Research About Action Films
Hey there bloggers! Welcome to another blog! Today, I’m going to discuss another genre that I could use for my portfolio project, this genre is ACTION. Action is a high-energy genre, that usually includes a lot of physical challenges, and many times include scenes where an important character fight for their lives. The article “The Action Genre In Film And TV”, by nofilmschool, said that “action movies are like riding roller coasters” because they pump up the adrenaline, and take us places we can only imagine.
The typical target audience of action films are predominantly young people between the ages of 18-24 years old. It’s one of the favorite genres, due to its fast pace, and it’s also preferred a little bit more by males.
Some of the content conventions used in the action genre are that the protagonist is many times is a normal person that is forced into a setting which they are not familiarized into. Also, another common content conventions used is that the protagonist is many times part of the CIA, FBI or some big organization, and they go for a mission that’s going to be really hard to complete. Also, the problem is many times very physical, where the protagonist have to either get something, kill someone, defeat someone or protect someone. Action films are all about spectacle.
Action film’s techniques conventions include high cutting rates with short shot durations (cross cutting), this is used to accelerate the hearth rate and simulate chaos, and I think that if I end up doing my opening of action, this is one of the main things that I should consider. Also, there are many times a lot of hand-held shots that makes the audiences feel like they are living on the moment, also a lot of low-angles of the protagonist, to make him look like an hero, and powerful, and lastly, the sound that is used is a hyper-real foley, that simulates punch sounds, explosions, and more.
The institutional conventions used in action works are selling the film based on a known main actor of the film, which is many times a known one, and they market the film all around that specific person, also there’s usually merchandise, because there’s high potential for toys, and video games. Also, action films often feature the protagonist looking at the camera, holding a weapon, with destruction or fire behind them.
Two films that represent the genre are “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (2009) , and “The Hunger Games” (2012)
Transformers
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