Codes+and+Conventions

SCI-FI: ALIEN INVASION FILMS __** 1. CODES AND CONVENTIONS: __** TECHNICAL CODES __** **__ SYMBOLIC CODES __** **__ 2. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GENRE OVER TIME __** **__ 3. KEY TEXTS __**
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 * Visual: **
 * ** Shot Types - Long Shots, Close-Ups, Point-of-View Shots **
 * ** Camera Angles - Low Angles, High Angles, Skewed Angles **
 * ** Lighting - Low-Key Lighting - Chiaroscuro **
 * ** Special Effects  **
 * Aural: **
 * ** Sound Effects **
 * ** Music  **
 * Editing: **
 * ** Editing Tempo **
 * ** Sequencing of Shots  **
 * Mise-en-Scene **
 * ** Settings and Props **
 * ** Costuming  **
 * Characters **
 * ** The Hero(es) **
 * ** The Aliens (The Villain) **
 * ** The Damsel in Distress (The Innocent(s)) **
 * ** The Saviour  **
 * Context **
 * ** Technology - Human vs. Alien **
 * ** The Media  **
 * Technical Developments **
 * ** Special Effects  **
 * Narrative Developments **
 * ** Characters - Character Archetypes **
 * ** Thematic Concerns  **
 * 1950s - War of the Worlds ('53), The Day the Earth Stood Still ('51) **
 * 1990s - Independence Day ('96) **
 * 2000s - Signs ('02), War of the Worlds ('05), The Day the Earth Stood Still ('08) **