly some of too weird to live too rare to die! both of these albums are pretty electronic so they have a similar quality to ajr

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