In the opening scene of this Action and adventure film I Am Legend staring Will Smith there has been many conventions embedded within the opening couple of minutes. There is a fast intense chase when the main character is chasing down his food that he needs to survive and also a hair raising adventure right at the start. This shows that this short extract of the opening scene shows many conventions of a action and adventure film.Generally there is always weapons within action and adventure films and straight from the start of the film within the first two minutes it is clear that the main character is holding a gun suggesting that he is in danger or he needs to protect himself from whatever is out there in the abandoned city. Another convention that action and adventure films have is that they are normally located within a big city, from the first two minutes we can see that the film is located in one of the biggest well known cities in the world New York in the USA. The film being set in New York will attract audiences from all around the world because they know exactly where it is as it is such a well known city, this makes them want to watch the film. In most action and adventure films they have furious cars which look good, the first picture we see is of a loud, fast red mustang driving really at a high speed through the lonely streets. Having this scene right at the start gets the audience excited and on the edge of their seat literally and means they are gripped from right at the start and want to watch the whole film to the end. Finally the last convention that im going to speak about is goodies and baddies or hero and villain, every single action and adventure has them and this is because they make the film really exciting and interesting. We can see from the opening two minutes that Will smith is obviously the hero and there is something out there which is the villain but we don't get to see whatever it is just yet.

Genre	Conventions/Genre Indicators	Film Titles
Gangster	Death, fighting, money, women, drugs, car chasing, guns, weapons.	Legend, Straight Out Of Compton, The departed, The Godfather, Pulp Fiction.
Action	Explosions, Fight scenes, chase sequence, hero, and villain.	Casino Royale, Indiana Jones, Die hard, Mission impossible

What is your favourite film and why?
My favourite film is Legend that stars Tom Hardy who plays the role of Ronnie and Reggie Kray the famous London Gangsters. This is because i am interested in the violence and the history of both the gangsters and how they operate the whole of London as there own Empire.

Who is your favourite film director and why?
My favourite film director is Quentin Tarantino, this is because he has directed some really well put together films such as Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight both good films with really well known actors such as Leonardo Di Caprio and also Samuel L.Jackson. Both films have a thrilling and exciting story line this is why i like this director so much as all his films are really exciting.

Do you have a favourite genre?
I dont really have a favourtie genre i am keen on all type of genres they all excite me and get me really interested in the film, but if i was to have to pick one it would probably be psychological thrillers films with a bit of a twist that get my brain working and also it keeps me fully interested in the film.

What was the last film you watched and what did you think?
The last film i watched was the Amityville Horror, all about a man who turns psycho on his family's because a spirit over takes his body and the family has to try there hardest to get there dad back and the spirit out of the body. I thought this film was really good jam packed with action and exciting scenes but i feel it could of had a better ending.

What film release are you anticipating?
The type of film that im thinking of creating is a type of horror, i feel like they are the easiest to create yet they are the most effective. A horror where there is a phsyco hunting down anyone he can find in his nearby town.