Check this idea/logline out and tell me if it's something that might cost less. I used 4 main characters, 2 locations and it's a sci-fi feature. Script is titled SOLAR MELTDOWN: A group of astronauts lose their way in space after making a disturbing finding about the sun loosing it's heat and mass drastically, from a hazardous, gaseous explosion in space. Darkness creeps throughout the universe as the sun diminishes, causing revolution, rotation, astrial and terrestrial activity to slow down to a stop. These astronauts have four centuries to get to earth with a solution they've found, to save the universe but the sun has just five days to burn down to ashes and the black hole portal is sealing up gradually. Well, I must admit, I'm not good at doing loglines so far but I'm in the process :) I'll assume there's every info included in my little... Write-up. Let's imagine that the sun burns out like wood, that though it's stationary, there's a hazardous and spontaneous spark of some star or gasses that produces a large amount of Carbon dioxide plus other fire extinguishing compounds sufficient enough to turn out the burning sun. This script is ready but perhaps varied views might just give it that touch of perfection. Let's hear thoughts that can make this project either better or abolished. ;)
Hey Owen, what you say is true and I thought about the explosion possibly snuffing up the whole galaxy but I preferred to look at it as some kind of vector process that's being pulled by some powerful heat source, as strong as the sun and probably limited around Mercury but acting more on the sun plus the fact or possibility that the sun itself ashes down in the burning process. This effect is not enough to consume the Galaxy but just enough to snuff up the sun as it acts very closely to the sun. Well, we can find a way to show some magnitude of this effect too, so we keep everything else in that gradual drawback system. Secondly, for a theme, we're looking at the environment and human ability to resist or fight some of these unforseen natural disasters. We've seen lots of flood and wind action in movies and I just tried going out of that line. Perhaps I went way too forward but I'll be showing more about survival and long-suffering. Look at this like the end of all things, time, life, light... Everything just goes back to darkness and maybe water. Probably to start all over again. There's a storyline, yes but I need to get the concepts figured out. They should stand straight with unavoidable proof that it's possible. The sun might be too hot, massive and imposing but if we think evolution is a continuous process that consumes energy and time, we should also think of the sun's evolution. It has never changed from the start of time. Well, that's the basis of my story, Owen and I like your thought, it sends me to think on such possibilities. The storyline will come soon don't worry ;)
Hmmm, yes Owen, the mass of the sun plays a great factor in keeping an amount of the gravitational pull between itself and other planets, though keeping in mind that this same pull exists between the planets themselves, keeping them in their orbits and distances from one another. I agree also they may well fall out of their orbits, though not totally, as it may do so with time, given mass is primordial to our understanding of gravity. Well, what if it were possible? If the sun ceases to fire up and it's mass converted to some other form of energy - following the law of conservation of mass, which makes this theory possible, my imagination is that "life adaptability" phenomenon we see in science, culture, politics, religions etc. Losing gravity or sunlight might just be another portal into a new realm, perhaps a new life or system. I like how you think and mind you it's way helpful. I did research and I'll do more as you say. So far, I think gravity can play a role but not in a coarse way. I'll be looking at planets loosing tracks - orbital etc... Maybe bombarding one another but sure I will research.
When we look at this gigantic melt down, first of all, we can look at a massive flow of carbon dioxide directed towards the sun and also that some of the sun's mass has been converted to heat energy, thereby limiting gravitational pull that keeps the milky way on its elliptical disc. This heat energy has been used up and converted as well by the everyday processes - industry, agriculture etc. The giant sun goes off but it's mass(most of it) remains - gravity will exist though reduced. Let's not consider heat as a factor that can influence gravity for the moons don't give off heat to stay where they are... Let's look at fire being extinguished. Man has faced and adapted to several natural disasters but how would we adapt to darkness? Think food supply, energy management, social scrambles for food and life! Let's keep in mind also that stars will still light the outer space and temperatures will drop drastically... That's where my story is headed. Energy management. :) I wish to send you a copy, Owen, if it's not too much to ask, as I think you might have a keener eye to help. You may leave me a private message... Well, if you'd like to see the storyline of this whole sci-fi.
