Oooh, this is fun! Thank you! I'm always happy to yap about Wellington. I'm going to limit it to five, or I will go on forever. These are in no particular order and entirely based on what I can think of off the top of my head and what my notes can remind me of, so I reserve the right to claim another favorite if later reminded of something good.
He valued being a gentleman.
It was actually something in Waterloo (1970) that put me onto this, and I've been gathering evidence for it ever since. You can see it in a few places. Ideally, all his officers were gentlemen; learned at university and through traveling. (Longford, 356-57.) I think his "anemoic feeling" about university plays into this as well. (Longford, 356) Longford mentions that Wellington wrote to Kitty's nephew, "I would give more than I can mention that I had had a university education.” (Longford, 356) Wellington himself was denied the opportunity to go, but perhaps he felt it would have made him more of a gentleman to have gone. You can see this later in life too; when the Count d'Orsay painted him in evening dress, Wellington quite liked the painting, claiming d'Orsay was the only person who'd managed to paint him like a gentleman.
2. He felt, deeply.
Hibbert infuriates me at times, but one of the stupidest things he's ever written was that Wellington was "without the supreme gift of sympathy for others." Because if you look at his reactions, that's simply not true.
Longford says the death of Somers-Cocks "seems to have knocked the heart out of Wellington." (Longford, 294) The Intelligence officer was Wellington's beau ideal of a soldier (nobly born, dedicated to his profession, and fond of field experience), and probably the person Wellington thought would rise up to replace some of his less competent generals. (Longford, 294) At the man's funeral, Wellington's "look of sheer despair prevented his friends from speaking to him." (Longford, 295)
So too can you see this in his reaction to Waterloo. Not merely in crying while being read the list of casualties, but in his response to others in the months to come. (Holmes, 250)
“Oh, do not congratulate me,” he begged his brother William’s wife, putting his hands to his face to hide the tears, “I have lost all my dearest friends." (Holmes, 254)
He had a similar reaction to the aftermath of the third siege of Badajoz, when, visiting the dead on the glacis, he broke down and wept. (Longford, 273)
When Alexander Gordon was injured at Waterloo, Wellington had him moved to his own bed. (Holmes, 250) Similarly, when informed that there were wounded soldiers enduring bitterly cold bivouacs during the Peninsular campaign, he visited them, then ordered they be taken inside the officer's quarters. When he found they had not been, he had those disobeying his orders punished, and the men taken inside. (Hibbert, 130)
These aren't the emotions of a man without sympathy. Was he unsympathetic at times? Yes, especially when people were being stupid (or when they wanted leave for fanciful reasons). But he wasn't an ice block and I wish people would stop treating him like one.
3. He was a Freemason (sort of) but hated them.
As a very young man, Wellington was inducted as a Freemason at Trim Lodge. Yet he never went near that lodge nor any other ever again. In Portugal, it actually caused quite a bit of political trouble that they thought he was a Mason, and he ended up having to issue a general order requiring his officers to refrain from staging their customary masonic activities, as it nearly got a bunch of them stoned. The Portuguese associated Masonry with the French; they really didn't like it. Then Wellington became a great man, and the Freemasons tried attaching his name to their cause. He rebuffed them every time, as he'd grown to have a hatred of secret societies. (Longford, 242-43.)
4. He had a dramatic streak.
Wellington enjoyed the theater. Although Hibbert says only that he enjoyed the mess's amateur theatricals, enough that he sent for the texts of plays suitable for officers and their ladies to perform when in India, Longford mentions in a footnote that he was "an enthusiastic amateur actor in India." (Hibbert, 39; Longford, 307.) I'm quite pleased I'm stumbled across that last bit because the last time I went looking for the evidence to back up that he'd actually acted, I couldn't find it.
More often, however, you see it in these occasional flourishes. For instance, Sir Thomas Picton told General Donkin that, in 1813, when Wellington led his troops out of Portugal for the last time, Wellington turned his horse around and waved his hat, crying, "Farewell, Portugal! I shall never see you again!" (Longford, 307.) Almost a year later, in Toulouse, when given the news that Napoleon had abdicated in the middle of dressing for dinner, he spun round on his heel snapping his fingers like a schoolboy. (Longford, 344) And then, at the end of dinner the night of Waterloo, he raised both hands in an imploring attitude and said, "The hand of almighty God has been upon me this day.” (Holmes, 250) Whether he gave a single toast in memory of the Peninsular War before or after this is disputed (Hibbert says after (181), Holmes says it came before (250)). Most portrayals lean into the stoicism and imperturbability that he showed, particularly on the battlefield, but he was so much more than that.
5. Wellington loved gossip.
I'm currently working through Hibbert's Personal History and this is one of the facts I picked up on; apparently, Wellington could not hide his love of gossip. (Hibbert, 39.) It just amuses me to think about him in a ballroom, whispering with a woman, being told all the latest on dits and letting out his whooping laugh.
Okay this may, technically, be more than five facts. Oh, well. Who doesn't enjoy writing 1000 word essays on a Sunday, just because? Enjoy!
Sources:
Hibbert, Christopher. Wellington: A Personal History. Addison Wesley, 1997.
Holmes, Richard. Wellington: The Iron Duke. HarperCollinsPublishers, 2003.
Longford, Elizabeth. Wellington, The Years of the Sword. Vol. 1, Harper & Row, 1969.
Writing a Schizophrenic Character: Everything But Hallucinations
Plain text: Writing a Schizophrenic character: Everything But Hallucinations
Hey! Mod Bert here.
So: you’ve decided to write a character with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (there are other disorders on the schizophrenia spectrum but I will be focusing on these for today)
You’ve done it, you have their hallucinations and maybe even delusions picked out. Maybe they are one of many who experience auditory hallucinations or maybe they also have visual hallucinations or a combination. Maybe they have olfactory hallucinations as well. They may have persecutory delusions or delusions of reference or something like Cotard’s delusion or clinical lycanthropy. Awesome, you’ve done it!
What, I hear you say? What do you mean that’s only 2 of the 5 components needed to be diagnosed with schizophrenia? What do you mean, you don’t need to hallucinate at all to be schizophrenic?
What Goes Into a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
Plain Text: What goes into a diagnosis of schizophrenia
Not a lot of people realize there’s more to schizophrenia and schizoaffective than just hallucinations or delusions. There are 5 diagnostic criterias that are needed for schizophrenia, and only 2 of the 5 are needed for a month, with larger symptoms happening for six months or more. Let’s get into it.
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganized speech or thinking*
Disorganized or unusual motor behavior (catatonia)*
I’m going to focus on disorganized speech/thinking, catatonia, and negative symptoms.
