----------------------------Original message---------------------------- From: "Chris White" <[log in to unmask]> Organization: Research Information Systems Date: 10 Nov 93 08:04:41 PST Subject: Re: Scifi script Priority: normal X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail v2.3 (R5). Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> content-length: 2328 > I'm doing a script for a short scifi film about a future revolutionary > guerrilla warfare in Northern Europe. My problem is how to show > to the audience in a simple way that the things are happening in the future > (yes, I know that a guerrilla war itself is a sign, but..). The main > character sits in covered ditch in the woods, where he's planning the > attacks to an area nearby. I would like to add to the setting something > simple (but not too obvious like clothes) that gives the audience a > quick clue that he's living in the future. I was thinking that he might > have a small TV-set to pick up news and information, where the situation > is being explained. > > Does anybody have some experience on this matter? Have you seen a film where > this "futurizing" was done in an elegant way? > > > Jukka Aronen > Dept. of Pol. Science > Helsinki University > The small TV set would work well, because it lets you sneak in a little exposition without it being overtly obvious that you're doing so. Maybe you could put the TV in a walkee-talkee type device (or maybe even a wristwatch) and have it also display reconnaissance maps, etc. On the lighter side, how about a Swiss Army knife with a laser blade? Good luck. {{{{{ | Chris White ( @ @ ) | Research Information Systems | U | | (619) 944-0373 | ~ | | ~~~~~ | Dammit, Jim. I'm a writer, not a doctor!