https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/7228/scientific-accuracy-in-sci-fi-novels-vs-moviesen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/7228/scientific-accuracy-in-sci-fi-novels-vs-moviesMon, 28 Jan 2019 15:17:48 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:c174981a-34ee-496b-ac50-6b84715afa7fArthur Doweykohttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/7228/scientific-accuracy-in-sci-fi-novels-vs-movies#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Researching Your Idea by Arthur Doweyko on 1/28/2019 3:17:48 PM<br /> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary"> <p>Arthur Doweyko, award-winning author and scientist, explains the varying degrees of scientific accuracy displayed in sci-fi novels and movies. He has different standards for critiquing scientific accuracy, depending on the<a href="/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/7224/the-differences-between-hard-and-mainstream-science-fiction"> type of science fiction it is</a>. Science fiction that is close kin to fantasy doesn&rsquo;t necessarily need to be scientifically accurate, because it&rsquo;s developing its own world with its own rules. Movies, though, are different. For example, the cinematic rules of a movie are diametrically opposed to the rules of space. This creates for visual elements that aren&rsquo;t accurate in any version of our world. Because of budget limits and production values, producers ask viewers to suspend reality in ways that an author doesn&rsquo;t need to request of a reader. To learn more about the complexities of creating a scientifically accurate science fiction world, listen to Doweyko in the clip below.</p> </div> <div class="asl-wikipage-media"> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-62/ScientificAccuracyinSciFiNovelsvsMovies.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ScientificAccuracyinSciFiNovelsvsMovies.mp4</a></p> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Subscriber, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/7228/scientific-accuracy-in-sci-fi-novels-vs-movies/revision/1Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:14:34 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:c174981a-34ee-496b-ac50-6b84715afa7fArthur Doweykohttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/7228/scientific-accuracy-in-sci-fi-novels-vs-movies#commentsRevision 1 posted to Researching Your Idea by Arthur Doweyko on 1/28/2019 3:14:34 PM<br /> <p>Arthur Doweyko, award-winning author and scientist, explains the varying degrees of scientific accuracy displayed in sci-fi novels and movies. He has different standards for critiquing scientific accuracy, depending on the<a href="/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/7224/the-differences-between-hard-and-mainstream-science-fiction"> type of science fiction it is</a>. Science fiction that is close kin to fantasy doesn&rsquo;t necessarily need to be scientifically accurate, because it&rsquo;s developing its own world with its own rules. Movies, though, are different. For example, the cinematic rules of a movie are diametrically opposed to the rules of space. This creates for visual elements that aren&rsquo;t accurate in any version of our world. Because of budget limits and production values, producers ask viewers to suspend reality in ways that an author doesn&rsquo;t need to request of a reader. To learn more about the complexities of creating a scientifically accurate science fiction world, listen to Doweyko in the clip below.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-62/ScientificAccuracyinSciFiNovelsvsMovies.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../ScientificAccuracyinSciFiNovelsvsMovies.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Subscriber, video</div>