The Hurt Locker Questions

Explain two ways the characters and/ or events fit the action adventure genre. 

William James fits the typical action-adventure protagonist role as the film is from his point of view which this scene proves. He appears "good" as in this scene he is trying to disarm a bomb attached to a innocent citizen. This makes him appear as a protagonist as he had a good nature to help to remove and diffuse he bomb from the civilian. The scene also features a military force which James appears to be a part of, this is a typical action-adventure convention as Army themes have lots of military action in them as it is usually a fight against "good" and "evil" so  they are  commonly used for action-adventure films.

 Explain how each of the following is used to create effects:

The effect that Establishing shot has on the audience is that it sets the scene and makes the audience feel aware of what going on around the main character such as James.  During this clip, a lot of Point Of View shots are used, these make the audience feel more involved with the event of trying to remove the bomb and makes the audience understand what James is experiencing. Hand-held-camera shots are the majority of camera shots used throughout the scene as it creates a dramatic effect. This also makes the audience feel as if they were watching what was happening as if they were  "in" the scene themselves.

The clip uses synchronous sounds as there was a explosion sound when the bomb went off to create a realistic affect for the audience. There is also a sound of the engine of a Army Truck at the start of the clip, this also makes it more realistic to the audience so the film would be more believable. The clip uses Diegetic Sounds of dialogue, this makes the film more interesting for the audience and also makes it clear to what is going on. The clip also uses a lot of background silence throughout the scenes, this creates tension as the audience doesn't know what to expect next which keeps them very engaged in the scene.

The mise en scene is very military styled as the clip is from a Military Action film. The actors are wearing Army uniforms to portray their role realistically and military vehicles are seen in the background to make the military scene more believable. The set looks like a damaged deserted city which is a consequence of war which relates to the Military Action Adventure genera of the film. The lighting is ambient which creates a outdoor natural light which is effective as the scene is set in outdoor daylight. The actors that are seen by the camera who are playing the other military members of the group James is apart of are mostly male, this fits the stereotypical Military gender ratios, as stereotypically there are more males in the Army than females.

The director uses Shot-reverse-shot a lot during the clip, this is shown when the army soldiers are looking or shouting at the suicide bomber