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  • BYSO Podcast 47: Reflections on Wondercon 2017
    Hi everyone, welcome to another Backyard Space Opera Podcast! Today we reflect on our experiences at Wondercon 2017. We’ll discuss what it was like exhibiting at a giant show. We’ll talk about some of the great programing. We’ll review the feedback we got about our Zombie King puppet and our of projects in general. Thanks again to everyone who stopped by our table! Enjoy!
    Backyard Space Opera Podcast is all about low budget science fiction, micro budget filmmaking, and independent science fiction and fantasy media creation. We live in a golden age where technology allows almost anyone to make and distribute high quality science fiction movies right in their own backyards. We’ll be discussing the trials and tribulations of micro budget filmmaking and how we can use classic techniques like stop motion animation and practical special effects in conjunction with the newest computer programs to get the best of both worlds. We’ll review other filmmakers low budget science fiction efforts and take lessons to apply to our own genre filmmaking. We’ll discuss all aspects of production and distribution like screenwriting, costume creation, special effects, props and even marketing. We’ll also be presenting audio narrations of stories from up and coming independent science fiction writers.
    25 min
  • BYSO Podcast 46: Writing Young Adult Sci Fi With Janet Racciato Author of the Jade Series
    Hi everyone, welcome to another Backyard Space Opera Podcast!  This week we are joined by Janet Racciato, author of Jade, the young adult sci fi series.  We’ll discuss Janet’s work and approaches to writing in general.  We also examine the pros and cons of self publishing.  Enjoy!
    Backyard Space Opera Podcast is all about low budget science fiction, micro budget filmmaking, and independent science fiction and fantasy media creation. We live in a golden age where technology allows almost anyone to make and distribute high quality science fiction movies right in their own backyards. We’ll be discussing the trials and tribulations of micro budget filmmaking and how we can use classic techniques like stop motion animation and practical special effects in conjunction with the newest computer programs to get the best of both worlds. We’ll review other filmmakers low budget science fiction efforts and take lessons to apply to our own genre filmmaking. We’ll discuss all aspects of production and distribution like screenwriting, costume creation, special effects, props and even marketing. We’ll also be presenting audio narrations of stories from up and coming independent science fiction writers.
    29 min
  • BYSO Podcast 45: Creating Objects of Power
    Hi Everyone, welcome to another Backyard Space Opera Podcast! Excalibur, Indiana Jone’s Whip, and Luke’s Light Saber, all objects of great power that give their respective films that something extra.  Today we examine “objects of power”.  These are carried by our protagonists throughout the story offering unique abilities and symbolizing our hero’s capacity to win the day.  We’ll discuss some of our favorites to tease out what makes them effective symbols of power and how we can apply that knowledge to our own micro budget sci fi films. Enjoy!
    Backyard Space Opera Podcast is all about low budget science fiction, micro budget filmmaking, and independent science fiction and fantasy media creation. We live in a golden age where technology allows almost anyone to make and distribute high quality science fiction movies right in their own backyards. We’ll be discussing the trials and tribulations of micro budget filmmaking and how we can use classic techniques like stop motion animation and practical special effects in conjunction with the newest computer programs to get the best of both worlds. We’ll review other filmmakers low budget science fiction efforts and take lessons to apply to our own genre filmmaking. We’ll discuss all aspects of production and distribution like screenwriting, costume creation, special effects, props and even marketing. We’ll also be presenting audio narrations of stories from up and coming independent science fiction writers.
    28 min
  • BYSO Podcast 44: Ryan Stockstad of Halloween Horror Picks and the 48 hour film project
    Hi everyone, welcome to another Backyard Space Opera podcast! This week we interview filmmaker Ryan Stokstad of the web series Halloween Horror Picks. Ryan tells us about his show and his work on films entered into the 48 hour film project. We’ll further examine several of these short films including “A Tale of Two Zombies”, “Francis the Brave”, “The Black Ribbon”, and “The Calliope Box”. We discuss the amazing efforts that went into to making them in only 48 hours and how those lessons can be applied to all micro budget filmmaking. Enjoy!
