Camera Angle shot movement and position

Special Effects

Mise-en-scene

Editing

Sound

Aims:

To introduce Action Adventure Exam Topic

To consider what The Action Adventure Genre is made up of

To look at an example of Action Adventure

What films would you add to the list?

Conflict and Combat

Suspense and Jeopardy

Speed and Motion

Spectacle

What makes Action Adventure an enjoyable action adventure movie?

Conflict and Combat

Suspense and Jeopardy

Speed and Motion

Spectacle

How do the aspects of film contribute to these areas?

Falling motion through trees/Body language/setting Sound of the wind rushing Beeping became louder and more rapidMusic contributes to this Panicked dialogue

Low angle longshot falling straight down

Fast tempo creates this

Close up of closed eyes falling from plane suggests he has been pushed

Thud of crashing emphasises this

Expansive setting

Variation of shot types contribute to panicVery long shot highlights

vulnerability and contributes to the spectacle Combat clothes contribute to

understanding of character

Mise-en-scene

Costume - Time period Character Status Age Ability

Special effects - Computer Generated Images (CGI) Pro-filmic

Setting - Time period Location GenreHero qualities

Lighting - AtmosphereMood EmotionsTemporal awareness (time of day)

Props - Time period Genre Status/PowerCharacteristics

Colour as media language

A&OTo consider the meaning of mise en scene To consider it's importance to Action Adventure Genre

How does the mise-en-scene contribute to the providing suspense and jeopardy in this sequence?

Facial Expressions

Body language

Colour as Media Language

Props and setting

Shot type and angle

Extreme Close-Up

Eye of the subject

Looking through key hole to suggest isolation and confinement

Dark and Gloomy setting to create this atmosphere

Hold down the following to grab an image from the internet:

Shift, CMD,4

You will then se a crosshair, now drag this over the image you want and it will appear on the desk top, as if by magic!

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What qualities or characteristics come through the shot?

Sound Concepts

Contra-punctual

Diegetic

Non-diegetic

Parallel

Ambient

Expressive

Score Soundtrack

Puropse and intentionRealismDramatic (irony)AtmosphericTellPropel Enhance Continuity

Diegetic

Editing Concepts

180 degree rule

Eyeline matching

Matching on action

Graphic matching

Shot reverse shot

Purpose and intention Continuity Pace and TempoSpace and time manipulation Character relationships

Cross cutting Establishing Shot

Special Effects

Computer generated imagery

Pro filmic

Pyrotechnics

Modeling

Green screen

Purpose and intention SpectacleProduction value Gratification Escapism

Prostetics

Answer all two questions using examples from the extract.

1 Explain two ways in which the characters and/or events in the extract fit the action adventure genre.

[10]

2 Explain how each of the following is used to create effects that fit the action adventure genre:

• soundtrack• camerawork• mise-en-scène.

[20]

Total [30]

Write about the sequence chronologically

Tips for Exam Success

Assume the examiner has not seen the sequence

Opening sentence: The establishing shot in this sequences shows......

Technical language is essential throughout the essay

Signifies, symbolises, represents, connotes...

DO NOT TALK ABOUT GENERIC FEATURES OF ACTION ADVENTURE

Answer the question below, with detailed reference to specific examples from the extract only

1) Discuss the ways in which the following are used, in this extract from Holby City. Make explicit link to how gender and and age are represented through all the technical aspects:

Camera Angle shot movement and positionEditingSoundMise-en-scene

Using the mark scheme give an approximate grade and provide 3 reasons for this grade taken from the mark scheme.

Eye line matching is used in this sequence whereby we see Bond in a mid shot driving the car and this is linked by a close up shot of the GPS device. The function of this shot is to show his primary mission, in this case to reach a target (parrellel editing shows this to be the rescuing of the female heroine). This suggests bond is the underdog and has far more barriers to overcome. The effect of this heightens the suspense and jeopardy of this sequence.