Homemade Sci-Fi explores the rapidly-expanding galaxy of independent and DIY science fiction movies, web series, short videos and related mutations of the moving image.
Who are we? Why are we here? Excellent questions, Adm. Stockdale.
DJ Bad Vegan wrote and directed the offbeat DIY sci-fi feature In-World War, currently in post-production. A life-long sf fan, he grew up reading sci-fi icons such as Jack Vance, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein and Anne McCaffrey -- and worshipping Star Wars, Star Trek and the original BSG. He also produced the acclaimed underground feature, Quality of Life. (It's not sci-fi, but still watchable, believe it or not.) He also serves up practical, in-the-trenches tips and lessons for other ultra-low budget filmmakers at DIY Filmmaking Sucks.
Ben Rubin is a scholar and a gentleman, currently in the MFA program for film at Columbia University. He also needs to write his bio. We're going to publicly shame him until he does so. Shame shame shame Ben Rubin. Shame.
Nuala is a cat. There's really nothing more to it than that.
The guys behind SciFinal (a great site devoted to sci-fi web shows) are fresh off the release of an online series of their own.
Zerks Log is a sci-fi comedy web series told through the found video logs of an alien space commander who clearly has issues. Happily for those of who love the old BBC series Red Dwarf and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, sci-fi funny business seems particularly suited to the web series format, promising a possible renaissance for lo-fi sci-fi comedy. You should check it out.
Read on for an exclusive interview with Producer/Director Steve Lettieri.
If you're going to be at Comic-Con make sure to check out the free Celebrate the Web forum on July 24th.
The 2nd annual Celebrate the Web forum, separated into two parts, (the first for sci-fi/horror) will feature Q&As and highlight and premiere exclusive content from upcoming web series including The Mercury Men.
Read on for details and (required) registration. Less than two dozen (free) tickets remain as of this writing.
The Mercury Men is a retro sci-fi web series with a noir flavor. Based on Christopher Preksta's earlier award winning short, "The Mercury Men" takes place in 1975 Pittsburgh where a low-level government bureaucrat finds himself trapped in his office building where the Mercury Men are staging their diabolical plot.
