Saturday, March 29, 2008

Gummy Situation 4


My interpretation of the "sticky gummy situation:"

Who: Care Bears
What: Countdown to the staredown
When: mid-'80s
Where: Care-a-lot
How: The famous Care Bears claim to be shooting a gazillion rainbows out of their bellies to make the world a livable place. But do you see the evil glint in one of the bear's eyes? Is this why mischief still lingers in the kingdom of kids?

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Gummy Situation 3


My interpretation of the "sticky gummy situation:"

Who: kids
What: photos
When: today
Where: Disneyland
How: Kids wait in line to take pictures with their favorite adult-sized toon. Yes, Mickey Mouse himself. The line's not very long though. I wonder what Mickey has done to scare all the little kids away. Hmmm... mouse trap?

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Gummy Situation 2


My interpretation of the "sticky gummy situation:"

Who: family members
What: dim sum
When: today at lunch
Where: Chinese Restaurant - Imperial Palace Restaurant, Chinatown, LA
How: Parents are discussing college plans with their four children (two sons, two daughters). One of the girls says that she has a confession to make. She is having an incestuous affair with one of the siblings. Which one is it??? And what happened to her jellyfish?

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Gummy Situation 1



My interpretation of the "sticky gummy situation:"

Who: board members
What: meeting
When: this morning
Where: conference room
How: Herman (not in shot) is missing because Frank (green gummy) feared that Herman was rising up in the ranks. Since Frank fears Herman is soon to replace him, he had his gummy men take care of him early this morning. Frank's excuse to the other gummies: "Herman's out 'sick' today."

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Stuck in Sticky Situations

I know this is one of those moments where I get an idea and I get so excited... and then I'll start it, work on it for a bit, until I get another idea which I think is more ingenious than the last... that's my ADD mingling with the creative juices of brain farts at work.

How this Started:
I had a craving for gummy bears last night and I also wanted to play a game. Poker seemed to be the fastest, so I handed out ten gummy bears each to my roomies and myself. As we waited and talked, we set up our gummies differently and each created a story around them. This spawned the idea to place gummy bears in sticky situations, photograph them, and have people come up with crazy ideas based on the image of the gummies.

"Write a story to the picture!" Essentially, it's like a picture book. A picture tells a thousand words... now you write the words - though it doesn't have to be one thousand of them. A few sentences will do.

"Sticky [or Gummy] Situations" - For any great story, we need conflict. Make sure yours provides the necessary drama.

How this Works:
Describe the "who," "what," "where," "when," and potentially "how" of the picture.
I will write my own under each image. You leave yours in the comments section. In a way, it's like playing detective. So let's solve the case about what REALLY happens in Gummy Land and how each are caught in sticky situations!