Friday, June 25, 2010

It's time to lay out my story ideas. I'll approach this like a one man writing group: first expose the ideas, then use my multiple personalities to give several subjective critiques.

A.) Story of the pursuit of perpetual creativity. This becomes an obsession and it costs the protagonist all that he failed to realize was dear to him. He eventually has chance to regain what he lost, and at that time serendipity presents him with the goal of his pursuit. Does he choose his passion or his heart?

Critique 1: This has been done before. Frame this story in a different light. Perhaps from the point of view of an AI entity recalling his beginnings.

Critique 2: The protagonist must be a computer programmer. The "pursuit" cannot be captured under any other character. But avoid the cliche Neo (Ken the Tech) type, otherwise we fly too close to the movie Pi.

Critique 3: The ties to music (harmony), progress, NP complete algorithms, God creation, life, etc... cannot be avoided. It would frustrate the audience. But do not introduce an actual God or an NP complete solution (dues ex machina... cheap trick).

List of characters and personality traits:

Jeff: The name itself means "Stranger". His last name could be "Mersault" in honor of Camus... Or "Lomman, which means "bare one" or "naked" since the stranger is a blank slate (could also bring up a death of a salesmen inference). This person is an ideal narrator, but shouldn't be used as a protagonist or antagonist. More of a Nick from Gatsby.

Keith: His name stands for "wood," which has a relationship with ugliness, decay and being at best a temporary luxury. The symbolism is strongest in science where quantum mechanics (particle physics) is considered wood (opposed to relativity which is marble). A good last name could be: Bhor, Feynman, Hadron, Timber or PLANK. He personifies a mess; a multitude of exceptions to the rule, an old way of thinking, a routine filled with quirks just to maintain a subjective interpretation of the world.

Dustin: His name means stone (like Peter), which is (opposed to Keith... marble versus wood) is associated with refinement. He is hard to challenge (even when wrong). His disposition could present a timelessness. Once again this character has strong physics symbolism, such as relativity; a strong geometric approach, while only varying the dimensions. This can be a dangerous personality, as anything is possible, the object simply reacts to its dimensions. Ideal last names include: Reimann, Alberts, Guth, Marabel or Pillar. He would epitomize order, cleanliness and class.

Scott: This name means "Tattoo" and would be associated with a primal, trashy or criminal type. Most likely from a small town; living on the outskirts (maybe in an unincorporated area) in a trailer, where the land overwhelms the law... OR in the slums where there's too many wolves amongst the sheep. The last names could be: Bush(nell), Casmir (meaning "to destroy peace") or Ervin (meaning "wild boar"). He would represent the uncivilized man... tattoo ~~ a stain.

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