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ACTION. By Eleanor Baggott & Jasmine Forbes. Basic narrative. Most films follow a very basic narrative structure, developed by Todorov: Equilibrium, Disequilibrium, Attempt to repair disequilibrium, Equilibrium reinstatement. Examples of Action Narratives. . Heroes are introduced

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  1. ACTION By Eleanor Baggott & Jasmine Forbes

  2. Basic narrative Most films follow a very basic narrative structure, developed by Todorov: Equilibrium, Disequilibrium, Attempt to repair disequilibrium, Equilibrium reinstatement

  3. Examples of Action Narratives .Heroes are introduced .Heroes are set out to infiltrate the country of Vilena and overthrow their ruthless dictator .However, when their routine assignment is revealed as a suicide mission they face the difficult choice of redeeming their souls or destroying their brotherhood for life. .They rescue the damsel-in-distress and go back to their hometown and celebrate their victory.

  4. Key Elements of Action Narratives. ‘The Hero’/protagonist is introduced. ‘The Villain’ is introduced or named. These two will go head to head in a fight or have ‘teams’ of people on each side and fight, usually involving explosions, guns, car chases, foot races etc. This fight usually occurs because villain wants to take over the world or whatever. They destroy a huge city in their battle (most often set in New York City) Hero try's to stop villain but fails. But then it all works out dandy in the end and the villain is jailed/caught/stopped/killed and the hero is loved by all.

  5. Mise en Scene. Lighting- usually low lights/ dark setting, even in the day time, the light is usually low and shadowy, giving a sense of mystery. Setting- in a big city, with streets to be chased down, city with lots of cars and traffic, built up areas, somewhere iconic with lots of buildings which are usually torn down/destroyed. Most commonly New York. Costume- dark clothing, capable of moving with the actor, flexible material for the stunts. Usually black, white or grey fitted top with jeans and a jacket.

  6. Continued… Cameras- close ups of facial features and expressions. -Close ups of action. -Panning across the skyline, -Close ups on wheels of vehicles. -Mid shot of characters reaching for weapons in jacket -pockets. -Puts camera on crane to get a high angle aerial shot of the action. -Choppy/ fast pace editing for chase scenes High speed vehicles are used in action movies, motor cycles, sports cars, fast running, never see a bike or getting the bus. Sometimes trains and subways are used.

  7. Ideology. Strong male hero Female love interest Big guns Big explosions Big fight sequences featuring martial arts moves Car chases, helicopter chases, plane chases, foot chases, boat chases, etc. Big stunts Villain determined to destroy the world/kill the hero/steal massive amounts of money

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