1. Science Fiction Presented by Tirzah Reilly

2. First characteristic- The Future Usually a sci-fi film will be featured in a futuristic time period. (If it is in the past or present, it will have a changed feature or technology that seems unusually advanced.)

3. Second Characteristic- Science;/Technology The kind of science found in sci-fi films will be advanced and will usually have a lot of technology as part of it. Some examples: –Robots –Spaceships –Time machines –Formulas that make you change (like

4. Third Characteristic- Alienss Aliens can be a main feature in Sci-Fi films, though not all have them. Since most of the films are in the future, there will most likely be space travel and humans meeting or discovering aliens. Aliens can be friends, enemies, or animal- like.

5. Astro Boy

6. Wall-E Summery: Humans have left the Earth as a large trash dump while they live a (not-so-much) paradise in space. Wall-E is a trash clean-up robot that is very curious and soon love-struck with a beautiful robot named Eve… Sci-Fi aspects: –Robots –Space Travel –Earth disaster –Advanced Technology

7. Avatar Summery: In the future, while mining a new planet, humans create a program that deals with the locals (aliens).

8. Iconic Figure- Captain Kirk Captain James T. Kirk is a well known character from the Sci-Fi films Star Trek. He is the captain of the spaceship Enterprise in the future (around the year 2250’s). He has many adventures (exploring other planets, going back in time) and has human and alien friends.

9. Iconic Figure 2- George Lucas George Lucas is well known for being the creator of the popular Sci-Fi films Star Wars. He formed his own company, called Lucasfilm Ltd.

10. Bibliography www.filmsite.org/genres.html www.filmjabber.com/movie/genres www.imdb.com http://www.filmsite.org/sci-fifilms.html