The adventure genre is normally targeted at aspiring young males as the narrative stereotypically tells a story of a male protagonist on a quest who comes across violence throughout. An example of a film which follows this narrative is ‘Indiana Jones’. However recent adventure films portray a strong female lead for example ‘Wonder Woman’. The aim of an adventure film is to keep the audience on the edge of their seats at all times whilst they enjoy mind boggling chase and fight scenes.
Settings: Adventure films are most commonly set in a period background in the past where they may include adapted stories of heroes within a historical context. Some settings include exotic locations such as a dessert, jungles, or unrealistic fictional settings such as ‘Hogwarts’ in the Harry Potter movies.
Characters: A male/ female protagonist is always portrayed as a hero, who can sometimes be supported by a team of innocent characters who get caught up in the action. This main character is often presented as intelligent, strong and physically attractive such as ‘Indiana Jones’. Or the character will appear weak and innocent but will be chosen in some way to do something special, for example ‘Harry Potter’. Other characters may include a villain, either presented as a supernatural creature/ person or a human character with immoral ideas. A final character could be a damsel in distress, this character relies on a protagonist/ hero to save them. They are often either female or young children. The children characters are described as innocent and vulnerable, similarly the female characters are described as weak but physically attractive.
Lighting: Lighting will vary throughout adventure films. During fight/ chase scenes lighting will be darker to give off a increased tense atmosphere. However during scenes of little action eg. featuring the main protagonist discussing the plan to team mates, natural lighting will be used to make the scene appear realistic.
Mise-en-scene: Heros or main protagonists are often shown wearing some sort of super suit or costume relating to their role/ the time period. This allows them to stand out amongst regular characters supporting their hierarchy and authority.
Props involved in adventure films may include weaponry such as guns or whips. However it may also consist of supernatural props such as wands or potions. In particular chase scenes cars may be used, stunts may take place and special effects may be used to enhance how dramatic they film comes across to an audience.
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