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In this installment of the ISA's Wine Wednesday Facebook Live broadcast, Max and Felicity talk about how delicate the Sci-Fi market is in film and television. And by delicate, they mean the difference between epic sci-fi and grounded science fiction. Epic sci-fi projects like Star Wars or Star Trek, even Battlestar Galactica, only come along once in a generation. It's extremely difficult for original material like these projects to ever get made simply because of how expensive the projects become. A grounded science fiction project allows for original material to focus more on the unique approach to sci-fi - films such as "Ex Machina" or "Her" have much more human elements and do not rely on other words, planets, giant star ships or alien cultures and languages to drive the story. There is a much more intimate approach to the storytelling and, yes, it's a heck of a lot less expensive to make such films. Same goes with television. If a science fiction story doesn't have a giant built-in fan base or following, it's extremely difficult to get a pure/original sci-fi project on the air. It's just the truth, but Felicity and Max discuss in this episode ways to approach your sci-fi projects to give them more of a chance of finding a home.
Remember, Felicity and Max always have open Q&A during every Facebook Live broadcast, so you should tune in when they broadcast their next live chat. Even though most broadcasts focus on a particular subject, every writer is welcome to ask anything they like at any time. Felicity and Max will do their best to give you a straight and honest answer.
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