What are your opinions on spotlight?
I have a spotlight story (but it was for the spotlight contest so it wasn’t completely my choice in a way). I don’t mind it, but I think it works better for some stories than others.
What does a good spotlight story look like?
I think a good spotlight story would have a good balance of narration and dialogue. Look at other apps like Choices and Chapters- they use spotlight but they don’t overdo the narration. Even in spotlight, I don’t think excessive narration is necessary.
What do you not like about it?
Limitations- not being able to see all the animations (like lying down) and not being able to have two people in a bubble.
As people have mentioned, the swoosh can be annoying too.
What do you like about it?
The simplicity. I finished my 3 episodes for my contest entry in 10 days. It usually takes me about that long to write and direct one episode.
What can make a spotlight story bad?
I actually found spotlight harder to write in than cinematic because you can’t rely on directing to make the story better (I honestly didn’t realise how much I did that until I wrote in spotlight lol). Every word basically has to be on point. You need a little more narration, but it also can’t be boring and long winded. So trying to keep things interesting without directing I think can be quite challenging.