Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Q 1. Explain two ways the characters and/ or events fit the action adventure genre.

there are ways that the film the hurt locker has characters that fit the action adventure genre because it involves the protagonists trying to solve the problem. in the film the protagonist is on a mission to defuse the bomb that is attached to a so called terrorist which is helpless and had been sent out their to kill them but pleads that he wants to cause no harm to them as himself does not want to die as he has as family and wants the protagonist to defuse the bomb off his body. This fits the action adventure genre as it fits the fact that there is a bomb in the film and army people with weapons etc. also the way the antagonist is being aggressive also fits into the action adventure genre. fast paced action camera shots.


Q2. Explain how each of the following is used to create effects:

soundtrack: This film has several soundtracks as it as uses a tense sound as the protagonist approaches the antagonist the soundtrack gives us that nail biting tense effect this is to show how nervous and how risky it is helping the antagonist as he has a suicide bomb attached to him.

Editing: Fast paced editing is used when the antagonist is getting helped by the protagonist as he is trying to defuse the bob to save his and their life and as he is trying to defuse it quickly it builds tension and has the effect that the action is taking place quickly.



Master and Commander:

Q1. Explain two ways the characters and/or events in the extract fit the action adventure genre.

there are many ways that the master and commander has characters fitting the action and adventure genre as they are dressed up in a action theme and genre they also have several events that are adventure and action