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Setting Characterization Plot Casting ICONOGRAPHY COSTUME Props, sets, locations Camera work / ANGLES /TYPES Lighting Sound Editing / COMPUTER GRAPHICS.

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2 Setting Characterization Plot Casting ICONOGRAPHY COSTUME Props, sets, locations Camera work / ANGLES /TYPES Lighting Sound Editing / COMPUTER GRAPHICS SPECIAL EFFECTS

3 Fast sound track (non-diegetic) Knives/weapons Fast paced Hard cuts
Guns Fighting Explosions Cars Villain Hero Fast sound track (non-diegetic) Knives/weapons Fast paced Hard cuts Multiple Shots & Camera Angles Hard Core Music Action films usually include high energy, big-budget physical stunts and chases, possibly with rescues, battles, fights, escapes, destructive crises (floods, explosions, natural disasters, fires, etc. The rhythm and pacing is usually fast. They are adventurous, often two-dimensional 'good-guy' battling 'bad guys' - all designed for pure audience escapism. Some popular action movies are James Bond films Transporter Fast and Furious Terminator Die Hard

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5 Creepy soundtrack (non-diegetic)
Blood / Death Monsters Victim (s) Villain Dark colours Creepy soundtrack (non-diegetic) Bad weather Silence is golden C/U Camera Angles Horror films are designed to frighten and to invoke our worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience. Horror films feature a wide range of styles, from the earliest silent Nosferatu classic, to today's CGI monsters and deranged humans. They are often combined with Science Fiction when a monster is related to a corruption of technology, or when Earth is threatened and over run by aliens. Some popular horror films are: A Nightmare On Elm Street Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Exorcist The Hills Have Eyes Stephen King’s IT

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7 fast/happy soundtrack (non-diegetic)
Arguments humour fast/happy soundtrack (non-diegetic) Love/hate relationships Emotions Jokes / Laughing Happy soundtracks Short sound-bytes Medium shots Comedies are light-hearted plots consistently and deliberately designed to amuse and provoke laughter through jokes and one liners. Also by exaggerating the situation, the language, action, relationships and characters. The story lines/plot are usually formed to be amusing which gives it the right atmosphere when you then add the funny characters. Some popular comedy films are: The Hangover American Pie Brides Maids Shaun Of The Dead

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9 Main character (good guy) Variety of settings Definite Plot
Travelling Fighting Main character (good guy) Variety of settings Definite Plot Motivating/ exciting soundtrack Medium shots Hard cuts Adventure films are usually exciting stories, with new experiences and exotic locations, very similar to or often paired with the action film genre. They can include searches or expeditions for lost continents, "jungle" and "desert" epics, treasure hunts, disaster films, or searches for the unknown. Some popular adventure films : Indiana Jones The Lone Ranger Lord Of The Rings The Hunger Games The Hobbit

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11 Soundtrack to fit the mood/theme
Emotions Dialogue / plot driven Main character (s) Dramatic events Love Upset/crying Soundtrack to fit the mood/theme Longer scenes Slower cuts / transitions Dramas are serious, plot-driven presentations, portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations, and stories involving intense character development and interaction. Some drama’s are romantic, others can be biographical. Usually, they are not focused on special-effects, comedy, or action, Dramatic films are probably the largest film genre, with many subsets. Some popular drama films: The Dark Knight Schindler’s List Amadeus Titanic Forest Gump

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13 Inclusion of “lifestyle” footage
Sports / Action Outdoor filming Unique locations Natural Lighting Inclusion of “lifestyle” footage Fast paced / slow mo Multiple camera angles Hard cuts Hard core music Unusual perspectives Extreme action films usually include some type of extreme sports or activity that requires great skill to do. A skateboarder gets big air during a half-pipe run, while a skydiver gets bigger air when an airplane hatch opens. A surfer shoots the tube at the North Shore and a BMX biker takes on a full-pipe at a custom made park. A series of tricks are filmed using a variety of cameras, camera angles and camera techniques such as the slow-motion shot. The videographer has a twofold job: entertain the sports enthusiast AND entertain the neophyte. It is often highly stylized with the music the driving force for editing. Some popular extreme action films: The Fast and the Furious Point Break Lords of Dogtown That’s It, That’s All

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15 Narration / interviews Text (lower thirds & labels)
Non-fiction “Real life” Narration / interviews Text (lower thirds & labels) Inclusion of diegetic sound Shaky handheld for realistic shots Rule of Thirds for interviews Longer cuts to tell the story Inclusion of B Roll Documentaries are a video recording of an event based on people’s perspectives and genuine facts. It will often include a narrative voice over, interviews from experts or participants of the events and actuality footage if possible. (B-Roll) The footage is often handheld including unintended sound (ambient) Although the documentary is seen as “non-fiction” portraying real events, the editor has much power over what and how the viewer perceives as the “truth” Some popular documentaries are Supersize Me Fahrenheit 9/11 Inconvenient Truth Oasis Where to Invade Next Blackfish

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17 Abnormal creatures/aliens Sets are very elaborate and futuristic
Action Abnormal creatures/aliens Sets are very elaborate and futuristic Explosions Attacks on earth Space; planets; stars Bright and dark colours Mysterious soundtrack (non-diegetic) Sci-fi films are often quasi-scientific, visionary and imaginative - complete with heroes, aliens, distant planets, impossible quests, improbable settings, fantastic places, great dark and shadowy villains, futuristic technology, unknown and unknowable forces. Science fiction often expresses the potential of technology to destroy humankind. They are sometimes an offshoot of fantasy films and they share some similarities with both action and adventure films. Some popular sci-fi films are Alien Avatar District 9 The Day The Earth Stood Still Total Recall The Planet Of The Apes

18 Drama / comedy / narrative
Dancing Singing - Dialogue Laughing Drama / comedy / narrative Bright Lights Variety of characters Sunny/ good weather Happy Longer cuts Med / Long shots mixed with C/U Musical films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way (usually with a musical or dance performance integrated as part of the film narrative), or they are films that are centred on combinations of music, dance, song or choreography. Some popular Musicals are Chicago Hairspray Mamma Mia Grease, High School Musical Fame La La Land

19 Assignment Choose a genre of your choice
Create a 1 to 2 minute film that depicts the specific code and conventions of this particular genre Include a title slide at the end that explains how your short film represents the genre Export and upload to TSN HYC YouTube channel under: Code and Conventions Playlist

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