Humans Mini Mock
To what extent does the first episode of Humans conform to conventions of the science fiction genre? [15] (25 minutes) Conventional or unconventional? Allegory Issues of representation Generic paradigms Repetition and difference Comparisons with other science fiction media Media language (shot types, camera angles, sound, editing, etc...) Humans both conforms to conventions but also not a hard sci-fi novel. It's genre would be considered more as alternative present meaning it is polysemic and has multiple meanings. Some of the genre conventions it follows are the glowing eyes, 18+ card, artificial intelligence , synths vs. humans. In the first episode of Humans, the first scene after the credits where they are at home then go and buy Anita is where we first notice this may not be a completely conventional science fiction series. This is because its starts of in a normal family home, lots of mess, Joe the dad is on the phone whilst multi tasking cooking breakfast, the lighting