Think Tank

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  • Guidelines:


    • Production Overview:
    • It is our job to re-discover Benjamin's original concept and intention with The Menhunes and then give it focus and definition in writer's terms.
    • Distill and simpify concepts into their most basic components without becoming distracted by anecdotal details.

    • Benjamin has written an epic novel and movie.
      We are adapting and simplifying his story and characters to fit into the repeatable format of weekly serial episodes for TV.

    • We are developing the simplified serial version so we can sell the concept to an existing experienced studio for unlimited future production.

      This includes foresight of marketing associated licensed products.

    • The purpose of distilling The Menehunes to the serial format with associated products is to create a cash cow which is of interest to a major production studio so there will be the money and expertise to produce Benjamin's original epic movie.

Creator, Benjamin Lucas & conceptual artist, Anton Uhl


5 Menehunes Think Tank

There are 32 recorded video conferences in our development library.



  • Manifesting The Menehunes
    The goals with The Menhunes as an animated series for TV and film is something we can accomplish.

    • Focus Thought.
    • Focus Energy.
    • Focus Action.

    • Stay on track. Maintain the vision of the reality of success with The Menehunes.

    • Adaptations to Benjamin's original concept should be improvements which are suited to the serial TV format, for quick visual communication and which move the story forward as a whole.
      If something doesn't contribute to these qualities, drop it, no matter how clever it seems.

    • How much freedom will Benjamin give us to:
      Adapt his characters to a saleable format?
      Adapt episode stories to a saleable format?
      License products? (What type of products?)

  • Structure

    • Basic story action:
      ie. "improving our world"

    • Basic them:
      ie. "use your senses"

    • Underlying theme:
      ie. "you have more potential (greater powers and abilities) than you ever thought"

    • Concept:
      ie. "funny little Gurus"

    • Who, What, When, Where, Why
      ie. "What do they want and why can't they have it?"
      The pristine world is being threatened by greedy developers

    • What is our WOW factor?
      Magic and astounding natural beauty
      Over deliver!

    • Setting:
      make us want to be there (again and again)
  • Stay On Track:

    • What is the fundamental, repeatable context of the show?

    • Define a specific timeline/deadline for this pre-production work.

    • Define Settings and the purpose of chosing those settings.
      Wow Factor. Make settings someplace we want to be!

    • Define characters relative to themselves.
      Define characters relative to each other.
      • How do humans interact with other humans? (How, When, Why)
      • How do humans interact with Menehunes? (How,When, Why)

    • When are we real? When are we cartoon-flexible? (think Roger Rabbit, Wiley Coyote)

    • Who can see the Menehunes?
      (How, When, Why)

  • Transformations:

    • Why do characters transform?
      When do characters transform?
      What triggers the transformations?
      Do they have complete control of when they transform?
      How do Characters transform? (action)


Copyright © Benjamin by Benjamin Lucas, Anton Uhl