Genre Conventions

Genre Conventions.

Genre	Conventions	Film Titles
Action	Fights, explosions, hero, heroine, death, love scene.	Expendables 1+2+3 James bond Indiana jones, Sherlock.
Horror	Death, gore, blood, scary imagery,	Zombieland, Saw,
Romance	Love, couple, arguments, plot twist	Love actually, sex tape, Romancing the stone
Adventure	Traveling, active characters.	Lara croft : tomb raider
Comedy	Silly plot, Jokes, idiot characters,	Dumb and dumber

A genre convention is a typical or standard trope of plot, character, setting, icon, theme, or effect in a genre story. For instance, in a Western it is conventional to have the heroes wear white hats and the villains wear black hats (icon convention) Or in the superhero genre, it is a convention to have the characters wear costumes (icon convention). The easiest way to spot a genre convention is to think about the trope being placed in another genre. For instance in a Western, a church is a sign of civilization and the East; but in a romantic comedy, a church is a sign of reconciliation (through marriage) of the main characters, who usually get married.