Hello, Alex!
I'm new-ish to the TMA universe, so I apologize if you've answered this one twenty times already.
I was recently re-listening to Ep. 118 The Masquerade, and I wondered if you would talk a bit about how you approach directing scenes in which you're also performing, especially really visceral ones like the one between Elias and Martin?
Thank you!
It’s quite annoying really. it’s easier these days since I have more help so producers and editors can call me up on stuff. Mostly it was just a case of going by feel. If it felt wrong then I need to figure out if it was me or someone else and go from there. Truthfully though I never really developed a system beyond “really pay attention” which isn’t great advice really.
Do prime numbers still function as primes in any base?
Yes but you should really be doing your homework yourself. It’s the only way you’ll learn.
Hey Alex! I was watching some of the bts in the rusty bits and came across the timelapse of you guys setting up the studio. I know it was a wile ago now but has this/will this ever be realeased in a full version? You mentioned at the beggining talking through how you set up a studio and the tech involved. As someone looking to go into the recording industry i think seeing the process would be really interesting.
I honestly don’t remember if there is any more to show… I know that I recorded a tour but no idea what happened to the footage (I thought it was already released).
As with most of these things, I’m hoping to make a guide at some point but it’ll probably be a long time as it’s not a high priority due to other work.
How was it that in a podcast with some of the grossest sound effects I've ever had the pleasure of listening to, the sound of kissing was where you and Johnny drew the line? It's just funny to me xD
Because kissing is gross.
Well I mean, all human processes are gross but kissing… blerg.
Jokes aside, it’s hard to explain. I guess it is worse hearing something that is meant to sound nice and isn’t than something that was meant to sound bad from the start.
Certainly enough listeners agreed that I think I am onto something here, not sure yet.
When you're writing do characters come first or situations?
It’s funny I haven’t really formalised my process in years.
Generally I go:
1) Conceit
2) Core Character outlines
3) research
4) plot premise
5) plot structure
6) Side characters
7) Scenic Breakdown
8) Draft 1
But I don’t have a hard and fast system right now so your mileage may vary. Especially since I also bounce back and forth between layers organically as it grows.
Hi Alex!
So I run these ghost story periods at the summer camp I work at. Last time I read Do Not Open (with a few tweaks because kids) and the cabin was not impressed (no taste ig). What statement would you reccomend for 10-13 year olds for ghost stories?
Yeah not surprised Do Not Open didn’t work. That one is a subversion of the payoff people have come to expect from horror. At 10-13 I think you are still interested in a standard payoff.
My guess is you’ll want something a bit more more direct, more visceral with a stronger sting in the end that doesn’t require context.
Maybe something from S5 Mag?
The only time I‘ve ever seen a cow is when I went to my family’s cow farm in Munkwolstrup when I was four so forgive me if I‘m being crass, but what do you mean by „cows are more dangerous than they seem“
It’s incredibly ominous to say the least, considering I‘m already scared of horses.
So as with most dangerous animals, it’s often human error.
Thanks to selective breeding, domestic cows are very, VERY strong and hearding them mostly involves convincing them they are weak when in fact they can easily stomp you.
Now imagine you are a mummy cow and someone is walking through your field with an uncontrolled dog harassing your child. You try to warn it away and the owner comes over to intervene. Finally you push them both away only to discover you are as strong as the hulk and didn’t realise.
Accidents happen.
Not casting aspersions or anything it’s just as with anything, you are taking a risk when you don’t treat something with respect.
Hey Alex, any favorite dnd classes/advice on what class I should play? I get to play for the first time in ages next week but I'm getting decision paralysis about my character--they'll probably be a tiefling, but I don't know after that.
You seriously do not want to play the kind of builds I come up with. I tend to make what I call Novelty Pocketwatch characters: expensive and mechanically complicated with a weak comedic payoff.
For instance, my first instinct is a shadow monk /lore bard multiclass. A socially anxious skill hoarder who can solve any situation but hates being observed doing so.
See what I mean?