Constellation: Making the Graphic Novel
161 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsJoin us as we build an original science fiction world.
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c50: Second Draft Outline and Bonus AI Discussion
October 16, 2023 05:28 - 1 hour - 5 MBArmed 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 MBScript 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 MBScript 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 MBAnother 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 MBIn 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 MBTim, 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 MBTim 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 MBVisiting 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 MBTaking 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 MBReceiving 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 MBObtaining 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 MBMagnurbia, 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 MBTim 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 MBGaia 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 MBTim and Arturo finish their world art project
c35: Outline Part 3, Interstitials
November 17, 2021 21:03 - 1 hour - 177 MBThis episode outlines the additional interstitial stories that will occur throughout the book.
c34: Outline Part 2
November 02, 2021 19:07 - 1 hour - 209 MBThis episode summarizes the second half of the story.
c33: Outline Part 1
October 19, 2021 19:58 - 1 hour - 184 MBWelcome back! This episode summarizes the first half of the story.
c32: Escape from Naturalist World
April 19, 2021 20:57 - 1 hour - 145 MBwhat 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 MBZoya’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 MBdeep 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 MBthe 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 MBthe ultimate trial, club rep calls the shots, naturalist culture
c27: The Puzzle is an Entire World
February 25, 2021 01:20 - 46 minutes - 108 MBsolving a puzzle, giving up your rights, Terrell rooms
c26: Make Your World Building Dreams Come True
February 18, 2021 20:36 - 1 hour - 144 MBfinding a tip, making a backdoor, Zoya’s POV
c25: Status Games Within Status Games
February 10, 2021 21:12 - 39 minutes - 92.6 MBTim shows up, Zoya gets involved, everyone has leverage
c24: Kung Fu Style
February 02, 2021 02:24 - 1 hour - 152 MBquestions of motivation, fleshing out the contract, Tim shows up
c23: Outlining the Beginning
January 20, 2021 22:02 - 1 hour - 144 MBfamily reunion, partnership dissolution, antagonist entrapment
c22: Outlining the Constellation
January 13, 2021 20:05 - 51 minutes - 119 MBTim and Zoya, bad contracts, parental pressure
c21: A Short History of the Constellation
November 24, 2020 21:10 - 1 hour - 199 MBFrom the scan to the present
c20: Novel Worlds Pitch Session
November 18, 2020 03:22 - 1 hour - 193 MBArt Worlds, Movements, Genres
c19: Public Worlds Set Up to Solve Problems
November 03, 2020 04:25 - 5 MBMailboxworld, Moneyworld, Wikiworld, etc.
c18: Hobbies Don’t Count
October 26, 2020 21:25 - 5 minutes - 13.4 MBRemote Work, What Stays Scarce, Work in the Constellation
c17: Religion in the Constellation
October 08, 2020 05:52 - 1 hour - 187 MBStances toward the Simulators, Orthodox Defaultism
c16: A Slug Crossing a Lawn in Realtime
September 29, 2020 05:16 - 1 hour - 172 MBArt Worlds, Genres and Novelty, Colonies and Awards
c15: Rulesy and Unclear
September 21, 2020 16:01 - 57 minutes - 133 MBMedia Club: Inception, Congress
c14: How to Commit a Murder in the Constellation
September 15, 2020 05:02 - 1 hour - 193 MBMating Under the Hood, Novelty Club, Mercy and Regeneration
c13: Create the Illusion You’re Exclusive
September 09, 2020 05:26 - 1 hour - 166 MBOsmosis, Addressing the Exec, Clubs
c12: Our Character Cannot Be Satisfied
August 25, 2020 04:58 - 1 hour - 173 MBBuilds Worlds for Status, Wants into a Club, Three Trials
c11: Core Rules of the Constellation
August 11, 2020 04:42 - 53 minutes - 124 MBNew? Start here! Summary of c01-c10, Fundamental Assumptions
c10: Infinite Zebras
July 29, 2020 04:07 - 1 hour - 216 MBLobbies, Strobing, Consolidation and Empire
c09: Alone in a Serengeti
July 17, 2020 06:17 - 1 hour - 181 MB2030, The Ancestral Plain, Babies and Pets
c08: The Legend of Jerry
July 01, 2020 23:12 - 22 minutes - 52 MBFinal Devs, Eating and Sleeping, Regeneration, Default Homeworld
c07: The Intergalactic Space Phone
June 19, 2020 18:50 - 1 hour - 187 MBDevs, Ted Chiang, No Interworld Communication
c06: The Standard Clock Rate of Everything
June 11, 2020 05:39 - 1 hour - 250 MBNewborn Rights, Money World, Interworld Communication
c05: Babies Are Being Born with God Powers
June 03, 2020 21:00 - 5 MBUpload, Having Kids and Copying Minds, AI Limits
c04: The Simple Answer is Monkeys
May 26, 2020 20:36 - 1 hour - 146 MBDeleting Worlds, Personal Avatars, The Transition, Mental Aging
c03: A Low Amount of Pain for All Eternity
May 15, 2020 19:20 - 54 minutes - 127 MBEjection, Entrance Contracts, Religions Inside the Constellation.
c01: Building an Original Science Fiction World
April 30, 2020 23:34 - 1 hour - 172 MBIntroducing the broad science fiction concepts and writing principles behind our next graphic novel.