genre research - action

1. Genre research– Action
What was the first filminthe action genre?
Thisfilmgenre actuallybeganwiththe silentera'sserial filmsaroundthe time of EdwinS.Porter's
classicaction-westernThe GreatTrainRobbery(1903).
Likelyactors in an action film
 JasonStatham
 SylvesterStallone
 Bruce Willis
 RobertDe Niro
 Matt Damon
 Jackie Chan
LikelyDirectors
 Michael Bay
 JohnMcTiernan
 Tony Scott
 JamesCameron
 StevenSpielberg
 PeterJackson
Awards for action films
 Critics’choice forbestactionfilm
 Saturn award
Key featuresfor an action film
 Actionfilmisa filmgenre inwhichone ormore heroesare thrust intoa seriesof challenges
that typicallyinclude;
 physical feats
 extendedfightscenes
 violence
 franticchases