Post by INFINITE PRO. on Aug 31, 2022 1:35:00 GMT
Hello everyone!
I think it’s very clear that here in Infinite Pro Wrestling, we’re not really formatted the same way as any other shows would do theirs. In terms of matches, segments, etc — Infinite Pro Wrestling always does it differently. To give it a unique feel to the shows unlike anything before. Sometimes, it can be hard to get into when people are more used to
Simple, right?
Yeah, but I wanna be unique. I don’t wanna just be like everyone else, you know? Constructing an entire show is tough work (it is, just ask anyone that’s ever had to construct a whole show by themselves) and it’s probably the worst thing to be doing when you’re on the show day trying to put everything together. It’s rough work, it’s draining, and sometimes? We just wanna be able to copy and paste something in without all the hassle of trying to code, colour, size, just about everything to keep it up to the show standards. And as we move onto pay-per-views and asking outside of the admin team to write matches, going out of the way to code everything as it’s meant to be? Absolute fucking pain. Which is why I’ve come to make this whole post today about everything you need – and should – know about all the coding that takes place in Infinite Pro Wrestling!
SEGMENT CODING!
NOTE:
If you do not stick to the coding for the segments, your segment will not be added into the show.
We’ve done our best to be appreciated with all of you for the past month of writing shows, but as segments have come in and more time has been spent trying to adjust people’s segments for the lack of coding, it’s become stressful. We know everyone has different preferences in RPs, and that's beautiful. We love seeing all sorts of different colours and styles on display. However, to keep our shows feeling cohesive, we ask that any segments you submit follow these guidelines. If you get pre-approval to submit a segment without formatting, or think special formatting is required to get the point across, you can talk to an admin.
Narration and description should be in default plain text.
Simple. No italics. No fancy brackets. No fancy colours. Just write your description with the forum software's default style.
Dialogue should be marked by your wrestler's full name, in all caps, coloured to your character's colour code.
If you are using a character in your segment and don't know their colour code, you can probably find that on their application! If someone's colour code isn't listed there, please notify an admin and we will add it.
Dialogue that follows should be in plain text as well.
Keep it basic! Same as narration, simple white text. Just put a line break in between lines of dialogue and also between dialogue/narration. Also add in quotation marks at the start and end of every bit of dialogue spoken.
Collaborate!
All segments are welcome. We love to see promo-style shoots backstage, but poke around. Use other people. Ask around. Random interactions with people are half the fun of backstage segments!
Here’s an example taken from Adrenaline I, with three different characters:
To follow the same coding structure, use this:
NAME IN ALL CAPS.
“Speeches.”
MATCH WRITING – ADRENALINE.
Each move should be in ALL CAPS and assorted to the colour code to who is hitting the move.
As you’ve probably seen reading the shows, each move that someone hits is bolded, italicised, colour coded to the character’s colour.
Use ALL CAPS and separate lines to count out referee actions/counts.
Spell out the numbers, don't use the actual number itself. Add in the ‘KICKOUT’ as well after the count. Don’t be afraid to add in a ‘–’ somewhere in the number to show just how close to a fall it could be.
Use present tense to describe action.
It’s a no brainer, I don’t know what to tell you. Jason Long ‘reaches for the ropes’, not ‘reached out for the ropes’
Use CAPS LOCK sparingly to sell big moments.
Imagine your caps lock key is your MARK OUT key, when big moments happen in matches. But don't overdo it. It's like salt in a recipe -- just the right amount really elevates the flavour, too much and you'll be on a diuretic to filter all the excess water out of your system.
We're open to special finishes, so long as the match tells a story.
When you're assigned a match, after judging completes, the judges will tell you who wins, who loses, and who eats the pin (if applicable). We will usually provide some general guidelines. For example, if the RPing was very competitive, we might tell you to keep it close and make everyone look good. If one person blows everyone away, we'll tell you to make them look like a star. In any case, you're the writer. Feel free to come up with spots and write them in. The most important thing is we want each match in Infinite Pro Wrestling to tell a story to give people RP fuel and feud momentum if they so choose to capitalise. If you have ideas for your match, talk to an admin.
When putting in match entrances, please review them and tweak for accuracy/flow!
The best example I have is that most of our wrestlers write their entrances for a typical stadium/arena show. What if we're having a show at the beach? What if there's no crowd? Pay attention to the environment we're in, and feel free to edit entrances as needed to fit the flow and environment of the show!
