The House and Tree

A place to think out loud about the scenes we all remember

Placeholder introduction. The client will supply final copy; every block on this page is editable through the CMS.

Section 01

What is this place

Placeholder lead paragraph. One or two sentences that tell a first-time visitor exactly what they have landed on and why it is different from a comment section.

Placeholder body copy. Every debate starts with a single frame from a film and one question about it. Two positions are offered, and the people who show up argue for one of them using what is actually visible in the image.

Image block — CMS editable

Placeholder body copy. Nothing here is a poll. A position only gains ground when a third person reads both sides and decides which argument held up.

Section 02

How to participate

Placeholder introduction to the mechanics of a debate.

  1. Pick a side. Placeholder copy describing how a visitor chooses one of the two positions on a debate.
  2. Mark your evidence. Placeholder copy describing how a region of the frame is selected to anchor the argument.
  3. Record your voice. Placeholder copy describing the sixty-second recording and why speaking is required.
  4. Write it down. Placeholder copy describing the written summary that accompanies the recording.
  5. Rebut and judge. Placeholder copy describing how a rebuttal is answered and how a neutral third party settles the pair.

Section 03

Why participate

Placeholder lead paragraph about what a participant gets out of this that they do not get anywhere else online.

Placeholder body copy. Arguing from a fixed image removes the usual escape routes. There is no moving of goalposts when both people are looking at the same frame.

Placeholder pull quote. A short, memorable line the client can swap out later.

Placeholder body copy about the value of being judged by someone with no stake in the outcome.

Section 04

The theory of conformity

Placeholder lead paragraph introducing the idea the platform is built around.

Placeholder body copy. This section carries the longer-form thinking behind the project, and is likely the most text-heavy block on the site.

Image block — CMS editable

Placeholder body copy continuing the argument.

Placeholder closing paragraph.