Sub Genre

FILM & SUB-GENRE	MAIN COLOURS USED	MAIN ACTORS	AGE RATING	SYNOPSIS	MAIN IMAGES USED ON POSTER	CONVENTIONS OF ACTION/ADVENTURE USED
Example: Red (crime)	Red, black and orange	Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren	15	When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.	Serious/angry facial expressions, guns	Colour red, guns, big named actors, CIA
The Amazing Spider-Man	Red and Blue	Andrew Garfield Emma Stone Rhys Ifans Denis Leary	PG-13	Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner.	Serious	the city as background
Thor	Red and Black	Chris Hemsworth Natalie PortmanTom HiddlestonTom Anthony Hopkins	PG-13	The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.	Serious/ determined looked	Armour
Avater	Blue and black	Sam Worthington Zoe Saldana Sigourney Weaver Stephen Lang	12A	A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.	Mysterious
Man of Steel	Red,black and white	Henry Cavill Amy Adams Michael Shannon Diane Lane	12A	A young itinerant worker is forced to confront his secret extraterrestrial heritage when Earth is invaded by members of his race.	Strong and Determined	Superhero
Avengers Assemble	Blue	Robert Downey Jr. Chris Evans Mark Ruffalo Chris Hemsworth Scarlett Johansson Jeremy Renner Tom Hiddleston	12A	Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. assembles a team of superhumans to save the planet from Loki and his army.	Serious and they in their fighting stance	Superheros, chaos and they look like they are going to save the planet.

                                                                  

TASKS

1. Fill in the table by looking at the posters and trailers of 5 Action Adventure films that have different sub-genres. (Use films you have not previously used in other tasks.)

Answer the questions below in full sentences, using media terminology effectively (E.g. denotation, connotation, signify, diegetic sound)

and back up your point with evidence (PEEL).

2. What similarities can you note between the sub genres? (at least 3)

They all have fantasy as their sub-genre.

3. What differences can you note between the sub genres? (at least 3)

None.

4. Although they have different sub-genres, do the plots contain any similarities? How do they follow the codes and conventions of an Action Adventure film?

They all have protagonists whom defeat the antagonists. In addition thay also battle in the city where the public is most vulnerable.

5. Watch the trailers for each of your chosen films. How do you know that these sub genres are a part of Action Adventure films? Think about sound and the pace of the editing.

They all have special powers which they wouldn’t have in the real world. We the audience can hear the un-diegetic sounds when the protagonist is in danger. Furthermore, the trailer shows as the action and where it leads up to. This as an code and convention of an action/adventure movies because usually when a trailer is showed, they wouldn’t reveal what is going to happen, hence it makes us think what is going to happen next.