Genre Conventions in Film Openings Genre? A film genre is a style or category of film which is a way of classifying its content. Genres have conventions which are the small elements of films such as music, character types which allow us to identify different types of films from one another. These conventions evolve over time as film makers aim to create new and exciting storylines and sub genres Genre Research: Horror In horror films, the opening scene often starts out calm and normal, then often turning into chaos through a short build up of suspense, an establishing shot is often used in order to set the setting and the time for the audience. This allows atmosphere to build and this is where the main character(s) are usually introduced. Horror films also often foreshadow the plot of the rest of the film in the first few minutes of the opening scene. Film Opening: Dawn of the Dead In the opening of ‘dawn of the dead’ the company ‘unive...