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How I Make Illustrated Episode Summaries

I thought it would be fun to tell you what I have to do in order to complete a one episode summary. It will also help you to understand why completing a number of episodes takes so much time.


~ I go to the site with the screen shots I'm going to use and save them into my computer. Then I print out a copy of the episode script.

~ I take the script in my room and watch the episode. While I'm watching the episode I'm constantly pausing the tape and taking notes on the actions of the characters.

~ Once I've finished watching the episode and taking notes I begin to type the summary into the script. I just type it like a story. I explain as best I can what I viewed so it's understandable and enjoyable. This usually takes up a lot of time at the computer, which annoys my family... ^_^;

~ Next I go through the summary, adding HTML codes that will put in color once added to my site.

~ I then look through the images and place them where the belong in the summary. Sometimes I forget where they go and I have to watch the episode again *-_-

~ Then I take the summary and divide it into sections and paste them onto pages on my site.

~ After that I'm pretty much done. I check through the series of pages that make up the summary to check for errors and make sure everything is functioning properly. The last thing I do is post the episode in the index.


I think making illustrated episode summaries is a lot of fun. During making one summery I usually watch that episode 2 to 3 times. I hope this has helped you to understand that it is a lot of work to make an illustrated episode summary. I remember when I used to be impatient with other episode summary sites, but now I say, "Take your time! It's hard work!" Even though so much goes into one episode, I really enjoy doing it and it makes me happy to see the end result of my work.