To understand how conventions are used to make a genre easily recognisable
Genre = What we use to categorise films, books etc.
Conventions = The things that make a genre of film easily recognisable
For example: here are the conventions of an action film
Watch this carefully and try to remember at least 5 conventions we would expect to see in an action film.
When we watch movies we tend to categorise them in certain ways. We base this on conventions we see.
On this worksheet you need to pick movie examples for a selection of genres. You then need to identify the conventions those movies use. The first one is done for you.