I have analysed opening sequences and screen grabbed 9 different shots to show different conventions and ideas used.
1. This shot shows the title name of the film. The name relates to the genre as it is called "Street Dance" and it is a dance genre. This shows a clear reference to the dance film.
2. The colour of the font in this opening sequence of "Step Up 2" is black and red. This is typical dance film font colour as they are used in a lot of dance films.
3. The style of the font in "Street Dance 3D" uses a handwritten type font. This is a typical font used in the dance genre.
4. Typical settings used are parks and out door spaces, i.e the streets. This is backed up by the fourth picture (from Step Up 3D) as it shows the dance troop dancing outside and in an open area.
5. Picture 5 shows a screen grab from Step Up 2. This shot shows the typical costume of the characters as they are all wearing baggy clothing, t-shirts and vests. These clothes are seen in most dance films and is a common convention.
6. Colour adjustment is used in picture six (from Dirty Dancing). The colour has been changed to black and white. This is a common convention in some dance films as this effect is often used.
7. The type of lighting used in this shot are bright and a lot of lighting effects are used for different things. This is common in a dance film as they are used in the final battle or show scenes.
8. Transitions are a common convention used in most dance films as they allow the different footage to fit together and look professional. The picture shows a shot from "Step Up 2" where the titles fade to black. This is used a lot as it looks neat and an effective way of getting the titles off of the page.
9. In a dance genre film, obviously there is some dancing. Picture 9 shows the characters dancing. This supports the dance genre as there is actually some dancing happening.
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