Disorganized Speech/Thinking
Plain Text: Disorganized Speech/Thinking
Schizophrenia and related disorders are often called “thought disorders” for a reason. Speech and thinking can be extremely affected, and for people like me this can be one of the first and most striking examples of an episode coming. Some people will always have disorganized symptoms that will flare during episodes. A myth is that schizophrenia can be indistinguishable with medicine: most people will have some level of symptoms even during moments of peace or “remission”. More on remission later.
So, disorganized speech. Some examples are: word salad (schizoaphasia), thought blocking, poverty of speech (alogia), pressurized speech, clanging, and echolalia.
Word salad: a combination of words that do not make sense together. Often called schizoaphasia for its similarity to jargon in Wernicke’s aphasia, this is instead a disconnection with the brain and not due to damage to the language part of the brain.
(Example: the salad would be yellow in the fat cow).
Thought blocking: A severe loss of thought, often paired with connecting two trains of thought that are not connected
(Example: I went to the………Do you like grapes?)
Poverty of speech: A lack of organic responses to speech or organically speaking, it can be severe enough that a person only responds to questions or in one word responses. Can also happen in severe depression.
(Example: Person A: Did you do anything fun today?
Person B: Yes.
Person A: Oh, what did you do?
Person B: Store
Person A: How was it?
Person B: Fun)
Pressurized speech: A sort of frenzied way of speaking associated with psychosis or mania.
Clanging: Connecting phrases together because of what they sound like instead of meaning
(Example: I went bent tent rent).
Echolalia: Repeating word’s and phrases. Commonly also associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
(Example: Person A: I went to the store.
Person B: To the store.)
These are not the only examples but they are some ones I thought I'd highlight, either because they’re well known or I have experience with them, or because they’re famously thought of with other disorders as well and I wanted to point out how things overlap.
Personal experience: I had severe alogia for the duration of my last and worst episode. People thought I was mad at them because of the clipped way I spoke and the lack of really speaking. It got me in a lot of trouble. I didn’t realize what I was saying was different or weird (I have the least insight when it comes to my speaking patterns affected by my schizoaffective, meaning I can’t hear any difference and all of this is from repeated conversations with my mom, who was my caretaker for a bit and knows the most about my speech and what it means). The best solution was talking with people and being honest and educating myself and others. I don’t know about others, but I couldn’t have used AAC at that time.
Catatonia
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Fun fact: catatonia means unusual motor behaviors! Any unusual motor behaviors mean catatonia. This includes what we think of when we think of catatonia in schizophrenia (inability to move) as well as the opposite (being unable to stop moving) as well as strange movements and ways of holding and moving the body! Catatonia in the DSM-5 includes 3 or more of these 12 behaviors:
-Agitation unrelated to external stimuli
-Catalepsy
-Echolalia
-Echopraxia
-Grimacing
-Mannerism
-Mutism
-Negativism
-Posturing
-Stereotypy
-Stupor
-waxy flexibility
I have some experiences with catatonia-like symptoms but since they were never identified as such I’ll skip those for now. I will say that catatonia is a symptom that can happen in many disorders besides schizophrenia as well.
Negative Symptoms! Yay!
Plain text: negative symptoms! Yay!
So a positive symptom (Hallucinations or delusions) are symptoms that add something to reality or a person. Negative symptoms are symptoms that take away. There are 5 A’s:
-Alogia (Again, poverty of speech, our favorite)
-Avolition (Lack of energy and motivation)
-Affect (Blunted affect, or a flat way of speaking)
-Anhedonia (Lack of pleasure in things that used to bring you pleasure, often thought of with depression)
-Asociality (Lack of interest in social events and relationships)
There are also often cognitive changes including thinking and memory, information recall, understanding, and acquisition, and so forth.
Schizophrenia and schizoaffective often (but not always) happen with what’s called a prodromal period. This period can be months to years (mine was a little less than a year) and mainly consists of negative symptoms. Slowly, positive symptoms are added. There are thought to be stages to schizophrenia including prodrome, active phases, and remission.
I’ll talk about that a little for a second because I’m currently in remission and no one knows what that means. I was diagnosed with schizoaffective depressive type in January 2021. As of February 2024, I no longer qualified to be rediagnosed because my symptoms were strongly under control and no longer severe enough to qualify for a diagnosis. They also didn’t distress me or impact my daily life severely. Day to day now I still have mild symptoms and take my antipsychotics (trying to go off them have made it clear that I still have some symptoms I choose to keep medicating) but I haven’t had a delusion in 2 years and been hospitalized in 3. There’s always a possibility of another episode but I work with my team to keep myself one step ahead if that happens.
What I want from a character with schizophrenia
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Alright the writing advice part. What do I want from a character with schizophrenia or schizoaffective (which is schizophrenia plus either depression or bipolar).
-Characters with caregivers.
-Characters using coping strategies (recording hallucinations to tell if theyre hallucinations, taking medication, having service animals that greet people so they know if they’re a hallucination, using aids for the cognitive symptoms like sticky notes and organizational tools)
-Characters who know other characters with their disorder, either online or in support group or through running in similar circles
-Characters having autonomy
-Characters who aren’t the killer or horror victim. I know it’s cool to have the schizophrenic protagonist in horror, and I love horror, but I don’t want to read about the horror being symptoms the whole time
-Characters who are in magical scenarios, who are in fantasy and sci-fi. The schizophrenic princess and the schizoaffective robot technician aboard the spaceship.
-Medication and hospitalization treated casually. Sometimes we need higher care. That’s morally neutral
-Characters with negative symptoms and speech symptoms.
-Characters with catatonia!
-Characters with other disorders as well
-characters with side effects from medicine treated casually
-Characters with cognitive symptoms
Thank you for reading this incredibly long thing! Happy writing!
Gripping, action-packed, RTS Award-winning true story of the Battle of Trafalgar, through the eyes of Ship's Surgeon William Beatty, from be
Haven't seen anyone else mention this documentary on here. If you're into Nelson/ Age of Sail it's well worth a look.
It's a documentary/drama adaptation of William Beatty's first hand account of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson. It's pretty low budget, but the performances are really great and it gets quite emotional in places. I think it does a good job of capturing Beatty's personality.
