🍲 Stone Soup: The Platform Recipe
Duration: 3-4 minutes
Style: Animated storytelling with real-world examples
Status: Script complete, production pending
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The Story
Opening Hook (0:00-0:25)
[Visual: Simple animation of a hungry traveler with a pot and a stone]
NARRATION:
Remember the old story of Stone Soup?
A traveler comes to town with nothing but a pot and a stone. “I’m making stone soup,” he says. “It’s delicious… but it could use a carrot.”
One person adds a carrot. Another adds potatoes. Someone else brings spices.
By the end, everyone’s eating a feast they made together.
[Visual: The pot transforms into a glowing digital platform]
That’s not just a fairy tale. That’s the future of how we create everything.
The Problem (0:25-1:00)
[Visual: Split screen - Left shows traditional funding gatekeepers, right shows rejected creators]
Here’s the problem with how things work today:
You have an idea. A good one. Maybe it’s a game, a product, a service people actually need.
But you can’t build it alone. You need help—designers, developers, manufacturers, marketers.
So you go to the gatekeepers. Banks. Investors. Crowdfunding platforms that take 10% and give you nothing but money.
[Visual: Money flowing into a black hole, nothing coming back]
And here’s the thing they don’t tell you: Money isn’t the problem.
The problem is that everyone’s working alone, starting from scratch, competing for the same limited pool of dollars.
The Little Red Hen asked for help baking bread. Everyone said no. So she did it alone.
[Visual: Exhausted hen collapses next to a single loaf of bread]
And that’s how most projects die—not from lack of funding, but from isolation.
The Solution (1:00-2:00)
[Visual: Empty soup pot transforms — first a medallion drops in, then ingredients, then it’s full]
But here’s what changes when we cook together.
[Visual: The 2ndSecond Medallion — physical object, rotating, with QR code visible]
This is the 2ndSecond Medallion. It’s not just a collector’s item — it’s a stake in everything we’re building.
Back it on our Kickstarter campaign — yes, actual Kickstarter, the platform you already trust.
You get the physical medallion when it ships. But you also get Liana Banyan credits equal to what you pledged.
[Visual: “Traditional Crowdfunding” vs “Liana Banyan” comparison]
| Traditional Crowdfunding | Liana Banyan |
|---|---|
| Product OR equity | Product AND equity |
| Money only | Money + Community |
| One-time transaction | Ongoing relationship |
Most crowdfunding makes you choose: Get the product OR a stake in its success. Never both.
We give you both. The thing you want, AND a share of its revenue.
How It Works (2:00-2:35)
[Visual: A “Ship Captain” (Project Owner) at a planning table]
A “Ship Captain”—a project owner—launches a new journey with a goal: “We need X credits of ‘cargo’ to make this real.”
You pledge credits. Your pledge provides the “cargo” that outfits the ship.
That Captain then uses those credits to hire their “Crew” and the community “Wagon Train”—the Guilds of designers, makers, lawyers, and even the home cooks from ‘Let’s Make Dinner.’
[Visual: Contributors receiving dividend payments as products sell]
And when it sells? You get paid. Every single sale, forever.
The Vision (2:35-3:15)
[Visual: Network effect animation - projects multiplying, connecting, growing]
This is the “One Journey.”
It starts with “Ship Captains” (Project Owners) launching bold new ideas.
But it thrives because of the “Wagon Train”—the interconnected ecosystem of Guilds and services that support every project.
This is the world we’re building.
A world where your contribution—whether it’s a pledge, a skill, or an idea—has value.
Where projects don’t die from isolation.
Where the feast isn’t made by one person cooking alone, but by everyone adding what they can to the pot.
Call to Action (3:15-3:45)
[Visual: Platform URL appears]
Join us at LianaBanyan.com.
Let’s make stone soup.
🎬 Production Notes
Visual Style:
- Clean, modern 2D animation (think Kurzgesagt meets Headspace)
- Warm color palette (golds, deep greens, warm whites)
- Optimistic but grounded, not preachy
Voiceover Direction:
- NOT: Corporate hype or Silicon Valley pitch
- YES: Documentary narrator meets enthusiastic teacher
- Reference: David Attenborough’s wonder + Hank Green’s accessibility
Can You Do Better?
We need animators! If you can bring this script to life, you’ll earn:
- Platform Credits for your work
- Platform Joules (long-term ownership stake)
- Credit in all video uses
- A place in the Hall of Records
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🤖 AI Transparency
This script was drafted with AI assistance. We want to hire human animators to bring it to life.
AI is a wheelbarrow — it helps carry heavy loads. People are the essential ingredient.
🏰 FOR THE KEEP! ⚔️