the
making of The Worst Sci-Fi Prequel
Ever! official narrative
This exhaustive treatment of the creation of an amateur epic goes to
great lengths to describe all aspects of the production.
photo
gallery
Shots from the sets and on location show our insane work ethic and
devotion for this movie.
concept
art
A collection of drawings and illustrations show the creative design
process of the ships, sets, and props.
storyboards
The complete storyboards created for the Worst Sci-Fi Prequel Ever!, as
an aid in the production of the complicated visual effects in the film.
visual
effects
An exploration of the creation of the visual effects for
this very low-budget production.
the
Festus
An analysis of the magic, myth, and utter fantasy behind the fictional
line of ships.
Archaic
English
An exploration of, and apology for, the use of archaic English in the
fourth Worst Sci-Fi film.
the
first treatment
This initial story treatment is really very little like the final
product, and it's probably a good thing that this is not what made it
to
screen. There are a few clever parts, and even some moments of total
brilliance, but overall, it's pretty bad. I think the end scene is
great
irony. The entire premise is more fit for a five-minute commercial than
a full-blown film at forty minutes in length.
the
second treatment
With this treatment, the idea of quasi-hard-sci-fi appears, as do more
details of the characters, and their destination of Titan. However, the
Willmarks are completely absent, and the ending is very anticlimactic.
the
initial screenplay
The first stab at the screenplay is very similar to the second
treatment, except now the Willmarks play a minor role, and the Light
Beings are only slightly more important than in the treatments. I'm
very glad we didn't shoot this screenplay. There are a few scenes in
it, like with the "dead" Willmark, which seem brilliant at first, but
then end up just being annoying.
the
final screenplay
This is the screenplay which we shot. The Light Beings and the
Willmarks are pivotal factors. Here we see the transformation of the
Willmark prison guard into the News Monster from wsf-3. We finished it
the day before we started shooting, so our actors didn't have any time
to memorize their lines. Some of the more memorable scenes from the
movie, especially the "I'm British nobility!" scene, were not scripted
at all.
the
annotated
screenplay
Read various ramblings and digressions on the structure, humor, and
flaws of the screenplay.
