2001: A Space Odyssey
A space odyssey first lets the audience it is a sci-fi film
purely from its title. Space is very rarely a touched upon setting for a film
unless you are making a Sci-Fi film.
The film shows what appears to be the sun rising over an unknown planet. The setting is therefore set in space, an obvious setting for a Sci-Fi film. The music playing during this slow edited scene gives the sense of discovery and mystery, giving the impression to the audience that they will be travelling deep into space and the unknown. Much of the other music featured in the film adds to the lack of gravity the actors are experiencing. Due to the light string instruments used to create the music it gives the feeling of weightlessness to the audience another key feature of being in space, which in turn is a key feature of a science fiction genre.
The film shows a space ship moving through space while keeping to the slow editing pace to perhaps replicate the slow moving nature of anti-gravity. The costumes the actors wear inside the ship also give large hints to a futuristic setting where space exploration is easy. All of these sci-fi elements point towards a fully engaging Sci-Fi film. Analysing the costumes more, the most obvious choice for identifying a Sci-Fi film would be the spacesuits worn by the crew aboard the ship. This lets the audience know they are in a space setting and therefore an almost obvious sense they are watching a Sci-Fi movie.
The pristine white walls of the interior of the spaceships are clear indication of a Sci-Fi setting being almost mandatory in all Sci-Fi films and being a clear giveaway to the genre of film being watched.
The camera angles used in the film commonly spin around the scenes to replicate the feel of no gravity and weightlessness, and to transfer it to the audience to make them feel like they are also in space.
The glowing lights featured in the spaceship are clear giveaways of a futuristic computer panel featuring a talking computer all clear signs of a Science Fiction setting.
The film shows what appears to be the sun rising over an unknown planet. The setting is therefore set in space, an obvious setting for a Sci-Fi film. The music playing during this slow edited scene gives the sense of discovery and mystery, giving the impression to the audience that they will be travelling deep into space and the unknown. Much of the other music featured in the film adds to the lack of gravity the actors are experiencing. Due to the light string instruments used to create the music it gives the feeling of weightlessness to the audience another key feature of being in space, which in turn is a key feature of a science fiction genre.
The film shows a space ship moving through space while keeping to the slow editing pace to perhaps replicate the slow moving nature of anti-gravity. The costumes the actors wear inside the ship also give large hints to a futuristic setting where space exploration is easy. All of these sci-fi elements point towards a fully engaging Sci-Fi film. Analysing the costumes more, the most obvious choice for identifying a Sci-Fi film would be the spacesuits worn by the crew aboard the ship. This lets the audience know they are in a space setting and therefore an almost obvious sense they are watching a Sci-Fi movie.
The pristine white walls of the interior of the spaceships are clear indication of a Sci-Fi setting being almost mandatory in all Sci-Fi films and being a clear giveaway to the genre of film being watched.
The camera angles used in the film commonly spin around the scenes to replicate the feel of no gravity and weightlessness, and to transfer it to the audience to make them feel like they are also in space.
The glowing lights featured in the spaceship are clear giveaways of a futuristic computer panel featuring a talking computer all clear signs of a Science Fiction setting.
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