Detective Genre

Clip from Scream 4

This scene creates suspense, but then at the end, when Kirby is stabbed, the true gore of horror comes through. Scream 4 is a film with lots of blood, gore and people being murdered, all these things are typical of the horror genre.

Examples and History of Science Fiction

Genre Research

SCIENCE FICTION

Examples of ...

• Predators
• Resident Evil: Afterlife
• Apollo 18
• The Thing
• Dredd
• Prometheus

History and Background

The definition of science fiction is a make-believe story, usually in the future, where their are technological advances, or huge environmental or social changes. Mostly involves something about time travel or the portrayal of space and life on other planets.

Science fiction is very diverse, as there are so many different routes that can be taken using subgenre, like sci-fi/horror, sci-fi/romance, sci-fi action etc. etc. 

Image found on the Internet, showing the different areas Science Fiction can take.

Even 50 years ago, Science Fiction was used as a metaphor for present day, for example how the Klingons are portrayed as Russians and Romulans in communist China.