Codes and conventions table

Codes & Conventions Table

Conventional Element	How is it used in Action/Adventure films?
Protagonist	A protagonist a leading character and is often used to be the heroine. The protagonist always has to defeat the antagonist and is normally in some kind of trouble. And he has to save the one he has fell in love with. He has to be young and strong so that it attracts the female’s attention. He looks richer than the antagonist.Also the protagonist has this second life as a hero so he doesn't reveal his true identity until the end of the movie or when his love finds more out about him.They would normally use young and fit men to catch the females attention.
Antagonist	The antagonist is the opposite of a protagonist. He is supposed to be the evil person that tries to destroy the protagonist. He is normally a older looking person to make him look like a villain. The antagonist would have dark make-up and costume on and usually poorer than the protagonist.The antagonist always takes someone valuable away from the antagonist e.g a person the protagonist is in love with.The antagonist is slightly taller than the protagonist and is the one that looks ugly and horrible.
Other characters	Other characters are used in action/adventure movies to make the protagonist and antagonist have the aid and other characters help.And they are put in the film to make them fit in with the type of scene they are put into.Other character are presented to be in either the protagonist or antagonist sides.
Plot	In action/adventure films the plot is always got to do with the antagonist trying to take over the world or take down the protagonist and everything he has left for example when the antagonist kidnaps damsel in distress or something valuable to the protagonist.The plot is based on everything so it has to tell us the mood the characters are in.
Locations	The locations in action/adventure films are usually placed in cities, deserts, on shore e.t.c .Locations are used to show the audience where the action is taking place such as in Fast and Furious 6 the first scene was placed in Rio.It shows where everything is happening such as the fights.
Soundtrack	Soundtracks are used to show the audience that something is going to happen and not to make the film boring because without any music it wouldn’t be interesting.Also music is mostly aimed at teenagers since they know more about music then adults.
Camera	Camera is used to show the audience the different types of techniques such as the long shot,POV(point of view) shot,low angle shot,high angle shot,the establishing shot,extreme close up shot and e.t.c. These shots have also been used to show the audience the emotions.
Mise-en-Scene	Mise-en-scene is used on everything such as the costumes,make-up so that the male and damsel-in-distress looks more attractive .The costume to show the kind of person they are such as if they are poor they would’t have highly standered dress wear.
Editing	In action/adventure films editing is used a lot because without  any lighting/effects/location the film wouldn't be fun to watch in cinemas.You need lighting to make the film have more contrast and to show who the protagonist is.The films uses the green screen if its not possible to have that place used.Effects to make the film more real and interesting to watch.
Other?

Sounds,Editing and Camera Techniques

                                                      The Tank Car Chase
                   

In this scene there are many camera techniques used such as the long shot which shows us where the scene is set e.g a motorway.They have also used the close up shot to focus on the characters emotions.Then there is the point of vies shot in the beginning of this scene it shows that the truck is going to be flipped over the wire.These camera techniques have been used to show the audience the characters emotions and tension that is going on during the car chase.

The sounds used in this scene are intense as you can see the car chase and it shows that there is a lot of damage going on as there is a lot of crashing.There is also the fast paced movement as they are driving.

The editing used in this scene is fast paced so that the audience can see the short amount of action in time.Also this clip has clearly used the green screen because of the crashing and jumping of a bridge.

Terminology & Sounds

Terminology & Sounds

What sounds are conventional to Action/Adventure?

The conventional sounds that are used in action/adventure movies are most likely to have gun shooting,explosions,car motors on,police sirens,cars crashing and many more these are also known as diegetic sounds that the actors and the audience can hear.

Explain how music can be used to build up tension.

Music can be used to build up tension in this case there is a soft melody of a dramatic tone and starts building tension immediately. And it is used to establish a plot or something like they use music to create a mystery or to represent the mood.

Suggest how sound is used to attract its target audience?

The sounds used to attract the target audience from many ways for example it builds tension as well as it gives the scene more associations for example: Slow and fast beats can usually associate to have a problem come up meaning the audience can maybe guess whats going to happen next.This movie is targeted to teenagers by the type of music that is being played.