ACTION and Adventure revision session

Brainstorm

• What are the conventions of Action and Adventure films?

• The key terms for Mise en Scene, Camera, Editing and Sound.

NOW

• Which question do you need to discuss the conventions?

• Which question do you need to discuss key terms

Top tips

• Spend 5 mins per technical code.• Keep it simple• State the key term and talk about the effect.• State at least 4 key terms per technical area.• Mise en Scene discuss something from each of

these areas:• BODY LANGUAGE, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS,

SETTING, LIGHTING, COSTUMES.

How to take notes for the exam – MAKE NOTES QUICKLY. No long sentences for notes. Q1(C)Convention=(E) Example =

Q2Split page(DKT)Denotation Key term =(MC)effect/meaning created.

Mise en scene Sound

Camera Editing

Practice note taking.

• Note take for question 1 and question 2 after two viewings.

Now practice

• 10 mins for q1• Identify 2 conventions and provide at least

one example from each convention. To get higher marks provide more than one example for each convention

• 5 mins – for editing • 5 mins for camera