For my 3rd and final inspirational genre film I have chosen to watch Heat (1995, Michael Mann). The film is a drama focusing on a police detective and an impressive criminal however due to the type of activities done in these lines of work you can see how it ends up fitting into the action genre.
The biggest genre convention used to make it an action film is the shootout after the bank robbery where we are overwhelmed with gunshots and violence and fast paced action. There are also a few other robberies which fit the action genre as well as murders.
A key element that is used to make this film fit into the action genre is the use of very loud diegetic sounds. This can be heard in the gunshots, car crashes, helicopter sounds and even the breathing especially in the final sequence.
One feature I would like to use from this film is the mix of different shots used to show all angles and allow the audience to focus on every detail that was placed to have an effect.