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The document discusses the disaster sci-fi genre. It is a subgenre of science fiction that deals with imagined scientific innovations and their impacts, often in catastrophic scenarios. Disaster sci-fi films typically feature science-related disasters threatening humanity that must be solved using science. Examples include global warming leading to an ice age in The Day After Tomorrow and comets needing destruction in Armageddon. Key conventions are disasters requiring scientific solutions, parts taking place in space, and focusing on saving Earth from threats.
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The document compares the preliminary and final versions of a production. It discusses improvements made in brightness and visibility of shots through color correction. It also describes more varied camera angles being used in the final version to better convey meanings. Additionally, it notes that original music was commissioned for the soundtrack of the final production, whereas the preliminary relied only on diegetic sounds. Overall, there are clear enhancements between the versions in use of lighting, angles, and sound design.
Props
John is dressed in a plain top and jeans with simple trainers based on questionnaire results showing viewers preferring the main character in bright clothes. Connie is dressed smartly as a news reporter in presentable fashion, holding a microphone. The document also lists furniture and objects like a kitchen table, plate and cutlery, TV and remote, bookshelf, telescope, desk, and glasses to be worn by John.
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