The Eagle's Nest

Ladies and gentlemen: CT is glad to promote a Special Band of Brothers Challenge: The Eagle's Nest!!!



- this is a FAN-(atic) CHALLENGE, which means that your prompts are... well, not the usual ones;
- it's open to artists and/or writers (plus there will be something also for lurkers, because we love you all!);
- all genre, all pairings, all 'verses, all cross-verses/crossovers, and even new original characters, ARE ALL ALLOWED;


Rules:
- deadline: 1st May 2010;
- no subscription required. You do not need to be a member of camp_toccoa or aldbournewhores or any other BoB fan community; simply say in your header which task(s) you are doing when you posting your entry (and tag it "the eagle's nest", please); because...
- there will not be a separate Eagle’s Nest community; just post your entries in the BoB communities where we publicize the challenge. This way we hope to not lose potential participants for genre/pairing sake. The challenge is open to gen/het as well as slash;
- 1 task = 1 point. You could complete all the tasks, or just one, or just some of them. There will be banners & love for everyone, plus...
- ... for the brave souls who complete all the tasks, a Very Special Super Secret Prize :p ;
- you can use the same entry for more than just this challenge (for example, your "Yuletide" entry could be valid also for the "Big"-step), but...
- ... you cannot "recycle" past works! (*tkz* shame *tkz*)
- every prompt could be elaborate with a story or a drawing or a manipulation or an essay (for example, Why a BoB and a GK cross-over would be awesome, or spend 5000 words describing the delight of the church scene in The Breaking Point);
- for written works, the minimum word count is: 500 words; for drawings/manips, the minimum count is 500x500 pixel;
- if you don't understand something ask before you block it off, ok? :( It's a new strange idea.


Tasks:

. AU - "alternate universe" which means the world (universe) is different, really different.
examples: Easy Company are ancient Roman Legionaries. - For an AU essay instead of a fic, discuss if they would still be considered heroes if they had fought in Vietnam instead. - "Twitterpated " by raquel_el_pillo

. Commentary - commentary on a fan fiction/art, it could be yours or from a friend.
examples: Commentary of "Edith (Modern AU)" by apiphile

. Crossover - in which characters from one story exist in (or are transported to) another pre-existing story's world, or characters from two or more stories interact with them.
examples: You could write a story where Ronald Speirs meets Brad Colbert from Generation Kill - write an essay on why a BoB and an Inglorious Basterds cross-over would be awesome. - Futurama/Band of Brothers by glockgal - "The Pity Of War, The Pity War Distilled" by melliyna (Band of Brothers/Harry Potter)

. Deleted - or "missing scene", a scene that was not presented on screen (it must fit in the canon perfectly).
examples: What happened in Nixon's airplane that exploded during Operation Varsity? - write an essay; for instance, on why the singing scene didn't make the final cut? - Not Lost by septicemic

. Gift - write a fic for an art, or make an art for a fic, or publicize a fic or artwork you really like and make a very huge comment (like a critic) for it.
examples: "I think your dog likes me." by pticha21 based on raquel_el_pillo's "Made Visible and Permanent"

. If - "what if", something changes in the canon story.
examples: Speirs became commander of Dog Company - Routine by andrealyn

. Music - you can create a fanmix (minimum 10 songs), or a songfic, or a fanvideo.
examples: Street Light Halos (fanvid) by kaydeefalls - In Between The Rights and The Wrongs (fanmix) by ferme2

. Picspam - photos, lots and lots of photos (10 minimum) with a theme.
examples: Dick's hair - Nixon's eyebrows of doom - The Church scene by dominoe

. Podfic - take a story and read it for us (even if you are not an English-speaker: please try. Or read it in your language.)
see: Podfic @ Fanlore

. Rec - recommendations of 10 stories or articles or picspams, merchandise (books, trading cards, etc.), something related to our fandom.
examples: Recommendations Week by CT members

. Remix - write the story/art/whatever as you would have done it, in your own style, but not changing plot, characters, setting, timeframe, etc.
examples: Dreaming, Waking by profcricket is a remix of Color and Circumstance by seize

. Small - whatever you want, in 100 words or 100x100 pixel, no more.

. Medium - whatever you want, in minimum 2,500 words or 1280x1024 pixel or 50 icons.

. Big - whatever you want, in minimum 5,000 words or 2 pieces 1280x1024 pixel or 100 icons.

. Epic - whatever you want, in minimum 10,000 words or 4 pieces 1280x1024 pixel or 200 icons.


Your "not competitive scoreboard":



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When you have completed a prompt, you could use the cross to strike it. So, replace the "<--xxx DONE-->" text with the text below:


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Here an example of the final result!

For technical problem call God. Ok, no, seriously, comment here, but I would not assure you that I'd have an answer *sorry*


Cricket & Sky

CURRAHEE!!!