    Backyard Space Opera Podcast is all about low budget science fiction, micro budget filmmaking, and independent science fiction and fantasy media creation. We live in a golden age where technology allows almost anyone to make and distribute high quality science fiction movies right in their own backyards. We’ll be discussing the trials and tribulations of micro budget filmmaking and how we can use classic techniques like stop motion animation and practical special effects in conjunction with the newest computer programs to get the best of both worlds. We’ll review other filmmakers low budget science fiction efforts and take lessons to apply to our own genre filmmaking. We’ll discuss all aspects of production and distribution like screenwriting, costume creation, special effects, props and even marketing. We’ll also be presenting audio narrations of stories from up and coming independent science fiction writers.
    32 min
  • BYSO Podcast Bonus: Sneak Peek at Kong Skull Island
    Hi everyone, welcome to a bonus episode where our special contributor Kristen discusses attending the LA premiere of Kong: Skull Island and gives her evaluation of the film.  Enjoy!
    Backyard Space Opera Podcast is all about low budget science fiction, micro budget filmmaking, and independent science fiction and fantasy media creation. We live in a golden age where technology allows almost anyone to make and distribute high quality science fiction movies right in their own backyards. We’ll be discussing the trials and tribulations of micro budget filmmaking and how we can use classic techniques like stop motion animation and practical special effects in conjunction with the newest computer programs to get the best of both worlds. We’ll review other filmmakers low budget science fiction efforts and take lessons to apply to our own genre filmmaking. We’ll discuss all aspects of production and distribution like screenwriting, costume creation, special effects, props and even marketing. We’ll also be presenting audio narrations of stories from up and coming independent science fiction writers.
     
     
    8 min
  • BYSO Podcast 43: How to attend a Sci Fi convention
    Hi everyone, welcome to another Backyard Space Opera podcast! This week we reflect on exhibiting at CondorCon 2017, the longest running Sci Fi convention in San Diego. We discuss all the great contacts we made and how we tried to learn from all the wonderful attendees and exhibitors at the show. We discuss picking the brains of special effects artist John Hart (creator of Evil Ash’s helmet), Filmmaker Ryan Stockstad (of Halloween Horror Picks), writer Diana Diehl, and novelist Janet Racciato. We also discuss meeting the Lensman series expert and master prop maker Bruce Wegmann. Enjoy!
    Backyard Space Opera Podcast is all about low budget science fiction, micro budget filmmaking, and independent science fiction and fantasy media creation. We live in a golden age where technology allows almost anyone to make and distribute high quality science fiction movies right in their own backyards. We’ll be discussing the trials and tribulations of micro budget filmmaking and how we can use classic techniques like stop motion animation and practical special effects in conjunction with the newest computer programs to get the best of both worlds. We’ll review other filmmakers low budget science fiction efforts and take lessons to apply to our own genre filmmaking. We’ll discuss all aspects of production and distribution like screenwriting, costume creation, special effects, props and even marketing. We’ll also be presenting audio narrations of stories from up and coming independent science fiction writers.
    34 min
  • BYSO Podcast 42: 1st Annual Yardys
    Hi everyone, welcome to another Backyard Space Opera podcast! This week we celebrate the 1st annual BYSO awards, “The Yardys”. As our one year anniversary approaches, we look back at all the movies we reviewed to name our favorites in several categories including: costumes, practical effects, visual effects, make up effects, story, music, and acting. We also name the movie that best encapsulates our mission of creating great micro budget Sci Fi and Fantasy movies. Be sure to write in with your micro budget sci fi and fantasy film picks, [email protected].
