The Start
Hello all! I'm starting my media studies portfolio project and I wanted to document my progress through several postings within the next few weeks. This first post was made to announce the genre of the film opening I'm going to create, and to give some background on it. Deciding on this genre took some time as I had many ideas for what I wanted to do, but after HOURS of overthinking I finally chose a genre. So, here it goes:
Hello all! I'm starting my media studies portfolio project and I wanted to document my progress through several postings within the next few weeks. This first post was made to announce the genre of the film opening I'm going to create, and to give some background on it. Deciding on this genre took some time as I had many ideas for what I wanted to do, but after HOURS of overthinking I finally chose a genre. So, here it goes:
[Insert Drumroll]
SCIENCE FICTION!!
Science fiction, also called sci-fi, is a genre that typically deals with advanced technologies and futuristic concepts in order to explore innovative ideas. Other concepts mainly seen in this genre are space exploration, extraterrestrial life, time travel, and parallel universes, things many people speculate but have never been proven real. This genre has created several films so greatly produced and presented that thousands have begun to believe in the ideas represented in these films.
Science fiction, also called sci-fi, is a genre that typically deals with advanced technologies and futuristic concepts in order to explore innovative ideas. Other concepts mainly seen in this genre are space exploration, extraterrestrial life, time travel, and parallel universes, things many people speculate but have never been proven real. This genre has created several films so greatly produced and presented that thousands have begun to believe in the ideas represented in these films.
A Futuristic City
Photo from "The Martian"
A film about space exploration
Target Audience
This genre entertains many conspiracist’s beliefs, but it also intrigues the general public. Most sci-fi films have a target audience of males ranging from the ages of 18-29 year olds typically from the middle class. However, the genre never fails to broaden its audiences, seen by the numbers of those who have attended viewings of some of the most popular sci-fi films. Below I've shared the statistics found online, regarding the target audience for two popular sci-fi films:
Actors
Actors
The sci-fi genre has constructed a set of actors that are commonly used in sci-fi films. However, a shift in actors has been seen in this genre that audiences very much approve of. For example, a woman has recently been casted to play Doctor Who for the British series, which has never been seen before. It is now a time in which audiences expect more diversity within actors, and the sci-fi genre is encouraging this change.
Doctor Who Series Poster
Technological AspectNot to mention, it has also predicted many of the technological inventions that are seen in today’s society. The genre utilizes amazing graphics and impressive action sequences in order to attract their audiences. Throughout time and advancement of technology, the visual effects used in these films have constantly evolved and improved. Some of the most popular science fiction films have gained great attention because of the visual effects the film contains. Examples will be shared in the next post.
Conclusion
Overall the sci-fi genre is one of the coolest because of it's exploration of unique situations which we don't often see in today's world. Not only that, but because we get to see the relationship between humans and non-humans, such as aliens and made up monsters, or the reaction of humans in artificial environments. Because of these themes seen in sci-fi, I chose to this genre for my film opening.
No comments:
Post a Comment