Genre Research - Action

I'm researching genres to see if it's possible to spin our pitch in a creative way. The genre I am researching at the moment is the action genre. 

The action movies I researched tend to have these angles and movements of the camera: 

  • High and Low angle 
  • Birds Eye Views 
  • Tracking Shots 
  • Side Views 
  • Establishing Shots Common 

 Mis-En-Scene used in action films: 

  • Occasional comedy 
  • Large and intricate movie sets (they get destroyed) 
  • Abundance of creative prop usage to create fake glass and prop weapons 
  • Intense usage of costumes to differentiate background characters from main characters 
  • Use of lighting to create tense feelings in audience (flashing lights, dim lights) 

Common Editing used in action films: 

  • Jump Cuts 
  • Cuts 
  • Fade Aways 
  • Cross Cuts 
  • Dissolve 
  • Inserts 

Common Sounds used in action films: 

  • Dialogue 
  • Intense music leaving audience on edge of their seats 
  • Sound Bridges 
  • Ambient Sounds to immerse audience 

Films I watched in this genre: 

  • Bullet Train 
  • The Gray Man 
  • Ghosted 
  • The John Wick Series 

Elements of the Genre that I enjoy: 

  • There's a lot of freedom in the action genre and there's loads of possibility to use different film aspects to drastically change the "action" in your film 
  • Action movies are extremely entertaining and can have audiences glued to the screen if done correctly 
  • Action movies are very thrilling and suspenseful and never have dull moments 
  • Action movies an have an emphasis on the actors allowing more improvisation and creativity 

Elements of Genre that I dislike: 

  • Action movies can become repetitive and boring if done poorly 
  • Action movies rely on expensive budgets to create appealing scenes and eye catching visuals which makes them very difficult to recreate 

 

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