Action and Adventure! To understand a range of audience effects used by the director.
Nov 07, 2015
Action and Adventure!
Action and Adventure!To understand a range of audience effectsused by the director.Exam Q2: (20 marks)Explain how each of the following is used to create effects which fit the action adventure genre:SoundtrackCameraworkEditingMise-en-scene
Focus for todays lesson
What are audience effects?
TENSIONSHOCKCATHARSISEMPATHYSYMPATHYHUMOURMYSTERYTENSION
The audience knows an event is pending- either something dangerous or potentially shocking.
e.g. A man deciding whether to cut a red wire or a blue wire on a bomb counting down.HUMOURThe audience is amused by what they have seen.This can be visual or audial.
e.g. a joke or slapstick moment.
MYSTERYAudience asks questions about what they have seen and what they may see in the future.
e.g. Who is that strange man in the background of every shot?
EMPATHY/SYMPATHYEmpathy- you feel the same.
Sympathy- you feel sorry for the character
CATHARSIS
Making yourself feel less emotional by watching/ doing something scary. Resolution is the key to catharsis (death of a character)
e.g. watching a horror movie, riding a rollercoaster.SHOCKSevere surprise!Often a bit scary.
e.g. an unexpected explosion
How might a director create these effects? Which techniques would they use?
TENSIONSHOCKCATHARSISEMPATHYSYMPATHYHUMOURMYSTERYLets have a go at a practice Q2Explain how each of the following is used to create effects which fit the action adventure genre:SoundtrackCameraworkEditingMise-en-scene
4 paragraphs one on each technical areaFollow PEE
Homework
Complete this practice response for Q2.