DOES IT RAIN “ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE” – OTOSOTU?

MANY people would instantly jump up with the obvious answer: There can’t be any rain in outer space (even OTOSOTO – “On The Other Side Of The Universe”) because deep space has no atmosphere. But, like most obvious things, there’s almost always a caveat: Replace our average Earth temperature of 59 degrees Fahrenheit, average atmospheric…

SPACE TRAVEL IN OTOSOTU

THANKS for the interesting emails from interested fans and anticipatory viewers. Yes, in SciFu (science-based futuring) rather than science fiction or fantasy, we utilize technologies that are “plausible” to help enhance the feeling of viewer reality. So what about travel to the other side of the universe? As I see it, there are currently two…

THE PURPOSE OF BOOKS AND FILMS

I’M often asked why I act and write. Both are vehicles for presenting books and films, which, while according to contemporary thinking, are often assumed to be for pure entertainment. I disagree. Pure entertainment like pure fantasy, like anything else, sours after time. At my film production company, JET Progress, we reaffirm every day that…

ARE THERE NORTHERN LIGHTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE?

ONE light in the expansive darkness of the universe has to be OTOSOTU (pronounced “Oh-Toe-So-Two” for “On The Other Side Of The Universe”), a dramatic new SciFu mystery film by JET Progress / Draqual Media, starring Daniel S. Janik, Sakura Kai, William Maltese and Pam Hoffman. The crew of the Astership Twilon suddenly disappear, reappearing…

AND NOW THERE’S A TEASER FOR OTOSOTU

AS you probably already know, the SciFu drama, OTOSOTU (pronounced “Oh-Toe-So-Two” for “On The Other Side Of The Universe”), is in the final stages of post-production, having two posters, an IMDb presence and a trailer as well as a BTS (“behind-the-scenes”) website (https://janik.yolasite.com/otosotu.php). Today, OTOSOTU flew closer to the anticipated mid-2024 release with the addition…

FILMING ON SPACECRAFT AND OTHER PLANETS

WHETHER it’s space ships like the Captain-Major Brit Mylo’s Imperax Galactic War Craft 24, or Michael Mylos’ massive Astership Twilon, the Imperax’s Recreational Station 328 orbiting Lesbos X or Carol Mylo’s Chambers above Planet Eridanus, it’s a challenge getting the lights, camera and sound equipment as well as the cast and crew “up there” to…

MUSIC ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE

OTOSOTU (pronounced “Oh-Toe-So-Two” for “On The Other Side Of The Universe”) fully edited sans musical score, I was overjoyed to schedule a recording session for Friday next week to meet at the JET Progress sound studio with outstanding composer, musician and longtime close friend, Zachary M. Oliver and “get down to business.” That business: creating…

WHAT’S AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE?

WELL, I could say the movie OTOSOTU (pronounced “Oh-Toe-So-Two” for “On The Other Side Of The Universe”), but the truth is that the film is soon to be released on THIS side of the universe first. With an official trailer – https://youtu.be/KBlDBA2bReE – as well as two posters, registration on IMDb and a fully edited…

SCI-FU IN OTOSOTU

IN my pioneering book “The Edge of Madness” by Raymond Gaynor (Aignos/Savant 2020) – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999693859, I introduced a new genre called SciFu (short for science-based futuring), an alternative to less plausible science fiction and implausible science fantasy). In the case of Sci-Fu, what makes it plausible is that it is based on contemporary scientific technologies.…

A LOOK AT THE SOUL

JET Progress/Draqual Media’s new film, OTOSOTU (pronounced “Oh-Toe-So-Two” for “On The Other Side Of The Universe”), while admittedly an interesting Sci-Fu (science future rather than science fiction or fantasy) work, offers serious viewers a moment to reflect on the nature of the human soul. I have long held that the soul, the “guide” from this…