Science Fiction Film

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by Keith M. Johnston

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Science Fiction

Keywords

science fiction

Publishing date

2011

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Collection

Film Genres

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 208 pages
6 x 9 ¼ inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-84788-476-3

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Book Presentation:
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.

About the Author:
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.

See the publisher website: Bloomsbury Academic