I’ve noticed there aren’t enough community projects around here. If we need to have things put up and saying “Wanna Do This?” then so be it. Though I’m sure you guys could come up with infinitely better ideas, here are a few bits we could do:
Movie Project:
Lightning Strikes
B. Young is a gangster whose goal in life was to make it to the top of his game–until he was forced to kill a family. When his boss, Alex “Lightning” Livingstone, hears that he won’t kill anyone, he hires some “Lighters” (gangsters who go extremely fast, similar to Lightning) to persuade Young to do an important job, or he will be killed. Young agrees, but he seems to have an independent plan, whether Lightning likes it or not…
Game Project:
Karma
In a distant future, a young man or woman wakes up with no recollection of his/her past. Well, all but one small, unimportant bit: S/he believes in karma. Thus begins his/her adventures where the player, free to do whatever, will be pursued by the police, go through the afterlife, venture through human relationships, discover ancient civilizations, and/or do anything s/he wants. But one thing is for certain: It may all come back to haunt him/her…
Contest Project:
The “Shorty” Contest
As a bi-monthly project for those with way too much free time, imagination and hard drive space, but little to do with it, the Shorties are a way of increasing the number of shorts made by the community.
The objective is simple: Make a short within 6 weeks. The remainder of the 2 months will be used for voting. Categories are selected at random, with a winner’s suggestion being more likely to come out (others are supplied by the community and other participants).
The best of the best entries will be entered into a yearly contest called the “Beasties.” This Oscar-like awards show has the community voting for which they thought was the best of the best, as well as sub-categories for the best of certain genres (comedy, horror, drama) and Oscar-esque categories (i.e. eye candy, sound, performances). All participants of the Beasties can make an “acceptance speech,” in which they themselves or their creations thank the Community for voting for them, as well as anyone else they’d like to thank.
There are few rules: First, the entries must somehow be related to the main concept of the entry time. Second, all entries must be recieved by the date specified. Next, entries can have any kind of content (sex, nudity, violence, language, thematic elements, and any imagery involving that kind of stuff) is allowed as long as you warn us up front. A rating system may be used, but content must be described at least as what it involves. Also, a summary should be given. Plus, you will have fun whether you like it or not. (Steven Soderbergh, on the front of the script of “Full Frontal”) And finally, other than that, you can do whatever.
BTW: We’d need a website with lots and lots of free space…
BTW: Here are two ideas as to how we can help along the former two projects: “Send Them Something,” where you send them something cheap (like vegetable seeds, pencils, whatever); and “Let Them Choose” to let people choose little things like props or characters that they want to model, animate, whatever.
)… and I read on the back that all models were created by 1 man… ok they looked like what would now be called cruddy boxes… but it didn’t take long… like the game Virus. same type of ‘engine’ and view but controled with the mouse… you had funny sounds from incoming ships… the game commando for the BBC… chucking grenades at mens feet and running up the screen to reach the end…
but it’s killing AND 3d… but it’s all I have for the PC… ok I could try card games and what not but I’m lazy…
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