Science fiction
Contribuinte(s) |
Goldsmith, Ben Ryan, Mark David Lealand, Geoff |
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Data(s) |
2015
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Resumo |
Few science fiction films have been made in Australia by Australians for Australian audiences, with most of the handful of locally-produced films made since the mid-1990s. Yet there has always been a solid Australian audience for non-Australian science fiction films and a strong international niche audience for the genre. While Australia has provided below-the-line crews and heads of departments (cinematographers, production designers, and so on) for many non-Australian science fiction films produced domestically, few Australian film directors have specialised in the genre. This is somewhat surprising considering that Alex Proyas achieved a degree of international success for his gothic science fiction film Dark City (1998), and George Miller achieved international fame following the worldwide success of Mad Max II (1981). Although the science fiction element of Mad Max II is tenuous – and even more so in the case of the original Mad Max (George Miller, 1979) – Miller is credited with creating a new (sub)genre which incorporates science fiction elements and has been widely imitated internationally: the dystopian, post-apocalyptic movie. Nevertheless, Australia has only produced a small number of science fiction movies. In addition to the above films, key titles include: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (George Miller, 1985), Shirley Thompson versus the Aliens (Jim Sharman, 1972), The Time Guardian (Brian Hannant, 1987), The Chain Reaction (Ian Barry, 1980) and, more recently, Knowing (Alex Proyas, 2009), Daybreakers (Michael and Peter Spierig, 2009), and Iron Sky (Timo Vuorensola, 2012). |
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application/pdf |
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Publicador |
Intellect Ltd |
Relação |
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/61548/2/61548.pdf http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/books/view-Book,id=4951/ Schembri, Peter & Ryan, Mark David (2015) Science fiction. In Goldsmith, Ben, Ryan, Mark David, & Lealand, Geoff (Eds.) Directory of World Cinema : Australia and New Zealand. Intellect Ltd, Bristol, pp. 159-163. |
Direitos |
Copyright 2014 Intellect Ltd. |
Fonte |
ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation; Creative Industries Faculty; School of Media, Entertainment & Creative Arts |
Palavras-Chave | #190201 Cinema Studies #190204 Film and Television #Science fiction #Australian cinema #Genre movies #Internationalisation |
Tipo |
Book Chapter |