WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:02.290 --> 00:00:08.820 Scribble Kibble The Animation Show It’s got a dog! 00:00:08.820 --> 00:00:13.670 Gooood evening everybody! 00:00:13.670 --> 00:00:14.690 Afternoon. 00:00:14.690 --> 00:00:15.710 Morning. 00:00:15.710 --> 00:00:17.380 Whenever you are. 00:00:17.380 --> 00:00:21.930 This is the first episode in a brand new season of Scribble Kibble. 00:00:21.930 --> 00:00:26.450 Over the next two months I am testing out a new show format, and if it does well there 00:00:26.450 --> 00:00:28.610 is some great fun in store. 00:00:28.610 --> 00:00:32.920 If it doesn’t, then I cut it down to the basics. 00:00:32.920 --> 00:00:38.460 Today’s feature is a series I’ve desperately wanted to talk about because you probably 00:00:38.460 --> 00:00:41.330 haven’t seen it and it’s fantastic. 00:00:41.330 --> 00:00:47.120 Sublo and Tangy Mustard is an animated comedy series with original humor, dorky characters, 00:00:47.120 --> 00:00:51.400 and a theme song that’ll get stuck in your head.What’s interesting is after you watch 00:00:51.400 --> 00:00:55.960 all of the episodes, when you look back at the humor you won’t be able to think of 00:00:55.960 --> 00:01:01.800 a time it used pop culture references, memes, or meta 4th-wall breaking jokes. 00:01:01.800 --> 00:01:05.000 That’s why it feels so fresh! 00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:08.220 The jokes are character or situation based. 00:01:08.220 --> 00:01:13.880 Any time Sublo awkwardly inserts himself into a conversation, that’s character humor. 00:01:13.880 --> 00:01:17.250 He tries so hard, but he’s just a doof. 00:01:17.250 --> 00:01:22.440 The fact these two stay in their costumes during normal social events creates situational 00:01:22.440 --> 00:01:23.440 humor. 00:01:23.440 --> 00:01:29.200 There’s also jokes that are just clever - like the sandwich shop’s name being Sub-Par. 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:33.340 The benefit of writing this way is nobody needs to know what the hot memes were back 00:01:33.340 --> 00:01:35.400 in 2017 to get the jokes. 00:01:35.400 --> 00:01:40.610 Five years from now all of those JoJo references will be outdated - even right now probably 00:01:40.610 --> 00:01:43.840 half of you have no idea what JoJo means. 00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:48.869 But jokes based on the characters and their lives don’t expire. 00:01:48.869 --> 00:01:50.000 Like Twinkies. 00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:51.350 Good jokes are like Twinkies. 00:01:51.350 --> 00:01:54.570 Haha, I’m getting all excited about comedy writing. 00:01:54.570 --> 00:01:59.290 So the thing is, no matter how much you study it, there’s no surefire formula for how 00:01:59.290 --> 00:02:01.049 to write something funny. 00:02:01.049 --> 00:02:02.750 But you can still learn by example. 00:02:02.750 --> 00:02:07.470 Let’s look at how Aaron Long writes a Sublo and Tangy Mustard episode. 00:02:07.470 --> 00:02:13.730 First, he keeps a record of all funny things, episode ideas, awkward situations, and silly 00:02:13.730 --> 00:02:15.169 names he thinks of. 00:02:15.169 --> 00:02:17.969 If you’re a writer you must do this. 00:02:17.969 --> 00:02:22.370 Don’t expect to remember your funny idea when you wake up in the morning, or after 00:02:22.370 --> 00:02:24.749 you finish this video - write it down immediately. 00:02:24.749 --> 00:02:29.959 You’ll never use most of your ideas, but you need a pool to pick from. 00:02:29.959 --> 00:02:35.059 Aaron sorts the idea notes into a master document, grouping them by theme. 00:02:35.059 --> 00:02:39.590 He looks through them to see what ideas might combine in interesting ways to make an episode. 00:02:39.590 --> 00:02:45.389 When he’s got something good he writes a three line synopsis of what the episode is 00:02:45.389 --> 00:02:48.540 to make sure it has a clear beginning, middle, and end. 00:02:48.540 --> 00:02:55.779 Aaron creates a draft episode script based on the outline and highlights what he likes. 00:02:55.779 --> 00:03:01.419 As a result he can see what parts are pointless dialogue to be rewritten or thrown out. 00:03:01.419 --> 00:03:06.329 By the time the script is finished, a third of the original will be gone. 00:03:06.329 --> 00:03:07.999 Get rid of that filler! 00:03:07.999 --> 00:03:12.659 Especially as an animator, filler means more work for you. 00:03:12.659 --> 00:03:16.219 That’s the Sublo and Tangy Mustard writing process. 00:03:16.219 --> 00:03:21.150 The full blog post about it is linked below. 