Script Outline: Section A and B (Patreon)

Since this is a board driven show, I think through most of the plot in terms of the situation and the characters' reactions to each other and the surrounding events.  The display of emotions progressing is important, and the animation will be lively and expressive to compliment that facet.  So before I even get into the dialogue I like to outline what needs to happen in each section of the thumb boards.  For most of these thumb boards there will be additional shots between each panel.  The thumb boards consist of every necessary story beat in the episode, so many details like camera A back to B shots are not present in this phase.  I find it's best to work from the lowest resolution of information to the highest or else the details can overwhelm your progress.  

A higher resolution that's between the thumb boards and the script is the script outline.  I highlight every necessary thing that's supposed to happen that the audience needs to see to understand the story, and everything that will be felt through the characters as they emote.  That latter point helps when I'll be directing the voice crew.  I also include some jokes I think of on the spot when I'm writing these outlines.  

There's always a point at each phase in development when I think of funny material.  The more visual gags in the boarding phase, the character based humor in the script outline, and the purely dialogue driven in the script phase.  It creates a nice dynamic layering of humor that keeps the pacing lively, and if the audience isn't keen to one type of humor then another may satisfy

If you open the attachment you can read along with the outline while looking at the board panels above to get a good look at what's happening in each section and what I'm trying to convey.