Sci-Fi Genre Group Project

Brett Busse
Daniel Christiansen
Alex Metrusias
Background and History of the Genre

- A Trip To The Moon by George Méliès

(1902).
- The books Frankenstein (1910, and Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913) are made into
films.
- Early films were intended to be comical.
- Films were also paired with another genre.
- Generally included space travel and/or
high tech gadgets.
Basic Guidelines of the Genre
- Fictional Setting
- Complex thematic elements
- Utopian/dystopian
- Fictional words and dialogue
- Law-defying physics

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Iconic Directors and Actors
Directors
1) Alex Garland - The Beach
2) Denis Villeneuve - Arrival
3) Alfonso Cuaron - Harry Potter and the
Prisoner of Azkaban
4) Christopher Nolan - Inception

Actors
1) Rachel Weisz - Death Machine
(1994)
2) Ethan Hawke - Explorers (1995)
3) Elijah Wood - Back To The Future II
(1989)
4) Elisabeth Moss - Suburban
Commando (1991)
Sub Genres
- Hard/Soft Science Fiction
- Military Science Fiction
- Space Opera
- Steampunk
- Apocalyptic Science Fiction
- Parallel Worlds
- Dystopian Fiction
Groundbreaking Film #1: A Trip to The Moon (1902)
Groundbreaking Film #2: Iron Man 3
Groundbreaking Film #3: Jurassic Park (1993)
 Works Cited
● Halfhill, Layla. “14 Most Important Sci-Fi Directors Of The Last 50 Years” Slash
Film,
https://www.slashfilm.com/613333/the-most-important-sci-fi-directors-o
f-the- last-50-years/. Accessed 22 February 2022.
● Perot, Marine. “10 Actors Who Got Their Debuts In Sci-Fi Movies” Screen Rant,
https://screenrant.com/famous-actors-movie-debuts-sci-fi- movies/.
Accessed 22 February 2022.
● Wagner, Katy. “The History Of Sci-Fi Films” Raindance, https://raindance.org
/the-history-of-sci-fi-films/#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20sci%2Dfi%20film
s%20dates%20back%20to%20the,was%20intended%20to%20be%20comic
al.&text=Science%20fiction%20literature%20also%20had%20a%20huge%20i
mpact%20on%0020early%20films.. Accessed 22 February 2022.
 Works Cited (Continued)
● “8 Subgenres of Science Fiction” Noble Newman, http://noblenewman.com/
8-subgenres-of-science-fiction/. Accessed 22 February 2022.\
● Hill, Kyle. “The Animals Hiding in a T.Rex’s Roar”, Scientific American,
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-animals-hiding-in-a-t-re
xs-roar/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20bookThe%20Making,air%20esc
aping%20a%20whale's%20blowhole. Accessed 22 February 2022.
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc_i5TKdmhs