Sci-Fi Trailer Codes and Conventions

The genre incorporates hypothetical and science based themes into the plot of the film. Many sci-fi films use a futuristic setting; this may be away from Earth, such as other planets or in space. The film may also take place on Earth, but in the future, where the world has a different look than it currently does in the present day. Another common convention of the sci-fi genre is futuristic technology, which is technology that has not been invented yet. The technology is sometimes used by the characters to help them in some way. The film will also have a focus on special effects to further enhance the futuristic setting and make it more realistic for the audience. In many cases, special effects and CGI are used because it wouldn’t be possible to create the technology or environment physically, so it is added in in the editing phase.  Most sci-fi films have a large budget since using SFX can be expensive and low budget films will not be able to do this as easily.