Action and Drama Research

    Looking For Our Genre

    After looking at various genres between me and my partner Matias Colina we have decided to go with Action or drama. We looked through comedy, action, mystery, drama, romance, and horror but in the end, what helped us narrow the genre was looking at the genre from our favorite movies. What led us to this conclusion was the idea of how we got engaged in these movies and we hope to bring them to the film opening.

    Action movies are usually fast-paced and engage the audience by making it seem like the characters are doing something that is risking their lives or doing something that gets the audience excited to see what other adventures they embark on. Drama movies on the other hand engage with the audience by making the audience feel emotionally attached to the characters in a movie. As these two have very different approaches to them we will decide later on one but will most likely include some feature of the other into the film opening.

    Drama

    The drama genre focuses normally on serious topics occurring the world goes off of that. Some examples include hatred towards different groups or people. While action normally focuses on a fictional world that seems realistic. The mise-en-scene elements in Drama are crucial to understand. The costume design helps create a representation of the group or people that are being focused on. Also, the shots drama movies use are very important to know why they are used. Most Drama movies include multiple close-ups to convey the emotions in the movie. (No Film School)

    Action  

    On the other hand, most action movies have a villain that is trying to be destroyed using things that people see normally or at least know that they exist. The mise-en-scene elements vary in every action movie some have superhero costumes and others look like people from normal lives. Action movies include lots of chase scenes and exciting stunts that captivate the audience's attention. (Masterclass)