So, You Want to be an Imagineer Season 18 HYPE THREAD!

LittleGiants'16

LittleGiants'16

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Pi on my Cake said:
Side note: "Silly" gives off the impression you look down on the game. Just wanted to give you that heads up in case you didn't know. I'm not sure how much time you've spend studying writing and story telling to know the connotations of words you use. Thought you'd appreciate knowing before you accidentally belittled one of the longest running games on the forum that gave much of the current generation their start here and many of them stay playing because of how enjoyable and enriching the game can be.
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No offense intended. I’ll retract my comments.
 
tcool123

tcool123

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LittleGiants'16 said:
Since I have no where better to say this, did I ever tell any of you about how much I loathe the One Sentence competition?

Nothing against those who play in or run it. As an aside, it’s a challenge to run any contest. My brief foray into the now-defunct Elite Eight gave me immense respect for the creativity needed to run something of any scope. (Which, speaking of, I may have a competition idea to bounce off you old heads still lurking about.)

Back on point: my heavens, the writing is atrocious.

I suppose the competitors have no choice—there is always more to say than space in which to say it. Maybe it should be the three-sentence challenge. At least then we might see some proper punctuation.

Okay. Back to your regularly scheduled programming.
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Here’s my two piece based on my thought process back when I revived One Sentence, and why I think it has stuck around and is still a pillar of these forums.

For me that was my first hosting and judging gig, and reading back the first couple of rounds were pretty rough. However I was using this competition in order to build up reputation with the ICS Board to be given the green light and branding for Twist in Time (a mess but hey it was fun).

Also yes for the newerfolk competitions were approved by a governing body. Well not all competitions but ICS ones were, and it all ended with the Elite Eight this big year end competition with the best of the best for the year.

Anyways One Sentence for me was a way to get off the ground and learn how to judge and host a competition. This trend continued with other users who would go on to host larger competitions after One Sentence. I view it as a good practice round, and overall warm up room for hosts and judges.

Now when it comes to competitors my goal back then was to involved everybody. I viewed One Sentence as a very casual game which offered appeal to users who typically did not participate in larger competitions or those from other sides of the forum. In this front I feel like it was successful, and it got new members in from the other side. It was a good marketing tool for the Imagineering forums. @Pi on my Cake I applaud you for the marketing of this episode from an outsiders point of view I think it got the attention of many, even those beyond the regular Imagineer forums.

No onto the submissions. It’s one sentence, it was always meant to be very casual just like @TheDesignPirate (AKA MonorailRed) 30 Days competition. To this day I think it succeeds in being casual, and is an easy crash course for new members to join into the fray in a way that major competitions can not offer to their more daunting needs.

Lastly I personally have never taken my own submissions seriously. Occasionally I use it to pitch something Ive been working on for a while l, and get basic feedback. Other times I have fun with it and make proposals like Sealand for Epcot, Trump Tower for Hollywood Studios, and a Wall Pavilion for Epcot which funnily enough came true 😅


Now, with that said One Sentence may just be well sentence, but it is a keystone competition in our forum as it allows for newer and casual imagineers to grow and get into larger competitions like Sorcerers Apprentice, SYWTBAI, etc.


TheOriginalTiki said:
Yea, as someone who wrote a literal novella as my final project in Sorcerer's Apprentice, I have to agree that OSC is simply not for me. I think it's a cool creative writing excercise but the run-on sentences should be more moderated. I think in order to make the game live up to its full potential and challenge factor, some sort of grading scale for grammar and puncuation should be implimented. Just my two cents, of course :) Also great to see you back. Please feel more than free to float any comp ideas you have past me. Right now I'm toying around with what we could do for a fall tentpole comp since both Sorcerer's Apprentice and SYWTBAI have been such big hits this year, but I don't want to be the focal point of two comps in a row.
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A fall tentpole, I actually been working on a competition concept that may prove to be fun. And no it’s not a revival on. A Twist in Time I think shes better left dead 😅

Of course if someone else has something to pitch by all means.
 
tcool123

tcool123

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Outbound said:
agree OSC is just a simple game. I prefer it this simple. I was reading through some other seasons of it and found all these complicated rules like bonus prompts and three-sentence caps and it just doesn't make much sense.
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Complicated rules, in earlier seasons? Why @Outbound whatever do you mean 😇😇😇

I actually agree, and I was the one that started making One Sentence needlessly complex by being so strict on arbitrary rules. Like every challenge there was always a poorly written handicap. This unfortunately carried on past One Sentence.

