Genre conventions in film openings
Genre preference 1
Action/ adventure
Favourite conventions of action and adventure films is the up beat music that keeps you engaged and excited and the elements of suspense
Films I have enjoyed from this genre are fast and furious and transformers
The main conventions of Action and adventure films are
- major hollywood studio produced and distributed
- high production values
- dramatic non- dietetic sound
- clear binary opposition
- more narrative action codes than enigma codes
- romantic sub plot
- humorous dialogue
Genre preference 2
Teen films
Favourite conventions are the predictable happy endings and cliché teenage characters
Films I have enjoyed from this genre are mean girls and freaky Friday
The main conventions of Teen films are
- first loves
- crude humour
- sexual themes
- division between social groups
- romance
Genre preference 3
Horror
conventions are the elements of suspense and graphic scenes
Films I have enjoyed from this genre are insidious and the devil inside
The main conventions of horror films are
- Death
- murder
- supernatural presence (ghost, Vampires, Zombies)
- Blood
- sequels
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