mini essay

The camera techniques used in this action/adventure movie is mainly jump cut on account of being an action/adventure the audience, being mainly men, will get bored of boring camera techniques such as the zoom as it will not fit in with the movie genre and make it seem slow and subtle.

Jump cut has an effect of making a very long scene seem slower and more interesting and will make more people attracted to the film.

The sound included in this film is usually fast paced and orchestra music making, usually fight scenes, usually include tension music and making the audience more interested.

The editing used in this film is very fast and intense just to impact the scene for example in a fight scene there is usually fast editing such as cross cutting to show the important bits of the scene.

The main scenes are usually fight scenes as this is part of the codes and conventions of an action/adventure genre for example 'The Avengers' wouldn't have slow paces romantic music as it will not fit in with the genre and make the audience confused, this is why the sound, camera techniques and the editing are very important as it identifies the type of movie it is to insure the audience are informed it is an action/adventure film.

Conventional Element	How is it used in Action/Adventure films?
Protagonist	Usually the protagonists are casted as young attractive males or young attractive females which portray an innocent clean character. Another thing is that they usually wear bright rich clothes to show they have a lot of money.
Antagonist	Usually the antagonists are casted as old wicked looking actors to inform the audience that they are the bad guys. They usually wear old tatted clothes that represent how old and ragged they are. They usually portray an old wicked man which is a conventional element in the action adventure genre.
Other characters	The other characters are either on the good side or the bad side as you can tell by what ship they’re on or what they’re wearing. The protagonists and the antagonists usually wear different colours as the baddies usually wear dark, ugly ragged clothes whereas the good people wear bright, nice colours or rich clothes.
Plot	The plot of the movie is simply a war between the protagonists and antagonists which is a conventional element in an action/adventure genre.
Locations	The location is in the middle of the sea as it’s a pirate film which is a conventional element in the stereotypical pirate movie.
Soundtrack	The background music is either past paced orchestra to make the audience feel tense and inform that action is about to take place.
Camera	The camera angles are usually high angle or low angle to emphasise the importance of that character for example if a character is superior the camera would be held at a low angle to show they are powerful wheras if a character is vunerable the camera would be held at a high angle.
Mise-en-Scene	The props used in this movie are cannons and planks to insure that this is a typical pirate film.
Editing	The editing usually used in this film is quick cuts and different camera angles.
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What sounds are conventional to Action/Adventure?

Most sounds that are used in action/adventure are usually tense fast music to enhance the scene, for example mostly used in fast pace fighting scenes.

Explain how music can be used to build up tension.

Music can be used to build up tension simply by crashing with the noise of fighting scenes to take the audience to the edge of their seats. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xemvuM-uav0 

Suggest how sound is used to attract its target audience.

If in a fighting scene slow and emotional music is used the audience would usually be confused and lose interest, whereas if fast paced music is used it will create a tension that will pull in the audience and want to make them see what happens next.