Screenplay Progress! Based On The RoSD Tabletop Skirmish Game! [Ep. 98]

[@donwebster9292]

Interesting to see the process.

[@hoffmanactual]

First! And I have nothing to say. Except "Have at you!"

[@tabletopalchemy]

“Longshanks!” 😂🍻

[@michaeltribou4261]

Very interesting that you overcame writers block by approaching the project as if you were writing a game supplement

[@tabletopalchemy]

I was stressing out lol but it worked great. I suppose combining two things you dig helps quite a bit. 🍻

[@CraigSteinhoff]

I like how the game and movie content are coming together.

[@tabletopalchemy]

Cool - while I know I’m never gonna be able to match everyone’s personal imagination of what an RoSD movie would be, I’m trying to get as much of Joe’s game and world into the flick.🤙🍻

[@jimjones7980]

It's looking good. Keep up the good work. I really enjoyed the video of your costume tests.

[@tabletopalchemy]

Awesome, thank you! 🤙🍻

[@theDexMcHenry]

All sounds interesting. Copse Cathedral makes me think of the 'Tree Cathedral' in Bedfordshire England. A project started by a survivor of the Great War, it consists of hedges and shrubs planted in the form of a medieval cathedral. I've been a couple of times.

[@tabletopalchemy]

Wow I’m going to have to check that thank you! 🤙🍻

[@sirguy6678]

Great video! It’s a good sign that you’re getting treatment.

[@tabletopalchemy]

😂🏴‍☠️🍻

[@jeffsmith7740]

Thanks for the behind-the-scenes peek. Far more creative than me.

[@tabletopalchemy]

Totally welcome and that’s probably not true at all🤙🏴‍☠️🍻

[@Uachtarach]

Really interesting and useful information to me, thanks. I can tell it's going to be great just from your enthusiasm. Also, I certainly found it visually interesting, lol, even if Rowan was missing. 😂

[@tabletopalchemy]

A-ha, and there’s the change! Rowan gave it away 😈🍻

[@Uachtarach]

@@tabletopalchemy and you got your own back with a damn 🍻 😝

[@andrewluchsinger]

I hit your video and turned off to the side to work while I listen to you and just as I heard you say a change in the camera settings and mic. I thought. "What happened to the sound?". It's one of those times when you ask and the answer comes at the same time. I'm happy to see your doing your best on getting the script done. Don't worry your work will grow and the movie will be done. I'm glad your showing off your work and what you have been doing so far. Keep it up. When the movie comes out . I will be buying tickets.

[@tabletopalchemy]

lol I know what u mean. Thanks dude! 🤙🍻

[@nigelbetts1745]

Very exciting , the treatment is the backbone. Getting structure is a bugger. Brilliant stuff.

[@nigelbetts1745]

The writing can be a lonely place, so good you pushed yourself through it. Let’s face it it’s like your own quest 👍🏼

[@tabletopalchemy]

Yep, definitely a quest lol. If/when Im ever on the other side of having completed the movie, I’ve got plenty of things to discuss about this whole “personal quest” vibe😎🍻

[@tabletopalchemy]

Just a side note cause I couldn’t add it to this video before it dropped, I just completed the 145 page rough draft script 😵‍💫 😂😎🏴‍☠️🍻

[@nigelbetts1745]

@@tabletopalchemy that’s fantastic man , all power to you. You said last time you wanted to discuss something. I’m always all ears and always more ears than mouth 😁

[@tabletopalchemy]

Yes, I do, but I should wait til I get a more closer-to-shootable draft done. 🤙

[@MacMcNurgle]

Given your extensive CV on IMDB, I'm not at all surprised you have techniques to overcome issues. This is good stuff. Thanks.

[@tabletopalchemy]

Oh man, there’s so many projects I’ve worked on that aren’t in IMDb for various reasons (not huge projects), but right on lol🍻

[@johndarhower]

Are we witnessing a descent into madness! You got this ! Still loving the show!🎉

[@tabletopalchemy]

I am unclear what madness looks like from the inside … is that a bad sign? 😂🍻

[@johndarhower]

@@tabletopalchemy those who are mad never see it. To them life is as it should be.

[@Pixelwaster]

Your characters will surprise at what the do. Don't worry about budget. A really great story that sucks people in will win over a high budget costume and location flix. Abandon village - rent a "closed for the season" Ren Faire in the fall.

