Conventions of the action genre

1. Conventions of the action genre:
 Fast-Movingplot
 Containsscenesof violence
 Sometimescontainsone ormore heroes
 Extendedfightscenes,violence andfranticchases
 Sound effects can or tend to be very loud with dramatic meaning such as gun shots
 Dark lighting to conceal characters or increase tension
 Setting tends to be in built up areas such as cities
 Themes: good vs bad, family issues, revenge, death, car chases
 High tech
 Huge destruction
 Death of some sort
 Futuristic
 Chases
 Explosions