Our movie is framed around the the theme action. The social groups that view action films are mainly male orientated, in gender terms. Therefore, action films generally use male lead actors, it is rare to see female leads. This is because action films tend to be a lot more physical, where heroes thrust into a series of challenges that requires physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases. Women commonly get roles in action films where they have portray themselves provocatively and seductively.
Within in our video we tried to portray the physical elements to bring emphasizes to the fact it is an action film. Using male actors increased this portrayal.
Exactly how did different components that went in to making this final product create a particular representation of men?
- Editing: we shortened each of the movies clips to speed up the pace of the title sequence. This mirrors the editing in a stereotypical action film from the mainstream. Males generally have a short attention span, therefore, lose interest quickly and need fast cuts to create stimulus.
- Sound: within in the chase scene we heightened the intensity by adding fast paced music. This in return creates more distractions. If soft and gentle music was added it would not have the same impact.
- Mise en scene: This certain component does not apply to this question as we don't have access to an 'action setting / backgrounds', we had to use a location that we were able to have permission to use, in this case the woods nearby the Worcester sixth form college.
The mise / background for 'Die Hard' title sequence.
As you can tell a considerable difference when comparing these two screen shots. Die Hard showing a large amount of special effects using all sorts such as explosives. However, ours on the other hand having a simple background, with nothing much happening.
Exactly how did your use of editing, sound, cinematography and mise en scene create a particular representation of men? Some images to demonstrate would be good here also.
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