Essays about: "science fiction film"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 essays containing the words science fiction film.

1. 6. China and Cinematic Science Fiction: A Lost Genre - A brief history of Chinese science fiction film and its’ narrative themes.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Linus Fredriksson; [2015]
   Keywords : Science fiction; Chinese film; 错位; 珊瑚岛山的死光; Chinese cinema; Kinesisk film; 中国科幻; 中国电影; 中国科幻电影; 中国科幻片; 科幻片; science fiction cinema; science fiction film; 合成人; 银河热; Cultural Sciences; Arts and Architecture; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This paper has its goal in presenting an overall history of the Chinese science fiction movie genre but also to give an in-depth analysis of the thematic elements that is being presented in eight selected movies. Chinese films during the 21st century, which are being distributed outside of its domestic borders, have a tendency to be historical films, wuxia films or a mixture of these two genres. READ MORE

3. 7. What's the problem with reading? : Thesis in language

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Alun Hughes Hughes; [2015]
   Keywords : Reading; english; swedish; teaching; fiction; upper secondary education;

   Abstract : This project began with the basic preconception that there is a growing resistance towards reading among students and this has been partially proved correct. The research questions were: In upper secondary education, what is it that encourages or hinders the students’ incentives for reading? What effect does this have on the subsequent teaching of fictional texts? The aim of this investigation was to examine attitudes on reading among students in upper secondary education and how these attitudes affect the teaching of fictional texts. READ MORE

4. 8. The use of Digital Visual Effects in contemporary TV-series : An analysis of the use of digital visual effects as a narrative device in the television series Doctor Who, Defiance and Terra Nova

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för Kultur, samhälle, mediegestaltning – KSM; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Thorbjörn Eklund; [2014]
   Keywords : DVFx; VFX; Film; TV; Special Effects; CG; CGI; Filmproduction; TV-production;

   Abstract : In this thesis the argument of a new visual language as a narrative device will be discussed and looked at, by analyzing four different TV-series in the science-fiction genre: Terra Nova 2011, Defiance 2013-, Doctor Who 1963 – 1989 and Doctor Who 2005-. It will be possible to see the use of digital visual effects as a narrator in the image. READ MORE

5. 9. What Distinguishes Humans from Artificial Beings in Science Fiction World

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

   Author : Di Wu; [2012]
   Keywords : Dehumanization; Social Categorization; Empathy; Alienation;

   Abstract : In my thesis, I explore how advanced robotic technologies affect human society and my particular concern centers on investigating the boundaries between actual humans and artificial beings. Taking Steven Spielberg’s film Artificial Intelligence (2001) and Philip K. READ MORE

6. 10. Machine integration into human life:Mankind and Cyborgization

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

   Author : Muhammad Ali Khan; [2012]
   Keywords : Ideology; Identity; Cyborgization; Authenticity; Science fiction;

   Abstract : Muhammad Ali Khan Abstract August 31, 2012 Machine integration into human life: Mankind & Cyborgization Embracing technology and its utilization has always been a certain goal for human beings so it would provide benefits in long run through different ways. However access to such knowledge not only helps mankind to prosper but also reveals its dark side in form of a dilemma. READ MORE