http://ranger.budgetauthenticity.org/fo ... 975#p22975
Greetings!
The title probably sounds a little strange, so bear with me for a few moments while I explain.
I'd like to challenge everyone to work on reading through the complete Lord of the Rings this next year.
Doesn't sound difficult. 90% of you probably had plans to do so already.
The "challenge" part of it goes a little deeper. I'd like us to work on reading it together, as a group, and, in the process of reading it, generate forum content as a result of what you've read. It'll play out on a chapter-
by-chapter basis. We'll plan to read one chapter per photo post, which, knowing us, can easily take over a week, so it won't be hard to keep up with. The content-generating part of the project is where it might get a little tricky.
The idea is to have one member volunteer themselves, for the chapter at hand, to pick a paragraph, quote, or passage from the chapter, quote it in a post, and include an image/photograph that they have personally generated FOR this project, that they feel ties in with the quote or passage that they've quoted. For example, Jake Book has already graciously volunteered to tackle Chapter 1, "A Long-Expected Party". What Jake would do, if he were to stumble across this thread, find himself in an inspired mood and seeing what chapter was most recently completed, he would make a post that says something to the effect of:
From that day on, Jake would be in control of the thread, being the next person responsible for posting a picture with a quote. There is no obligation, however...if you find yourself unable to get the photo done in what you consider a timely fashion, you can bow out or simply let the time run out. Once you do, someone else can claim the same chapter, and they will find themselves in control until generate their own image. Though multiple images per chapter would be a cool thing, I'd like to avoid any sort of competitive nature to this, so one image would be the limit per chapter. You can claim a chapter in advance, but please claim them in order. If we're on chapter three, you can't claim chapter seven until four through six have been claimed or fulfilled, etc. The trick is, no one can do more than one chapter in a row, so I can't do this all by myself!I'll be responsible for Chapter One, "A Long Expected Party".
In this way, if we slowly progress through the books, we'll eventually have sixty-two images skimming across major events throughout the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, one per chapter, all generated by our forum members. Image style will vary widely, which is perfectly acceptable. I plan to tackle some hobbit-related chapters that I have no kit for...get creative! Along the way, with every image posted, we'll get a chapter read of the trilogy together, so we're focusing on the same material at once and more easily able to discuss each section in a detailed manner, since we'll all have it fresh in our minds. Between member's posts claiming chapters and posting their photos, this thread would be a haven for discussing previous photos as well as what we've read, including new-found insights into kit items and cultural references.
*whew*
That was a mouthful.
Thoughts? If you're on board, we're to start reading Chapter one: An Unexpected Party today, and Jake has until next Monday, November 19th, to post his image on the subject.
Cheers!
-Greg
Project List:
The Lord of the Rings
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
Book I
Chapter 1: A Long Expected Party - Completed, Greg
Chapter 2: The Shadow of the Past - Completed, Caedmon
Chapter 3: Three is Company - Completed, Greg
Chapter 4: A Short Cut to Mushrooms - Completed, Pete
Chapter 5: A Conspiracy unmasked - Completed, Greg
Chapter 6: The Old Forest - Completed, Stormraven
Chapter 7: In the House of Tom Bombadil - Claimed, Straelbora
Chapter 8: Fog on the Barrow-Downs - Claimed, Mirimaran
Chapter 9: At the Sign of the Prancing Pony - Claimed, Greg
Chapter 10: Strider - Claimed, Brett Holmes
Chapter 11: A Knife in the Dark - Claimed, Brian Grubbs
Chapter 12: Flight to the Ford - Claimed, Odigan
Book II
More to Come!