12- Audience Effects

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.