Genre Media Studies

Action Adventure Conventions

• Fast Cars• Explosions

•Antagonist and Protagonist• Damsel in distress• Ticking time bombs • Plot

Mise – en – scene The mise en scene of an action adventure film would include:•Lighting – The lighting would usually be quite dark in moments of action as it would make the scene seem more mysterious and would also set an uncomfortable mood, preparing us for the action •Props – in action adventure the props used would usually be weapons, these would usually be carried by the antagonists•Setting – the setting in action adventure would usually include a town or city, it would be an area where a lot of people are and live, this can then be helpful if there are any people held hostage.

As you can see in the front cover of this action adventure film, you can see that the main character is the main focus, however there is an explosion in the background with cars involved. These are conventions of action adventure and therefore this makes it obvious to us what type of movie this will be

Comedy 1. Film Language

The secret of comedy is timing and performance. A person could analyze routines, gags etc. and see how they are used within a narrative feature. We get pleasure from seeing the funny character getting humiliated or injured.

The mise en scene of a Comedy film includes:•Lighting – The lighting is usually light, there are bright colours which

makes the movie seem more joyful and exciting, therefore more funny

• Characters in a comedy movie would act in buffoon like way. They would be immature and say things that may be inappropriate if an

adult was to act like this in realisation.

As we can see, The main character in this movie is the main focus of the front cover. There is a lot of negative space which allows us

to focus on him as the main subject. His stance isn’t seen as a normal stance as he is stood with both legs apart revealing more than what he should be. This adds an element of comedy as his unattractive legs are held at an angle we wouldn’t usually see

which draws attention to his short shorts. The way he is dressed is quite immature and girly. He is dressed in small clothes to

reveal his untoned body, this is funny because we don’t feel out of place or jealous of the mans figure, we just laugh at his vanity.

Romance films include the conventions:•Boy meets girl – they fall in love •Emotional aspect, e.g hero/heroins dad/mum dies.•Main characters are introduced •There is often a voiceover to introduce the characters.•Usually involves hearts and wedding bells

Romance

It is clear to us that the notebook is in the romantic genre because the girl is almost always wearing red. Red signifies

passion and love, therefore also creating a typical stereotype of females as it shows that she is caring and sensitive. There is also the story line that the boy meets

the girl and the idea that one of the main characters would experience a hard time or some form of upset to disturb

the relationship