Genre Research: Action

 Common CAMS (camera angles, shots, movement) 

• Establishing shot 
• Point of View 
• Low angle shot 

Common CLAMPS (mis-en-scene) 

• Weapons 
• Sunglasses 
• Heroic main character 
• Briefcase 
• Suits 
• Superhero costumes 
• In a city/urban area 
• Blood 

Common Editing 

• Jump Cut 
• Shot reverse shot 
• Cross cutting 
• Cut away 

Common Sound 

• Footsteps, thunder, gunshots /diegetic sound 
• Non diegetic  
• Dialogue between characters 
• Voiceover 

Elements I would use for this genre for my movie 

• Diegetic sound 
• Non diegetic sound 
• Cutaway 
• Heroic main character 
• Urban area 

Elements that don’t appeal to me/ wouldn’t use 

• Guns 
• Blood 

Men in Black 2 (2002)