Differences between conventions used in different films

How are the conventions constructed differently in the two film sequences - Emma Squires
What is a convention? A convention is a habit or long accepted way of doing things through repeated experiences that makes the audiences become familiar with these.

We focused on watching two, two minute long clips from Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows and Agent Cody Banks. The two film clips were constucted differently through the establishment of questions. whilst Agent Cody Banks established its characters and questions with the audience, Harry Potter abd The Deathly Hallows didn't. This was done most likely to draw the audiences attention and make them want to watch this particular film more.

Another way they were constructed differently was through the title sequence/credits. In Agent Cody banks the title sequence was more aimed at children whilst Harry Potter abd The Deathly Hallows was more engaging and dramatic this helped engage the audience as well as make it more accesible to older generations.

In Agent Cody Banks, the entire two minute clip was mainly set in the family home so the audience would not have been able to relate the genre with mise - en - scene. In Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, the audience can relate the genre to Mise - en - Scene. The genre in Harry Potter is Fantasy/Adventure. You can see this through the use of dark lighting used to create urgency and the all the different locations that are used.