How do you start working on an idea?

[FlamingoPudding]

I'm at a point in my life where I really want to develop ideas on a professional level. I'm talking anything from websites to animated series. I have allot of ideas, some more possible than others, and I want to breathe life into them. Problem is, my social-network is non-existent and skills not quite that of a grand-master.

Some ideas are really grabbing all my attention, screaming for development.

So my question is: How do you start out an idea? How do you give birth to a brain-child?

Peas.

[rtil]

we live in a world now where all the information you could ever want is closer to you than one could ever hope for. there's nothing that is stopping you from learning a new skill on your own except your own lack of ambition to do so.

i'm an artist by trade, but i have learned php, mysql, html, css and javascript on my own to the point where i can develop anything i want to on this site. and i basically learned it all just by dicking around on the internet the past few years.

[emanhattan]

I dont know what is your area of expertise but for me what works is choosing a day in wich I have nothing else to do and jump in. dedicating all of my time and ideas in that day to creating roughs for my project so that I can TRULY convince myself that it is worth doing.

I think about it a lot, then do it

[FlamingoPudding]

I've been doing this also, and I do have quite an array of skills.  My expertise lay mostly on music, sound, video and writing. Other skills I'm developing right now are actionscript  and some simple animation. I also have a thing for effects, making things look more real than they are. I'm working on some flash-based game effects as we speak (things like a video-game vignetting engine and advanced binaural-sound effects).

Is it just a matter of keeping that up?
I feel I could accomplish much more if I could just combine forces with people who's expertise lay on other grounds.

[emanhattan]

that last comment reminds me of a certain lost man that used to wander around here

[FlamingoPudding]

do explain!

[funzop]

well no hes just saying that he does a lot of shit hes not bragging about how fantastic he is or any thing eman you are so rude

[FlamingoPudding]

well no hes just saying that he does a lot of shit hes not bragging about how fantastic he is or any thing eman you are so rude

Agh, thanks, now I get it.


No, I was not intending to brag or anything. I'm sorry if I came across as a megalomaniac-asshole (I sometimes fear I do).
That said, I am really fucking awesome and fantastic. I own everybody with ma amazing skillzorz. You is all n00bs.  


....  sorry bout that. Sleep deprivation.

[CVG]

well no hes just saying that he does a lot of shit hes not bragging about how fantastic he is or any thing eman you are so rude

Agh, thanks, now I get it.


No, I was not intending to brag or anything. I'm sorry if I came across as a megalomaniac-asshole (I sometimes fear I do).
That said, I am really fucking awesome and fantastic. I own everybody with ma amazing skillzorz. You is all n00bs.  


....  sorry bout that. Sleep deprivation.

Haha no I didn't get that impression at all XD It's a very good question actually. Maybe pinpoint what you'd like to see happen and then actively pursue it... then when you hit a bump or a block find out what's needed to address it to keep going. Since you feel like you want to collab, maybe you should post what you have of the idea so far to see if it holds water/interest with others and maybe they will come aboard. Everyone who've I worked with was a result of me asking them...and some I didn't even know! I just emailed them and said "Here's my idea, here's what I have done so far, are you interested?" and be prepared for some declines but maybe some accepts! Granted I think art can convince people more than just a script because visual and audio give people something instantaneous and faster to come to a decision, rather then combing through a 20 page paper, I think even in movie pitches the writer doesn't just lay down a folder to read. They have a set of rough visuals and make-up samples etc...So yeah I guess I mean, start it off yourself and get excited about it to the point that you can get others excited about it, then it can start to grow from there.

[funzop]

XD

this so hard

[FlamingoPudding]

Fantastic answer CVG. I'll be doing that. Thanks

[GhostingFish]

that last comment reminds me of a certain lost man that used to wander around here

I do not wonder and I'm a more decent person then I was a few months ago. FYI FlamingoPudding, I use to be "lost Man".




Let nothing stop you. No matter what anyone might say, keep your footing and don't look back.




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[FlamingoPudding]

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Wise words from a wise man.


I hope I'll get there one day.

[GRINACE]

Let nothing stop you. No matter what anyone might say, keep your footing and don't look back.



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Shoot I wish i had advice like that a few years ago.

[emanhattan]

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