The Two Front Strategy

So, after my epiphany of turning one of my Unreleased-Named-Future-Noir-Project shorts from a short film into a webcomic, it freed my imagination a quite a number of ways.  With the excitement of approaching it in a different format, the story came together quite easily.  It will still be cinematic, and if the economy gets better by next summer, I will use it as a visual basis for an adapted short.

Generally, as I work out the story, I write a list of all the situations I want to happen in it and a list of the most interesting characters I can think of.  I then rearrange them until I can see some sort of pattern- and find some sort of relationships that form between motivation and action.  Some writers will write them down on cards, but generally I just cut and paste in my text editor... than I transfer them to that little freebie gem Celtx.

So, the web comic's beat sheet is done and the first few scenes have been fleshed out.  I'm really excited for this one.  Now, I just need to stretch those old drawing muscles and get my butt into gear!