Welcome back to
the Hack... hackin’ it up!
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break out into raps.
I didn't think I was either.
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I've just said.
Okay, so in this hack,
we're talking about scripts
and script writing.
So getting right to
the content, it's a hack.
The biggest hurdle
that we come across
with new clients is
where do we start?
It's a big question.
But the good news is
that the answer is simple.
You start at a script.
Basically,
every animated piece
should have a script
if it doesn't have a script.
Big red flag there.
The script dictates
what you should see
and what you should say.
So even if it's all visual,
it should tell you
kind of what you should feel.
So there are many formats
to writing a script,
and the one that's easiest
for businesses
to kind of learn
is in an A.V. Script.
A V stands for Audio Visual script. A. V.
and in an A. V. Script
it looks like a spreadsheet
almost with two
columns in there.
So in this hack,
we can't tell you
what to write.
It's impossible. That’s ChatGPTs job.
Yes, correct.
You as a marketer,
as a strategy person,
you already probably know
what you need to say.
But what we can tell
you is how to structure
your script.
Once you have a first draft.
So that it's
easier to work with
and so that you can change it
and collaborate
with people on
so that it's
consistent. For sure.
That's a good way to put it.
So here at Open Pixel,
we use actually just
a spreadsheet
for all of our scripts.
We love spreadsheets. We can’t get enough.
I know this.
I know it's a little bit
kind of out of the box
thinking a little bit. But.
But we use Google sheets.
Super easy to use.
And it's a template.
And it's very simple.
It's a sheet
with just a few columns,
and we're going to put a link
in the description.
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The idea is simple.
So once you
have a first draft
of the
script, you want to
split your script up
into sentences. Okay.
So in other words,
for every sentence,
you're going
to put a new return line
for every single sentence
you put in there.
So you have one standalone
line of text,
one right after the other.
And one caveat here
is that you may want to split
longer sentences
at the commas, usually
with long sentences,
you'll have a comma
in there somewhere.
Put another carriage return in there
so you have a new line
at that place. Okay.
So why. Would I do that?
So usually
with a long sentence,
the comma is where...
verbally, we’re...
splitting one idea up
from another.
Right.
So, like,
if my long sentence has,
like three different
visual ideas
that could be built
within there,
you're saying
it could split up the commas,
make them their own line, and then...
create descriptions for that.
Yeah.
And and just always like,
if you're
if you're looking
at a sentence structure,
you get a subject,
you get a predicate,
you get, you know,
those things
and that structure,
when you split it up
at the comma,
you then have another visual
that you're actually
talking about
when you come from
one place to another. So.
So it's really just kind of
organizing the visuals.
But I didn't want
to get too much into that.
We're.
We're going to it next.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So you would
then take all of that,
all of those lines,
and you basically copy
and paste those lines
into say “Column A”
on this A.V. Script.
Remember, it's a spreadsheet.
So... this is an audio medium,
so I’m trying to
visually describe here. Sure.
So we copy those
into column A
and then in column B,
you would
basically come up with
try to come up
with visual descriptions
for just that one
piece of sentence
or one
that one sentence
on the other side.
Would you say
instead of Column B, “Column V”
for visuals, A - audio. V - visual.
You know that
you're not wrong.
You're not wrong.
I'm clever.
You would come up with these
visual descriptions
on a per sentence basis,
and that allows for clarity
and allows for your audience
to sort of
sort of visually see exactly
what you're saying
or what you're talking about.
So it really
it connects all aspects
of writing
visual and listening.
Like all of your senses
are coming together into one
without smell
or taste, you know?
Right. Right.
So it doesn't
always need to be written
this way.
There are
definitely different
types of scripts that you can
that you can write out there.
So if you want us to cover
any of those,
please let us know
in the comments.
Find the comments box
somewhere out in the world
and put your comment in there.
You’re talking about
just anywhere
on the internet? Anywhere
on the internet,
just @ tag us
and we'll find it.
Right. Right.
Perfect.
Yeah.
So this method
helps us
sort basically
visual ideas
from *audio* sentences.
We use it all the time.
And again,
we'll put that template
into description.
It's a really,
really easy way to...
Yeah, really easy way
to write scripts. Yeah.
Is there another way, though,
if, like,
I'm a visual person.
So is there another way
that I could understand this?
Yes.
So if you are on YouTube,
you can find this
episode on YouTube.
It'll be the same description
we're actually going
to do a little video there
that will with the same hack.
Come like a weatherman. Yeah.
And we'll
we'll put a graphic in there
that basically takes you
through the template.
The template will be
in the description
and yeah,
go download that,
check it out.
Hopefully it will sort your
animations in a much easier way.
And you'll go
make awesome scripts. Yeah.
And then we'll get
to see those.
And then...
Please send us your versions.
Yeah. We’ve love to see ‘em.
Yeah. Yeah, for sure.
Good luck with your scripts.
Good luck with the project.
and we’ll see you in the next episode.