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Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel

161 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 67 ratings

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c50: Second Draft Outline and Bonus AI Discussion

October 16, 2023 05:28 - 1 hour - 5 MB

Armed with a completed second outline, we return for our 50th episode! This episode begins with a summary of the key changes planned for our second draft. In the next script, we’ll be fully integrating voiceover from page 1 and streamlining the way we present lobbies and the exec. We’ll also be revising Zoya’s plotline […]

c49: Script Draft 1, Beat 42

May 24, 2023 18:59 - 55 minutes - 127 MB

Script Content:-Zoya and Csaba attend the Katallian service. They discover the portal door is locked and one way (but Ocean Songbird has a key). As early attendees they are drafted into a confession ritual.-Meanwhile the priests discover an unauthorized conjuring, which leads them to find Cranium tied up.-A struggle ensues in the church as Zoya […]

c48: Script Draft 1, Beats 37-41

April 16, 2023 23:43 - 41 minutes - 95.6 MB

Script Content:-Zoya gets caught by Alltaf and assigned the task of killing Tim-The leadup to Tim’s death from Zoya’s perspective-The aftermath of Tim’s death: burying the body and lying to Cranium-Caught by Cranium, Csaba knocks out Cranium and takes his conjuring stone-Armed with the stone, Tim and Zoya head for the portal inside the church […]

c47: Script Draft 1, Beats 32-36

February 01, 2023 21:28 - 45 minutes - 105 MB

Another double episode with pages from both Ted and Jon. Script Content:– Richard and Alexis urge Zoya to take Tim’s deal at the Gaia awards-Zoya is initiated into Alltaf-Zoya witnesses Tim trying to force his way through the Alltaf lobby-Richard and Alexis coach Zoya to have Tim complete the first task for her-Zoya shows Applonia […]

c46: Script Draft 1, Beats 27-31

January 30, 2023 19:12 - 54 minutes - 126 MB

In this double episode, we get pages from both Ted and Jon. Script Content:-Tim, Zoya, and Csaba build shelters on Katall-Tim hunts for a suitable murder target-Zoya offers Tim an out (he doesn’t take it)-Tim discovers Cranium’s secret TV lair and decides to make Cranium the target-Tim goes to murder Cranium, while Zoya and Csaba […]

c45: Script Draft 1, Beat 26

January 09, 2023 22:34 - 24 minutes - 56.2 MB

Tim, Zoya and Csaba enter Katall, learn about the naturalist entrance contract, witness a service that includes funeral rites and penitence for conjuring, join the Katallian religion, receive the assignment of building a shelter. Discussion: nailing down Ocean’s gender, considering whether this sequence could be shorter, proposing the addition of Tim’s voiceover, flagging the moment […]

c44: Script Draft 1, Beats 23-25

January 02, 2023 16:00 - 38 minutes - 88.4 MB

Tim meets Csaba for dinner at a fancy Magnurbia restaurant, Csaba tells the story of Alltaf’s founding, Tim receives instructions for the third trial, Zoya offers Tim the chance to back out. Discussion: whether Tim should know who he’s meeting for dinner, whether Csaba should be a well-known figure, whether the voiceover should be past/present, […]

c43: Script Draft 1, Beat 22

December 26, 2022 19:43 - 27 minutes - 63.6 MB

Visiting Pompeii, finding the clue “Come in, have a drink, stay a while”, getting attacked by a leopard, turning pain on to find the right door, turning mind altering substances on to cross the lava river, turning ejection off to unlock the final answer: “You must trust to be trusted.” Discussion: whether Tim should struggle […]

c42: Script Draft 1, Beats 18-21

August 23, 2022 19:41 - 45 minutes - 106 MB

Taking the job in Applonia, posing as an elephant-headed god, building a temple for Applewhite, planting a backdoor, failing to help the Applonian people, onward to Wang’s world. Discussion: being an elephant versus just being invisible, defining the pain settings in Applonia, the meaning of “portal rights”, the nature of Tim’s moral choice, whether this […]

c41: Script Draft 1, Beats 15-17

August 08, 2022 19:07 - 22 minutes - 53.8 MB

Receiving the first trial, finding the trial difficult, posting an ad, finding Applewhite. Discussion: introduction of voiceover, making Applewhite weirder, drawing on the Incal for exec inspiration.

c40: Script Draft 1, Beats 10-13

July 18, 2022 22:49 - 41 minutes - 93.8 MB

Obtaining Alltaf’s address, fighting through Alltaf’s lobby, signaling to Zoya, blackmailing Zoya. Discussion: rules of Alltaf’s lobby, usefulness of the Bukhari reference, communication of blackmail stakes, how secret is Alltaf?

c39: Script Draft 1, Beats 6-9

March 08, 2022 18:34 - 37 minutes - 87.6 MB

Magnurbia, Tim’s defaultist son, breaking up with Arturo. Discussion: How to handle the exec visually.

c38: Script Draft 1, Beats 4-5

February 08, 2022 20:29 - 54 minutes - 127 MB

Tim and Zoya sign on the line, Gaia Awards nominees. Discussion: making the nominees interesting, scale of the Gaias, story perspective.

c37: Script Draft 1, Beats 2-3

January 25, 2022 03:00 - 30 minutes - 71.3 MB

Gaia awards pre-party, Tim and Arturo panic about losing, and Tim proposes a deal to Zoya. Discussion: how to reveal Tim and Arturo’s panic, should concierge be an AI, comic book visual language.

