Something I agree with wholeheartedly is that ideas never die, but evolve. As Beth was asking what happens to dead ideas or what does it mean when ideas die the whole time I was thinking well mine usually evolve into something else even if they are squashed.
When I had the grand idea of eating my bead, my idea was squashed due to safety issues. That idea then evolved into I’ll freeze it so I don’t lose it. Sure that idea isn’t as great as the first but it still evolved.If you’re ideas truly die in the first trial and error I think you need more time learning how to be creative.
There is always another way to get your idea or point out if it’s shot down the first time. That’s kinda what the whole new media field is about. Whether making a movie, video game, or sound track the first idea has a good possibility of being shot down. It is your job then to mold (evolve) your creation into something that still has the same meaning but meets your client’s rules.
If I presented a video game where I wanted the player to control a piece of poop and they had to throw it at things to knock them down, it would be turned down due to content issues. If I kept the same premise but evolved from a piece of poop to a bird it might be a little bit more acceptable but the client would shoot me down again. I just need him to see my vision. So I then create a story that the birds are flying at structures that these enemy pigs have created to keep the birds away from their eggs that the pigs have kidnapped. Now we have a story and a simple premise of a video game that seems more appealing than the original.
