andyclarke.bsky.social
Autistic adult with alexithymia. Trying to build an autistic community. Liking a post doesn't endorse the person. He/him.
My "Autistic chat" feed:
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Thanks for sharing a link to the chart, rather than just a screenshot. I wasn't familiar with the site, so it is very useful.
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Do you start with an overall structure or find it through the writing - and how do you go from the sections written separately to the finished work? I have a similar monotropic writing process and am trying to find the best approach.
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You have my sympathy here. Given the situation, perhaps you can use "we" if the document is for internal use and "they" if it is external (though it would be good to include/imply some element of personal knowledge and experience, even if you use "they").
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Sorry for all the separate replies. It wasn't letting me post a thread.
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Making a film (no matter how small) also helps you to learn what scenes/shots are "expensive" in terms of time or money which also helps your screenwriting. You can also learn by working on other people's short films. This also helps with networking (e.g. finding people to help you make your short).
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The shorts don't have to be the same as the features you ideally want to make - it is just to showcase your talent and it is important to choose a genre/style which fits your budget and resources. Entering festivals is an alternative (or addition) to putting them on YouTube.
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Breaking in is harder. Perhaps making a short film (or teaming up with others who want to make it) is a good approach. Most directors started off by making a "calling card" short film that they could use to get into the industry. Christopher Nolan started this way (Larceny, Doodlebug, etc).
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Experiment with different genres, styles or characters. You don't have to finish everything you start if you feel it isn't working - that is also a good skill to learn. Try to find someone who will give feedback on your writing (and maybe to the same for them).
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Practice writing. It helps a lot. Write script after script, rather than having one that you keep rewriting - you will learn from trying different stories. Try writing several outlines, then picking the best to work up into a script.
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Reading other people's scripts helps a lot. If you see a film you like, download the script and try to understand why it works. For instance, how did the writer make things visual or pace the story. Things change from script to film (or draft to draft) so also think about why.
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Here are some thoughts on screenwriting. I hope that it helps. Overall, it probably helps to break it into two tasks: (a) learning the craft; and (b) breaking in to the industry.
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At the end of this challenge, it would be interesting to see how many songs are from films. It seems like there are quite a lot.
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Do you know how they define "closed referral"? Does it treat NHS assessment and "got tired of wait and went private" as the same (both closed)? Also, are there other actions that close the referral - e.g. moving while on the waiting list (close referral here, open another there)?
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Tracks for posting. Hadn't heard of this before. Disney + Devo is certainly one of the more unlikely collaborations.
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This was my first thought too. It seems trivial to circumvent.
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A different situation, but I found it useful to just write notes and sections longhand in a small notebook when I could, then dictate them into compute later to do rewriting and structuring. YMMV
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Glad that both versions of this song got selected. It seems like my +2 bonus points had a big effect down at this end of the list.
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I found backgammon more interesting (because of the element of chance).
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Have you thought about calling Lifeline? Sometimes it helps to talk to someone like that.
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Audiobook and Kindle version of Neurotribes are also fairly cheap if you don't want to carry round the book.
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One way to do it is in SkyFeed (a tool to help you build feeds). I have done this test (but not published it) and it seems to work. You use an "Input" block set to "List". Sometimes there is a bit of a lag in SkyFeeds, but it is pretty good in terms of functionality. Hope this helps.
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The most important thing is to have a "hand up to speak rule" otherwise hesitant or non-speakers get excluded. Also chair should bring in people who ask a question in chat window rather than asking it for them. This avoids having two tiers of participants.
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Thanks. I'm curious to see which version of my favourite song gets chosen in the end - the voting seems pretty evenly split.