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Conrad, you need to really delve into some research to make your story feasible. For starters, carbon dioxide will have no impact on the sun because the sun does not actually have flames and is therefore not reliant upon oxygen to exist, thus carbon dioxide cannot affect it. I fear your premise would relegate your script to that of a B-grade movie. edit: "some of the sun's mass has been converted to heat energy, thereby limiting gravitational pull that keeps the milky way on its elliptical disc". Our sun has absolutely NO impact on the Milky Way with regard to its elliptical disc. Our sun and solar system makes up such a tiny, tiny, minuscule portion of the Milky Way galaxy. You need to do more research.
Thanks Pierre... B grade! How bad/good is that for a starter? That's true and yes, I'll do more research to make this feasible.
It's alright Owen and thanks all the same - eye opener ;)
The sun is already made up of billions of continuous, simultaneous, nuclear explosions. You need to make sure your real science is perfect in a story like this so when you creep over the edge into Scifi it can remain plausible.
Think of an old 50s sci-fi movie where the sfx were so poor you could see the wires holding up the model of the spacecraft, the acting and dialogue were so poor and the premise was appalling, that's a typical B-grade movie and everyone laughs at those movies now. Some people intentionally try to make B-grade movies now as a tongue in cheek comedy but I don't think that's your intention. If it is, then go wacky, if not, do research.
Oh! 50s!!!? That's harsh but eh, it's alright to think that of my humble start. I'm gonna put that down and do my best to make it a part of the movie history. :) Well , I'm on intensive research as we speak, ideas just keep jumping in and out but I think your help has put me on a path. I found out a lot more about our universe than I ever studied in schools thanks to you and Owen.
Yes Martin, that's the idea behind all this. I just need concrete fact that can proof scientifically that there's something that can bore through the sun's Corona and quench it deep down in its core. Whether it be fire burning in it or some highly flammable gas. I'm on the search to know what gives it such white heat and what can quench the heat. Already got a storyline just need that convincing attributes to spice it :)
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Conrad, please don't get the wrong idea. I'm not trying to put you down but I think your premise is flawed because it's based on the sun consisting of flames, which it isn't. I conducted two minutes of research and found a more feasible approach to extinguishing the sun. What if some other calamity occurred somewhere in space that propelled a white dwarf sun into a tight orbit with our sun. The white dwarf would then syphon off enough material from our sun causing it to diminish and go brown, eventually resulting in the white dwarf exploding and possibly blowing what's left of our sun out of our solar system. The only problem now is, what could be done to stop it?
Oh Pierre, you didn't offend me rather you so much encourage me and yes, I'm deeping into thaysameline of thought, you won't believe. I'm trying toget more scientific facts to make this happen. You're and have been very resourceful. Thanks to you, I'm seeing a new light in this whole idea. My response was to make you laugh and maybe see my enthusiasm ;)
I was able to dig up a few scientific possibilities on this and I found out that with a non or very less radioactive substance/element such as Fe(ii), Fe(iii) , one can absorb or diminish the sun's activity. I realize, it's gonna need a huge amount - unimaginably huge quantity of such low radioactive substance to make this happen but is it wise to do a thing like this in sci-fi set around the year 6000 or more? Just thinking. I imagine a super complex world of technology and advancement. Does this make sense?
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Sure, because you're now involving an element of fact in your story which makes it much easier to suspend disbelief.
Thanks Pierre, Owen. The advise you give keep opening my eyes but I'm confident this won't be built from "roof to foot". I've and still assembled hard facts for this. I don't think it's gonna be like After Earth nonetheless. Thanks guys. :)
But the whole idea Owen, was that Conrad needed to do more research so that the premise of his story involved more scientific fact than what he previously had so yes, it's better.
I agree Pierre and I did do the research. I feel Owen just sees the whole idea mundane but this is entertainment and Pierre, like you said before, it's either a movie like this is done to make people laugh or done in a contemporary way that can show the realities people normally understand. Either ways, it may entertain if it makes sense.