The document lists common conventions and elements found in action movies, including the use of weapons like knives and guns, fight scenes involving fists, stunts such as falls and flips, chase scenes using vehicles like cars and helicopters, special effects like explosions and fires, Hollywood-style endings where the good side always wins through violence and destruction, and a fast-paced style with continuous action and busy locations.
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Action conventions
1. Action conventions
Weapons
Knives Guns
Fist
s
Good guydoesn’tgetshot
Big budgets
Gadgets
Male isthe maincharacter
Setin a bigcity
Stunts
Falls
Flips
Jumps
Varietyof cameraangles
Specificchoice of music
e.g. theme tune
Good/badside
Chase scenes
Vehicle chase
Car
Boat
Bike
s
Helicopter
s
Skies
s
Death/killing
s
Special effects
Explosions
Fires
Non-diegeticsounds
Gun shots
Crashes
Blood
Hollywood
Sex/love
Women
Destruction
Good side alwayswins
Violence
Fast paced
Match onaction
Busylocations
Somethinggoeswrong