Action Genre

1. Action
2. Some of the common conventions of the action genre include a various set of challenges that must be solved through extensive violence or fighting, life threatening situations, frantic chases and physical fights.
3. Some of the production techniques of action films are editing techniques such as: editing cuts on the frame of impact (during fight scenes), adding filters to sound effects, showing action and reaction (helps audience build anticipation for what is about to happen), and speeding frames up to make action seem faster (speed ramping).
4. Baby Driver- This excerpt is the opening scene to the film Baby Driver. In this excerpt, there are examples of violence, chase scenes, and some of the editing techniques, including speed ramping. These elements are all incorporated together to create the realistic envoriment that is common in action films.
5. Die Hard- This excerpt shows all of the elements of the action films. It shows the cuts between the actin/ reaction, speed ramping during frantic scenes, violence and fighting, and a set of challenges that needs violence to be solved.
6. Other example of action films include: Mad Max, Kill Bill, The Avengers, Taken, Rambo.