Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dykstrav" data-source="post: 3248225" data-attributes="member: 40522">I tend to find this to be quite true. I've been working in the film industry for three years now, and one of the big concerns whenever I go through scripts or setups is if it's simple enough for the average moviegoer to understand. If you write material with decent dialogue or characters that aren't based on broadly-drawn stereotypes, you can expect to hear, "it's pretty brainy, don't you think we can trim this down into something simpler?" Or the classic, "it's too cerebral."I have noticed how gamers tend to read more and be more generally knowledgable people. Whether there is a causal relationship or not isn't something I've ever considered very deeply. I don't really read fiction myself, although I do real alot for fun. I'm nerdy and actually read things like textbooks, classical literature, and technical manuals.But still, I use the film model when describing things in my games. "You arrive in the city of Greyhawk- we have a long tracking shot following you through the Highway Gate, starting at your eye level and tilting slightly down as we open over the street and our field of vision rises. The music swells... Unlike the wilderness, this urban area is slightly desaturated, cool colors, with neutral tones for most of the backgrounds. Splashes of bright color are found in the heraldry and gaudier merchant displays. We have a traveling montage through the city as you make your way to the Temple of Pelor and converse with the young cleric along the way..."</blockquote>

Verification