Action and Thriller Genre Research Blog

Action

Common Camera Angles:

• Aerial Shot
• Close up
• Medium Shot
• Long Shot
• Deep Focus
• Dutch Tilt

Common Mis en Scene: 

• City Setting
• City Lights
• Lighting and shadows
• Costumes 
• Makeup

Common Editing: 

• Skip scene
• Insert
• Cutaway
• Eyeline Match
• Cross cutting

Elements of the Genre: 

• Fighting
• Stunts
• Eplosions
• Explosives

Film Examples:

• Avengers
• Spiderman 3
• Ironman 2
• Mad Max
• John Wick

Common sounds in action films: 

• Explosions
• Screams
• Gunfire
• Crowd
• Police Cars
• Vehicles

Elements of the genre that I like:

The element I like about this genre is the intense feeling that you get at the climax of the film. I also like the different props used throughout the films such as fake explosives and cars.

What elements of the genre do not appeal to you?: 

The element of the genre that I don't like is the lack of on-set action. The use of cgi has taken over almost all of the movies that we watch today.

Thriller

Common Camera Angles:

• Establishing Shot
• Close up
• Pan Shot
• Two Shot
• Depth of Field
• Over the Shoulder Shot

Common Mis en Scene: 

• Props; knives, weapons and more.
• Crowd of people.
• Lighting 
• Costumes and makeup
• CGI

Common Editing: 

• Cut
• Insert
• Fade
• Jump cut
• Shot Reverse shot
• Cross cutting

Elements of the Genre: 

• Conflict
• Villains
• Bridging tension

Film Examples:

• Get out
• Us
• Gerlad's Game
• Glass
• Bird Box
• Jaws

Common sounds in thriller films: 

• Screams
• Gunfire
• One on one combat
• Police Cars

Elements of the genre that i like:

The element I like about this genre is the excitement and tension that you get during the film. I also like the costumes and makeup used in different thriller films; they make the movie more exciting.

What elements of the genre do not appeal to you?: 

The element of the genre that I don't like is how thriller movies don't include as many characters compared to different genres such as comedies or actions.