Conventions

Genre	Thriller	Western	Sci-Fi	Gangster	Action
What we see	Knives, crime, detectives, mysterious people.	Tumble weed, horses,saloons, guns.	Space, aliens, experiments, future, planets, robots	Guns, gangs, money, knives, drugs, cars	Casino, guns, spy gear, explosions, bow-ties, modified cars
What we hear	Screams, heartbeats, tension building music, eerie sounds.	Gun shots, broken glass, whistling, wind,metal boots, horses.	Lasers, alien talk, woosh, beep	Gunshots, shouting, traffic, bad mouthing	Gunshots, explosions, gadgets beeping
Typical characters	Innocent young naïve girl, psychopath, detective.	What we see	Alien, traveller, computer	Mafia, gangsters, boss, police	Spy, baddie, glamours girl
Typical Storyline	Innocent victim murdered, pyscho twist, intelligent detective.	What we hear	Travel through space, man from England, world take over	Turf war, drug complication, revenge	Spy kills baddie and fancy event, girl gets in way.
Examples	Psycho, no country for old men, dead calm.	Young guns, true grit.	Amagedon, independence day, startrek	Snatch, godfather	James bond, fast and furious