by Tessa Smith
Indyish Assembly 2.0 started this morning with scriptwriters from around the world being added to the project “Indyish Assembly Start” on Celtx.
Indyish created one project with the starting materials, made enough copies for the number of participants, and shared each copy with one writer by uploading it to the Celtx server and adding a writer’s username in the uploading options.
Writers can now download their project from the Celtx server and read the full rules and notes on getting started. Here is some of what was included in the project notes:
"Hi and welcome to the Indyish Assembly 2.0!! You’re about to be part of an international collaborative arts relay that brings together writers, illustrators, theatre directors, actors, musicians, and animators. Woo!
Please read through these rules and notes before starting.
You can reach the Project Director at any time at:
Tessa@ indyish.com or by private message on the Celtx forum
Celtx How-Tos are available at the Celtx Wiki Manual:
You can also post questions on the Assembly 2.0 Forums:
Posting your questions on the forums in the appropriate topic can be helpful for other participants. We also encourage you to use the forums to describe your experience during the Project, and we’ll be linking to the forums from the Indyish blog".
Assembly Schedule:
May 1-31: Writers working on scripts, upload to Celtx by midnight May 31 (Pacific Time)
June 1-7: Illustrators create 5-10 images for each script
June 1-7: Meanwhile Assembly Team reads and picks scripts
June 7-12: Gifmakers have a week to animate the illustrations
June 11-13: On monday, actors and directors meet with Indyish at the Fringe to receive their scripts; they have 48 hours to rehearse their play
June 13-15: On wednesday, actors and directors come back, perform for the bands, meet and are matched up. The groups plus bands have 48 hrs to rehearse together.
June 13-15: Meanwhile gifs uploaded to Celtx by midnight June 12, bands, djs create music in 48 hours
Friday, June 15 and Saturday, June 16: Performance of plays and screening of animations with live soundtracks.
Ok, you’re all set to get started! Good luck, play fair, and go bonkers!
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