#scifishort

[twonkles]

New short! It's a weird Sci fi horror of a man's plight in by passing smart home device safety protocols.

[kentzwritez]

[lostcactus-thecomicstrip]

My biggest fans are my real-life dogs including Cleopatra who passed away one week ago. In her honor I’m posting this short story from my second book about a war veteran German Shepherd named Biscuit who battles an evil alien bent on destruction. Cleo I miss you. This one is for you. This is one of my favorite stories — it would make a heckuva Netflix movie if anyone out there is listening.... 🌵👽🐶 #inmemoriam #spanielsofinstagram #cavalierkingcharlesspaniel #germanshepherd #wardogs #wardog #alien #aliens #shortstory #rainbowbridge #ckcs #bombsniffingdog #herodog #scifi #sciencefiction #scifishort #montana #tribute #doglover #dogsofinstagram #cav #shepherd #adoptadog #hero #lostcactus #story #reading #read #netflixedit (at Foothill Ranch, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv7RFTuh7Ig/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qppg5vc1qd5m

[garyalvarez]

It ain't The Black List... But still, it's pretty cool to end the year in the Top 10 of The Red List! 🖋🎥✊🏽 #sweetdreams #scifishort #theredlist #coverfly (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYCn_EMvPZay13wgh2ZG-cpSeUGu0hkKCYI8VQ0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thehipsterzombiejointexperience]

Repost from @blerds.with.friends • After crash-landing on a craggy planet, a pilot (Michael B. Jordan) makes his way to shelter, only to face a threat within! #LifeHutch #LoveDeathandRobots #Netflix . . . . . . #michaelbjordan #lovedeathrobots #scifi #sciencefiction #blackactor #blackactors #blerd #blerds #blacknerds #blackgeeks #scifishort #scifianthology #afrogeeks #afronerd #blacknerd #explore #explorepage https://www.instagram.com/p/CO5nSlsjDEY/?igshid=gzhajbd6f43u

[jakekeaneauthor-blog]

Free short story. LEGACY >> docdro.id/x7GGVrm‬

[dixonreuel]

‪I’m editing my latest #scifi #shortstory, TO KESTER SHANK, in a Costa at lunch! 😅 I like to switch between typed & written drafts. It’s something I’ve only tried since getting a @filofax notebook w/ moveable pages. It’s super effective👍🏻‬ ‪#amediting #booknerd #writingcommmunity ‬#sciencefiction #scifibooks #scifishort #scifiauthor #dublin #ireland #irishwritersofinstagram (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B52vzLXHlsi/?igshid=1fyn6esxsentz

[junkyarddemento]

IN FULL BLOOM 

Well, now we know that there’s at least one thing a hoarder won’t hang on to: a Black Hole. That’s the situation one elderly woman finds herself in, where weird worms begin appearing in her home and escaping via a Black Hole in the floor. A simple yet rich story that’s beautifully weird and emotional, showing how we all have our own type of Black Holes somewhere in our lives. 

[kentzwritez]

“Amorphous”

Amorphous was no more than a distant star when looking through the Serenity telescope, the distance from Earth was beyond the known horizon, and beyond would soon become the familiar destination not only for the future of mankind, but for its survival . . .

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Looking out the small hatch window from his circular shaped planetary resident pod, Mek watched the asteroid storm intensely as it swept over the planet’s base-land. Most of the storm had already dwindled down to rock sized chunks the size of golfballs to basketballs. His job was to go out after the storm using the hover-craft to oversee the damages, and then report his findings to the control center hub, which was built above and center to the base-land.

The orbital lasers had already been alerted, shooting up all the big stuff, and then allowing the rest out into deep space and beyond. Mek still had his hands on the sliding metal hatch-cover should the asteroid storm get too close.

Mek had been on planet Amorphous for the past 8 years, along with 879 other colonizers who together had blasted off from Earth aboard the largest starship ever built, during the final apocalyptic days of the great nuclear world war that had turned his homeland Earth into a smoldering charred chunk of black cyber-coal.

The Amorphous base-land had been built using discarded materials from previous space flights, pulling them from planetary orbit using cyber-cranes. Other components had been sent up from Earth years ago before the fallout. The sprawling complex was octagonal, stretching out twelve directions, each a few hundred yards. The enclosed above-surface walk-ways that were used to travel from pod to pod ~ all having been oxygenated with an updated Moxie terrestrial terrarium system used years ago when the “occupy Mars” initiative was still active ~ to explore living conditions for future colonizers.

Amorphous had striking differences from Mars, one of which being the blueish-gray color of its sandy surface top layer, about 8 inches in depth, over top of a hardened ice-like sub-surface that had a green glow when the sandy top layer was brushed back. Another difference was the gravitational pull being similar in theory to that of Earth, due to its magnetic core deep inside the planet, having opposing opposite ends. But being a great distance away from the Sun and other planets, created a negative effect on its magnetic base. The Amorphous temperature ranged from about 10 to 15 degrees on the dark side, and about 45 to 55 degrees on the main occupied side. The dark side always stayed in the dark because the planet never spinned on an axis like Earth did, leaving the main occupied side always dimly-lit from the Sun, with its distance at 275 million miles away. Water had been discovered in the frozen southern pole, and through a process of ice-mining, water was then piped-out and distributed to the Amorphous colonizers. Finally, using a page out of the “occupy Mars” program, a modified system of terraforming had been developed to provide a minimal amount of heat, although it wasn’t much ~ being so far away from the Sun ~ still keeping the main occupied side at 45 to 55 degrees. The colonizers were provided special thermo-regulated gear to suit either their occupation on Amorphous, or their location within the base-land.

