Tink Tank Animate exists to assist Individuals on the Autism Spectrum, Brain Injuries, & other Neurocognitive Disorders, including Trauma, Blind & Deafness, in the Arts of Storytelling in order to exercise and progress their cognitive muscles through their communicative outcomes from actively creating complete projects in the Arts of Storytelling.
Through New Media aka Digital Arts & Storytelling, the disabled Artist is given an outlet, and with Tink Tank's focus on "completion," the Artist is struck with a legitimate growth in confidence, delivering a sense of Value in their Life that helps bring them out of their shells as they communicate with the world on a daily basis.
Along with the growth of confidence, communication, value, and expertise, the Tink Tank Artist is treated like a professional equal to the Production Guru guiding them through the work. At Tink Tank you are not your diagnosis, and your diagnosis is not you. We plan to stimulate your mind, by you stimulating your own mind through your own voice as you inspire others around you with your ability to communicate an idea. The final product is professional and the final product can be self-distributed, sold, or purely just cherished as the Artist creates a remarkable body of work. At Tink Tank you are an Artist that learns by doing, not by being a student. Your final work, if released to the general public, constitute real Credits, not Student Films / real Credits, not only the reward of good therapy. You are being produced by Tink Tank Animate LLC. You can be listed on IMDb and other professional listings. You can be hired as a professional Writer/Director/Illustrator/Designer. You are an Artist.
(Note* Not all Artists of Special Needs & Trauma will be capable of staying on Budget and or meet a specific Deadline without the assistance of an Empathetic Therapist/Producer who could assist in these challenging aspects of Self-Employment. For those individuals Tink Tank Animate will partner the Artist with a Tink Tank Production Guru who has the experience negotiating an appropriate Budget and Deadline, assist the Artists on staying on task and completing the project. These Producing Partners fee can either be included in the Negotiated Budget, and or Fullfilled by the Artist or any Party willing to Employ the Producer in order for the Artist to complete the project. Remember, Self-Employment is not the goal of Tink Tank Animate. Enrichment is our guarantee, therefore hiring a Producer Partner is not de-valuing the Artist or the Gig, and in fact continuing the Enrichment of the Artist's life. Money does not bring happiness, Productivity and Expression delivers happiness and value. in a nutshell, if Your Artist gets a gig, call us, let us make sure they reach the gig's goals.)
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