𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎

Once the (often 20+) orders are placed, I usually do research. The vid topic determines what that involves. If it's a more informational vid I'll sometimes read a couple books, or a couple dozen articles. If it's a more theatrical vid, that means character study.

Then, I'll assemble a loose outline. I'm not super organized so that's usually just about 800 words of thoughts, single lines of dialogue, and jokes. And then I start writing. I'm a horrible procrastinator when it comes to writing. I can't really be efficient until I'm panicking.

Even when I'm being efficient a script usually takes four full work days to complete. My scripts lately are around 5000 words. And they're full of jokes. Jokes take the longest to write because to actually be funny a joke usually has to be rewritten 4 or more times.

And yes I generally write the script after I've already bought the costume and set pieces. That means I have to write for the costumes rather than costume for the script. It's totally backwards, but I'm on a tight production schedule so we're stuck with it.

As I'm finishing the script I'll generally get in touch with @zoeblade or anyone who's working on music and tell them what I need. They then have to produce that in the same insane timeframe I'm on.

When the script is done I will go over it with a close friend or two, lately with Theryn, who's become a close creative adviser. She'll suggest word choice changes, extra jokes, the removal of boring or pointless passages.

When the script is done I start building sets. Hanging wallpaper, moving furniture around, hanging curtains and pictures, testing out different lighting. I'll also do remaining wardrobe work: styling wigs, making nails (fancy ones I'll have ordered earlier from @willowfinn).

On a day of shooting I'll generally wake up around noon, set up the camera, microphone, lights, do test footage. Then eat dinner and take a shower. In the evening I basically get into drag, which takes me 2+ hours because I'm bad at it. Usually I start filming around midnight.