Video Notes Guide
Some people have expressed interest in helping out the site, so here's one way to help me out a i/lot!
One of the ways you can help is to help me make Video Notes pages! These have:
Simplified Titles
Game / Gamemode
Which Characters / Common Quotes
Timestamps
Lore / Trivia / Events
Character Death Count (CDC)
Sibling Death Count (SDC)
Link to Video
... all of which are in more detail below
Simplified Titles
Titles don't have to be the exact title from the video, because I would run out of title space. Instead, I make simplified versions of the titles
Example:
'THE PRESIDENT VISITS MCDONALD'S! - Gmod George Bush Mod (Garry's Mod)'
↳ 'Video Notes: President Visits McDonald's'
If the video is a part of a series, put that at the start of the title (abbreviate if necessary)
Example 1:
'THE ADVENTURE BEGINS! - A MINECRAFT TALE: Season 2 Ep. 1'
↳ 'Video Notes: AMT S2 E1'
Example 2:
'LEGOLAS! - Gmod Murder Siblings 9'
↳ 'Video Notes: Murder 9; Legolas'
Game / Gamemode
Name which game or gamemode the video is set in
Example for Psycho Survivor L4D:
Psycho Survivor Gamemode (Left 4 Dead)
Which Characters / Common Quotes
If a character is in the video, named, talked about, etc., list them at the top of the page (even if it's a one-off character or barely mentioned)
List who the character is played by in the video (you can use their real name or screen-name, either way); if they're mentioned, just put "mentioned")
If a common quote is said (for example: "As they says in Spain" or "Snickers"), put it with this list
Example from Haunted By FNAF:
"Characters / Quotes
Johnny Ghost (Jordan)
Johnny Toast (Cierra)
Swift Taylor (Bethany)
FNAF Animatronics: Bonnie, Golden Freddy (Isaac)
Billy Acachalla (Isaac)
Papa Acachalla (mentioned) "
Timestamps
Timestamps should be as close to the actual time as possible; please do not try to approximate if you can avoid it
Timestamps are for when the lore/trivia/event starts (you don't have to write "[time] - [time]," just the starting time)
Bad Example:
3 mins in - [Info]
Good Example:
3:01 - [Info]
Lore / Trivia / Event
Lore/Trivia: Something about a Sibling or Character that is talked about in the video
Event: Something that happens in the video that is relevant to something bigger/in the lore
This allows us to use as much information as we can from the video
Example from Prop Hunt; Ghost Hunt:
"5:27 - Jordan compares the voice Bethany is using to Box Friend and ties together Gregory, Ghost and Casket"
Character Death Count (CDC)
This shows how many times each character has died in the video
Example from Haunted By FNAF:
"Character Death Count:
Johnny Ghost 1
Johnny Toast 1
Swift Taylor 1 "
Sibling Death Count (SDC)
This shows how many times the Siblings/their character(s) have died in the video
Example from A Minecraft Tale S2 E3:
"Sibling Death Count:
- Jordan 1
- Issac 1 "
Link to Video
Put a link to the original video at the bottom of the page for easier access
How to Format
- None of the information has to be in brackets; I just use that to show that that's where you'll put information
Basic:
[Timestamp] - [Info]
Multiple Timestamps:
[Timestamp] / [Timestamp] - [Info]
Multiple Pieces of Info:
[Timestamp] - [Info 1] / [Info 2]
OR
[Timestamp] - [Info 1]; [Info 2]
Related Info at Different Times
[Timestamp] / [Timestamp] - [Info]; [Related Info]
Page Example
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me! I'm always open for other people's interpretations and styles!