Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Existing Genres and Genre Conventions

There are many forms of existing genres, the genres that I have chosen to follow is Action Adventure, Sci-Fi and drama.

The action genre is one of the major genre types if not the main genre type. With such a mass audience that are appealed to the conventions within the genre. Action films generally have tremendous impact, features continuous high energy, lots of physical stunts and activity, chase scenes, races, rescues, battles, martial arts, destructive disasters, fights, escapes, fast pacing and adventurous heroes. The reason action is so popular is due to the sense of escapism the film bestows upon the audience and how it can empower a general gender, often males as they are the conventional protagonist.
Action typically centers around a male protagonist, these are often portrayed by a number of prominent actors known within the genre, Bruce Willis for example. Whereas women within action films often feature as an accomplice or romantic interest of the protagonist. Recently some action films have featured strong female characters to broaden the demographic appeal.
The general structure within the action genre features

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