Science Fiction Film

A Critical Introduction

AvKeith M. Johnston

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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Science Fiction Film develops a historical and cultural approach to the genre that moves beyond close readings of iconography and formal conventions. It explores how this increasingly influential genre has been constructed from disparate elements into a hybrid genre. Science Fiction Film goes beyond a textual exploration of these films to place them within a larger network of influences that includes studio politics and promotional discourses. The book also challenges the perceived limits of the genre - it includes a wide range of films, from canonical SF, such as Le voyage dans la lune, Star Wars and Blade Runner, to films that stretch and reshape the definition of the genre. This expansion of generic focus offers an innovative approach for students and fans of science fiction alike.

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Utgivningsdatum:2011-11-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:472 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Film Genres
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781847884770

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Keith M. Johnston is Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia and author of Coming Soon: Film Trailers and the Selling of Hollywood Technology.

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Johnston brings a fresh eye to science fiction criticism in this book, drawing attention to some of the exciting and influential films that resonate within the genre and discussing often forgotten elements such as trailers, posters and adverts.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionSection 1: What is Science Fiction?1. Genre Theory and Science Fiction2. Reading Science Fiction3. Science Fiction and TechnologySection 2: Genre History4. Pre-History, 1895-19505. Defining the Genre, 1950-706. Science Fiction as Blockbuster, 1970-907. Science Fiction as Mainstream, 1990-2010Section 3: Selling Science Fiction8. 'Adventure Dramas of the Future': Advertising Genre9. Genre and Spectacle: The Science Fiction Trailer10. Audience and Genre: Science Fiction and the InternetConclusionAnnotated Guide to Further ReadingSelected FilmographyBibliographyIndex