Bonus points for casting someone who actually looks like Nelson.
i’m so serious when i say excessive fear of being annoying/creepy/taking up people’s energy etc holds us back. it seems like it’s just little things but they add up. over the past month i’ve ordered food and drinks almost exclusively by asking “do you have a favorite?” and i know if i said that on twitter or wherever ppl would dogpile me for demanding emotional labor of servers or w/e but every single person i’ve asked has seemed genuinely psyched to answer! i don’t ask if it’s busy obvi, and use a phrasing that gives them the easy out of “i don’t have one”— but no one has taken it! the girl at the cafe confessed to me with something like conspiracy in her voice how everybody raves about the gluten free chocolate chip cookies and sure, they’re great, but the delicious, fluffy homemade waffles are RIGHT THERE. the barbera the bartender recommended was actually kind of awful but it broke the ice and we ended up talking for like 45 minutes. the bodega guy declared that he usually makes himself a burger but tonight was “a breakfast sandwich night” and tbh he was totally right. it WAS a breakfast sandwich night
Me: "Damn people are REALLY BAD at knowing when to tag their eyestrain art/images...either that or they just don't care about photosenitive epileptic people like me. I feel really sad now."
Person: "But Allison, what if they just don't know or understand what qualifies as eyestrain and what doesn't?"
Me: "You know what? That could be a factor...While it is always better to be safe rather than sorry (so YES people should always tag eyestrain even if they're unsure if it "counts" or not) maybe you've got a point?"
Anyways! HERE'S YOUR HANDY GUIDE TO WHAT CAN COUNT AS EYESTRAIN! I'm pulling this straight from the Artfight rules page about what needs to be labeled and filtered as eyestrain because it's VERY helpful and VERY accurate! I also know not everybody has an AF account and might not always have access to this handy guide, and this is an important resource; That's why I'm sharing it here! (under the cut)
PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!!! THIS IS ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS!!!
Full eyestrain AF page link
"But Allison! How were you able to screenshot that example if you're so sensitive to eyestrain?"
I dimmed the HELL out of my computer screen and looked away while taking the screenshot and did the same when putting it into this post, that's how lol. BUT YEAH ANYWAYS!!! Once again:
PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!!! THIS IS ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS!!!
At the risk of sounding anti-intellectual, I think that college should be free and also not a requirement for employment outside of highly specialized career fields
technically you can, if you don't care about degrees.
Free Harvard courses.
Free Courses from Stanford.
Free Courses from MIT.
Free courses from Yale.
Free courses from Princeton.
Free courses on Coursera.
Free Courses on EDx
Free Courses on Alison
For paid, there's The Great Courses+/Wonderium. 20$ a month for unlimited courses.
When searching, the phrases you're looking for are Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), or you can do a general search of say, "free online college courses."
Oh, and so you don't get surprised like I did, have an avoid: Hillsdale College is a conservative Christian site and not a valid MOOC place. Sign up with them and you will get things like THIS IS WHY THE LEFT IS TURNING YOUR KIDS TRANS AND GAY in your inbox.
AMA - Ersatz Cast Edition (Ian Russell & Patrick Langner)
Part 2! Here were the questions answered. More events like this to come :)
Special thank you to @jimrinkitay for running both AMAs, sorting the questions, transcribing the answers and writing this post!!
(Note: It was Ian & Patrick's session, but Danny & Luke made an appearance and chose to stay on with Patrick to answer the rest of the questions!)
To Ian: is there a kind of "Warwick" thing you've done in your life?
Also to Patrick: what's the most "Munroe" thing you've done in your life?
To both: do you relate to some traits your own characters in any way? How was the role described to you that made you interested?
Patrick (Munroe): Hard to say. I probably have had some "Munroe" moments in my life, but probably something really mundane tbh. I'll have to think about this one a bit more…
Other question is technically a repeat but here's my answer from yesterday: For the last question, I think Munroe's uncertainty towards the whole situation with Mop is something I can relate to a lot. I have a habit of second-guessing myself and maybe dancing around sensitive situations because I sometimes struggle to find the right words to communicate how I want to (something I'm working on 😅 )
For the second part, I was drawn to each character in their own way. They all have such unique personalities but still share plenty of camaraderie which I love.
Ian (Warwick): A Warwick thing in my life…… This is a very sort of trench warfare environment we find ourselves in and many moons ago I played a soldier called Joe in a play set in WWI about the war poet Wilfred Owen. It did not shy away from the horrors of war in a similar way that Ersatz confronts it … so perhaps that.
Patrick (Munroe): I just remembered a really specific "Munroe" moment. One time, I had to pour some chemicals in a lab and was supposed to use a face shield. But it was a used one and whomever used it before was apparently really sweaty. I was didnt want to put it on but still wanted something, so I just threw a towel over my face and hoped for the best 🫠
To Ian
Warwick is a very understated character but also the most authoritative, how do you find that balance in his performance?
To Patrick
Munroe is without a doubt my FAVORITE character, and that has a lot to do with the varied emotion he experiences. Were you allowed to know ahead of time anything about “Eriche” to inform certain deliveries like you were keeping a secret?
Patrick (Munroe): We got to see the full script before starting the recording, so I was able to think ahead a little bit on how I wanted Munroe's dialogue to come out. Looking back, I think I mainly focused on the whole "melancholy friend" vibe and tried not to think about the reveal much otherwise it would have made him too suspicious. And thank you for enjoying the character! 😁
Ian (Warwick): Understated but authoritative. I think much of his power comes from the fact that he seems to have come to a place where he is accepting of his reality and that feeds his understated performance. His authority oddly comes from that same place. most of those around him are at odds with their surrounding but Warwick is more accepting of them. As Kipling wrote… If you keep your head when those around you are losing theirs.. then you will be a man
To: Ian!! <3
So I did my research, and I think you're the one who has the most experience but please correct me if I'm wrong!! What stands out so much about voice acting that you've been doing it for long? Asking because it's something I've been into for some time, but lately it's just been harder to stay passionate about it. Of course, this is not an original experience for anyone in any creative field, but other than finding success in something that you're passionate about, what else is there in voice acting?
To Patrick:
Saw that you said your performance could have used the most improvement a couple of weeks ago, but what did you mean by that exactly? I loved the way you portrayed munroe and I highly doubt there's someone else out there who would've done as good of a job as you. You're a star in my book man ⭐
Ian (Warwick): I've been at VA full time for almost 12 years and for me everyday is a joy. It's a second career for me. The first…finance… became very stressful and I was unhappy for a couple of years before I quit (after 25+) but until now VA is a gift I never expected, never really planned for. I had attempted to be a professional actor when I was much younger and I think I didn't understand the need to sometimes put the needs of the business before the art. We are after all running a small business and the marketing, networking and such has to happen before the art has a chance to shine
Patrick (Munroe): We're often our own biggest critics. Practically every role I'm in I always wonder if I'm really doing as good a job as the director or whomever says I am. I loved Munroe as a character and this story, and leading up to the Pilot I was so worried that my performance would drag down the experience. But afterwards I was pretty pleased with myself. I saw some good constructive criticisms and I welcome those. There are plenty of things I wish I could do over again like redoing certain lines/scenes, or maybe "cleaning up" the accent a bit. Overall though, I'm satisfied with how things turned out and eternally grateful that I got to be a part of this! And thank you! ☺️
To Ian:
What kind of character did you think Warwick was initially compared to when you learned more about him in production? And were there any lines you had to redo?
