1. After watching the trailer of the following action films: 1. Inception 2. Batman - The Dark Knight 3. iRobot I have made a mind map of the typical conventions of an action based film. Mission waiting to be completed Weapons - Knives and Guns Big City - Modern Fights Always a motive Futuristic cars, cars, motorcycles Goodies and baddies Conventions Of Action Films Explosions and crashes Hi tech – big machinery cat and mouse chase Outbursts in settings Sinister, Up beat nerve racking music Killings: death of loved ones Massive destruction Outbreaks in windows, doors, houses, walls etc...