MATCH WRITING — PAY PER VIEWS.
Use commentary to break up the action while adding some validity to characters.
Here, commentary shouldn't be constantly present. They should pop in to add some perspective to the match every so often. I like to use them as paragraph breaks in the action. In the meantime, you can use your narration of the match and descriptors to sell the style. You can read more about our commentators here, but Luis De Leon is our colour commentating face guy, and Chloe Hartwell is our excitable and intense play-by-play neutral-good commentator. Also... use post-match commentary! Summarise what we just saw, put competitors over, and tease what's to come!
And that’s it! That’s pretty much it. It’s a whole lot but that’s the whole point. Thank you for reading and sticking to how things go for us!
— Mav, Spike, and Jack. xoxo
I think it’s very clear that here in Infinite Pro Wrestling, we’re not really formatted the same way as any other shows would do theirs. In terms of matches, segments, etc — Infinite Pro Wrestling always does it differently. To give it a unique feel to the shows unlike anything before. Sometimes, it can be hard to get into when people are more used to
Luis De Leon: OH HELL YEAH!
Chloe Hartwell: WHEW! We made it into a post that isn’t a show or a promo!
Chloe Hartwell: WHEW! We made it into a post that isn’t a show or a promo!
Simple, right?
Yeah, but I wanna be unique. I don’t wanna just be like everyone else, you know? Constructing an entire show is tough work (it is, just ask anyone that’s ever had to construct a whole show by themselves) and it’s probably the worst thing to be doing when you’re on the show day trying to put everything together. It’s rough work, it’s draining, and sometimes? We just wanna be able to copy and paste something in without all the hassle of trying to code, colour, size, just about everything to keep it up to the show standards. And as we move onto pay-per-views and asking outside of the admin team to write matches, going out of the way to code everything as it’s meant to be? Absolute fucking pain. Which is why I’ve come to make this whole post today about everything you need – and should – know about all the coding that takes place in Infinite Pro Wrestling!
SEGMENT CODING!
NOTE:
If you do not stick to the coding for the segments, your segment will not be added into the show.
We’ve done our best to be appreciated with all of you for the past month of writing shows, but as segments have come in and more time has been spent trying to adjust people’s segments for the lack of coding, it’s become stressful. We know everyone has different preferences in RPs, and that's beautiful. We love seeing all sorts of different colours and styles on display. However, to keep our shows feeling cohesive, we ask that any segments you submit follow these guidelines. If you get pre-approval to submit a segment without formatting, or think special formatting is required to get the point across, you can talk to an admin.
Narration and description should be in default plain text.
Simple. No italics. No fancy brackets. No fancy colours. Just write your description with the forum software's default style.
Dialogue should be marked by your wrestler's full name, in all caps, coloured to your character's colour code.
If you are using a character in your segment and don't know their colour code, you can probably find that on their application! If someone's colour code isn't listed there, please notify an admin and we will add it.
Dialogue that follows should be in plain text as well.
Keep it basic! Same as narration, simple white text. Just put a line break in between lines of dialogue and also between dialogue/narration. Also add in quotation marks at the start and end of every bit of dialogue spoken.
Collaborate!
All segments are welcome. We love to see promo-style shoots backstage, but poke around. Use other people. Ask around. Random interactions with people are half the fun of backstage segments!
Here’s an example taken from Adrenaline I, with three different characters:
The door to the office opens up just as Ana turned around to see who had walked through the door this time round— and to her shock, she’s met with a familiar face in Liz Karlson standing at the door before slamming it shut, the APEX World Heavyweight Championship draped over her shoulder as she stepped up to the desk and glances towards Ana to her right.
JASON LONG
“I have an inkling that the two of you might know one another, buuuuttt… Ana, I would like you to meet your opponent in two weeks at the main event of Adrenaline II… Liz Karlson.”
LIZ KARLSON
“Well, fuckface… I guess it’s me and you in two weeks then, huh?”
ANA SOMNIA
“I’m sure you remember me too well, don’t you?”
LIZ KARLSON
“I do– and it’s going to be so sweet kickin’ your fuckin’ teeth down your throat, bitch—”
Jason reached over the table to bring an arm in between the two women, making sure that they don’t come to a clash of heads inside of their office.
JASON LONG
“How about we save this for next week, shall we? I know the two of you are just itching to get at one another right now but I’m not going to have that in my office, okay? Ana, if you could leave first, that would be perfect.”