An altered vegetarian diet was exclusive to the colonizers through the use of several dimly-lit domed terrariums that were placed strategically within the base-land, other pre-packaged and exotic items were occasionally brought in from time-travelers on interplanetary missions throughout the Amorphous galaxy.

Since there was no day or night on Amorphous, each new day was based on the orbital path of its moon, Phoursrom, which signaled the cycle of each new day when its orbital coordinate was positioned straight up above, at 01200. Or about every eighteen hours, using Earth-time. With the asteroid storm over, Mek closed the hatch cover to darken the pod, bedding down for his twelve hour privacy-cycle. During this time he could sleep, and do whatever else he wanted to do inside his pod, like research and communications to other galactic life-forms. The other six hours would be spent outside of the pod, doing his part to maintain the Amorphous lifestyle.

The great nuclear world war had been created and funded by the corporate shadow elite, and it was fueled by the military industrial war complex, permeating every farthest reach around the world. Ultimately destroying everything and most every being ~ except those 888 who were aboard the starship ~ bringing on hell’s fire and rage as faith and fate erupted in an explosive surge of violent apocalyptic fury.

There had been no wars on Amorphous, those who had colonized there all worked for and shared the common good of survival together. The interplanetary space-recon provided the necessary defense presence should there be an attack or invasion from sources or beings from other galaxies, with its main purpose being that of solar weather operations and communications for future colonization.

Amorphous was a stark and lonely planet in comparison to that of Earth. When the mighty starship blasted off and away during the final fury of Armageddon, Mek’s homeland Earth drew its last breath of life, leaving his homeland uninhabitable.

What Mek had come to miss the most from his life on Earth was the dawn, the sunlight gently awakening and warming each new day, acknowledging the sounds of nature syncing with the universe at the start of each new day . . . Those casual yet simple components of what once was symbolic and ritualistic ~ often believed to be part of a greater power ~ a place where humans lived and prospered for what was believed to be the common good of humanity’s survival.

Amorphous was then the destination for the future, and for the survival of mankind . . .

End ~

kentxsandersxwriter.com

[johnlzd]

More Good News about my Projects. I Co-Produced this film with @rebeccaloush very Passionated Just because Was Fantasy. Baby “ Ava In The End” Started your way in Festivals at Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, Canada. #repost @ursykay ・・・ Beyond thrilled that the sci-fi short I directed & edited, Ava in the End, will be premiering at @fantasiafestival next month in Montreal! . This project wouldn’t have been possible without writer/EP/old friend @addybear5 & the many talents of our phenomenal cast & crew. . Thanks for inviting me into your near future trilogy/universe Addy & can’t wait to show this baby to the world! 🎥🎬☠️🤷‍♀️🤖💥🤯🤝 . . . . . #avaintheend #scifi #scifishort #nearfuture #darkcomedy #existentialdread #fantasiafest #fantasia2019 #worldpremiere #filmpremiere #femaledirector #femaledriven #womenmakemovies #womeninscifi #blackmirror #femalegaze #LAfilm #studiovibes #computerblue #sassycomputerproductions #createyourownreality (at Burbank, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQ91BDgtK3/?igshid=1uxx0f6ajiqvk

[frontierofman]

Oats Studios Zygote

[ryancinematography]

About one year ago, I directed a short film entitled “The Mars Interrogation.” My cinematographer was the amazing Nathan Dan with additional photography by yours truly. Here’s the trailer.

[mocprod]

"LONGSHOT" One Page Proposal [my submission for WB's Directors Workshop back in June '16. I'll be posting my entire pitch/submission in pieces] Here are the requirements my entry had to meet. My philosophy as an artist is that the art trumps all. The entrepreneur in me however smells blood in the water in the industry. The interior of a mech cockpit allowed me to best utilize the 2-4 day on lot shooting schedule. I choose to go with a singular protagonist to focus my sole effort on one actress/one performance. There is little to no exterior shots of the mech or the battle prior to the beginning of the story to accommodate shooting schedule and budget. ***"What should I submit for a Short Film Proposal?"
The short film can be any genre but must be an original idea. A few important things in mind: 1. You must achieve principal photography over the course of approx. 4 days or less. 2. All photography of the short film must be achieved on the Warner Bros. back lot (i.e. it is possible to use sound stages and create a number of interiors, but you will not be able to shoot new material of exteriors that require you or your crew to travel off of the WB back lot). 3. The runtime of the film must be no less than 7 minutes. 4. The entire budget for the short film must not exceed $100,000(USD) This is a creative pursuit, so please feel free to be creative. A few suggestions: In a concise way, try to describe the tone, themes, and aspirations of the film. You might also provide information that convey to us your key characters, overall plot, story beats, setting, and visuals. Above all, the most important thing to remember is that we want you to tell the story that is most reflective of your specific voice and style.*****THE ENTIRE SUBMISSION (INCLUDING THE ABOUT ME QUESTIONS) WAS LIMITED TO 5,000 CHARACTERS INCLUDING SPACES #pitch #shortfilm #shortstory #short #directorsworkshop #submission #onepageproposal #contestsubmission #actor #actress #character #protagonist #mechpilot #femalecharacter #filmmaking #filmmaker #mech #mecha #scificoncept #scifishort #tone #themes #aspirations #director #storyteller #longshotshortfilmpitch