Did you ever curiosity how Tim Burton comes up with his original characters and storylines? Now you can help him complete a story. He has started a story on Twitter, and the caliber is Stainboy. Next - chapters - will be written 140 characters per tweet, by Tweeters
The Burton Story website has named this project Cadavre Exquis, and it ' s a story drama of a game called Exquisite Corpse, which is a mode that was forged by artists to tell a story wherein each contributor adds to the last story line.
Burton ' s Stainboy is a young and nervous superhero from a poetry book, and the character has appeared in some short animated movies in 2000.
The story begins with Stainboy being called in to investigate some glowing, mysterious goo on the floor of the gallery. Anyone who wants to add to the story can tweet in their line. Each day, the best tweet will be selected and used, until December 6th. You can follow the full story to date at a separate link, and you can see all the tweets that have been selected under the all submissions link.
Tim Burton has been well - known since his initial offerings of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands. More recently, he worked on Alice in Wonderland ( remade ) and the 1989 Batman movie. He is giving tweeters the chance to help in his newest story, which will be an experiment of sorts in combining tweets.
There are not many rules for the new storyline, except that your tweet needs to be based on and follow logically the last tweets that were used for the story. Anyone is allowed to be a contributor. If your tweet is selected, you ' ll not only be a part of the cool storyline, but you ' ll have your name in bright lights on the website for the story.
It may be hard for Burton to see others move his creative idea from one step to the next, but it may be enjoyable and different for him, too. The approach to the story is unorthodox to say the least, as people on Twitter build a story around the watercolor hero Stainboy.
Followers of the story will read the previous installments and then use their imagination to add the next piece to the story. At the end of every day, the most creative tweet is chosen for inclusion in the story. This project is in the making until December 6, 2010, giving writers plenty of time to lead Stainboy to the best ending for the story.
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Burton ' s Stainboy is a young and nervous superhero from a poetry book, and the character has appeared in some short animated movies in 2000. You will get more information by visiting Twitter proxy.
