Martin Gooch is a VERY old friend of mine, and his latest SciFi movie is premiering in London as part of SciFi London. He will be there to answer questions and you can get tickets HERE. I asked him to share his thoughts on making low budget SciFi as his experience and wisdom is gold […]
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How I made a SciFi Epic Film on a shoestring… Making KIDDO
I recently saw a staggering short teaser for a sci-fi epic called KIDDO and made on a shoestring with tons of love. I asked the filmmaker Tito Fernandes more about why and how he went about it. Q – Why did you choose to make this epic sci-fi short? Tito – First of all I […]
Why Star Wars endures so powerfully… It’s nothing to do with fan boys and EVERYTHING to do with values, courage and humanity
The Star Wars universe and characters give access to young hearts and minds to powerful truths and beliefs about good and evil. But most importantly for these young hearts and minds, it unlocks and unleashes courage and potential to take a stand for their OWN truths and beliefs. JJ Abrams knows this and there are […]
Ray Bradbury: Top 15 quotes for writers and dreamers
As a kid, science fiction was the most exciting genre to me. Perhaps this was because it writ ideas large. Sure character, plot and authenticity were often there, but they always seemed to play second fiddle to the BIG idea. And I loved that. It was the purest form of imagination that to my mind, […]
Science Fiction on a micro budget – Neil, submission for 50 Kisses
The real world, open laboratory for screenwriters and filmmakers that is 50 Kisses is starting to bear extraordinary fruit. Over the last year we had nearly two thousand scripts submitted, fifty of which were selected and nearly one hundred and fifty films were produced – above is just one of ten or so productions of […]