How Do You Write A Space Opera Screenplay?
“Space opera” was originally a term of derision for pulp science fiction plots. Now it simply refers to any deep space fantasy from “Star Wars” to “Alien” (the original “Alien,” not the earth bound Alien v. Predator series). If you have a yen to explore space in your imagination, why not launch your own space opera screenplay? Sketch out your vision of your deep space setting. Do you want to focus on space travel or encounter aliens and alien worlds? Do you want to dazzle with technology or focus on things gone wrong? You don’t have to have a lot of detail, but at least try to picture your setting and the characters that will populate it. Distill your idea to a single sentence synopsis: “Deep space explorers meet their dopplegangers,” “Stoners screw up an intergalactic garbage ship,” “Alien spores infect outer space colony.” Beginning writers often think this is a waste of time, but it actually focuses your thinking. You may change your synopsis to something better as you write, but yo
