Discusssion of all 5 Genre

A supernatural thriller with a strong female lead

This opening would inlcude:

• A woman of a mysterious supernatural (ghosts, vampires, witches) persona
• Film title and credits
• Suitable music for example something eerie to give the impression that the film is a thriller
• Somebody/thing that needs saving
  
• Mise-en-scene that has dark lighting
• An example is "Underworld".

A British socialist realist drama

This opening would include:

• Natural camerawork, hardly any close ups and a lot of tracking.
• Themes based around real life situations, e.g. domestic violence.
• Mainly diagetic music
• Regional accents
  
• Stereotypical characters
• An example is "This is England"

An adventure story for younger audiences

This opening would include:

• Mise-en-scenes which could be mystical/made up
• Animation
• Characters which are mainly children
• Always a hero
• Missions set for the characters to complete but they are normally dangerous
• Mixture of diagetic and non-diagetic sounds
• An example is "The Lion King".

A teenage romantic comedy

This opening would include:

• Mise-en-scene of where teenagers spend their time, e.g. school, cafes, shopping centres
• Themes which teenagers can relate to, e.g. relationships
• Stereotypical characters
• A love storyline including humor
• An example of this is "John Tucker Must Die"

A crime caper with an ensemble cast

This opening would include:

• A group of main characters involved in a crime
• Light humor can be used
• Pacy editing and camerawork
• Day is saved in the end by the main characters, usually men
• An example is: "Ocean's 11".