I think the holidays knocked a lotos people out for a while. But THIS FRIDAY there will be a poll on the concepts. Hopefully there will be a clear favorite. If not, I will narrow it to top three, and we will vote again within the week. By the end of next week. we will have a set concept, and we can begin thinking about writing this sucker.

IMO, whatever concept is chosen, it ought to be worked out in such a way that the majority of the production teams each have an interesting and relevant part in the main framework of the story.

lol Snakes on a Plane democracy :) good work!

I am working on it. It might be late tonight (I am a night owl). I want to make sure it is simple, clear and correct the FIRST time it goes live (unlike the last one).

Easiest thing for most may be to look for it in the morning, unless you are up late like me on a Friday night.

@soundgh2 you mean your family is voting on which channel to watch?

Please take the poll if you have not already. There are only 5 responses sofar.

Where to find the poll?? Sorry found it now!

Here's a thought about the preproduction stage. What about the idea of having a crowdfunding campaign where each of the production teams can raise cash for their own perspective budgets. The idea of having one main campaign site, with multiple pitch videos of each of the teams... and different package donation perks for each of the countries or teams represented. When the campaign is finished we could divide funds as per packages sold, in addition to track the donated money via referral links .... The reason for a crowdfunding has two purposes, the obvious need for production funds and secondly to raise awareness and begin the marketing process for this film even while its in production so we have an initial grassroots market and fanbase for when the film is complete. There is going to be some hardcosts when the film is complete, the deliverables that a distribution company is going to need when it gets to that stage. I'm not trying to get too far ahead of ourselves when we can barely get enough people to even vote for for the concept of the film, But I'm interested in hearing some thoughts from you guys in how you were going to handle some of the costs of production and if any of you have had good or bad experiences with crowdfunding?

I agree with the idea of one complete script. Were are building something here and without actual blueprints there is a lot of speculation, but when all the different departments of a filmmaking team get a script in their hands that's when the magic starts to happen and the gifts of the various individuals start to shine.

I have very specific thoughts on story and screenplay development and although this process has been a little bit chaotic I've learned something about how different people in different parts of the world look at the same problems or challenges. I see this collaboration as not just WHAT gets produced, but HOW its made, and that process should be just as rewarding as the final product.

Rather than absolute dictator I'd go with the concept of Showrunner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showrunner with a small core of leaders who have a vote and say in key strategies and decisions. There should be a 'second in command' or VP selected to carry on if the Main Showrunner is incapacitated for whatever reason. So yes a single person with a clear vision for the story, but kept in check by a core group who support him but also align things should they become derailed.

Hey. I'm one of the later-to-join writer-directors to join in on the other wiki site, and just realized that this one was also available. It seems like this site is more user-friendly than the wiki site. At any rate, whatever help I can be with future story development, I will. Please let me know where I can jump on in here and get involved.

The clear and official concept of choice is “Stowaway” Fiction (Original by @atticusd).

just FYI, I believe everyone gave it a "thumbs up", if I am reading results correctly . . . it was unanimous. It sure does feel great to have one that everyone really does like. So what's next? Suggestions?