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1. History of chosen movie
genre
By Churchill Afodume, Callum Jones and Bailey
Nuttman

2. History of sci-fi movies
Science fiction movies was first developed in the 1900s
however it wasn’t taken seriously by the movie industry or
the public therefore it took a few decades before people
started to appreciate the genre and take it seriously.
One of the main elements which was required when
making science fiction movies was special effects
therefore this made it difficult for the motion picture
industry to produce these type of movies because they
didn’t have the technology which was required to create
the special effects.

3. First ever science-fiction
movie to be made
One of the movies which would be considered as the
first science-fiction movie to be made was a movie
called “Le Voyage dans La Lune” which was a French
silent movie directed and created by Georges Melies
in 1902. This sci-fi movie was basically about two
characters trying to launch a spacecraft to the moon
in a large cannon. The movie was also humorous
which is less popularly found in the sci-fi movies of
today. Although the movie only had a duration of
about 12 minutes, it became popular across France
and other European countries too.

4. Continuation of Sci-fi movies
 In the 1920s, many American film makers started to using
sci-fi films to predict the future and what might happen in
future generations to come. Therefore this required advanced
technology which often made the movies more expensive.
One of the most important pioneers of science-fiction movies
was a German-Austrian film maker, director and producer
called Fritz Lang.
 In 1927 he made the most expensive science fiction movie up
to that point which was a film set in year 2026. This
influenced many other film makers and producers to produce
other science-fiction movies. Over the years different
elements of science fiction were added in to many popular
movies such as Frankenstein, Doctor X, Dr Cyclops and
several James Bond movies.

5. 21st Century science -
fiction movies
As technology grew and the world wide web was also
introduced, this made science fiction movies better
because the editors could use new software to make
different effects such as wave movements, explosion
and even face clusters and advertising became even
easier.
Over the years science-fiction movies drifted from the
whole space war themed films to more fantasy
movies such as The matrix, Independence day and
Avatar which was the most expensive sci-fi film to be
made costing a sum of $237 million to make.