Publisher's Synopsis
Enter an era in Hollywood's most imaginative and speculative science come together, both classic and modern periods known as the science fiction genre that cinematically expanded the conventional based narratives of filmmaking and character definition with elements of fantasy and horror. When French filmmaker Georges Melies made Le voyage dans la lune (A Trip To The Moon) in 1902 it was considered to be the first science fiction film ever created. Born from the pages of novels and pulp magazines, intrepid filmmakers and screenwriters would eventually produce a golden age of sci-fi in cinema that continued for decades through concepts of intergalactic voyages, futuristic settings, advance technologies, robots, aliens, and time travel. This diverse and captivating genre is thoroughly analyzed by the author in Sci-Fi: The Best of the Classics in a series of essays that cover key elements of each important film of that period, including characters, narrative, cinematography, script, actors, directors, producers, and production elements of the soundtrack, editing, flashbacks, intricate plots, morality, locations, camerawork, and lighting. The book covers some of the best classic sci-fi films that personified the fundamental components that are timeless and thought-provocative that has kept generations of filmmakers and audiences fascinated for years."