To Patrick: Which scene from the pilot is your favourite? Why this one?
PS Munroe is my favourite character and I love, how you played him. 💜 Especially all his emotions. 💜
Patrick (Munroe): Overall favorite scene is probably when Mophead awakens in the Rezzer. The slow reveal to the slideshow where we find out everyone is immortal was 🔥, fantastic cinematography. A close second is Carrie's monologue to Mop in the Mess Hall about not sharing food and "stranger danger" 😂 . I've mentioned a few times that Carrie is my favorite character, largely in part due to Luke's performance. His delivery was stellar! Also thank you for the compliments!
Ian (Warwick): Oh My… I saw the audition notice and felt that I could create a character that was called for, I'll generally read through the side several times playing with different intentions and then settle on something I like. I feel if I 'like' the character in the context of what I know of the production (which is often very little) then there is a chance the person casting will like it too. I had some artwork and I was drawn more to the context of the trench setting and the gas mask rather than his wolf/doglike appearance. As I said earlier, I had played a WWI soldier in a play and I think I leaned into that experience. The soldier (Joe) was from the north of England so to remove myself from him I played Warwick as a working class Londoner. I honestly don't remember about redo's I usually will provide 2 or 3 options for each line.
To everyone:
If you could go back in time, what would you change about your voice line delivery?
(^ Patrick, since you've already answered this, here's another for you:)
To Patrick:
How do you think Munroe feels about Mophead in the pilot and how did you incorporate that into your performance?
Ian (Warwick): Actually, I'm really comfortable with Warwick, Once I saw the finished animation I was really pleased (I'm not always believe me!!!) So I'm not sure I'd change anything
Danny (Mophead): there's definitely some lines that I would've carried with a slightly different tone or pacing of words if given the chance. Especially after getting to see the character dynamics play out in the pilot, some lines would've been done differently. Also would've tried to make the accent a little more consistent 😅
Patrick (Munroe): Just from how the Pilot plays out, I view them as brotherly; two best friends (no really 😂). When/where/how they met doesn't matter too much. When you're stuck in an endless cycle of resurrection fighting in war, just having someone who you recognize, get along with, and someone to come back to is probably pretty good for your sanity
Ian (Warwick): Further to the quiet authority, I feel Warwick is also trying to keep everyone 'safe' almost in a fatherly way which also leans into his quieter tones. If he panics then everyone will panic.
Patrick (Munroe): As for how I put that in the performance; more or less what was said earlier. I was aiming for the feeling of someone who's unsure. The feeling that you haven't quite "lost" something, but it's just not there anymore. Munroe obviously still sees Eriche in Mop, and views him as a friend. Just not "that" friend.
To everyone:
What are some things you'd like your character to potentially explore in the story? It can be ✨situations✨, struggles, maybe something you noticed in their character you want to unbox more (like Mop's secret crazy side I think, Warwick's gentleness and how far that actually goes, Carrie's boredom if it even is boredom, and maybe whatever implied secrets Munroe was keeping)?
I think you guys each did an amazing job bringing these characters to life 💛 I can't wait to hear more of you in future episodes!!!
Ian (Warwick): Yes how far will Warwick go to 'protect' would he sacrifice himself (knowing he would be resurrected) is he so sanguine about that as maybe we think he is. A tough moral dilemma that maybe he has not faced. People do odd things under extreme pressure and sometimes the opposite of what we think they would do. If he were resurrected, would he still be the same, does he worry about that in the still of the night.
Danny (Mophead): ooooh this is a good question. I'd definitely like to explore the complexities between Mophead and Munroe's past, seeing how Munroe is able to cope with seeing his friend reanimated, reinvented into someone completely differerent. I'd love to see more of how mop's past will matter in the present story, and I think it'd be cool to see them start to become their own person, distinct from eriche but still retaining some of his quirks.
And yes I'd love to voice some more craycray mophead.
Ian (Warwick): And how much does Warwick know that maybe he is not sharing and if he knows more does that make him worry about his own future?
Patrick (Munroe): I think I'd like to see more of everyone's backstory. How they got they drafted, did they choose this life, how long they've been here, etc. The really interesting part to me is the coping mechanisms everyone employs because the whole platoon is (mostly) still sane.
Munroe had Eriche keeping him going; but now that there's Mop, who knows how else that'll change him.
Warwick seems to be a battle-hardened leader. He's clearly been at it for a while, so he's used to things and knows he needs to keep it together for this squad.
Carrie embraces the chaos and it fuels him. He hasn't quite compeltely succumbed to insanity, but he does embrace it and in a way that helps him to keep from going (completely) mad.
Mophead wants to understand their origins, what's happening, and the dynamic with Munroe. They probably have the most clearcut goal out of everyone.
And thanks as always for the compliments!
Luke (Carrie): I think I'd really be interested if at some point I got to play around with Carrie's…friendships? Or rather, if he actually feels close to anybody. Obviously he respects Warwick, but in my head I'm curious if there's more to that dynamic or if Carrie is, despite being one of the more louder characters, the most isolated as well.
To everyone:
What made you all interested in voicing the four main characters in Ersatz (as in, why did this work in particular pique your interests?)
P.S. I absolutely love Ersatz. I love its grittiness, and I also love how all of you voiced the characters. It just fit them so well.
Danny (Mophead): I found the casting call through a trans voice acting discord I'm on, and how the call was looking for a genderqueer person to voice mophead, but that they wanted either a british or austrailian accent, and I was like, well hey I can kinda do both so why not? I also love any opportunity I get to be part of indie animation, to bring voice to someone's unique creation. Animation is probably my favorite medium to voice act for. Ersatz was also so different from other things I would typically get cast for, so while I really wanted a go at it, I had no actual faith I would get the role. I remember how shocked I was when I got the email back from Saint, and I'm so glad to be a part of this.
Ian (Warwick): Well, there is a business answer and an artistic answer. The business answer is simple. As freelance folk food gets put on the table when we book work. I do think it's important to focus on potential work you are a good fit for but booking is the lifeblood of the business. The artistic side, I've probably already touched on, that from the audition sides I felt that as an actor I could create a believable character. The role also popped up during a period where I was more focussed on developing my animation portfolio (If you've stalked me at all you'll know I'm best known as a videogame actor) so the fact that it was a really interesting and challenging story/setting and provided an opportunity in a genre I'm developing into made it an irresistible one to submit to.
