As I turns out, I'm really not that popular on here. I figured leaving up my journal up for an extended period of time would surely give my watchers enough time to read it. I guess I shouldn't complain about it. The good news is that we have some individuals who are interested in the activity.

For those of you who missed it, I'm doing an activity---probably the biggest one I ever constructed and everyone is invited to join in and contribute. I want to call it the "Think Tank", but something tells me that I can probably do better with the name. Anyhoo, it's an activity that brings creative people from all walks of life together to collaborate on a project or two...or three depending on the number of people involved.

Hell, I'll just copy what I posted last time:

Think Tank activity

One idea that's been running through my head is collaborative stories tailor-made for artist and writers to work together. Most of the time, writers on here don't get the proper amount of attention. I'm guilty of this, too. We ignore writers like a dead cat on the road, even though they are creative kinsman. Rather than do that, why not sit them down and have a round table discussion on a project? Art folk like me and countless others can do the character designs, scenery, panels, inks, etc. We can pair up the story folk, the concept folk, a let the draftsman folk roll it up into neat display of awesomeness.

- Up to 3 writers per story sounds good. It would probably be too chaotic to have any more than that. Then again, television writers have more than 3 and they tend to get along well (most of the time). Three is a starting limit, but if a team wants to add in a fourth writer, then so be it. There are some who can handle a giant trilogy-esqe story by themselves and there are those who may not want to take on the entire thing. After all, this is purely for fun and most of you have other day-to-day responsibilities. A chunk here and there is acceptable. The main purpose is to collaborate with each other.

- Artist from all walks of life are welcome. Character designers, storyboard/comic artist, painters, colorist, letterers, etc. There are some folks who enjoy inking or coloring more than penciling, so why not pair them up with a group of intelligent, creative and like-minded folk to produce a kick-ass project on the side?

- Round table discussions can be conducted in a chat room or instant messengers. Most of you know more about that stuff than I do, but it's certainly an alternative to a gazillion emails. At the same time, emails are good for passing word documents and images. Whatever works.

- As far as the venue goes, I think this sort of activity would be best suited for a graphic novel or even a web comic. On the other hand, artist and writer collaborations can go beyond that. Let's say an idea is formed and it grows into a pitch for a television series or a movie. I would be perfectly down with that. Of course, we'll all have to make sure everyone get's the fair share of credits, royalties and what have you. It all depends on how far the team is willing to take it. Like I said, this is primarily an activity for fun.

- My purpose or role in it will be to moderate and occasionally lend a helping hand. It's safe to say I'm busy these days, but that's even more of a reason to do something fun. You all know what I can do, so if a particular assignment has my name it, I'm there.

- Besides having fun with creativity, this is a nice opportunity to meet new people and connect. Not in the eHarmony way, but more in a creative and respectful way. Collaborate.

Right now, we have members:

Writers

Colorist

Conceptual Artist

Artist (general)

We need a few more members. Pretty much anyone who is interested.


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