Codes and Conventions of the Action Genre

Codes and Conventions of the Action Genre

usually certified as a 12/15 rating

often mixed with another genre e.g. sci-fi/adventure/romance

fast paced editing

includes some amount of cgi

produced and distributed by major Hollywood companies 

include a large amount of diegetic and non-diegetic

involves enigma codes to tease or puzzle the audience

romantic sub

uses close ups extensively
some sort of humorous dialogue is used to diffuse situations

Character:
the characters in action adventure films tend to be believable
the protagonist is usually assissted by a group of people caught within the action
main character is very masculine and muscled

Setting;
normally uses some sort of exotic locations

Cliches:
usually involves a small group of trained armed militia who decide to pull off a suicidal mission

some of the group refuse to go on the assignment but later return to save the main hero

includes some sort of emergency surgery or fatal injury to one of the protagonists

involves some sort of tense moment such as; a fall from a great height, some form of torture, some sort of ascent or decent up a large obstacle e.g. a high rise building, a mountain or a ship.