###Planned Features
Artist Accounts - special user accounts which have the ability to send requests for projections.
"Star" System - users will be able to "star (*)" users or individual projections. Basically like a watchlist of what's interesting. Useful for users to keep tabs on what they want to see happen, as well as for interesting home page content for the site.
"Request system" - this is how artists will interact with users. An artist will be able to request a projection that they like and want to use. A message will be sent to the user who created the projection, and license terms will be sent to the artist along with contact info for the user.
###PROJECTIONS - AN IDEA COMPANY
The purpose of this readme is to help anyone who uses the site (PROJECTIONS) to use it appropriately for their needs.
Projections is an organization which intends to aid in the creative process of musicians, as artists, through collaborative works with their fanbases. Fans, as "users" of the site may submit works of their own creation (known as "projections") for the artist(s) of their choice to potentially own, distribute, and/or perform.
###Some Definitions
Artist - A person or group responsible for legally owning, distributing, and performing artwork - in the area of music (for the current purposes of the organization).
Projection - This is, at the most basic level, an idea. A projection could be a mapping of a particular artist's work onto a different domain (medium). It could also be an original work intended for an artist's performance and ownership. All projections are considered original works published under a Non-Derivative Creative Commons license, which may or may not require attribution to the "user" who owns it, depending on his/her preference.
User - Anyone who wants to use the site for the purpose of submitting projections.
Creator - The party responsible for overseeing the implementation and or physical manifestation of a projection. This may be the user or an artist as specified in the projection submission.
###Users
Fill out the form under 'Create A Projection' from the home page or your user profile page. You may be contacted and follow-up information may be requested from you.
The projection submission form will be generated based on the initial category selec tion. Currently, the categories are: Film, Painting/Static, Song.
A 'Film' Projection will be required to have a minimal description of the idea, a script draft, and a set of 'storyboards'. These may be acquired by the user through the process of collaboration with Creators on the site.
A 'Painting/Static' Projection can be any static visual medium, including but not li mited to: painting, mosaic, relief, sculpture. The submission of a painting/static projection minimally would include a sketch of the proposed work, and description of the medium, and surface/canvas being used.
A 'Song' Projection minimally requires a title, (optional) set of lyrics, and written musical notation for the instrumentation. The notation may be as simple as some sort of time notation over a set of chords, or as formal as is desired.
By submitting the form, the user is giving express permission to create a certain type of Creative Commons copyright license for their submitted work, and thus any artist may decide to use that work within the terms of that license, including disbursing benefits to the creator, etc. if applicable.
###Creators
Creators are users or artists who collaborate with users in the act of creating the physical constructions of Projections.
###Artists
Musicians may create a special artist account. They may, with this account, choose projections to pursue and associate themselves with. At this point, it is up to the artist to, at their discretion, fullfill the terms of the Creative Commons license with which the particular projection is associated.