However, it has taught me how to run a competition. It’s valuable experience, and allows me to see what works and what REALLY doesn’t work.
 
TheOriginalTiki

TheOriginalTiki

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mickeyfan5534 said:
Question of the Day
What is the greatest movie ever made?
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I resent the hell out of this question and refuse to answer in terms of "best", but as far as some of my all time favorites go...

Frankenstein (1931) - THE perfect classic atmospheric horror movie

Fantasia - The holy grail of Disney animation

My Dinner With Andre - One of the most experimental and surreal takes on a single location movie. Dialogue here is truly "meaning of life" level of philosophical. You'll never see a more intense Wallace Shawn.

Back to the Future Part 2 - The best time travel story ever put on screen. Fight me.

Jurassic Park - What can I say? Like many others, it was the film that sparked my imagination and made me want to tell stories.

There Will Be Blood - The single greatest piece of cinema of the past 20 years. Fight me.

The Social Network - SO much more than just "The Facebook Movie". One of the most genuinely intense human dramas I've ever seen, with absolutely impeccable acting, music, cinematography, the works.

Moonrise Kingdom - My favorite Wes Anderson movie and a perfect time capsule of "young love". Makes me smile from beginning to end every time I watch it.

La La Land - Big, bold, bombastic. A modern musical classic with an absolutely heart-breaking, "smack you in the face" ending that knocks me off my feet every single time it cuts to "The End".

The Lighthouse/Dunkirk - Lumping these two together since they're both more "Experiences" than full blown narratives. Dunkirk is a straight up roller coaster of a film and easily my favorite Nolan movie. The Lighthouse, while more of a character study, is just as much of a ride...this time more an intense haunted house than a roller coaster, but still. The sound design and cinematography in both of these has to be seen to be believed.
 
TheOriginalTiki

TheOriginalTiki

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And on a VERY personal level, Lilo and Stitch probably means more to me than any other film in existence. I first watched it mere days before going to Disneyland for the first time so those two experiences are very much linked in my mind. I also take a ton of meaning from the Autism coding found in the movie and think Lilo is one of the most realistic and grounded representations of someone on the spectrum I've seen in any medium.

Also...Hamilton. Just...Hamilton. ;)
 
spacemt354

spacemt354

Chili's
Pi on my Cake said:
I've never seen grammar mistakes or run on sentences that made it difficult for me to understand the idea that was being presented. And as the "Elevator Pitch" competition its always been pretty clearly stated that the idea is what counts.

Of course, I understand some people have issues with reading comprehension or issues with taking casual games too seriously that causes it to become more difficult to read single sentences.
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I'll continue the one sentence defense by just saying that over the years it has been an easy introductory outlet for folks who are new to the forum, both new members and new hosts. To a veteran of large competitions like SYWTBAI, it might not have the structure that allows for a labyrinth of creative writing, and might not be for some. I think that's perfectly fine.

However, if folks are planning a fall competition, it might behoove them to get to know the new members in the current OSC because that's how we continue to grow the community.
 
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Pi on my Cake

Pi on my Cake

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In the Parks
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Beyond just the general stress of life in 2020, the number one thing to blame for my Camp Minnie Mickey video not being out today like I originally hoped is Fall Guys. I love this stupid game lol
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It's like Wipeout the video game if 60 people played against each other at once!
 
TheOriginalTiki

TheOriginalTiki

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mickeyfan5534 said:
Bouncing off that:
Question of the Day
What is the most underrated Disney Movie
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Fantasia 2000, hands down. A towering achievement in modern animation techniques and short form visual storytelling that nobody EVER talks about. It might not have the same artistic high points as the original Fantasia, but in my humble opinion it's got a lot more energy to it and therefore has more going for it from a sheer "entertainment" perspective.

It's not under-rated persay, but I can't tell you how much it drove me CRAZY when people were falling over themselves to embrace Frozen as "the first Disney movie with sisters as a central focus". I'm over here like...um, Lilo and Stitch would like to have a word with you ;) (Side note: Lilo and Nani's dynamic is ten times more relatable than Anna and Elsa's will ever be. FREAKING FIGHT ME! )
 

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