Evaluation Question 1 NOTES

Use of Conventions

Mad Max Opening Scene:
Diegetic sound/ Dialogue
Long shot
Non-diegetic sound/ high pitched music to add suspense
Flash backs
Over the shoulder shot
Establishing shot
Mid shot
Moving shot
Close up
Extreme Close up
Protagonist
Goodies-Baddies
Antagonist chasing protagonist

Extreme long shot panning
Large scale stunt
Tracking shot
Birds eye view
Huge chase scene
Mise en scene = Underground, surreal prison/Cave system
Cars

Link to video = MAD MAX


Casino Royale Opening Scene:
Establishing shot
Non diegetic music/ Important in chase scene, provides good effect
Diegetic music
Slow motion
Panning (down) shot
Close up
Low angle shot
Tracking shot/ moving shot
Parkour chase
Large scale destructive stunt
Goodies-Baddies
Gun use
Ariel Shot (Helicopter?)
Over the shoulder shot
Low angle looking up, establishing
Fight scene
Low angle tracking
Panning shot
Chase scene/ Parkour
Protagonist chasing antagonist
Mise en scene = industrial area, residential/ corporate. National Embassy
Cars
Fight scene
Little/ no dialogue
Long shot
Key use of a bag/ rucksack extreme close up on bag, emphasis. MacGuffin plot device.
Ends on a cliff hanger

Link to video = CASINO ROYALE

Captain America Winter Soldier Opening Scene:
Use of titles typed onto the screen with location
Dialogue/ shot reverse shot
Diegetic sound/ dialogue
Non diegetic music in the background which builds up before the title to add effect
Birds eye view
Tracking shot
Ariel shot (Helicopter?)
Over the shoulder shot
Subtitles
Focus pull
Panning shot
Establishing shot
Goodies-Baddies
Slow Motion
Protagonist
Fight scene
Close up
Long shot

Link to video = CAPTAIN AMERICA WINTER SOLDIER

Arrow, Season 1, 2, 3 Opening Scene:
Season 1
Non diegetic sound
Diegetic sound/ breathing
First person shot
Over the shoulder shot
Tracking shot
Long shot
Filtered clips
Protagonist running/ don't see his face to begin with, but he is revealed at the end
Extreme close up
Establishing shot/ long shot
Low angle
Quick fast paced editing
Use of weapons
Dialogue, non-diegetic
Ends on a cliff hanger
Extreme close up
Season 2
First person running shot
Low angle
Tracking shot
Extreme close up
Non diegetic sound
Diegetic sound/ heavy breathing
Ariel shot/ long shot
Use of weapons
Shot reverse shot during dialogue
Extreme long shot
Panning shot
Low to mid angle moving shot
Low angle
High angle
Tracking shot
Dialogue
Large stunt
Protagonist
Ends on a cliff hanger
Season 3
First person, almost shaky tracking shot
Establishing panning shot
Swish pan
Long shot
Non diegetic sound
Use of weapons
Dialogue
Low angle
Cars
Parkour stunt
Large scale destructive stunt
Tracking shot
Close up
Mid angle shot/ running
Ends on a cliff hanger

Link to video = ARROW

Although this scene isn't an opening it is a scene we took inspiration from. Arrow Training Scene:
Extreme close up
Non diegetic sound
Close up
Range of movements
Intense music behind

Link to video = ARROW TRAINING SCENE

I did further research on other conventions and found this... http://image.slidesharecdn.com/conventionsofactionfilms-110117093957-phpapp02/95/conventions-of-action-films-1-728.jpg?cb=1295257282
Listing various other conventions of other films I haven't researched myself.

I also recently blogged on common conventions and the history of action films: http://shottype.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/conventions-and-history-of-action-films.html