- On a mission (Mission Impossible 1996)
- Saving the world/city (Die Hard 1998)
- Good vs Bad ( Bat Man : Dark Night 2008)
- Romance (Inception 2010)
- Fighting/Aggression (Bourne Identity 2002)
- Futuristic gadgets (Skyfall 2012)
- Set in the present ( Bourn Legacy 2012)
- Weponary (Shooter 2007)
Setting is dependent on the peroid of time, the film is set in, but the most modern settings for action/thriller films are:
- Cities
- Woods/ Mountains (Bourn Legacy/ Shooter)
- International ( Set in many popular cities around the world(Skyfall))
- Offices (Skyfall/Bourne Ultimatum)
- Agents (Skyfall)
- Past/Presents soldiers (Bourne Ultimatum)
- Victims of evil (Seeking Justice)
- Police officer (12 Rounds)
- Ordinary person (Eagle Eye)
- Prisoner (Rambo)
Music
- Fast paced
- Drums
- At first mysterious
- Turns to agressive
Lighting is artificial in building, cars, ships etc but mostly kept natural outside (light from the sun) but sometimes also used artificial lighting to create specific shadows and to show the actor in a specific way. The actors are mostly light from the front or from above to create limited shadow during the action scene.
Examples
Bourne Identity (2002) : Jason Bourne was taken to be experimented on and to create a super soldier. The man lost his memory and was found suvirly injured in the ocean. During the film he was trying to find people, responsible for his memory loss and responsible for the attack on him.
Theme : Soldier, On a mission
Settings: Ocean, England and America.
