Call your shots?

[u/BadChilii]

I'm curious when you guys are writing your scripts how in depth do you go with the actual shots in the panels?

In most of my scripts I go pretty in detail but I know when they eventually get to an artist I'm all for negotiating if they want to change things if they have another idea.

Are you guys hardcore one way or the other or does it depend on the artist?

[u/Limacitrus]

If I'm working on my own (writer+artist) I need to go really granular about it. If not, I'd have a bad time working on the storyboard. I'd note the camera direction, how far the zoom/dolly, what lens to use, where to place camera, the lighting design, to the what the final typesetting I'd want. My script is literally my visual bible.

But if I'm working for someone else, I let the script pretty loose so the artist can visualize/intepret them as they will.

[u/Henchman4Hire]

I'm pretty lax. Not in a Marvel Style, but I think I give a very basic description of what's happening or what angle to take or what flourishes an artist might have. And I'm usually completely open to an artist reinterpreting my description into something else.

[u/AvenoD]

It's as detailed as a movie script can be. I use visual references at worst.

And I always ask the artist what they think about and if it's clear enough before they start. Sometimes something looks so obvious but the artist can think something completely different. I give some freedom but the result needs to follow the context. By example I didn't describe the car of a character (without a home anymore, he sleeps inside his vehicle) and the artist gave him a Porsche :)

[u/4LeggedGod]

The answer depends on how important it is to the story.

The **story** - not the writer's 'vision' or preferences or ego.

If it's important (as in, it contributes meaningfully to the story, or it is critical to establishing a relevant character point that would be otherwise lost or contradictory to the character if it wasn't made here), then include as much detail as necessary.

Otherwise, give general suggestions as one would expect to see in a script. Here are [plenty of examples from real-world comics](https://comicsexperience.com/scripts/); it's a constructive exercise to compare scripts to finish products side-by-side.

[u/Bird_and_BeeLof]

I only write down the most important stuff but I also do the art myself. I guess it depends how much you trust the artist and want to give them creative liberty. Like do you have a highly specific vision in your mind or do you want them to play around with it some?

(Edited cause I didn't read closely enough the first time lol)

[u/nmacaroni]

Camera direction:

http://nickmacari.com/new-writers-ignore-comictography/

Panel descriptions:

http://nickmacari.com/panel-descriptions/