2. Conventions
of Genre
• Fast paced
• Fights
• Weapons
• Killings (usually a loved one/s)
• Mass destruction
• Outbursts in setting
• Motives/goals
• Good versus bad
• Boy meets girl
• Happy ending
• Emotions
3. Actors
Tom Cruise
Brad Pitt
Daniel Craig
Associated
Actors and
Directors
Directors
Doug Liman
John Glen
Michael Bay
4. Popular Action Romance Films
Popular films - Mr and Mrs Smith, The Body
Guard, Knight and Day, The Bounty Hunter.
Normally involve well- known film stars such as
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Mr and Mrs
Smith.
Often have a strong comedy element or witty
dialogue.
5. The genre goes back to the early
days of Hollywood.
Popular
Action
Romance
Films
Stars have included:
Humphrey Bogart and Katherine
Hepburn in the African Queen
Michael Douglas and Kathleen
Turner in Romancing The Stone.
6. Popular
Action
Romance
Films
Main characters usually begin the
film disliking each other but a
romantic relationship develops.
Action Romance films can be huge
at the box office.
Top Gun starring Tom Cruise and
Kelly McGillis. The money taken
for the film at the box office was
$356,830,601
7. Analysis of a
Scene
In this scene the editing is mainly slowmotion and fast paced so you can see all
of the action going on. Sound, gun shots
and explosions with the click of a door
opening at the beginning. The camera
pans around John and Jane which shows
that they're working together, and there
are mainly two shots with a few close
ups. They are wearing black
trousers, bullet proof vests and blue
shirts with yellow glasses. The lighting is
quite dim with a few lights around the
room, and there are bright lights from
the explosions.
