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GCSE Media Coursework The first science fiction film was a French film 'A Trip to the Moon' made in 1902 adapted form a Jules Verne novel. It used special effects such as stop-motion cutting to make creatures disappear or reappear. The first American science fiction was 'The Lost World' in 1925 based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel. Model dinosaurs were used and at the time seemed quite impressive, now seem quite tame and dull compared with the likes of Peter Jackson's dinosaurs in 'King Kong'. This shows that many science fiction films are actually adapted from novels as this was the source of their inspiration. Science fiction films were very popular during the 1950's as Americas beliefs, attitudes and morals (Americas concerns) were reflected in Hollywood's science fiction films. One of America's main concerns of the day was the 'space race' between America and Russia to develop rocket technology....

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