ACTION ADVENTURE FILMS

Action adventure films offer audiences traditional hero / villain conflicts, glamorous heroines, the pleasures of spectacle like exotic locations, dangers like combat and conflict, thrills and spills like car chases and explosions. 

• Watch the opening of Johnny English and identify the visual and sound codes.
• In what ways is this film also a comedy /spoof ?

Watch the trailer to Spectre - open here - and make a mind map that identifies

• the conventions of the Bond franchise
• genre codes of the spy / action thriller
• present this to the class for discussion

 

Let's look at genre codes click here to open

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O7F_Wdb7Q4

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the year 9 Media Studies course. In our 7-9 weeks together, we will cover some of these activities and topics:

• genre - using action adventure film
• film language - how to identify camerawork, mise-en-scène, sound and editing
• Photoshop - uploading a photo and simple editing
• making a poster in Photoshop
• making an advert
• making a magazine cover
• making a comic
• branding - design, logos 
• presentation platforms - infographics, Canva
• filming and editing - making your own production