The document discusses key elements of different film genres including comedy, action, and horror films. For comedy films, it notes their use of bright colors, close-ups focused on characters, and props from everyday life. Action films feature well-known actors playing protagonists with good physiques, focus on characters' appearances through mise-en-scene, use varied camera angles during chase scenes, and props that match the time period. Horror films typically involve a group threatened by a supernatural antagonist as they are killed off in a creepy location.

2.  Character who has one outstanding trait of behaviour to the exclusion of virtually all other attributes. Stock characters are
most common in comedy and melodrama although you can find them in tragedy as well.
 Mise–en-scene – In comedy films, the main features of the mise-en-scene consist of colours and lighting. Generally, in
comedy films bright colours and lighting is used to create an obviously fake and artificial appearance.
 The camera work in most comedy films tend to revolve around characters rather than landscapes, simply because the
comedy of the film is coming from the characters themselves so a lot of close ups and two shot’s are used to focus on the
characters.
 Everyday props are used in comedy films because they tend to be set in every day lives of people: Items such as phones,
cars, televisions, computers and other regularly used items are ones that are usually included.
 The location of comedy films are set in well known places such as New York city or in countries that are not usually used in
films to emphasize humour such as the inbetweener’s movie which is based in Magaluf.

3.  In action film, main protagonist characters are usually played by well known action actors. This is to make it immediately
clear who the main protagonist is. Another feature of characters who are largely involved with the plot is that they have a
good physique, this is to create an implication of dominance throughout.
 The Mise-en-Scene in action film’s is largely focused on the characters, linking back to their appearances and that it’s
focused largely on physical attributes. Another aspect of Mise-en-Scene in action films is style, all main characters in
action films look what people would consider to be cool. For example in the Terminator, Arnold Shwarenegger is a great
example of a conventional action hero because of his impressive physique and his stylish leather jacket and sunglasses
look.
 A variety of camera’s are used in Action films, for example if there is a chase scene, a wide range of different camera
angles and positions along with movements are used to put you into the action. Also, if there a are big landscape
explosions which are common in action films, long shots are used to show the full extent of the explosion and damage but
also keep characters in the shot.
 The props of action films tend to depend on the time that the film itself is set in. For example, a modern action film would
involve modern guns, technology and sports cars. However an action film based in older years such as Captain America
would have these props, older weapons and car’s would be used instead.
 The location of most action films tend to take place in a number of places in the world, with the main protagonist
travelling.

4.  Horror films tend to consist of a group of people in a typically horror based location and as the film goes on they are either
all slowly killed off or haunted all the way through. There is usually a single super-natural antagonist such as Freddy
Kreuger from Nightmare on Elmstreet or Jason Vorhees from Friday 13th.
 The mise-en-scene in most horror films tend to consist of average people, dressed in normal clothing with the antagonist
in an outfit that looks either intimidating or gruesome. Protagonist’s tend to get covered in blood as the plot progresses.
 Camera angles that are often used in Horror Films: extreme close ups, to emphasise something important in the shot. A
close up to effectively show the emotion of the character. Dutch tilt, to create a sense of disorientation. Long shot, to see
the subject in relation to their surroundings and a medium close up which is to show the physique of the subject but their
emotions are still clear.
 The props used in horror films are commonly items such as weapons to fight the “demon”, special effects to create gore
and violence. Props themselves can create tension, for example if there is no lighting in a scene whatsoever other than a
torch light being held by a character, it creates a tense atmosphere and indicates something bad is about to happen.
 The location of most horror films tend to be in a creepy place such as an abandoned subway or a creepy house but in
recent films they have been taken place in generally normal places to emphasise the horror that occurs such as a street in
America or city suburbs.