The genre of this children's film is action/adventure. In the opening sequence the conventions that are used include a fast pace soundtrack which conveys urgency, that gives the audience clues that it is an action movie. Also, in the first 3 minutes of the opening sequence, it started off as a typical family morning but as it progresses we learn it is an action genre because a rescue has to be made, and because of the tension created by the music that is played when the rescuing of a baby trapped in a car takes place by the main character, Cody. He is introduced within the first minute of the opening sequence, and at first we think he is a normal teenager, but as it goes on we find out he is actually a secret agent. This is a convention of action genre because it involves spies and secret agents. The location is established straightaway in the opening sequence, which is suburban America.
Nanny McPhee
The genre of this film is fantasy. We can see this through the conventions used in the opening sequence. It starts off by using a strange, wacky situation which needs to be resolved. We find out that when Nanny McPhee comes to visit she uses magic and powers (to teach the children lessons) which shows that the genre is fantasy because in real life there is no such thing as magic powers. The editing that is used to create the sense of magic is visually engaging which emphasizes the fantasy of it. When introduced, the characters are quite eccentric for example the children aren't just naughty, they are over the top naughty doing things that everyday children wouldn't even think to do. We see within the opening that Nanny McPhee teaches the children lessons and eventually the children grow to get on with her and need her much more than they think. This establishes questions for the reader such as "Will Nanny McPhee last and be able to cope with these children, or will they get rid of her like they have all the other nannies?" and then "If so, what changes throughout the story in order for the children to grow to like this Nanny?".
Charlotte, Graeme, Jamila and Tom
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