tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post4850910587283050343..comments2024-03-28T03:27:26.345-04:00Comments on Dee-lusions of Grandeur: A New Family Tree.. and a question!Dee Mentiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798903090538917010noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-11122000848857523852011-03-14T02:16:14.134-04:002011-03-14T02:16:14.134-04:00I think I would tell someone starting out is to ta...I think I would tell someone starting out is to take your time and proofread. I've been captioning for years and I still find big mistakes in captions almost months down the line. Take your time and give yourself a moment to breathe on a caption, then come back and revise it. Nothing wrong with being careful. <br /><br />Play around and find a process that works for you - if you have a process, you can go back to it when you have issues with starting points. Doesn't mean everything is uniform in the caption itself, but just find a process for writing and making the caption work.Mistress Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830472323307586514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-25352445108229101722011-03-14T00:27:12.809-04:002011-03-14T00:27:12.809-04:00A good lecture Prof. Dee.
This is what I would s...A good lecture Prof. Dee. <br /><br />This is what I would say to a person just beginning to make captions: Above all, have fun with it. Write about things you yourself would like to read about, but don't be afraid to go down roads you've never been down before. A good spell checker is a good friend. Don't give up, the more you write these, the better you will get. You'll get a feel for them.<br /><br />Advice to my rookie caption self: I don't think I could give any that would have changed much about what I've done. I pretty much followed the advice I would give to a new captioner. Although there is one thing. Formating. I would tell my rookie caption self to use more paragraphs and avoid those ugly and monstrous walls of text. I don't do this anymore, but it was something I am guilty of in the past.Isobelle Nicholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269320403972053134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-4913028121193578182011-03-13T10:30:08.820-04:002011-03-13T10:30:08.820-04:00I think the best advice I could give a new caption...I think the best advice I could give a new captioner is not to be afraid to try something new. Whether it is with a story telling style, a photo type, a layout, or a story idea. If you have any interest in it, then it will shine. And don't worry about being 'original'. In all likelihood if you thought of it, then someone else probably already has a cap out that is similar. Your voice will be your originality, and that will be enough!<br /><br />As to the advice I would give my former self. I would have to say SLOW DOWN! Take the time to read the story. And then read it again. And then proof read it. Once you are finished with it, read it again! And then proof read it again! Only then can you post it.Caitlyn Maskedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732033913089350905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-12157995533852816792011-03-12T17:55:04.734-05:002011-03-12T17:55:04.734-05:00Maybe you are pointing out the obvious but those a...Maybe you are pointing out the obvious but those advices are leaning toward the good direction, thank you for those pointers teacher...<br />I would rather ask for more advices, but then again i would say for an advice that it's better to think what you want to write about and make a draft with your possible ideas, then let the story flows thinking what the characters you are making would say in the situation you are putting them on...<br /><br />I would like to ask, how you can make a good drescription of a character without turning it overdescriptive, like when you are telling the changes from man to woman<br />Hugs and Kisses AlectraAlectrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568780951812037124noreply@blogger.com