User blog:Bonkilemonster/Total Drama Gone Wild: Progress! (No.3)

Yes, it's Jake and it's time for another progress blog for Total Drama Gone Wild - a 'fanfiction' that isn't really a fanfiction, for more details visit the last blogs: here, here and here :D Let's gooooo!

'''Attention - if you want to skip the long paragraphs, then go to the "fast recap" section in the end of every few paragraphs! This will be easier and faster to read (: Enjoy!!'''

Head over to my galley on my user page, there you can see a picture of the cabins the contestants will be staying in! :D One last thing before we start - do you guys like this kind of long and 'a-lot-to-read' style? or you would rather more photos, less talking?

General


Last week's problems solutions: As usual, with the awesome help of you, I found answers to last week's  problems. Shall we see them? First, we have Jade, you guys brought up some problems with her, and I tried to fix them (: Hope you like it! As for nate, I'll make a subject about him so...

In other generic progress... well, it's the same as last week; some more plots, about 2-3 new character ideas, ideas for episodes, plots, and even some scripts! I'm so sorry I can't show some plots and stuff like that, I just really don't want to spoil the episodes... Lastly, you've probably seen it coming - '''PROBLEMS! This time, it's the elimination order to annoy me. '''Since I've posted the first blog in here, I'm trying to figure out how to put the elimination order right, so every character will get enough time for her plot, and not too much - so stuff like running gags won't get boring after too much. Do you have any tips for the elimination order? What do you suggest will help making the elimination order right?

Fast recap:
Jade and Nate's problem has been solved, you can see Jade's new side design in the right side, and a subject all for Nate will be next! In other generic progress, I've made up more plots. The only problem I have with these plots are the elimination order - Do you have any tips for making this order feel right? How to make every character's screen time not too much but not 'not enough'?

Julie Giles answered my question!?
If you know Julie Giles, you probably know she's one of the staff members of Total Drama (the official thingie!), and she tries to answer all the questions she gets in her Total Drama wiki message wall. It is the real Julie Giles and she is amazing! So, how is that related to my series you ask?

As I was searching the internet for some 'making a series' related stuff, I've noticed A LOT of forums, comments and questions on one big problem almost everyone who uploads a Youtube video has: Copyright. Now, I don't want to get into the boring details of the US government thingie with the law of copyright, but let's just say you can go to JAIL if you use someone else's content without agreement of the one you're taking the content from. A lot of Youtube videos uploaders have problem with this, because they're actually using some company's content (probably) without permission. And that whole thing really bothered me. Clearly, I'll use the awesome theme song of Total Drama 'I Wanna Be Famous', and some more elements from the show, for example; background music played in Total Drama - but isn't that wrong use of copyright? even the name 'Total Drama' can be illegal to use in other content. So what other better way do I have to ask 'permission' those those elements than asking the one and only, Julie Giles? On her message wall, I asked the question, 'May I use some of Total Drama's elements in my own series?', of course I detailed a lot more (you can see the full conversation here! ), and the answer was pretty clear - YES, you can use these elements as long as you don't pitch our own idea back to us - the answer was also more detailed and you can check Julie's answer right in that link. Thanks, Julie :D

Fast recap:
Julie Giles, one of the members of Total Drama official cast has answered my question about copyright issues! You can see the full conversation inhere, and even ask Julie Giles questions about Total Drama! :D

"The Shy Guy" - Nate (re-design)
Nate's re-design!! :D Wooooo!

General info: Nate is a really nice gut, though he's quite quiet (see what I did there?), Restrained and doesn't like to talk about himself too much. While he might sound like something a girl would want. he's not the best when it comes to romantics.

Re-design: This is the second character I re-designed (after Maia), and I hope it looks better! As ALL of you suggested, the head is smaller (it may not look like it in these photos on the side, but it is smaller- a lot smaller), his neck warmer in now changed to a jacket-collar (as Freefalling Lilacs suggested :D), his hair is a little bit different, the shoes and pants' colors and designs had changed to look better, and lastly, his horrifying palms are now little bit better :D What do you think about the design and rotation? :)

Fast recap:
Nate, labeled 'the Shy Guy' is the nice, shy, quiet guy in the group, he's not bad and harmful, and is willing to always help his team. I've re-designed him to look better and Total-Drama-ier, So what do you think? What design do you prefer?

Ever dreamed being a voice actor?
The last subject of the blog is probably the most important one, '''SO PLEASE REMEMBER TO COMMENT ESPECIALLY ON THIS SUBJECT! :D, this subject, as for the title, is about the biggest problem I've seen so far - voice actors'''. As you might know, this series is 100% not professional, it's completely from and to fandom, and I'm not going to bring actual voice actors and pay them. How else can I get voice actors?

"Hey, get some of your friends and family to do the voice acting" some of you may say, buuuuut, I'm not an English speaker, I do speak English (not perfectly) but it's not my origin language and my friends, family have and I will have a terrible accent trying to speak English. I'll record a version in my origin language but what about an English version that I can show to everyone?

I had an idea, I'll post a blog with every character on the series, their personality and their type of voice (higher, lower, warmer...) and whoever wants to audition to a character has to record himself (by the script of his character audition tape) with a microphone and send it to me! people from this wiki, from other wikis, from other sites and places, and I'll choose the best fitting ones to be a voice actor of a character! that sounds fun and interesting, but - there are problems.

A. Payment method: I'm not going to pay cash, but I don't want you guys to participate in 20 episodes (finalists) and don't get nothing out of it. So, what do you think I should give the voice actors as 'payment'? but remember, some will be featured on only 1/2 episodes, and some will get to the finale, their payment can't be the same. B. Audio quality: Some may have better audio quality while other don't. This will be annyoing, though I have a audio editor software. What are your solution to those problems?

Fast recap:
I have an idea to audition whoever wants to play a role of a character in TDGW, and I'll pick those who have the best fitting voice to play the role! But. there are problems. A - I'm not going to pay cash to the voice actors, so what do you suggest I can 'pay' with? B - some may have better audio quality and some won't have the best quality, What are your solution to those problems?

'''That's it for this time! Make sure to comment your thoughts, it helps a lot! Have an awesome week(end)! :D '''

Have a sparkling day! :D