Richard’s ARTC 4130 Blog

1.
Concept Statement-
Awakening to one’s true nature.
Mystery w/ reveals.

Premise-
A weak father pushing his child on a swingset.
His first attempts fail miserably and he gets caliously mocked by his child.
He then summons uncharacteristic strength and athleticism to propel the child eventually thrusting him off the swingset.

2.
Concept Statement-
Absurd idealization of mundane life.

Premise-
An antiquated farmer harvesting grain w/ a sickle (or doing some manually intensive labor).

3.
Concept Statement-
“No pain, no gain.”

Premise-
Construction worker lifting girders.
Perhaps an initial crane/machine fails to lift and he must summon absurd degree of strength to lift them himself damaging his body in the process.

4.
Concept Statement-
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”

Premise-
A bee attempting to pollinate an anthropomorhpized flower in harsh weather conditions.
Erotically charged.

5.
Concept Statement-
“Vision w/out action is a daydream, action w/out vision is a nightmare.”

Premise-
Machine whose body is seperated from it’s processing unit.
Body acts destructively.

6.
Concept Statement-

Premise-
Frail old man attempting to eat a rough, firm steak.