Ana glared at Jason before turning around and heading out of the office, slamming the door shut and leaving both Liz and Jason inside of the office before the feed cut away back to ringside.
JASON LONG
“I have an inkling that the two of you might know one another, buuuuttt… Ana, I would like you to meet your opponent in two weeks at the main event of Adrenaline II… Liz Karlson.”
LIZ KARLSON
“Well, fuckface… I guess it’s me and you in two weeks then, huh?”
ANA SOMNIA
“I’m sure you remember me too well, don’t you?”
LIZ KARLSON
“I do– and it’s going to be so sweet kickin’ your fuckin’ teeth down your throat, bitch—”
Jason reached over the table to bring an arm in between the two women, making sure that they don’t come to a clash of heads inside of their office.
JASON LONG
“How about we save this for next week, shall we? I know the two of you are just itching to get at one another right now but I’m not going to have that in my office, okay? Ana, if you could leave first, that would be perfect.”
Ana glared at Jason before turning around and heading out of the office, slamming the door shut and leaving both Liz and Jason inside of the office before the feed cut away back to ringside.
To follow the same coding structure, use this:
NAME IN ALL CAPS.
“Speeches.”
[font size="3"][b][color=#COLOR CODE]NAME IN ALL CAPS.[/color][/b][/font]
“Speeches.”MATCH WRITING – ADRENALINE.
Each move should be in ALL CAPS and assorted to the colour code to who is hitting the move.
As you’ve probably seen reading the shows, each move that someone hits is bolded, italicised, colour coded to the character’s colour.
Use ALL CAPS and separate lines to count out referee actions/counts.
Spell out the numbers, don't use the actual number itself. Add in the ‘KICKOUT’ as well after the count. Don’t be afraid to add in a ‘–’ somewhere in the number to show just how close to a fall it could be.
Reza goes for the cover on Sokolov, hooking the legs.
ONE!
TW—
KICKOUT!!!
Sokolov kicks out in time and Reza brings himself back to his feet!
ONE!
TW—
KICKOUT!!!
Sokolov kicks out in time and Reza brings himself back to his feet!
Use present tense to describe action.
It’s a no brainer, I don’t know what to tell you. Jason Long ‘reaches for the ropes’, not ‘reached out for the ropes’
Use CAPS LOCK sparingly to sell big moments.
Imagine your caps lock key is your MARK OUT key, when big moments happen in matches. But don't overdo it. It's like salt in a recipe -- just the right amount really elevates the flavour, too much and you'll be on a diuretic to filter all the excess water out of your system.
We're open to special finishes, so long as the match tells a story.
When you're assigned a match, after judging completes, the judges will tell you who wins, who loses, and who eats the pin (if applicable). We will usually provide some general guidelines. For example, if the RPing was very competitive, we might tell you to keep it close and make everyone look good. If one person blows everyone away, we'll tell you to make them look like a star. In any case, you're the writer. Feel free to come up with spots and write them in. The most important thing is we want each match in Infinite Pro Wrestling to tell a story to give people RP fuel and feud momentum if they so choose to capitalise. If you have ideas for your match, talk to an admin.
When putting in match entrances, please review them and tweak for accuracy/flow!
The best example I have is that most of our wrestlers write their entrances for a typical stadium/arena show. What if we're having a show at the beach? What if there's no crowd? Pay attention to the environment we're in, and feel free to edit entrances as needed to fit the flow and environment of the show!
MATCH WRITING — PAY PER VIEWS.
Use commentary to break up the action while adding some validity to characters.
Here, commentary shouldn't be constantly present. They should pop in to add some perspective to the match every so often. I like to use them as paragraph breaks in the action. In the meantime, you can use your narration of the match and descriptors to sell the style. You can read more about our commentators here, but Luis De Leon is our colour commentating face guy, and Chloe Hartwell is our excitable and intense play-by-play neutral-good commentator. Also... use post-match commentary! Summarise what we just saw, put competitors over, and tease what's to come!
CHLOE HARTWELL
“We’re making BIG MOVES!”
LUIS DE LEÓN
“Two for two on the pages! YESSIR!.”
“We’re making BIG MOVES!”
LUIS DE LEÓN
“Two for two on the pages! YESSIR!.”
And that’s it! That’s pretty much it. It’s a whole lot but that’s the whole point. Thank you for reading and sticking to how things go for us!
— Mav, Spike, and Jack. xoxo