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Wrath_of_sloths
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Hi guys,
I am writing an undergraduate screenplay about physicist. The physicist is working on a mission with the aim to fly a spaceship with human crew to an extremely distant planet with an environment suitable for humans.
Its really not that important for the story, because the film is drama not sci-fi and moves on to be about something completely different (the colonizing mission just stands for the abstract variable "The great cause"), but still - the physics has to be plausible (in theory is absolutely enough) otherwise the audience disconnects.
I have the abstract idea and need to fill in particulars:
So here is what I need to find out:
1. the theory of how the interstellar flight would be possible - In the movie the mission and how it works will be presented at university for students of astrophysic, even the freshmen so it should be in easily understandable language. (Just a possible theory is enough. I liked the black hole starship idea, but the reason that I can't just wikipedia this whole thing is the presence of the next point)
2. The theoretical problem of this interstellar flight that needs to be solved by the physicist for the mission to be possible - The main hero works on this theoretical problem (something like Michael Caine in Interstellar having to solve some theoretical problems for the whole thing to work). I actually don't need to understand this theoretical problem or have the solution. I need just, say, snippets for two movie scenes:
a) Other physicist says during presentation that our protagonist "is going to give us the new world" to which main hero humbly replies that its only small portion of the project and very briefly - again in simple language - explains what the theoretical problem is.
b) On the meeting of professors, other professor attacks (and he is correct) protagonists latest advancement in solving of the problem - (and this actually should be highly technical because they are professionals talking). The scene is really about heros work being threatened, but it has to have realistic feel. So 1-2 sentences of criticism in technical terms is all i need. Ideally formulated as a criticism of professional directed to another professional.
I will be very grateful for any help.
Cheers
I am writing an undergraduate screenplay about physicist. The physicist is working on a mission with the aim to fly a spaceship with human crew to an extremely distant planet with an environment suitable for humans.
Its really not that important for the story, because the film is drama not sci-fi and moves on to be about something completely different (the colonizing mission just stands for the abstract variable "The great cause"), but still - the physics has to be plausible (in theory is absolutely enough) otherwise the audience disconnects.
I have the abstract idea and need to fill in particulars:
So here is what I need to find out:
1. the theory of how the interstellar flight would be possible - In the movie the mission and how it works will be presented at university for students of astrophysic, even the freshmen so it should be in easily understandable language. (Just a possible theory is enough. I liked the black hole starship idea, but the reason that I can't just wikipedia this whole thing is the presence of the next point)
2. The theoretical problem of this interstellar flight that needs to be solved by the physicist for the mission to be possible - The main hero works on this theoretical problem (something like Michael Caine in Interstellar having to solve some theoretical problems for the whole thing to work). I actually don't need to understand this theoretical problem or have the solution. I need just, say, snippets for two movie scenes:
a) Other physicist says during presentation that our protagonist "is going to give us the new world" to which main hero humbly replies that its only small portion of the project and very briefly - again in simple language - explains what the theoretical problem is.
b) On the meeting of professors, other professor attacks (and he is correct) protagonists latest advancement in solving of the problem - (and this actually should be highly technical because they are professionals talking). The scene is really about heros work being threatened, but it has to have realistic feel. So 1-2 sentences of criticism in technical terms is all i need. Ideally formulated as a criticism of professional directed to another professional.
I will be very grateful for any help.
Cheers