REPETOIRE OF ELEMENTS

action with elements of drama!

OUR CHOSEN GENRE:
Action drama - Combines action set-pieces with serious themes, character insight and/or emotional power. This sub-genre can be traced back to the origins of the action film. Carol Reed's The Third Man (written by Grahame Greene) was an award-winning predecessor of this sub-genre.

CHARACTERS: EITHERDamsel in distress (prize for hero) OR empowered woman (e.g. Charlies angels) Hero (protagonist) Villain (antagonist) Red Shirt Anti-hero

NARRATIVE: (Classic Hollywood 3 act narrative structure) Fight scenes (physical and guns) Single stranded, linear, closed narrative (WE ARE CHALLENGING THIS CONVENTION!) More narrative action codes than enigma codes (WE ARE CHALLENGING THIS CONVENTION!) Romantic sub-plot, Humorous dialogue Mission waiting to be completed Deaths of loved ones Car Chases Shoot-outs/ Explosions Hero in life threatening situation

ICONOGRAPHY: Guns and other weapons High-Tech Gadgets Explosions Crashes Dramatic non-diegetic sound

SETTINGS: Suburban environment Bit citys Abandoned buildings