Typical Film Conventions

ACTION -
Mild Peril
Hero/Heroin
Villain
Guy saves girls
Saving the day- last minute
Destruction of Equilibrium

FANTASY-
Non human characters
Surreal/ imagination
Non- diagetic- composed music E.G strings
Mythical/ Musical
Animated
Obvious character roles

MONSTERS INC. OPENING SEQUENCE
Intro of characters
Scary monsters, then turn to non- scary
Humour
Pain
Plot
Composed music
Prepares you for into of your main characters
Bright and representative colours
The music used in the opening credits represents irony due to the upbeat, this contrasts with the fact that the film is based on monsters.

Scooby Doo 2 The Movie.

This is a childerens action film about monsters, ghosts and mysteries etc.
This typically involves equilibrium at the start and then the destruction of equilibrium when one of the 'goodies' get into trouble. The battle of the vilains and the heroes is a typical convention of a childrens action film.

- SOUND- High tempo music and use of diagetic and non-diagetic sounds create a high speed introduction, creating tension and excitement.
- COLOUR- Monsters are dark, red, purple etc. showing danger and darkness. Whereas the heroes are portrayed with much brighter, innocent colours.