Patrick (Munroe): I haven't done much animation work before Ersatz (I mostly work in video games), so it was definitely an opportunity I was looking for. I love using accents for characters so that's also a plus. At the time of the audition, there wasn't any character artwork which is fine but I'm used to seeing a brief sketch or sprite or something. In a way, I guess it maybe made the audition a little easier since I didn't second-myself on trying to craft the voice to a specific appearance. I auditioned for every character except Mophead, and I was pleasantly surprised that I got Munroe, let alone any of these characters. When auditioning, the expectation should be that you won't book anything, but again was surprised since I thought my auditions were a bit lackluster actually. Once again, I'm so so so grateful that Saint entrusted this character to me
To everyone:
What was it like to prepare for your voice role to embody your character? Did you have to study certain archetypes, characters, or even other voice actors from other media? If so, which characters or people in particular did you reference or take inspiration from?
Your performances in the pilot were amazing. I'm really looking forward to more 💕💕
Danny (Mophead): Honestly for mop I didn't really take inspiration from anyone, I wanted them to be their own thing. The only real "inspiration" I had was to put a bit of myself in them, the parts of me that have or are confused, scared, yet persistent.
Patrick (Munroe): For Munroe, I was aiming for an Australian accent, or at least something akin to it. It's something that I'd practiced before, but hadn't really had any training on. Ahead of recording, I listened to clips of Australian celebrities and accent coaches giving basic rundowns of what to look for. After a bit of molding, I just went ahead and started recording. After a few lines I thought "Okay it's not perfect but it ain't bad". Could still use some work but happy with how it turned out and I hope I can use it again, whether it be as Munroe or another character. I think maybe subconsciously I might have tried emulating another character, but no one specific comes to mind.
Ian (Warwick): Warwick is a collage created from the story. the words written and the setting created. He comes first from the author. As an actor I overlaid my experiences and thoughts based on those words. I can't really say there was intense research on my part. Warwick came from inside of me as a reaction to the story and character created. In that sense its a visceral performative reaction to what someone else has already created. For me that happens for most of the character work I've booked. I am cast in a videogame that I cant talk about yet where we have had three sessions to date collaborating on character development. That's really exciting because I'm in front of the script writing (or along side it perhaps) so some of what I am doing in the test sessions will help to formulate how this character develops in the game. I think as actors we have to do that. without a little of ourselves there is a real danger the characters we create will just be caricatures and less real as a result and in a setting like the one in Erstaz that would kill it.
To Everyone (this one is just for fun :D):
Any guesses on how many times your character will die in total throughout the series?
…And maybe who will be the first to have a "true" death? (Like Eriche)
Ian (Warwick): How many episodes are planned!!!
Danny (Mophead): hm probably 67 times
Patrick (Munroe): Munroe will go as many times as Mop. The two are a pair after all 😆 . As for the second part, hard to say… hopefully no one. It's already a tough gig, it would suck even more if the "immortality" wasn't actually immortality
Ian (Warwick): I'd like Warwick to have to deal with everyone else resurrecting and having to parent them back. He becomes the one consistency holding it all together …..but…tragically…. dies a single but real death in the last scene of the last episode and everone else realises they now have to cope on their own…..fade to black
To Ian and (if Luke is still here somewhere): At the end of the episode, where Munroe is showing Mop the photo of Eriche, what exactly was Carrie and Warwick talking about in the background? I'm just dying to know.
Also, p.s, VERY amazing job from all of you !!!!
Ian (Warwick): Who's taking the last Jammy Dodger
to everyone: dumb little hypothetical, would you trust your character unsupervised in a store? say you gave them a sum of money and told them you needed this and that ect
Ian (Warwick): Warwick would buy food and take it back to the squad
Patrick (Munroe): Munroe might slip something extra for Mophead but otherwise yes 😁
Danny (Mophead): I feel like mophead would be responsible and get everything but in the most awkward way possible. they'd look like they're robbing the store but nope, they just look like that
To everyone:
Now that the pilot has released and you’ve spent so much time on it, in what ways do you connect to the characters you voice? Will that drive how you portray them in the future?
Thanks!
- Harpy
(^ Ian, if this would take a bit too long to answer due to time, here's a short one:)
To Ian:
Favorite bar drink? :3
Patrick (Munroe): I can relate to Munroe's vulnerabiltiy and uncertainty. He isn't quite sure how to think or doesn't know the right words to express himself so he just keeps idly by. With the reveal at the end, I'm hoping it'll evolve to a more stable relationship with Mophead.
Ian (Warwick): There has to be consistency and for actors that can be a challenge if there is a long time between performances. I often have to go back and watch/listen to previous episodes to get the character back into my head. And reflecting on my previous comments, the new scripts are written before they get to us so this is a challenge for the author too.
Danny (Mophead): mophead in the pilot is very similar to me way back when I was struggling with my identity, who I was and not just involving gender. Everyone else seems to have their shit together meanwhile you're frustrated and completely lost
Ian (Warwick): And yes that has to be me done now. Thank you so much for organising, great questions. Lets do it again soon.
[Extras from VAs wanting to stay on past the scheduled session]
To everyone: what was your favorite line in the script :3
Patrick (Munroe): Hard to say. Maybe "You're an animal. Your brain will betray you…" from Carrie.
Danny (Mophead): "okay"
To everyone: what's a random fun fact u wanna share ab urself
Patrick (Munroe): My name is not actually "Munroe"
In all seriousness though, not sure. Every time I get asked this I feel like I give a boring answer. It's been 7 years since I started pursuring Voice Acting so that's something I suppose
Danny (Mophead): I am currently trying to learn haitian kreyol as my wife is haitian (sak pase anyone?) and my wife and I share the exact same birthday, day month year
To everyone:
Personally, who would you kiss, marry, kill (in the Ersatz cast)?
Patrick (Munroe): Kinda rolling the dice here, but maybe: kiss Mophead and marry Warwick? Everyone's already kinda dead so not sure what the last one will accomplish 😅
Danny (Mophead): kiss mop, marry Warwick, kill Carrie (we have beef now)
To everyone:
I have a fun one I think :] imagine if ersatz had a crossover episode from a diff media. who would you like your characters to meet?
