How do you build a believable alien language for blockbuster films? In this episode of GenreTainment, Marx and Julie sit down with expert conlang creator Britton Watkins to explore the art and craft of designing fictional languages for some of the biggest sci-fi franchises—including Star Trek, Avatar, and the Predator universe. Britton takes us behind the scenes of constructing the Predator language (Yautja) for Predator: Badlands and Predator: Killer of Killers, breaking down the phonetics, cultural inspirations, actor training, and linguistic challenges involved in bringing an alien species to life. He also discusses his passion projects, including the mystical language of Aklo, developed for Marx’s urban fantasy world, Obisidan Archives. If you love sci-fi worldbuilding, filmmaking, conlangs, or the Predator franchise, this is an interview you won’t want to miss. Watch below or listen on Spotify!
GenreTainment is where Marx & Julie talk about what is happening in the world of books, film, TV, web series, and games. We give you interviews with writers, game designers, directors, producers and actors in both independent and not-so-independent creations.
Links:
- Conlang with Professional Language Creator Dr. Christine Schreyer
- GenreTainment episode 99 with Britton Watkins
- Britton Watkins on imdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5678148/
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- Dragons of a Different Tail: https://books2read.com/dragonstail
- Tales of Monstrosity: https://books2read.com/talesofmonstrosity
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