David, you are welcome to spew. In fact, I'd even be happy to hold your hair back - It'll be just like old times.
And while I prefer to think of the initial creative process in a different way (For Dave, it's spewing. For me, it's like wandering through a meadow filled with wildflowers. Each beautiful flower represents a different idea, and as I roam, I gather them up, eventually returning to the studio with a gigantic bouquet of potential), in each case the end result is a massive collection of thoughts and ideas, some connected, some not, some workable, others clearly dead on arrival.
From what Dave's written below, it's apparent to me that he is more skilled than I am at organizing his thoughts; I usually just throw my ideas into whatever sketchbook I'm currently filling, where, to be honest, most them die without ever seeing the sun again. Occasionally, though, I'll tack them on the little bulletin board I have next to my drawing table, where they remain both in sight and in mind. That's sort of the way I visualized things working here, at least at the beginning of the process. I pictured (like you suggested in your post) a list of topics which would be random at first - basically be a clearing house for ideas; Things like "Jordi wears glasses." or "China's space program: founded by deported U.S. rocket scientist falsely accused of Communism." (True, by the way...). Eventually the list would require a little organization, at which point we'd do things more formally, perhaps with a character notes on one page, and plot points and beats on another.
Just spitballing here, but maybe it would make sense to code things related to theme in one color and plot in another. I'm also thinking that, with the exception of Jordi, story/theme will determine our other characters. That being the case, their creation will follow our initial discussion - Once we have a rough outline, we'll see who we need and where we need to put them.
And at the risk of jumping the gun, I was thinking that one of the ways we could convey Jordi's trust issues is through solitude. Maybe Jordi's alone all of the time. Maybe she shares her thoughts with no one but herself (and us) through a diary. And maybe it's a traditional diary, rather than a digital one, and maybe that fact can somehow come into play later.
Labels: Chinese Space Program, Diary, Jordi, Wildflowers
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