OCR B322 GCSE Media Studies Action Adventure

2. What is a hybrid?
What is a sub-genre?

3. List all the words you associate with a
hero
HERO

4. What theories can we link to AA films?

5. Narrative structure
There are 5 stages to any narrative.
• What are they?
• Who came up with the 5 stage narrative
theory?

6. Character types
• List the 7 character types which occur in any
narrative.
• Who identified these character types?

7. Point of the narrative
Levi Strauss identified the key term which refers
to the conflict which drives the narrative.
• What is this key term?
• List 3 examples of conflict

8. Section A
1. Explain two ways in which the characters and/or events
in the extract fit the action adventure genre [10]
2. Explain how each of the following is used to create
effects that fit the action adventure genre:
• soundtrack
• camerawork
• editing
• mise-en-scène [20]
3. Discuss the ways in which [something] is represented in
the extract. [20]
Total [50]

9. Q1: Codes and Conventions
Fighting/conflict Fast tempo
Explosions Weapons
Exotic location Threat of injury/death
Characters: High Speed Chases
Hero/Villain/Princess

10. Question 2
• Explain how each of the following is used to
create effects that fit the action adventure
genre:
• soundtrack
• camerawork
• editing
• mise-en-scène
[20]

11. Action Adventure
Jeopardy and
Suspense
Conflict and Combat
SpectacleSpeed and
motion

12. What micro elements can we
remember?
Mise-en-scene Camerawork
Editing Soundtrack