Genre Research ( Action)

Common Lighting- Natural film, Three-point, Soft film, Motivated, and Hard film.

Common Camera Angles- Dutch, Eye level, High,Low, and Over the shoulder.

Common Camera Movement- 360-Degree, Zoom, Pan, Tilt, and Crane.

Common Mis-En-Scene- regular clothing or dress up costumes, Natural make-up

Common Sounds-Ominous music, soundbite of beeping, fighting sounds, banging noises, and crashing sounds.

Examples- Jumanji, Spider-man: Homecoming, and Charlies Angels.

Elements that is liked- Strong characters, explosions, fight scenes, and car chase sounds.

Elements that are disliked- Death scenes of important characters and extreme/super loud noises.

Research is the foundation to one's success on something because it is very beneficial to know information about a certain thing. For this genre, Ronneka and I researched every aspect of the action genre. The reason for this was to make sure we had a reference in order to tell the difference between the action genre and others. Researching all the different types of genres helped us to understand that the same techniques can be used in all genres but each show different aspects. These different aspects shows off that certain genre's characteristics. For example, action films use a lot of sound effects and zoom movements. This helps to capture dramatic scenes and exaggerate sounds. Action films are very thrilling, lively, and intriguing. This is why the use of sound effects and the zoom movement helps to enhance the scene that is be shown and make it engaging. When considering what our pitch should consist of we kept in mind the different genres we like the most. This helped us based pick a genre and come up with a pitch because we based it on our interests. This led us to choosing a certain type of opening sequence. Now that we are becoming the actors and film markers, we need to have the same thinking as them. Having the same mindset as film makers will benefit us by knowing how to film our own opening sequence. To be successful film makers, we have to know all the information on the different genres and their techniques. The techniques like camera angles, camera movements, lighting, sounds, costumes, props, settings, makeup, and type of acting could share some similarities in the different genres. However, all the genre uses them in different ways. Researching about different genres specifically action helped us to form our ideas for our opening sequence. Also, it helped us set our mindset to a directors perspective while brainstorming ideas for our pitch. Overall, the research helped us better understand the action genre compared to the other genres.

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