#nlts

[curious-fools-howl-to-the-moon]

I found this whilst going through my Kara tag on my blog and it made me smile. I had so much fun with this fic and character. I want to re-write it, with what I know now with writing. It's been years, so I think I may. Just to see the difference. I love Kara so much.

[just-honey-dewd]

Felt silly. Art drop for the funnies! Take care y’all, June’s approaching!

More redraws from The New Looney Tunes show! Edit: Forgot to show off some of the funny layer overlays (courtesy of a friend who coloured my Daffy with neons and shiz)

“Why’s he so baby girl?”

- Quote from friend

[snapsicle]

idc what the haters say... lola bunny i still love u

[berternies]

Yes it is 2020, yes I still have cmk brainrot. We exist

[beattriceduke-archive]

web series meme: favorite series (1/3)

“We didn’t have any shawarma.”

call me kaite (2015)

[a-world-enchanted]

web series mlm + kisses

[middlemarch: the series, lovely little losers, words from wilde, the emma agenda, the new adventures of peter and wendy, the better strangers, nothing like the sun, call me katie]

made possible by @panneshirley‘s list of lgbt+ web series characters [x]

[full lgbtq+ representation gif series]

[discordiaproductions]

Happy new year from Discordia Productions!

Here’s a quick update about the year gone by and our plans for 2018.

2017 was a busy year for us, full of uni, internships, theatre, overseas corporate videography and more, and 2018 promises to be even busier.

We always aim to make our No Small Stories Film Festival the best it can be, and will be postponing the next one to early 2019 so we can bring you the best short films, venue, prizes and ticket prices. Submissions will open later this year, so stay tuned for more information!

We have a few creative projects in the early stages of development, and will keep you updated on their progress.

We’re looking forward to an incredible 2018!

Carla, Erin and Bokkie

[the-cabeswater-five]

so i made a post about how underrated lolilo’s understanding of the limits of the vlog is, and then i started writing some stuff and realized that i see lolilo as a masterclass in telling a realistic and vlog styled story so here it is!

@beatriceeagle 's metas have inspired me so much so there are probably more than a few references and similar themes to her amazing metas right here

and spoilers for lolilo and ntls!

one of the first things that struck me when i watched nlts for the first time was that it had very similar goals in mind to lolilo when it came to storytelling.  for both, the reason for creating the vlog was intrinsically tied into the plot, both tried to make it as realistically “vlog styled” as possible, both dealt with the issue of putting too much on the internet, and both had an original plot or very nearly so.  

1. a reason for vlogging intrinsically tied in with the plot

in nlts, george bates begins vlogging again because of rosalind and orlando ask him to film a series about love to play at their wedding.  lolilo begins because ben misses his “benaddicts” but later in the series, we find out that it was due to his stress in school.  nlts focuses on the a plot motivation for the most part and lolilo focuses on an emotional one, although the reason affects the plot and emotional arcs of both series as well.   

here, lolilo and nlts differ in their ways of concluding the series.

nlts ends their plot before the emotional journey, with the real last plot moment being the wedding and bates and gleeson getting back together.  the emotional arc ends one episode later in “the discussion”. and then the two-part goodbyes begin right after that.

the reason why this ending feels unsatisfactory to me is because the pacing is so quick, with four resolutions following right after each other in perfect succession.  it ties up everything too neatly and makes the show feel more like a series of plot events instead of a story.  i think that’s a big part of why some people feel that bates and gleeson getting back together was too abrupt because we are missing the crucial emotional and not plot scenes that help the viewer root for them.  

the major issue nlts had with concluding their story was because the reason for vlogging was motivated by plot reasons and since they concluded their plot before they concluded the emotional arcs, the emotional conclusions didn’t have enough to go off of, leading to an ending that felt unsatisfying.

lolilo doesn’t have a perfect ending (and there are lots of people who hate the ending a lot) but it wraps up the stories in a more satisfactory way.  In lolilo, the emotional arcs end first in “RUSSIANFUDGE” or even “ACCOSTED”, when the flatmates finally understand that the rules and their general situation is making them unhappy.  this helps propel the plot to the conclusion, instead of the plot propelling the emotional arc and makes the conclusion more meaningful and satisfactory.  it also gives the characters more space to reach the conclusion of the plot in a way that is meaningful and realistic.  

and that’s why even though the ending plot-wise seemed abrupt and too sudden, there isn’t a sense that we missed some big emotional development in the story of lolilo that gets cut off in order to end the series.  @beatriceeagle has some great meta about “FAREWELL” and how it fits into the story of lolilo as a liw right here that pretty much sums up how i feel about that episode but tl;dr it fits both into the theme of getting out of your own way and continues with the natural progression of the story to facing the problems of the world that can’t be controlled.  while it may not be the most satisfying conclusion, thematically, emotionally, and realistically it makes sense.  

having a reason for vlogging that is tied to emotional arcs is crucial for building the realism of a series.  it keeps the story flowing naturally, since much of what we do is dictated by our emotions, not a framework plot, and it softens the ending of the series.  while i personally prefer the ending of emotional arcs before the plot arcs because it adds to the realism of the series, vlog styled liws that end with the emotional arc fit the rom-com feel of the genre better and honestly are pretty amazing.  

and this is going to be a four-parter!  tune in at some unknown time to hear more!