Genres/ Conventions

Genres and Conventions

Genre	Conventions/Genre Indicators	Film Titles
Action	Explosions, fight scenes, chase sequence, hero and villian.	Casino Royale Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Die Hard Mission Impossible
Sci-Fi	Future technology, Aliens, Space, Spaceships.	Avatar Predators Star Wars Hellboy
Post-Apocalyptic	Fight for survival, Disease/Infection, Male Protagonist, Abandoned Buildings.	I am Legend Maze Runner Mad Max Oblivion
Comedy	Contains Swearing, Not appropriate for young children, characters in the film have a sense of humour.	Shaun of the Dead Brides Maids Anchorman Hot Fuzz

I am Legend

In the opening scene of I am Legend, the protagonist drives around an abandoned city in a car. This tells that this is a post-apocalyptic movie. In the car the main protagonist is accompanied by a dog, this could tell us that the main character might be the only human alive and he only has a dog for company. Further into the opening of the film the main protagonist points a gun out of the window of the car to try and shoot the deer. This suggests that the movie will contain death and action.