Danny (Mophead): "holy frigging crap Lois its Warwick from ersatz"
Patrick (Munroe): Ohh so many choices. Probably something that shares the resurrection theme. I've always thought reincarnation & immortality were really interesting tropes in media, but they can be hard to pull off without breaking the story. So maybe something like the show "Altered Carbon" or the Frieren anime
To Danny: Hello, this might be a silly question, but, if you and Mophead were roommates, what would be the cons and pros of it?
Danny (Mophead): the pros would be we could talk existensially and I feel like they clean up after themselves.
the con is i feel like they could kill me at any second if they wanted
To everyone:
this is SO basic and cringe but what's your favorite song and movie? (๑•﹏•)
Patrick (Munroe): Nothing wrong with that! I'm terrible about picking favorites, but the Chainsaw Man Movie recently was peak. Not sure about song tho
Danny (Mophead): favorite song is nobody by hozier, and as for movie is it strange to say im not really a movie guy? can't think of one off the top of my head
Luke (Carrie): This is NOT Basic. OR Cringe.
Favorite Song: I Am A Rock by Simon and Garfunkel
Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption/The Thing
To everyone yes everyone:
What color would you dye Mophead's hair?
Danny (Mophead): either a strawberry blonde or like a blue (blue hair n pronouns joke not intentional)
Patrick (Munroe): Maybe turn them into a brunette and bleach Munroe's hair and they could throw everyone for a loop
Saint: Youd have to kill Mop to dye their hair
Danny (Mophead): let's make mop bald and give Carrie the mophead
To everyone:
what's your dream vacation spot in the world? 👀
Patrick (Munroe): Probably Japan tbh. I've always wanted to go so it's definitely high on the list of countries I'd like to see
Danny (Mophead): gotta agree with Patrick, Japan's been on my list for years
To Patrick:
quick what color is maths, english, science (your answer will determine whether or not I'll still be your fan /joke)
…yeah I couldn't think of a better question I just wanted an excuse to say HELLO! your performance was SO POWERFUL TO ME I wouldn't stfu about it to all my friends for a week straight how even the most subtle lines of yours hit the HARDESTTTT. And it got better on every rewatch I swear "you don't remember me?" made me start sniffling /pos I got so emotional 💖 how is your voice so perfect for Munroe sksksjskskskssjska!
To Danny:
What is the dumbest thing you’ve said for a role
Patrick (Munroe): Thanks so much for the kind words! 💗 Maths I think screams blue, English is grey, and Science is yellow or green?
Danny (Mophead): dont think I got cast for it but i remember having to yell about a toilet attacking me or something for an audition
To everyone:
what's something in the modern world you'd introduce to your own character and why
Danny (Mophead): a therapist
Patrick (Munroe): [in response to Danny] Gonna have to go with this one, as well. Although the Nurse was nice
Danny (Mophead): and also boba
To everyone:
Is Ersatz the first dark/bleak project you've starred in? What did you think about the overall atmosphere of the pilot?
(And I'd love to hear if it's ever reminded you of something else out there like a song or game)
Danny (Mophead): I believe so, I mean ive voiced characters who've died grusomely but it was always with a comedic undertone (got shrunk and eaten by a cat for example). And ive had roles that'd have their grounded moments but the overall tone was nowhere near as dark
Patrick (Munroe): I don't think it's the first project I've been in with this kind of atmosphere, but it's a contender for one of the darkest. I think the story is brilliant thematically and the visuals speak for themselves. Again I love the whole resurrection trope. I've read in the comments it's apparently pretty similar to Emesis Blue, which is a fan film based on TF2 (haven't seen it though).
To everyone:
so sorry if this is too personal (if it is pls ignore >.<"") but is there anything in ersatz you might have disliked? if not, how come?
Patrick (Munroe): That there's only 1 episode
Danny (Mophead): that the episode ended
To all VAs, did you want to voice act a different character from your official one originally? :P
Danny (Mophead): originally I had auditioned for mop, carrie, and the nurse (casting call for nurse said any gender)
Patrick (Munroe): I auditioned for every character except Mophead. I remember thinking that Warwick seemed pretty interesting and similar to the type of characters that I'm typecast as. Ian of course was perfect though. I'm super glad to have been a part of this in any capacity!
to everyone: what's something you'd like to see your character do or go through that you think would be fun or challenging to voice act? (this is me asking if you're prepared to scream your lungs out in the studio if that ever happens)
Danny (Mophead): they weren't used in the final product but I did provide saint with lots of screaming in pain and crying noise juuuuuust in case.
Patrick (Munroe): I'm not sure in what circumstances, but I think Munroe should have a chance to be very verbose and give some dramatic and ground-breaking monologue. Maybe something to the whole platoon during a desperate situation or something like that?
Fun fact that's kind of related: I had to ADR part of the gas scene where Mophead interrogates Munroe. When I first recorded the dialogue, I had some choking sounds and breathing efforts mixed in, but they were scattered in-between rather than through the whole scene. Saint showed me an early render, so I watched it a few times and tried my best to match the timing for when he's struggling with the gas. It ended up turning out pretty well. Huge thanks to Saint & the audio wizards on the team for making that happen.
To any/all: toughest pill to swallow in voice acting?
Patrick (Munroe): There's a whole bottle of those 😬 . To name a few: the industry is not fair, you will audition WAY more than you book roles, and sometimes you just have to be very lucky. I love it all the same though!
Danny (Mophead): so so many. the job itself is the auditioning and I think people forget that sometimes. Also that your work is going to be criticized no matter how well you actually did, and its hard to not let that get to you. Also that it is so hard to make voice acting your main source of income, still won't be mine for quite a while
To: everyone!
Personally, what's your favorite takeout spot? P.S. LOVE how you made all of the characters feel real and not awkward at all. You guys are real pros and saint has taste in casting choices
Patrick (Munroe): Probably something with burgers and/or sushi. And thank you! 😊
Danny (Mophead): why thank you! I'm a sucker for boba if its just takeout, if its to actually eat eat then I like a place that has good steak
Luke (Carrie): There's a restaurant called Rally's/Checkers that I will always stop for a big buford if I see it. Also, Louisiana gas stations had the best cracklins and boudin, so that as well
To any:
(I think) someone yesterday asked what your fav food was, so what's your least fav?
Patrick (Munroe): Obnoxiously spicy stuff. Partially because I can't handle it 🥵
Danny (Mophead): mushrooms, can't stand them. also pineapple
To everyone: what's the hardest role you've ever had?
Danny (Mophead): one i ended up backing out of. Back before I started doing more paid stuff I got cast for a project to add voices to stardew valley, one of my favorite games. Thing is, being unpaid to do probably around 1000 lines was just too much. Know your worth!!