c36: Script Draft 1, Beat 1

December 08, 2021 20:23 - 37 minutes - 87.9 MB

Tim and Arturo finish their world art project

c35: Outline Part 3, Interstitials

November 17, 2021 21:03 - 1 hour - 177 MB

This episode outlines the additional interstitial stories that will occur throughout the book.

c34: Outline Part 2

November 02, 2021 19:07 - 1 hour - 209 MB

This episode summarizes the second half of the story.

c33: Outline Part 1

October 19, 2021 19:58 - 1 hour - 184 MB

Welcome back! This episode summarizes the first half of the story.

c32: Escape from Naturalist World

April 19, 2021 20:57 - 1 hour - 145 MB

what happens to Zoya, only priests have the power, coda on cult world

c31: You Must Save One Child For Each Person You Murder

April 08, 2021 18:16 - 1 hour - 153 MB

Zoya’s rebellion, sympathy with the cultists, the dark side of novelty

c30: Zoya’s Side of the Story

April 01, 2021 04:50 - 47 minutes - 110 MB

deep dive into our secondary character’s pov

c29: Don’t Let a Good Con Go to Waste

March 22, 2021 16:22 - 42 minutes - 98.6 MB

the club’s take, showing up together, Zoya’s perspective

c28: The Only Thing We Have to Do is Die

March 15, 2021 21:54 - 1 hour - 171 MB

the ultimate trial, club rep calls the shots, naturalist culture

c27: The Puzzle is an Entire World

February 25, 2021 01:20 - 46 minutes - 108 MB

solving a puzzle, giving up your rights, Terrell rooms

c26: Make Your World Building Dreams Come True

February 18, 2021 20:36 - 1 hour - 144 MB

finding a tip, making a backdoor, Zoya’s POV

c25: Status Games Within Status Games

February 10, 2021 21:12 - 39 minutes - 92.6 MB

Tim shows up, Zoya gets involved, everyone has leverage

c24: Kung Fu Style

February 02, 2021 02:24 - 1 hour - 152 MB

questions of motivation, fleshing out the contract, Tim shows up

c23: Outlining the Beginning

January 20, 2021 22:02 - 1 hour - 144 MB

family reunion, partnership dissolution, antagonist entrapment

c22: Outlining the Constellation

January 13, 2021 20:05 - 51 minutes - 119 MB

Tim and Zoya, bad contracts, parental pressure

c21: A Short History of the Constellation

November 24, 2020 21:10 - 1 hour - 199 MB

From the scan to the present

c20: Novel Worlds Pitch Session

November 18, 2020 03:22 - 1 hour - 193 MB

Art Worlds, Movements, Genres

c19: Public Worlds Set Up to Solve Problems

November 03, 2020 04:25 - 5 MB

Mailboxworld, Moneyworld, Wikiworld, etc.

c18: Hobbies Don’t Count

October 26, 2020 21:25 - 5 minutes - 13.4 MB

Remote Work, What Stays Scarce, Work in the Constellation

c17: Religion in the Constellation

October 08, 2020 05:52 - 1 hour - 187 MB

Stances toward the Simulators, Orthodox Defaultism

c16: A Slug Crossing a Lawn in Realtime

September 29, 2020 05:16 - 1 hour - 172 MB

Art Worlds, Genres and Novelty, Colonies and Awards

c15: Rulesy and Unclear

September 21, 2020 16:01 - 57 minutes - 133 MB

Media Club: Inception, Congress

c14: How to Commit a Murder in the Constellation

September 15, 2020 05:02 - 1 hour - 193 MB

Mating Under the Hood, Novelty Club, Mercy and Regeneration

c13: Create the Illusion You’re Exclusive

September 09, 2020 05:26 - 1 hour - 166 MB

Osmosis, Addressing the Exec, Clubs

c12: Our Character Cannot Be Satisfied

August 25, 2020 04:58 - 1 hour - 173 MB

Builds Worlds for Status, Wants into a Club, Three Trials

c11: Core Rules of the Constellation

August 11, 2020 04:42 - 53 minutes - 124 MB

New? Start here! Summary of c01-c10, Fundamental Assumptions

c10: Infinite Zebras

July 29, 2020 04:07 - 1 hour - 216 MB

Lobbies, Strobing, Consolidation and Empire

c09: Alone in a Serengeti

July 17, 2020 06:17 - 1 hour - 181 MB

2030, The Ancestral Plain, Babies and Pets

c08: The Legend of Jerry

July 01, 2020 23:12 - 22 minutes - 52 MB

Final Devs, Eating and Sleeping, Regeneration, Default Homeworld

c07: The Intergalactic Space Phone

June 19, 2020 18:50 - 1 hour - 187 MB

Devs, Ted Chiang, No Interworld Communication

c06: The Standard Clock Rate of Everything

June 11, 2020 05:39 - 1 hour - 250 MB

Newborn Rights, Money World, Interworld Communication

c05: Babies Are Being Born with God Powers

June 03, 2020 21:00 - 5 MB

Upload, Having Kids and Copying Minds, AI Limits

c04: The Simple Answer is Monkeys

May 26, 2020 20:36 - 1 hour - 146 MB

Deleting Worlds, Personal Avatars, The Transition, Mental Aging

c03: A Low Amount of Pain for All Eternity

May 15, 2020 19:20 - 54 minutes - 127 MB

Ejection, Entrance Contracts, Religions Inside the Constellation.

c02: Remain Indoors

May 07, 2020 04:10 - 1 hour - 203 MB

Corona virus, It Follows, keys and tips.

c01: Building an Original Science Fiction World

April 30, 2020 23:34 - 1 hour - 172 MB

Introducing the broad science fiction concepts and writing principles behind our next graphic novel.