5 genres

1. A supernatural thriller with a strong female lead:

• Has the tension of a regular thriller with basic horror elements such as; Ghosts, occult, phsycic, phenomenon etc..
• Is often less graphic than the horror genre
• The protaganists are often battling against a malevolent paranormal force. The protaganists themselves are often normal people.
• Always lots of suspense and quite surreal.
  

Conventions: Dark lighting, Transitions from fast to slow shots, High pitched music, Very slow music that speeds up as the scene reaches a climax.

2. Social realism drama

• Based around real life and all it's difficulty, most often the working class types.
• very natural lighting
• Handheld camera is common, gives a documentary feel to it to add to the idea of 'realism'
• Conflict is another common element, the drama is created through this conflict
• Is sometimes centered around a more domestic environment.

Examples: This is england

3. Adventure (young audience)

• Comedy based, Fantasy based
  
• Adventure films are usually aimed at a family rather than just the young audience as children would go with parents to a cinema.
• The characters are usually looking for something or looking to restore something as part of the basic plot.
• Usually involves alot of special effects and CGI if it isn't animated.
• Unrecognisable locations, fantasy or wonderland type places

Examples: Narnia, 5 children and it, harry potter, Zathura, nimhs island

4. Teenage romantic comedy

• A humourus movie about a love story that always end happily
• Teenage characters are divided into groups or cliques
• The audience is meant to identify with the unpopular characters, one of whom is usually the main character, and is often meant to dislike the popular girls who are percieved to be mean or arrogant.
• The popular male character is quite often the love interest, a jock/prom king he is attractive etc...
• The narrative will often involve a party where conflict will be a focus (a fight at the party)
• The story will be about the coming together of two characters whom need to overcome some sort of social boundary.
• The resolution will come about through the uniting of the main characters, either romantically or through a friendship.

Examples: 16 candles, She's all that, Mean girls

5. Crime caper

• Usually, if not always, male characters in the group
• The main characters are organising a crime, often large scale theft.
• Light hearted and slightly comical.
• The idea of crime is glamourised as they use conventially attractive characters, they're also smartly dressed and sophisticated.
• Usually has a well known cast, the most famous star is often the leader, the one who gets the most screen time.
• Finally, they almost always get away with the crime.

Examples: Oceans 11, The itallian job, a fish called wonda