Luke (Carrie): My hardest role…was actually in an anime. It was really hard having to time things to the flaps and…I'm going to be completely honest, anime is the one field I just don't feel like I'm the greatest at because I just like playing around with lines so much.
Patrick (Munroe): Oof another tough one. Hard to say which is the toughest. Like Luke & Danny said, there's roles that are hard because of circumstances with compensation (or lack thereof) or the technical aspect of performing, and some which are just hard for whatever reason. Another one I'll have to think about…
To everyone: have you ever gotten a role and found out you were underqualified for it due to some skills needed you didn't really have, which forced you to get better at it so you don't look like an imposter. If not, then if that ever happened to you, what would you do in that situation?
Luke (Carrie): THIS ONE
I had to practice for hours to feel like the accent was halfway decent
I think I even reached out to saint to ask her "uh…what accent did you want for the character again" lol
Danny (Mophead): I had a role where it was recorded in a studio instead of remotely. I was lucky I had taken some classes in a studio before but this was a first for me, PLUS there was someone documenting the whole thing so I was super nervous. I think I did pretty well considering, and I think I just had to remember that I was there to do a job and try to just shut off everything else
Patrick (Munroe): Practically every role I get. Imposter Syndrome is huge for me and there's very few projects I've been in where I felt 100% confident. Sometimes, you just have to do the best you can and hope it will be received well. Additionally, you have to trust whomever's directing or managing things. If they say it's good and that they're satisfied, you can't ask for much else.
to anyone honestly: would you narrate an entire audiobook or is that something completely different from what you do as voice actors?
Danny (Mophead): I personally haven't gotten into audiobooks yet and its not on the top of my voice acting priority list, but I have auditioned for a couple before, so maybe one day! Audiobooking is hard work, I was stressed just doing the auditions for them
Patrick (Munroe): That's generally not a line of work I've done too much of, but I'm open to the idea! I've done some narration and some short stories, but nothing too lengthy. I usually prefer mediums that have a visual element of some kind, but there's nothing wrong with audiobooks. They're quite an investment in effort and a time sink, so the performers who do do them have my undying respect.
Luke (Carrie): I did audiobooks for a bit…but they were all batshit insane. Still, I wouldn't mind getting back into them, I just need to find them lol
To Everyone: What are your biggest NO's in voice acting script-wise? Have you ever said no to something in a script?
Patrick (Munroe): I don't think I've said no to anything specifically in a script, or at least not that I can remember. As long as the content is communicated appropriately, ahead-of-time, and isn't downright distasteful then I can work with it. Basically if it's something that's genuinely contributing to the story it would be "fine", but if it's just someone trying to get me to say something blatantly offensive or foul then I'd be out.
Danny (Mophead): I dont have a lot outside of some more obvious ones, like things that romanticize certain triggering topics. I'm fine voicing characters that are downright evil and say/do terrible things, as long as its clear that that character is in the wrong and that their actions are not being glorified.
Luke (Carrie): It depends on the script, there have been a few times I talked to a producer to tell them I wasn't comfortable with saying a line, or I'd just ask for further context and such. Thankfully I haven't been a part of any project that really made me uncomfortable like this, and it's mostly because I learned from my coach a while ago the same thing Danny mentioned: I know my worth.
To everyone:
You're about to host a small dinner party. What are you serving the guests?
Patrick (Munroe): Steaks and maybe a potato dish of some kind
Danny (Mophead): Ooh maybe pate, its this haitian dish that's either meat or fish in a little pastry that i love making. If not that then I also make a pretty good steak
Luke (Carrie): Hot dogs
(Internal note: not from a bench in new york I hope)
To everyone:
what is one of your favorite things about Ersatz, or the process of working on ersatz?
p.s. you all are phenomenal! I noticed within the first few minutes how good all the voice acting is :)
Patrick (Munroe): Saint is incredibly talented; the passion and skill that the whole team put in was fantastic! I live and breathe for indie projects. It's hard being a small creator, but I really admire the ingenuity and enthusiasm that can come out of a project like this.
Danny (Mophead): For the process I enjoyed finding out who my fellow castmates were and getting excited to see the final product because of it
In general, I'd say my favorite is the community. I've seen so much amazing fanart, edits, theories, and fanfiction; hell I even got a Tumblr just to see more of it. Being part of a community that is so passionate and welcoming is an amazing thing.
Luke (Carrie): For this one, I fell in love with the project the moment I got the casting call, but getting to see Saint's work, hearing my fellow castmates, realizing how much of a world there is here, and just getting to be part of a community. I honestly haven't been watching too much indie animation, maybe I should, but I'm proud to say I'm part of a project like this just for how creatively driven it and its community really is
To Danny:
What’s your favorite thing about voicing Mophead or Mophead’s character in general?
P.S. I love your voice!!! :D
Danny (Mophead): I love being able to do accents when I can, and being able to show the range of emotions that mophead feels and portrays just gets the voice acting nerd in me all giddy
To Luke: Carrie's voice must be so hard on your throat, how'd that factor into recording your lines like were you taking a lot more breaks between takes or something similar?
Luke (Carrie): Surprisingly, he's not that hard on it! I took a class with Michael Schwalbe (great teacher by the way) who gave a rundown on how to SAFELY do monster voices. I applied a lot of that with Carrie, because I really figured he would have a very smokey, raspy nature to his voice. I just had to watch my intensity, because I didn't want to slip into unsafe practices, but for the most part, Carrie's not that damaging (at least, not to me.)
Danny (Mophead): I took that same class! he's great
to Patrick — do you think you can pull off a cutesy role if needed lol (人 •͈ᴗ•͈)
Patrick (Munroe): Depends on the definition of "cutesy". In a few games, I've played romanceable characters. Some of which are supposed to be cute or charming if that counts 😅
Luke (Carrie): (time to go imdb surfing…)
To Danny: Because of how unique an existence Mophead is in-universe, were there any fun or intriguing directions on how to do their voice?
Danny (Mophead): Saint basically told me to go for it, just that we were going for british or Australian. I slightly talked about this before, but mop's voice is a slight combination of British and Australian, where it has a bit more of the more nasal and open mouth talking that aussies do but lacks the way they pronounce "o's" in speech, and has a bit more of the cadence of a brit.
As for tone direction, I was told that they are distrusting of the soldiers around and to keep that in mind, as well as their horror in this situation
To Luke:
Would you say Carrie is the craziest character you've voiced so far?
