#timejetty is a collective narrative composed on Twitter over one week by Virgil Wong’s Media Design graduate students at The New School. Inspired by André Breton, Chris Marker, and Tim Burton, this time travel exquisite corpse tells the remarkable story of a woman, her husband, her psychiatrist, and her pet dog. It all begins with an envelope hand-written letter and several old photographs.
SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2014
Introduce the characters and how they interact with one another.
A screaming comes across the sky. Andria’s sphenoid bone feels like it breaks orbit out from her head. She shakes off her nerves. #timejetty
— Virgil Wong (@virgilwong) March 1, 2014
@virgilwong Her husband Wilde slips her purse off her arm and finds her medication. “Quickly” she whispers, her hands trembling #timejetty
— Miah Artola (@MiahArtola) March 1, 2014
Their pet, a puppy called “Avocad-eggie”, came with a mysterious envelope in its mouth, looked a little bit abnormal. #timejetty
— fredricfei (@fredricfei) March 1, 2014
Frankie flicks the ash from her cigarette and kneels down to take the soggy envelope. “Hey, pup. What’ve we got here?” #timejetty
— Morgan Conroy (@MorganEConroy) March 1, 2014
She slowly opens the envelope. There’re some old photographs and also a letter wrote with an old style handwriting. #timejetty
SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2014
Set an inciting event or elaborate on an existing one.
Andria snatches the photos knowing full well they are of Victor and swallows the pills. “Where did you get these Avo?” she hisses.#timejetty
— ltan (@lisajtan) March 2, 2014
Errol enters the room, abruptly, to attempt to obtain stop Andria from taking the pills. He is, unfortunately, too late! #timejetty
— Jacob A (@MediaStudiesTNS) March 2, 2014
Errol turns her on her side, forcing two fingers down her throat, to get the pills back up. He fails and reaches for the phone. #timejetty
— Anthony Tutrone (@AnthonyTutrone) March 2, 2014
Dr. Ross, Andria’s psychiatrist, picks up immediately, and after assessing the situation, fears there is no more time to waste #timejetty
— Shannon Heath (@shannonericka) March 2, 2014
For a moment, Dr. Ross thought about Andria’s expiration-and how it would absolve the 2 of them from their shared secret forever #timejetty
— Jackie (@JACKatyou) March 2, 2014
@CamilleWicks Li was confronted by her evil doppelgänger. In fear, she quickly secured her door with a side chain. #timejetty
— Tai Koga (@tai_koga) March 2, 2014
Dr. Ross is perplexed. “Whose Victor?” he whispers. He is unable to get a response; Andria drifts in and out of consciousness #timejetty
— Anthony Tutrone (@AnthonyTutrone) March 2, 2014
MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014
Bring us to plot point #1, when one or more characters tackle a problem.
The sound of police radio fills the room. “Hurry!” yells Victor. Dr. Ross reaches for a tape labeled “Andria-10/29/09” #timejetty
— Jackie (@JACKatyou) March 3, 2014
Dr. Ross holds the tape up and lights the match. It’s now or never. #timejetty
— Shannon Heath (@shannonericka) March 3, 2014
Thundering & rippling, a sea of entities eliminated all light sources, sought to isolate the Doctor Ross&Andria. Andria was gone.#timejetty
— Jade K. C. (@JadeJKC) March 3, 2014
Once Dr. Ross realizes that Andrea is gone, a maniacal smile comes upon his face. #timejetty
— J. Spivey (@j_spivey_) March 3, 2014
TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014
Present obstacles that prevent the characters from achieving their goals.
Suddenly they are in the Karlsplatz staring at people that look like Frankie and Victor. They jumped time too! “We’ve got to go!” #timejetty
— ltan (@lisajtan) March 4, 2014
They jumped back in the machine & entered 10/29/09, the date on the tape. They arrived @ Dr.Ross’ office, w/ Andria in the chair #timejetty
— Jackie (@JACKatyou) March 4, 2014
Her eyes were blank. Victor shouted at her but she did not respond. Then, she started talking but…that’s not her voice! #timejetty
— Jan Nithisettakul (@JanChayarat) March 4, 2014
By Andria’s side,sat Weevil.Through her voice,”You have come to return the ring”–“RUN!,”screamed Andria internally.Strife ensues #timejetty
— Jade K. C. (@JadeJKC) March 4, 2014
Victor intents to step out, but … he can’t move! “What’s up! I cannot move!” He shouts, “something’s grasping my ankle!” #timejetty
— fredricfei (@fredricfei) March 4, 2014
#timejetty Abruptly trying to shake off whoever is grabbing his hand. Continuously trying to make out who’s hand it is!
