Thread:KylaraE/@comment-20644-20170831165250/@comment-20644-20170831183604

Good questions. I'll go through with answers one by one.

So these videos will be like the Alec Ryder video on the Mass Effect wiki? Do you have any examples for such videos being done for other anime/manga wikis? Seeing other videos will give me a better idea what we can accomplish with these videos to make them interesting and useful to viewers.

Alec Ryder represents an older format, using third party software, so it will be similar but not quite the same. Two anime examples that come to mind are Super Saiyan Blue and Super Saiyan God on Dragon Ball Wiki.

Does FANDOM/Wikia have any stats on who is most likely to use and enjoy these videos? Are these videos are generally targeted at existing fans or people completely new to the series or new to the wiki?

There's two answers to that question. Videos autoplay (without sound), so in one sense the videos are being watched, at least initially, by anyone who visits the page. Since we don't have any Death Note video content yet, we don't have any stats on who would be most likely to use and enjoy the videos. What we usually try to do, though, is make videos in a way that they serve as some sort of introduction to the rest of the page. For template videos, that usually means providing the most important information. Different angles can be taken with that as well. For example, while this is a full voiceover video, the Orochimaru video on Narutopedia has a cool angle. Instead of being everything you need to know about the character, it talks about his quest for power and serves as an entryway into the rest of the character's story. That same approach can be taken with template videos too, just using text instead of voiceover.

How much input do we have? Will we be allowed to review the script before the video is made?

We tested script review (and even script writing) with other communities. Unfortunately it just takes too long compared to the speed of our production schedules, so we can't offer script review.

That being said... If there's anything in the script/video that we have a problem with, will the video be altered to fix or remove it?

If there end up being factual errors in the videos, we will correct them.

Is there anything that is required to be in these videos that cannot be removed? I realize that Netflix's film has prompted staff's recent interests here, so is there a special interest to push the Netflix version in these videos?

We may use the Netflix version for images/footage but we can also keep the videos general as introductions to the characters in general.

Is there a timeframe that you're aiming to get these videos done within?

Today and tomorrow. Like I said, we have a fast production schedule!