Luke (Carrie): Believe it or not, no, Carrie is not the craziest. He is one of the most fun though! I've played eldritch monsters, cybernetic detectives, a cat in an avocado costume. Nothing's too crazy at this point, but I do count Carrie as being one of the few roles where I really feel like I got to play a lot with him. Saint and the Ersatz collaborators are obviously the curators of who he is, but I can't help but feel like I've managed to inject part of me into him. It's honestly why I'm still so…blown away when I keep seeing art and praise for him and the project as a whole. Carrie's the first role in a while where I've thought "huh, maybe I am good at this" lol
To Patrick:
For aspiring voice actors wanting to get into indie projects, what's one thing you'd advise to them?
Patrick (Munroe): Two best pieces of advice I can give are: just go and try it, and to make some friends!
I started my journey with a cheap mic and dream. The barrier to entry to voiceover is pretty low these days and that's good thing. I had virtually zero acting experience and even less of a clue what I was doing, but never would have gotten to where I am now if I hadn't tried!
One of my biggest regrets when starting was keeping to myself a lot. Like I said, it's extraordinarily easy to get started these days. At first, I didn't interact much with others in the community or even my fellow castmates in projects. Partially because I was shy and also because I didn't want people to think I was just someone trying to shove my way in. But after a while I realized way too late that despite having some decent success, I didn't really know anyone else in the space that well. The community is vast and while it's not perfect, there's plenty of people willing to help each other out and just get together to make something. Things are a lot easier when you have people who understand you and/or who share your experiences. Whether it's online or in-person, definitely at least attempt to make some genuine connections in the community.
Also, would love to be in anime some day! That was one of my original goals when starting. Had a few audition oppurtunities but that's it for now. One of these days haha. I'd love for it to be soon but I'm in no rush
Luke (Carrie): I would also say that like, these are still things actors that are more established are still learning regardless. Community and friendships are important, there's only so much you can do by yourself.
To Danny, how do you sound anguished? It’s very remarkable. Sincerely, anonymous
Danny (Mophead): why thank you anonymous! I'm glad my anguish was believable. I tried to channel what some of what my anguish/panic is, though I typically dont find the words for it like mophead does, so trying to finally put words to my emotions ive experienced and applying it to the character. I often have an easier time expressing myself as a character rather than myself 😅
To Luke:
You mentioned John DiMaggio (yesterday) … Do you like batman under the red hood? 👀
Luke (Carrie): Okay…guys you're not gonna believe this…but I'm a huge fucking comic book dork. I LOVE Batman Under the Red Hood. And DiMaggio's Joker is incredible, I think about a lot of his deliveries in that a lot
To Patrick: what was the thing that came most naturally to you in voicing Munroe?
Patrick (Munroe): Probably his meek demeanor. I'm still fairly shy sometimes and, similar to Munroe, I'm generally not the kind of person to grab the attention of the whole room.
To everyone! If you were to voice one of the other characters, who would it be?
Luke (Carrie): Oh fuck
Okay
You know who the other character that I really wanted to voice was?
The Ascetic. I FUCKING love that character. But while I would love to voice the others…everyone did such an incredible job, it'd be a disservice lol I think everyone has their perfect voice
Danny (Mophead): well I think i showed which character I would voice yesterday 😂 being carrie would be fun
Patrick (Munroe): I say this a lot, but Luke did an amazing job as Carrie and I've always been thinking of what my take would be on that one. I can't really imagine anything else but Luke's performance though.
And also yeah the Ascetic, too. They stole the show. Honestly might be the face of the fandom 🤣
Luke (Carrie): Drop the Ascetic Cinema picture, NOW
Danny (Mophead): True true, people be loving carrie luke
Luke (Carrie): People also love Mophead, Danny. And Munroe. Warwick, hell the background doctor in that one scene explaining shit to mophead has fans, every character is great
Patrick (Munroe): True dat 💯
Danny (Mophead): and those soldiers that hang around the Ascetic, seen so much about those guys
[Closing remarks]
Patrick (Munroe): Thanks so much for having us! Would love to do something like this again!
Luke (Carrie): It was so much fun doing this! Thank y'all for your questions, and to my castmates, I'm now your unofficial cheerleader, so PLEASE let us know when you're in stuff
Danny (Mophead): thanks to everyone for all the questions, its been great!
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PLEASE do yourself a favour and check out this wikipedia-styled template for google drive, made by @ Rukidut on twitter
I decided to try to sort my ideas and whats canon regarding my ocs with this and ITS PERFECT. IT ALL FEELS SO CONRETE. and i sure as hell AM Going to continue to use this with every single OC I have until google drives is set ablaze- Just!!!!!!!!
Also; link directly to the doc, just copy the file and you have your own lil template!!!!
i saw the tv glow behind the scenes masterpost for the pink opaque
a youtube playlist i made with behind the scenes footage and interviews.
jack, justice and jane having fun is so cute. the indie wire one had jack and justice bonking heads like a couple of cool cats.
deadline has an exclusive interview video
I Saw the TV Glow, A24’s coming-of-age psychological horror drama, was written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun.
but also deadline has a draft of the script that has cut scenes that weren't in the movie or deleted scenes.
i saw the tv glow soundtrack and background music.
Movie soundtrack and score
rotten tomatoes has footage, some is behind the scenes, some is justice, jack, jane and helena being silly.
next is Mr. Melancholy level of Stan
(this is just gonna be me thirsting over jack haven btw)
jack haven has a youtube channel where they make short films with their friends and family and its pretty good.
levitating is the goal
jack also uploads covers and original songs to that youtube channel and the original songs are amazing and the covers show jacks range and beautiful voice.
i cried at the last lines of "fly me to the moon" because their voice is just so tender and genuine
weirdo
also jack and their friends run a magazine i want to read.
waif mag
also Rachel Dainer-Best has a bunch of behind the scenes photos that i stole and reuploaded
i just wish i could watch october crow, a short film jack made :p
ahaha jacksfilms
doth thou... perchance... have more thoughts for iron lung x edge of sleep x in space with markiplier au.... perchance scene ideas or dynamics.... perchance...........................
Perchance I do.... Perchance I've been thinking about them for years now and I'm super excited to finally be able to share them..... Perchance........
I HAVE SO MANY IDEAS SHAKES VIGOROUSLY AND THROWS UP EVERYWHERE screams so loud
These bitches have been all up in my head ever since the first teaser for iron lung came out so I have thought about it quite a bit!! I even planned to write this into a fic at some point but, oh well, I'm not ready enough to take a project that big.
But! I do not want to just info-dump all of the dynamics and intricate scenes that I have in my head through a tumblr post, I do want to do something small with them. Like the occasional mini-comic or, maybe going to the classic tumblr days, an ask blog. But the latter would really depend on engagement and interest.
So I guess what I'm saying is, keep an eye out? :]
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