    Backyard Space Opera Podcast is all about low budget science fiction, micro budget filmmaking, and independent science fiction and fantasy media creation. We live in a golden age where technology allows almost anyone to make and distribute high quality science fiction movies right in their own backyards. We’ll be discussing the trials and tribulations of micro budget filmmaking and how we can use classic techniques like stop motion animation and practical special effects in conjunction with the newest computer programs to get the best of both worlds. We’ll review other filmmakers low budget science fiction efforts and take lessons to apply to our own genre filmmaking. We’ll discuss all aspects of production and distribution like screenwriting, costume creation, special effects, props and even marketing. We’ll also be presenting audio narrations of stories from up and coming independent science fiction writers.
    29 min
  • BYSO Podcast 41: Mentor Mayhem
    Hi everyone, welcome to another Backyard Space Opera podcast! This week we discuss the ever critical story element, the “mentor”. We’ll discuss the benefit of using the Hero’s Journey template to understand the nature of the mentor in genre movies and stories. We’ll examine some great examples from Sci Fi and Fantasy movies to tease out what separates a good mentor from a great one. To learn more visit www.thewritersjourney.com
    Backyard Space Opera Podcast is all about low budget science fiction, micro budget filmmaking, and independent science fiction and fantasy media creation. We live in a golden age where technology allows almost anyone to make and distribute high quality science fiction movies right in their own backyards. We’ll be discussing the trials and tribulations of micro budget filmmaking and how we can use classic techniques like stop motion animation and practical special effects in conjunction with the newest computer programs to get the best of both worlds. We’ll review other filmmakers low budget science fiction efforts and take lessons to apply to our own genre filmmaking. We’ll discuss all aspects of production and distribution like screenwriting, costume creation, special effects, props and even marketing. We’ll also be presenting audio narrations of stories from up and coming independent science fiction writers.
    29 min
  • BYSO Podcast 40: Movie Review of Hunter Prey
    Hi everyone, welcome to another Backyard Space Opera podcast! This week we review the low budget sci fi movie, Hunter Prey by Sandy Collora of Batman: Dead End fame. We’ll revel in the beautiful images, the superb armor costumes, the awesome miniature shots, and the fantastic alien makeup effects. However, we also discuss how the lack of character development, thin story, and strange editing choices create a frustratingly missed opportunity to make a great film.
    Backyard Space Opera Podcast is all about low budget science fiction, micro budget filmmaking, and independent science fiction and fantasy media creation. We live in a golden age where technology allows almost anyone to make and distribute high quality science fiction movies right in their own backyards. We’ll be discussing the trials and tribulations of micro budget filmmaking and how we can use classic techniques like stop motion animation and practical special effects in conjunction with the newest computer programs to get the best of both worlds. We’ll review other filmmakers low budget science fiction efforts and take lessons to apply to our own genre filmmaking. We’ll discuss all aspects of production and distribution like screenwriting, costume creation, special effects, props and even marketing. We’ll also be presenting audio narrations of stories from up and coming independent science fiction writers.
    30 min
  • BYSO Podcast 39: Production Update
    Hi everyone, welcome to another Backyard Space Opera Podcast! This week we discuss the current status of our next short film production. We’ll examine the process for finding a fast and ultra cheap method for creating live action armor costumes. We also talk about our newest advance in stop motion animation provided by our friend, The Engineer.
    Backyard Space Opera Podcast is all about low budget science fiction, micro budget filmmaking, and independent science fiction and fantasy media creation. We live in a golden age where technology allows almost anyone to make and distribute high quality science fiction movies right in their own backyards. We’ll be discussing the trials and tribulations of micro budget filmmaking and how we can use classic techniques like stop motion animation and practical special effects in conjunction with the newest computer programs to get the best of both worlds. We’ll review other filmmakers low budget science fiction efforts and take lessons to apply to our own genre filmmaking. We’ll discuss all aspects of production and distribution like screenwriting, costume creation, special effects, props and even marketing. We’ll also be presenting audio narrations of stories from up and coming independent science fiction writers.
    33 min

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