Iconography of Action Films

Iconography

The definition of iconography is visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these. In films his would be the images that you would expect to see in films

In action films there is certain things that you would expect to see in them that could be seen as icon of the action genre. These things would be violence and combat. In action films you would expect to see lots of combat. This means that you would expect to see many shots of weapons such as guns and knives. You would also expect to see many shots of characters covered in blood and wounds. Recently in action films car chases are becoming more and more popular in films.