Genre research Sci-Fi

conventions

Usually set in the future or an alternate timeline that contradicts historical records.Set in space or an alternate earth or planet.Very futuristic technology or new technology.Futuristic props and costumes.Film techniques such as special effects.Close ups of future tech and equipmentConflict between good and evil.

Narrative content

The use of new technology and scientific principles allows there to be a easily crafted dialogue about these new ideas. And builds the technological and scientific way viewers imagine the film.Conflict in sci-fi films is used to inform the viewer of the particular relationships between different cultures or species.

Filming techniques

Filming techniques such as special effects are used in filming so that advanced ideas that are hard to capture through normal camera filming techniques and sets can be capture through computer generated images. It also means that ideas are not limited for the final product.