— Jacob A (@MediaStudiesTNS) March 4, 2014
Victor looks down realizes it the hand of a child. He tries to pick the child up and the child can not move. #timejetty
— J. Spivey (@j_spivey_) March 4, 2014
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
Create a first culmination where success seems close but everything falls apart.
VIctor smiles, he hates Dr. Ross, but he knows he and Andria have to get back to the present…wait! the time machine is broken! #timejetty
— ltan (@lisajtan) March 5, 2014
…Startles back and Frankie grabs the part, cursing. She puts the piece back on the console and starts rewiring it into place. #timejetty
— Morgan Conroy (@MorganEConroy) March 5, 2014
It’s been three days already. Coming and going but not being there. Having this strong feeling, but not knowing what is missing #timejetty
— cris noguer (@crisnoguer1) March 5, 2014
-With no hope of regaining the time machine, and no prospects for a future, they being to consider their very few options. #timejetty
— Shannon Heath (@shannonericka) March 5, 2014
Maybe, they thought.. If they could stop Andria from her fatal sin now, in 2009, they could create a much better 2014 for all #timejetty
— Jackie (@JACKatyou) March 5, 2014
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014
Set the midpoint where we’re at our lowest, but then plot point #2 – a glimmer of hope!
Now,it’s been 2 years of traveling.2 years of packing-unpacking, searching-finding, taking-releasing #timejetty
— cris noguer (@crisnoguer1) March 6, 2014
Everything seems hopeless. 2 poor guys are so tired and depressed… “Listen, there’s a voice! That voice’s telling me to…” #timejetty
— fredricfei (@fredricfei) March 6, 2014
Victor is walking to a certain place with the ring in hand. As he is walking, something begins diverting his attention. #timejetty
— J. Spivey (@j_spivey_) March 6, 2014
Out of the corner of his eye, a shimmer of light grows brighter in the distance. #timejetty
— Anthony Tutrone (@AnthonyTutrone) March 6, 2014
The light is nigh, swirling within this iridescence is the original envelope of pictures. Happier times, simpler times. #timejetty
— Jade K. C. (@JadeJKC) March 6, 2014
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014
Bring us to the peak of tension, emotion, and action when opposing forces collide.
Victor knows that if he can just get that envelope he and Andria may just survive all this. #timejetty
— ltan (@lisajtan) March 7, 2014
Watching that light, Victor suddenly feels a kind of warmness — though currently he is suffering the toughest time.#timejetty
— fredricfei (@fredricfei) March 7, 2014
And before he realizes it, the envelope is in his grasp. #timejetty
— Shannon Heath (@shannonericka) March 7, 2014
@MediaStudiesTNS Victor is handcuffed and taken to prison.All hope was lost until the boy who grabbed his legs walks towards him. #timejetty
— Tai Koga (@tai_koga) March 7, 2014
A beam of light is shot through the ceiling from the envelope and Victor drops the envelope. A familiar shadow appears.. Andria? #timejetty
— Tai Koga (@tai_koga) March 7, 2014
He realizes that it is Andrea but she can t say anything because her mouth has been sown shut. #timejetty
— J. Spivey (@j_spivey_) March 7, 2014
They both run into the light and embrace. A force of violent winds swirl up around them until they disappear, those left stunned…#timejetty
— ltan (@lisajtan) March 7, 2014
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2014
Transition to some state of balance in the universe (denouement).
He approaches Andria. And kisses her gently on the forehead. #timejetty
— Anthony Tutrone (@AnthonyTutrone) March 8, 2014
#timejetty The (romanticized) kiss gave Andria some much needed strength. It is as though Victor was able to read Andria’s mind with a kiss.
— Jacob A (@MediaStudiesTNS) March 8, 2014
With that kiss, the great magic happens: the “body of Andria” cracks and inside that fake body, Victor finds the real treasure: … #timejetty
— fredricfei (@fredricfei) March 8, 2014
Victor was deteriorating into madness.Andria held secrets of which a mortal, ought not have. The roar of space is deafening. #timejetty
— Jade K. C. (@JadeJKC) March 8, 2014
Avocad the puppy suddenly appears, with a golden key in its mouth this time. It’s the key for returing to real world… #timejetty
— fredricfei (@fredricfei) March 8, 2014
#timejetty Victor and Andria are able to successfully retrieve the golden key and, as a result, is able to return to the real world.
— Jacob A (@MediaStudiesTNS) March 8, 2014