Representation of Edge of Tomorrow:Q 1. Explain two ways the characters and/ or events fit the action adventure genre. Use examples from the extract. [10 marks]

There are many ways that the characters and the events fit the action/adventure genre. The character are always involved with the problem and there are supporting character that help the main character solve the problem. This results in the film to have a action genre mostly because in order for the problem to be solved, there will be violence involved between the good and evil. In the film, the protagonist who is Bill, tries to solve the problem with help of Rita who also has the problem but is also a protagonist who supports Bill Cage. However, to fix the problem, they need to help Bill so that the problem doesn't happen to him permanently. There is often a antagonist who is introduced at the start who tries to stop the protagonist from solving it.

Another way that the characters and the events fit the action/adventure genre is that the events are exciting and filled with effects related to action/adventure. In the film, Bill cage is in the battlefield, clueless of what he is doing, but he is forced to fight against the evil creatures. It involves a lot of killing of soldiers but the audience does not feel sorry as there are a huge amount of death and the background actors are not important. Next, there are a lot of explosions, warfare, gunfire and blood which creates an action/adventure feel to it. This makes the audience feel intense and excited because the explosions make loud effects. Furthermore, there is a futuristic element to it as they are wearing moving body armor to fight the creatures which generally fits into the action/adventure genre. There is a lot of fighting which completes the action element.

Q2 Explain how each of the following is used in Edge of tomorrow to create effects:

• Camera
• Editing
• Sound 
• Mise-en-scene

Camera shots are used to create effect for the audience in the film- Edge of tomorrow. the type of camera shots that are used in the clip are: Point-of-view shot, Hand-held camera shot, tracking shot and steady cam.
The point of view shot is a shot that shows the action from the perspective of the particular character.In the film, it shows this because there is a scene when the ship explodes and there is a string where Will Cage is hanging from the ship. The shot concentrates on him and that is where all the action takes place.