Genre Conventions

Big gaps between jokes, often with laugh tracks placed to encourage audience to laugh

Characters are often extremes of stereotypes - very strong personalities

Colourful, homely settings

Lots of characters involved

Camera shots at eye level with characters

Over Exaggerated actions/situations - things going wrong to the extreme

Dark in colour and lighting

Unnatural and odd camera angles

Ordinary locations, with one or two unusual things, also bleak surroundings. Not homely or warm

Strong character stereotypes. Eg ‘the brave one’, ‘the smart one’

Also unusual characters, odd people

Weapons are usually inefficient weapons, to get as much gore out of it as possible. Eg. knife

Music is tense + unnatural, or completely absent

Jumpscares

Bittersweet endings, evil/horror is gone but at a price

Supernatural creates, zombies, ghosts

Storms!

Younger characters, pretty + fashionable

Warm, homely settings

‘Best friend’ character who helps out with the lead’s love life

Competing for lead’s love

Colourful yet softly lit, warm tones

Things ‘go wrong’ then get better again

Bleak settings, bleak situations

Lots of conflict with characters

Colours are often muted and cold

Music is tense

Tense moods

Often, conflict at the end is resolved - happy endings

Often one character against the world/bad guys

Impossible situations 

Fast paced, few moments of quiet

Colorful and bright

Camera tends to follow the good guy

Less plot and talking, more action

Often fighting

Brooding main characters, often male

Darker colours, shady atmosphere

Often sympathetic with criminals

Lighting often used to highlight powerful characters and give a place from the criminals to hide

Teamwork, character archetypes that clash and create conflict

Shadowy locations, indicate criminal activities

Mains are usually male, their wives/girlfriends give them humanity

Main character is often a woman, often romantic

Often upper class settings, eg big manors