Representation

Representation

In our film, we are considering making a film about a female racecar driver. Women are usually considered to be bad drivers and never able to make it to the big leagues in racing. This is primarily because there is a common thought that women can only ride horses and be pretty and can't get down and dirty and drive like a man can. In our movie, we would like to challenge this thought to show the beginnings of a girl becoming a driver. Her dream since she was little. 

Women are usually considered to be terrible drivers. They don't look both ways before crossing, they are always crashing and making dumb decisions while driving. Even worse, in the racing community, it is very rare for there to be female drivers, especially at the pro level. Women are seen as too gentle and too pretty to be able to get to the same level as males and aren't able to achieve the same level that men are.

In our movie, we would like to challenge this common misconception and show that some girls are capable of being good drivers, even reaching the level and higher than most male drivers can reach. We can do this by showing a normal pretty girl driving racing, and performing the same as her male counterpart. It is super important that we make sure that she is shown as a typical girl that can do regular girl things too.

Action

Action

Genre conventions –content

• physical action takes precedence in the storytelling. 
• often has continuous motion 
• Action includes physical stunts, chases, fights, battles, and races. 
• usually revolves around a hero that has a goal, but has to face various challenges to reach that goal

Genre conventions – production techniques

• Cutting frames- By removing a couple of frames before a big piece of action such as a punch, crash, or gunshot, it increases the intensity, and increases the speed that the action happens at. By removing the frames, it makes the action seem more violent and powerful than it actually is

• Camera chase- By following the action, the viewer is able to see the characters facial expressions. This helps add to the intensity and suspense that is trying to be achieved. by attaching cameras to cars or helicopters, the director is able to capture the action up close and at the same speed that it is happening.

• Sound- By adding suspenseful music and dramatizing the sound of action such as a crash or a punch, it gives a more intense feeling of action. By also adding noises such as an increased heart rate can help add to the suspense.

• Good video on foley action sounds

Mission Impossible

• The mission impossible films are suspenseful throughout. The main character is always trying to solve a problem that he must face various obstacles to solve. The movie also contains many high suspense scenes with a lot of action and fights.

Baby Driver

• In the movie Baby Driver, the main character Baby is the get-away driver for a group of people robbing banks. Throughout the movie, he is faced with many decisions to not get caught, but still stay true to his mission. The movie contains a bunch of action-packed car chases to add to the action.  

Other movies

• Iron Man

• The Matrix

• Skyfall

• Taken

• Kill Bill