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Question 1:

Explanation1: The characters in this extract fit the genre action adventure because they are mischievous and are in disguise at first. They look like ordinary people and don’t look bad but then they turn bad, have weapons and cause mayhem. There is a hero which has enemies. Action adventure films usually include a hero which also has enemies, which then causes a war between people and it isn’t normally one on one there is usually one person against about 5.

Explanation2: The event in this extract also fits the genre because they all watch the hero come close and stare at him because they think he’s a villain. Then a war begins between him and enemies. Weapons are used and shooting begins. This fits into an action adventure film because people always suspect the hero as the villain and think that he’s there to cause trouble but in the end doesn’t.

Question 2:

Soundtrack-

There is fast music making the film feel tense and feel like something major is going to happen. This can lead to a bomb explosion or shooting etc. There is clicking of the horse walking towards the town. There is dark music, every little bit of noise is heard which then makes the audience think about what’s next. There is mysterious music, making it look like angel rules the town (A king). There is glass smashing, causing tension. Bell ringing from kids going in the shop, one by one.

Editing-

The gun fire shot makes it looks explosive. The smoke stays longer around the gun and also the cloud gets bigger. The kids are running faster than what they actually would in person, this is called a speed up. The glass shattering sounds louder as its breaking. The woman on the bike does flips over the police car and lands on her back.

Mise en scene-

Mise en scene is used at the start of the clip when angel is on a horse walking back into the village. This is to make it look as if angel has power and that he rules the town, this could also be to show that he is a hero because he’s got rid of the enemies. This also makes him stands out to the audience because the camera is focused on him and he is making an entrance. The weapon which is used the most is guns; these are used for protection of themselves and others. This creates action by gun shooting being done and people shooting at each other whilst doing different actions.

Camera work-

Close up shot on angel when he is sat at the traffic lights and of every person which remembers angel. There’s a long distant shot of when angel is walking into the town and up the hill. There’s a back angle view of angel walking up of the hill and towards the police station. There is a looking up shot which is used on the woman shooting out the window at angel.

Question 3:

Throughout the extract, characters are betrayed stereotypically because old people are usually weak and usually be slow but also may be in mobility scooters and maybe have a walking stick but in this extract old people are lively and cause trouble. This is shown by the old man in the hat and glasses which tries shooting the hero and has fast reactions. Everything that old people shouldn’t be able to do, end up being the complete opposite.

Also throughout this extract gender is betrayed because there are more men than women. This is showing that men are stronger than women and that woman are weaker than men. This is being stereotypically because it is usually women fighting and causing conflict in the streets, not men.

Race and nationality is not used in this extract because they are all white people and looks like as if it is a white town, which may be an England town.

It looks as if the hero has a reputation by the way that people stop and stares at him, thinking that he may have caused trouble before so they think that he is back again to cause more trouble. Everyone thinks that he is a villain but he isn’t he’s a hero.  People cause tension between one another because of the way that they stop and stare and don’t move one bit.

It is a stereotypical village because in ordinary towns not everyone stops and stares at one person, there are only few people in that village but there is normally lots of people. Also if there is a conflict between two people the rest normally just gather and watch or maybe run and hide depending what weapons are used but in this extract everyone joins in and goes against the hero, sticking up for each other.

Kids are stereotypical because children are supposed to be in school and not walking around the town with their hoods up and helping heroes. This is shown when a group of children are walking around all together, looking like a gang and are helping angel to complete his mission. Also the children help angel to cover up getting caught by spray painting the camera and also helping him by running into a shop and setting off the bell every time that people enter the shop so then it helps angel get an enemy to stop shooting.