00:03:21.150 --> 00:03:22.150 --- 00:03:22.150 --> 00:03:28.430 S: And on that note, here to tell us how to write funny jokes, it’s Piemations! 00:03:28.430 --> 00:03:29.430 P: Ayyyy. 00:03:29.430 --> 00:03:36.799 S: Okay, I have to know: Are you a guy with a pie on his head, or a bird? 00:03:36.799 --> 00:03:37.859 P: It varies. 00:03:37.859 --> 00:03:39.269 S: Oh my gosh! 00:03:39.269 --> 00:03:41.079 Well how should I draw you then? 00:03:41.079 --> 00:03:42.400 P: Oh. 00:03:42.400 --> 00:03:43.400 Um. 00:03:43.400 --> 00:03:44.400 Guy with pie on his head! 00:03:44.400 --> 00:03:51.650 S: You’ve done a ton of parody animations and some very clever original animations. 00:03:51.650 --> 00:03:54.999 The one thing they all have in common is that they are funny. 00:03:54.999 --> 00:03:56.549 How do you come up with your jokes? 00:03:56.549 --> 00:03:57.549 P: You write what you think is funny and hopefully other people think it’s funny as well. 00:03:57.549 --> 00:03:58.549 S: What do you think makes something funny then? 00:03:58.549 --> 00:03:59.549 P: I usually shoot for two kinds of jokes. 00:03:59.549 --> 00:04:05.269 It’s either something completely unexpected, or, in most cases, violent. 00:04:05.269 --> 00:04:07.790 Random violence is pretty funny. 00:04:07.790 --> 00:04:14.569 P: The only rule I ever really follow is the rule of thirds. 00:04:14.569 --> 00:04:15.999 Comedy comes in threes. 00:04:15.999 --> 00:04:18.880 You do one thing, and then you do it again. 00:04:18.880 --> 00:04:24.570 But then the third time you subvert expectations and do something completely different or some 00:04:24.570 --> 00:04:26.470 sort of different take on it. 00:04:26.470 --> 00:04:31.880 S: What is one of the most important things that someone should do when they’re writing 00:04:31.880 --> 00:04:32.880 comedy? 00:04:32.880 --> 00:04:37.430 P: You have to keep a visual idea of it. 00:04:37.430 --> 00:04:42.280 A lot more goes into specifically animation comedy than dialogue. 00:04:42.280 --> 00:04:44.310 Especially timing. 00:04:44.310 --> 00:04:48.220 Timing is one of the biggest things, and if you don’t have timing right any joke can 00:04:48.220 --> 00:04:49.220 fall flat. 00:04:49.220 --> 00:04:54.010 S: Have you ever studied any funny animations to see what you like, didn’t like, that 00:04:54.010 --> 00:04:55.010 sort of thing? 00:04:55.010 --> 00:04:59.630 P: I watched the Angry Birds movie and enjoyed it and I didn’t know why. 00:04:59.630 --> 00:05:03.980 So I actually went back and watched that movie three or four times through to figure out 00:05:03.980 --> 00:05:05.650 why it was funny to me. 00:05:05.650 --> 00:05:07.300 S: What’d you decide? 00:05:07.300 --> 00:05:09.450 P: It does have a lot of slapstick. 00:05:09.450 --> 00:05:10.450 Um. 00:05:10.450 --> 00:05:12.200 I think that’s it! 00:05:12.200 --> 00:05:13.300 S: (laughs) 00:05:13.300 --> 00:05:18.530 P: Most of the dialogue is abysmal, but the slapstick was really well animated. 00:05:18.530 --> 00:05:21.540 S: Thanks for being on the show! 00:05:21.540 --> 00:05:25.750 What’s coming out soon on your channel we can look forward to? 00:05:25.750 --> 00:05:34.000 P: Suction Man Cup 3 and on the Mashed channel they are releasing a Spyro parody I did a 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:35.260 lot of animation for. 00:05:35.260 --> 00:05:36.310 And by a lot I mean all. 00:05:36.310 --> 00:05:38.410 S: That’s going to be great. 00:05:38.410 --> 00:05:40.510 People are going to love that. 00:05:40.510 --> 00:05:41.690 P: I think so. 00:05:41.690 --> 00:05:45.510 I didn’t write it, so it’s not my style of comedy. 00:05:45.510 --> 00:05:46.510 It’s very close. 00:05:46.510 --> 00:05:49.460 S: I’m thinking maybe we’ll see some slapstick. 00:05:49.460 --> 00:05:50.990 P: (pause) Yeah. 00:05:50.990 --> 00:05:52.010 S: Excellent. 00:05:52.010 --> 00:05:53.010 Alright! 00:05:53.010 --> 00:05:54.010 Piemations everybody. 00:05:54.010 --> 00:06:03.310 Stay subscribed for the full interview on Saturday. 00:06:03.310 --> 00:06:04.310 --- 00:06:04.310 --> 00:06:05.310 I challenge you! 00:06:05.310 --> 00:06:07.050 To an offhand drawing match. 00:06:07.050 --> 00:06:13.220 For the next episode, draw this image with the opposite hand than you normally use. 00:06:13.220 --> 00:06:18.160 Email your drawing to art@scribblekibble.com and include your name for credit if your art 00:06:18.160 --> 00:06:19.160 gets picked! 00:06:19.160 --> 00:06:55.520 That’s our show, stick around for fan art and music and all the info on who made what.