LocalScriptMan's Gargantuan Storytelling Guide

The audio cuts out at 1:23:05, the missing quote is: Obviously these filters exist in different people to different degrees. But my point is that this stuff occurs before the sentence even comes out of their mouth. And then you can worry about whether they say ‘um’ or ‘y’all’ EVERYTHING ELSE I DO: https://linktr.ee/localscriptman TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 introduction 1:50 who this video is for 3:20 what this video will contain 4:31 the frustration of getting started 5:24 the project timeline 6:50 the original vision of this video 8:39 themes 10:31 what is a character? 11:30 what truly motivates a character? 13:50 backstory and adaptation 14:50 urge 15:32 child characters 17:20 manifestations of urges 17:45 framing of urges 18:45 what are arcs? 20:05 drama vs. melodrama 21:39 fixing melodrama 22:25 types of arcs 23:25 arcs vs. development 25:29 fake deep traits 25:46 stated belief / lie 29:39 ideology and religion 33:30 fear 34:37 assembling a cast 36:23 relationships 37:35 the why chain 38:10 layers of character description 40:37 want vs. need 41:58 staging an arc 41:58 multiple motivations 46:20 on naming characters 47:09 are protagonists overrated? 48:49 deeper ≠ better 49:48 stories have FORM 50:04 what are act structures? 51:00 the three-act structure 54:45 weaving arcs into acts 56:47 sticky note wall 58:25 plot 1:00:10 story logic 1:01:10 the three-act series 1:02:18 three act-short films 1:02:35 open-ended stories 1:04:03 serialized vs. episodic 1:04:39 sequels 1:06:44 not an assembly line 1:07:35 starting with a world 1:08:24 starting with an oc 1:09:42 timeless characters 1:10:35 planner vs. pantser 1:12:25 rehabilitating a broken draft 1:14:05 project goals 1:14:45 the lone wolf writer 1:16:20 pacing 1:18:05 worldbuilding and lore 1:19:55 dialogue filters 1:20:48 yes, and 1:21:39 character voice 1:25:25 subjectivity vs. objectivity 1:25:06 make your own rules 1:26:20 on systems and creativity 1:29:20 on originality