This document analyzes several scenes from an action/adventure film through the lens of genre signifiers, mise-en-scene, camera work, sound, and editing. In the first scene, soldiers are shown holding guns towards chained prisoners, suggesting war and violence. The prisoners appear dirty in contrast to the clean soldiers, indicating different social classes. Subsequent scenes analyze a hanging scene with a focus on lighting, props like nooses and shoes, camera angles, and the pace of editing to build emotion and tension. An analysis of a close-up on a coin held by a boy about to be hanged suggests the coin will be important to the film's plot.

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2. Genre Signifiers
We can tell this is an action film/adventure film
because of the gunmen shown in the background
to give us the effect war and violence. The castle
also shows power, and tells the audience that
whoever owns this has authority over everyone
in the castle
Mise-en-scene
In this image, the lighting is very sinister
and dark, giving the audience a hint that
something bad is going to happen. Also by
having the light shining behind the noose,
draws the audiences attention towards the
object that the camera is trying to focus on
to show what is going to happen in the
scene. The colour is also very dark and
gloomy, to show the seriousness and the
sadness created within this scene
Camera Work
In this shot, the camera is showing a close up of the
noose to show the importance, impact and relevance
of the noose in this scene.
Camera Angles
This shot is a low angle shot. This makes the noose look
powerful with makes the audience feel nervous due to
the link to death
Sound
In this scene, the sound is a drum roll. This
is a juxtaposition because the music
doesn't match the shot because a drum
roll signifies a victory. Whereas a noose
symbolise death
Editing

3. Genre Signifiers
We can tell this is an action film/adventure film
because of the soldiers holding their guns
towards the people chained up. This suggest war
and violence. Also the fact that the prisoners are
in shackles this shows possession and something
will happen to them.
Mise-en-scene
The costume shows the audience what
time period this film is based on. The
lighting is dark and gloomy to show the
audience that something bad is happening.
The make up on the prisoners makes them
look dirty and disgusting, this contrasts
between the soldiers because they are all
clean, so this suggest that the class they are
in. The props in this image are guns and
they are shown firmly over the prisoners
which shows the power they have over the
people in chains. Also by it being set in a
castle it shows how much authority the
person has over all of these people.
Camera Work
This is a wide shot, so from this shot we can get a sense
of the body language and movement. This helps the
audience understand what is going on and the situation
the characters are in.
Sound
The sound is the man reading out why they
are there, so you understand why they are
going to kill the them. This gives the effect of
they will die, but we as an audience don’t
feel sympathy for the prisoners because we
know what they have done. But it also
creates that this is their fate there's no
getting out.
Editing

4. Genre Signifiers
We can tell this is an action film because so far
there is so much happening in this opening that
you relate it to being a action film.
Mise-en-scene
The lighting is dark and gloomy to show the
audience that something bad is happening.
Again you can tell by their shoes what time
period this film is taking place. The setting
is taken place in a castle where they are
about to get hanged, this suggest that
these people have died because of the
latch opening, as an audience you feel
shocked because this wouldn’t happen in
today’s society and defiantly not this many
people, so to us this is more of a big deal.
Camera Work
This is a close up of the feet to show the audience that
the hanging is completed, but also to create emotion
because they have just died and as the audience they
feel bad about this happening.
Sound
The sound is their chains on their feet
rattling. This creates a sad effect because
they have now died and it might of not
been there fault.
Editing
The pace of this section is quite fast so
you could relate this to be how quick
they are killing them because it’s just
one pull of the lever and they are dead
and we think that is shown though the
pace.

5. Genre Signifiers
We can tell this is an action film/adventure film
because a little boy is just about to be hanged,
this shows that the person doing the hanging has
no sympathy for what this boy has done, which
shows how big his crime was.
Mise-en-scene
The lighting in this scene emphasises the
boy about to be hanged because he is
surrounded by light compared to the
people nest to him because they are very
dark. Also you could also say that the light
surrounding him could show his innocence
as a child. The prop in this image is the
noose but it looks like that the noose is
small so it can fit around the boys neck.
This suggest that the people actually
hanging him are being heartless because
they aren’t taking into consideration how
young this boy is.
Camera Angles
This is a high angle to show that at this point
the noose is more powerful than the little boy.
This creates sympathy because you feel sorry
for him because he is just a little boy.
Sound
There is no music or sound effects going
on at this point because they want the
audience to really reflect and understand
why this is a big deal. This shows that the
people killing them what everyone how
has done this crime dead even a little boy,
this suggest how much they care that
piracy stops.
Editing
The pace a this section is slow, which emphasises that
this is a big deal and the director really wants the
audience to think about what is really happening.

6. Genre Signifiers
We can tell this is an action film/adventure film
because there is an enigma because we want to
know what’s so special about this coin.
Mise-en-scene
The lighting is brighter on the coin to show
that this is important to the rest of the film.
The prop is a coin which links to why he is
being hanged because of piracy.
Camera Work
Close up to show the audience that this coin is very
important to the rest of the movie. But also because of
that coin the boy is about to be killed.
Sound
The sound is the boy singing which gives
the boy innocence's, which makes the
audience feel worse, also it shows how
young the boy really is.
Editing
This section is slow pace to show
that the boy is scared that he is
about to die.

7. Genre Signifiers
We can tell this is an action film/adventure film
because of the soldiers holding their guns
towards the people chained up. This suggest war
and violence. This contrast with the second
picture because this is the guards backing away
so show that something is going to happen
between the two sides.
Mise-en-scene
In the actors facial expressions you can see
that the pirates look really scary when they
are singing which suggests that they are
passionate about this song because it’s
their song. With the lighting the soldiers
are in the light and the prisoners are in the
dark. This emphasises that the prisoners
are the bad guys in the opening even
though, the audience thinks that the
soldiers are the bad guys. We the realise
that the prisoners are there because they
have done something bad and they deserve
it.
Camera Work
This is a wide shot, so from this shot we can get a sense
of the body language and movement. This helps the
audience understand what is going on and the situation
the characters are in, which is the soldiers are scared
and backing away.
Sound
The guards are backing away because of the
pirates singing, this shows that they are
scared that something is going to happen.
But also from them singing it creates an eerie
effect because their singing is so low. Though
out the whole part of them singing they have
added Foley because the sound of them
singing sounds like it has been enhanced but
this creates a creepy effect.