Thursday, December 6, 2018

The search for genre part dos

  1. Action
  2. In an action story they usually have a fast-moving plot. The protagonist in the story most likely takes the risky route which then leads to a desperate situation. Not just a protagonist but also one or more group of heroes are put into a series of challenges, life threatening situations.  In those scenes their might include, explosions, fight scenes, daring escapes, frantic chases, etc. The storyline is usually the hero trying to fight against evil to stop them. With then usually resulting in a happy ending for the protagonist as he tries to save the day.
  3. The production techniques involved in an action genre includes sound effects such as for explosions, car engines, intense music, gun shots, running, screaming etc. The lighting in an action film is mostly daylight, searchlights, and street lamps. Actors seem to mainly wear expensive clothing for battle. Mostly dark colors are worn like black or brown to make the characters more suspicious. However, the main protagonist/hero  wears white to make them stand out so viewers can see the contrast of good and evil. Action is usually taken place in cities, warehouses, police stations, cars, casinos, banks, etc. There is very fast paced shots as well as close ups to show emotions. Establishing shots are used to show where the action is taking place. Tracking shots are also common to make viewers feel like they are apart of it.
  4. The Fast and the Furious is an action film sequel in which has to do with illegal street racing. In these films there has been the main protagonist and a new villain in each of these movies. The protagonist tries to fight and save the day as the bad guy is up to no good. They’ll end up in car races which is the ultimate life threatening challenge the stunts they pull off and is where the sound effects come in. This film includes the sound effects of explosions, car engines, gun shots, and, intense music. The Fast and the Furious includes a lot of fight scenes and car chases. A few stunts were done in this movie as the cars would street race, and land perfectly.
  5. Rush Hour is an action film sequel that has to do with different missions each movie in which the protagonist is fighting off the bad guy as he tries to save the day. More specifically in the first Rush Hour, the protagonists are on a mission to save the Chinese diplomats daughter as she has been kidnapped. This movie contains car chases, fight scenes and sound effects including explosions. Film mainly takes place in daylight. The protagonist then fights off villains that took away the Chinese diplomats daughter and gets her back.

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