[@tabletopalchemy]

This is not a bad idea! 🏴‍☠️🍻

[@jackcleveland1175]

You should check out the work of Ian Hubert. He uses Blender 3d software to create some pretty spectacular video shorts. Could be of use to help add special effects to existing shots. I for one am enjoying your production narrative immensely. The journey is just as important as the destination. Peace.

[@tabletopalchemy]

The journey is the destination that is too true. I will look up Ian thank you 🤙🍻

[@jamesstoffel6835]

This was by far my favorite episode, probably because of the candidness (not that you don't do that regularly, but this had a bit more 'rawness'...call it authenticism (new word ??)). Your approach is how I've tackled my YT podcast, with regards to the main character, upcoming fight scenes, etc: Set a certain time frame (1 to 2 hours writing) each day, but then unleash the creativity demon within...LOL. Anyways, love watching the process, and look forward to the next update. As an aside, I started with Scenarist, then Scrivener, and settled on Bibisco. Curious if you've used any of the aforementioned.

[@tabletopalchemy]

Awesome, thank you! I’ve never heard of the two apps you mentioned that aren’t scrivener, I guess I haven’t looked for anything after I started using scrivener, but now I’m curious. I’m used final draft for the screenplay (which I finished yesterday (rough draft of course), woot!) but I use that for industry standard reasons. 🍻

[@LukeSteichen]

Awesome to see more in the process and how you are tackling it! I hope you publish the supplement after the movie is done!

[@tabletopalchemy]

Ooh that would be super cool (for me anyway lol)!

[@LukeSteichen]

The story sounds awesome, so I think it would be cool for everyone!

[@dresdenvalareo1002]

100th episode in 2 weeks! Anything special planned to celebrate?

[@tabletopalchemy]

Oh man … probly not, I’m never too big on remembering to plan ahead lol. Sigh. 🍻

[@mikibabic8187]

You were sitting there talking about recruits being killed off and my immediate reaction was: NO SPOILERS!!! 😁 Thanks for leading us through the process, I really can't wait for a video in which you will start by simply saying, ''so yeah, we're filming the movie now".

[@tabletopalchemy]

Oh man … you and me both!!🏴‍☠️🍻

[@anthonywaggett9317]

Possibly the point you were trying to get across but forget the budget for now, write the film you want to watch, work out the budget for that, then see what budget you actually have and make the changes/cuts that are required. Any ideas that aren't used are left over for the sequel. When Ryûhei Kitamura made Versus he was worried he would never get to make another film, so he threw all his ideas into that one movie (Yakuza, Zombies, sword fights and more. Over 20 years later he is still making movies and even got to work with Bradley Cooper and Vinnie Jones on a Clive Barker story (Midnight Meat Train and Vinnie Jones best film, he doesn't speak - Vinnie is an ex-football, sorry Soccer player). Basically write what you want and worry about the other stuff later.

[@tabletopalchemy]

I love Vinnie Jones as an actor, he’s great! Yeah Kitamura is an inspiring filmmaker for sure. 🤙🏴‍☠️🍻

[@thedourkin]

Jalepiño limeade, what is this potion you speak of? OMG, we live such a sheltered life here in Europe.

[@tabletopalchemy]

😂 it’s the best bottle beverage thing I’ve found in quite awhile 🖤🏴‍☠️

[@matthewconstantine5015]

Not that I really know what the hell I'm talking about, but I am a connoisseur of low/no/mid budget films that punch above their weight with creativity. I like that you're writing as though budget isn't a concern, because who knows? Maybe some of those things you can't do in the way a big budget production would do, you can find work-arounds for, and still make work on a lower budget. I love a lot of the old tricks. Can't make it look great in a direct shot? Cover it up with shadows and smoke. Let the viewer's brain fill in the blanks. But hey. My (short)film baby turned out to be an unwatchable mess, where, other than the performance of the lead actor, who was great, NOTHING came together (don't even get me started on my awful performance as "the voice on the radio"). It was so bad, the producer/director never even bothered to try editing the footage together to show it to anyone. So what do I know?

[@tabletopalchemy]

Hey that experience alone means you know enough to give it another go! I agree there will have to be a lot of tricks in this (like there are in most movies I spose), I’m taking notes. 🤙🏴‍☠️🍻