Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘The Machine’ – Near Future Grounded Sci-Fi
A new Sci-Fi Circuit article over at ScriptMag drawing on insights from The Machine.
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Sci-Fi Circuit: Solving the Problem of Exposition in Sci-Fi
A new article over on the ScriptMag blog, about the challenges of keeping exposition under control when writing sci-fi.
One of the challenges with writing good science fiction is introducing not only the world itself, but any story background needed to set the stage for what’s to come. In my recent interview with Amazon Studios-optioned Adam Pachter, he mentioned his pet peeve about screenwriters using voiceover to get away with exposition that might… [read more at ScriptMag]
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Sci-Fi Circuit: Adam Pachter on Landing a Deal With Amazon
Here's a new interview over on the ScriptMag blog with Adam Pachter about landing a deal with Amazon Studios with his sci-fi script:
Besides some of the standard approaches to breaking into the spec market, like querying agents and managers, attending pitch fests, or submitting to contests, what else is there for a sci-fi spec writer looking to get a little industry traction? Amazon Studios has been relatively new to the industry. They’ve undergone a number of changes… [read more at ScriptMag]
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Sci-Fi Circuit: Writing Low Budget Science Fiction
Here's a new article on ScriptMag about writing low budget sci-fi, including looking at some recent low budget sci-fi productions (Moon, Another Earth, Sleep Dealer, and Safety Not Guaranteed) and what works about each of them.
If you’ve been following this column for a while, you’ll have seen the many recommendations about focusing on writing low-budget spec scripts from both screenwriting gurus like Chris Soth and Scott Myers, as well as sci-fi screenwriters who have been successfully breaking into the sci-fi market, like Dan Gordon and Shane Joseph Willis. Since… [read more at ScriptMag]
Sci-Fi Circuit: Getting a Grip on the Sci-Fi Market
Here's a new article over on the ScriptMag site about breaking into the market as a sci-fi screenwriter.
By now you know how fascinated I am in not only how to write a great sci-fi script, but also in what it takes to break into the market as a sci-fi screenwriter. So when I heard that screenwriter Dan Gordon had recently had a sci-fi screenplay optioned, I reached out to him to… [read more at ScriptMag]
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Sci-Fi Circuit: Movies with a Message
Here's my latest article over on ScriptMag, about movies with a message.
One of the primary reasons I love sci-fi is that it provides a powerful vehicle for exploring social issues that might otherwise be too politically incorrect to tackle head on. I cut my sci-fi teeth watching Star Trek, which is known for its many messages and moral explorations, and I’m quite sure that it… [read more at ScriptMag]
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