The Sci-Fi Film genre started in short films in the silent film era, these usually lasted 1-2 minutes as the Sci-Fi genre was experimental at the time. These films were usually intended as comedy films and heavily relied on technological themes. 1902 spawned what is considered the very first Science Fiction film "Le Voyage dans la Lune" or "A Trip to the Moon" by director Georges Méliès. This is set in a spacecraft launched to the moon through a cannon. It drew upon Jules Verne and H. G. Wells (groundbreaking Science Fiction authors) in it's storyline and backdrops. Its ground-breaking special effects pioneered the way for future
science-fiction films, and it became largely popular after its release.
Saturday, 17 August 2013
Monday, 5 August 2013
The Matrix: Analysis
The film 'The Matrix' Is probably one of the best examples of the Sci-Fi/Post-Modern films to date. The short film I create may feature similar scenes to the matrix such as the fighting simulation or other simulation scenes. The Matrix played a big part in creating story concepts for this film.
The Matrix is a Sci-Fi film in which a man finds out the world he lives in is a lie and is simulated to keep his brain active so he can be used as an energy to robots humans created. He joins a group dedicated to destroy this simulation and he discovers that he is 'The One' which means he is the savior and destroyer of the Matrix.
This follows typical genre conventions (a fear of the alien, machines and lights etc.) Which I don't think my film will follow. My film is Sci-Fi but will feature no Alien contact and the machines are as simple as a computer and peripheral devices for it.
The film is also aimed at an audience between the ages of 15-30 which isn't my ideal demographic but IT shows that Sci-Fi can appeal to most age groups that watch films.
The film I will produce will differ from the plot of the Matrix as The main character starts off in a world where he knows what is real and ends up in a world that confuses him. The world he creates destroys his real life and he seeks comfort in the fake world.
The element of The Matrix I want to utilize is the agents and their duplication. As this world i a game world, there are going to be glitches and anomalies and I like the idea that the same character is reused as an extra. This is all well and good but will require a lot of attention and editing for a small establishment between the worlds and I'm not sure it will be worth the extra filming.
The Matrix is a Sci-Fi film in which a man finds out the world he lives in is a lie and is simulated to keep his brain active so he can be used as an energy to robots humans created. He joins a group dedicated to destroy this simulation and he discovers that he is 'The One' which means he is the savior and destroyer of the Matrix.
This follows typical genre conventions (a fear of the alien, machines and lights etc.) Which I don't think my film will follow. My film is Sci-Fi but will feature no Alien contact and the machines are as simple as a computer and peripheral devices for it.
The film is also aimed at an audience between the ages of 15-30 which isn't my ideal demographic but IT shows that Sci-Fi can appeal to most age groups that watch films.
The film I will produce will differ from the plot of the Matrix as The main character starts off in a world where he knows what is real and ends up in a world that confuses him. The world he creates destroys his real life and he seeks comfort in the fake world.
The element of The Matrix I want to utilize is the agents and their duplication. As this world i a game world, there are going to be glitches and anomalies and I like the idea that the same character is reused as an extra. This is all well and good but will require a lot of attention and editing for a small establishment between the worlds and I'm not sure it will be worth the extra filming.
Friday, 2 August 2013
Genre Conventions: Science Fiction
Science fiction refers to a genre of media in which laws and theories in science are expanded and exaggerated. This usually involves encounters with alien species or concepts and may explore machinery and technology. These forms of media are usually set in the future or in other universes. The SlideShare below describes an idea of a typical or atypical Sci-Fi film.
Whilst I do not completely agree with some of the conventions for a typical Sci-Fi described (E.g. Fast camerawork in action sequences and Big cities are where the action is held) I almost completely agree with what makes an atypical Sci-Fi film.
The film described here (Inception) is another example of a Sci-Fi film where the main character is caught in multiple worlds. This is what I consider an atypical Science fiction film as it is all based around human contact and is set in the present and in this universe as opposed to other Sci-Fi films.
Some conventions of Sci-Fi are more to do with sub genre compared to Sci-fi as a whole. I believe that Sci-fi films try their hardest to break a feeling of good and evil. With films containing different species, the alien is nearly always just trying to live and humans interfere. With Dystopian films, usually has little idea of evil besides a previous event. In films with a human caused threat which establishes humans as good and evil.
Whilst I do not completely agree with some of the conventions for a typical Sci-Fi described (E.g. Fast camerawork in action sequences and Big cities are where the action is held) I almost completely agree with what makes an atypical Sci-Fi film.
The film described here (Inception) is another example of a Sci-Fi film where the main character is caught in multiple worlds. This is what I consider an atypical Science fiction film as it is all based around human contact and is set in the present and in this universe as opposed to other Sci-Fi films.
Some conventions of Sci-Fi are more to do with sub genre compared to Sci-fi as a whole. I believe that Sci-fi films try their hardest to break a feeling of good and evil. With films containing different species, the alien is nearly always just trying to live and humans interfere. With Dystopian films, usually has little idea of evil besides a previous event. In films with a human caused threat which establishes humans as good and evil.
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