Program Schedule

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8760. Reboot, Remake, Regurgitate: Why Hollywood Is Stuck in Groundhog Day
Moderator: Bob Nelson

Are there no more original stories to bring to the screen? Endless re-dos, rehashes, and sequels (one recent sequel follows its original by thirty-six years!) seem to say that the entertainment industry is short on original ideas. Is this really the case? And if it is, is there anything that can be done about it, or will the box office continue to validate such endless re-visitations?
Stacy Meyn, Robert (Bob) Nelson, Jenni Powell, Mark L. Williams, Peter Olsen
 FRI 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm, Los Angeles B

8753. Open Hailing Frequencies / Getting Along with Other Fandoms
Moderator: Stacy Meyn

Print fans, Who fans, Trek fans, furry fans - can we all get along? Are there differences that are just too deep, or absurd, to bridge? Are all-interest conventions (such as Loscon) facing undue competition from single-topic gatherings? Our panel will discuss this phenomenon, and maybe try to come up with some answers.
Stacy Meyn, Tracy Newby, Michelle Pincus, Jenni Powell, Sharon Sheffield
 FRI 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, Marina

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8842. Writing for Tabletop Role Playing Games
Moderator: Lauren Cipollo

Creating a project for an interactive or collaborative engagement is very different from writing a novel or screenplay. What's the difference between writing for board games versus role-playing games? How do you know when a game is "done"? How do you write when you don't have full control of your narrative? What's important to keep and what can you let go?
Lauren Cipollo, Matt Conant, Jenni Powell, Anne Toole, Erin Hunt Rado
 SAT 11:30 am - 12:45 pm, Los Angeles B

8682. Cross-Platform Projects: Adapting from Books to Film to Games and Back Again
Moderator: Matt Conant

Translating your story across medium can be tricky, which is why so many book-to-film adaptations feel poorly conceived. But when done well, you get Lord of the Rings, The Expanse, Fallout, or countless others. Join us to discuss the differences in writing for different media, how to adapt one to the next, even which one is best for your specific project. Or learn how to craft a universe that spans the worlds of cinema, publishing, and interactive media.
Lauren Cipollo, Matt Conant, Jenni Powell, Arthur Sellers, Joelle Sellner, Anne Toole
 SAT 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm, La Jolla B

8768. Script Read of Firefly: Jaynestown
Moderator: Susan Melquiades

Come read through a beloved episode of a beloved franchise.
Nicholas Doan, Long Beach Geeks, Jenni Powell
 SAT 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm, Escape Room - Catalina D

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8845. Yesterwhen: Why Are So Many Fantasy Worlds Modeled After Our Own History?
Moderator: Bruce Davis

Fantasy worlds lean heavily on our real past. What fascinates us so much about our history that we use it when world building?
Bruce Davis, J.L. Doty, Jenni Powell, Martin Young
 SUN 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm, Los Angeles C

8840. World-Building in Fantasy: Creating Fantastical Realms
Moderator: Sherwood Smith

How to build your world of wonder and make it a cohesive background for your characters and your story.
Noah Lemelson, Robert (Bob) Nelson, Jenni Powell, Erin Hunt Rado, Sherwood Smith, Gene Turnbow
 SUN 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, Los Angeles C