SF Signal: Sci Fi Studios

Sci Fi Studios

There's a new (to me) science fiction community: Sci Fi Studios.

What is it? According to the website:

Sci Fi Studios is a combination of Hollywood entertainment professionals and global science fiction/fantasy fans, working together to create major motion pictures, television series, comics, graphic novels, games and the ultimate online community. Sci Fi Studios believes that fans and viewers are not just a ratings number or a statistic. More than any other genre, science fiction attracts fans who are loyal, dedicated, and involved. And What better way to cater to the people who value the genre than to develop sci-fi and fantasy products with their input!

It looks free for basic access, but a membership fee allows you to have input into the community. The fees would go towards content like "original stories in graphic novel or storyboard form which could be the basis for films and television series".

This is an offshoot of the movement to have fans finance a fifth season of Star Trek: Enterprise. The same guy who runs Trek United, the group behind the fundraising, was involved in starting this fan-driven production concept. It'll be interesting to see where they are able to take this. Fan-produced videos are usually big on passion, but poor on execution, not just in high-end polish (though some productions have MUCH better CGI production than acting, for example) but also in some of the basic skills, like writing a good script.

Posted by David Kawalec on Wednesday February 07, 2007 at 7:29 AM