Saturday, 19 October 2013

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.
Other?










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