Genre Research: Drama & Action

 I chose to research the Drama and Action genres. I will share my research from both genres in separately.

First I will start with the Drama genre.

Common CAMS: Common camera shots are close up shots, long shots, over-the-shoulder shots, medium shots, and extreme close up shots. Common camera angles are high and low angles. Common camera movements are pan, handheld, zoom, reverse zoom, and dolly. A common composition is depth of field.

Common CLAMPS: Common costumes in the Drama genre will be explained through these pictures:


Common lightings are low-key lighting and three-point lighting. Common acting is fainting, crying gasping, screaming and physical altercations. Common makeup is cream-based and cake makeup. Common props are weapons. Common settings are small towns, space, the middle of the ocean, and a big city like New York. 

Common editing are eyeline match, jump cuts, reverse shots, crosscutting, cutaway, dissolve, fade-in and out, superimposition, slow motion and short takes.

Example films in the Drama genre are Clouds, Wonder, and  The Hate U Give.


Common sounds are non-diegetic, sound bridge, dialogue, direct address, incidental, and ambient sound.
Elements of the Drama genre that I enjoy are the climax, symbolism, sounds, conflict, contrast, and the timing. Elements that I do not enjoy are the tension and the language choice. I don't enjoy tension regularly, and most drama-based films include real life situations. The language choice can sometimes be too cheesy which I do not find entertaining.

Now I will finish off with the Action genre.

Common CAMS: Common camera shots are establishing shots, master shots, close-up,  long shots, wide shots, aerial shots, point-of-view shots and over-the-shoulder shots. Common camera angles are high, low, and Dutch angles. Common camera movements are pan, tilt, crane, and track. Common compositions are deep focus, depth of field and shallow focus.

Commons CLAMPS: Common costumes in the Action genre will be explained through these pictures:



Common lightings are high and low-key lighting. Common acting are physical altercations, dying, fear, determination, courage, struggle, heartbreak and screaming. 

Common makeup in the Action genre will be explained through these pictures:


Common props are weapons and transportation like helicopters, jets, and cars. Common settings are open fields, different planets and galaxies, and cities.

Common editing are continuity system, reverse shot, graphic, eyeline, and action match, jump cut,  crosscutting, cutaway, fade-in and out, long take, slow motion and ellipsis. 

Example films in the Action genre are the Avengers (movie series), Avatar and X-Men (movie series).



Common sounds are diegetic and non-diegetic, nonsynchronous, dialogue, voiceover, direct address, score, incidental music, theme and ambient sound.

Elements of the action genre that I enjoy are the heroes, and the hero's desire to save the world and/or victim. Elements that I do not enjoy are the speech in raise of the villain, and the large power divide between the hero and the villain.




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