Genre- Transformers

Transformers (2007) 

This film falls into the genre(s) Action, Adventure and also Sci-fi. The film has aspects of all featured within the feature. 

The conventions of the Sci-fi genre are clearly shown throughout the film. You can tell what the genre is for this film from the title of the film and also the film posters. The film poster for Transformers is of a giant metal machine positioned in the centre of the poster. This is a genre convention for Sci-fi films because of the machine (which is the 'Transformer'). 

The conventions of the genre 'Action' are visible on the film poster. On the poster you can see the Transformer in a stance that suggests battle along with the two main stars Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf under neath him also in a similar stance. 

The film itself is about the "good guys" to defeat the "bad guys" who are trying to take over the world which is a convention of an Action/ Adventure film. The lead female protagonist- Mikaela portrayed by Megan Fox- is a strong female and stands and faces all the adventure and action with the male protagonist which is also a common convention of a modern day Adventure and Action film. 

The audience for this film would expect big action fights and explosions, references of science throughout and the "good guys"prevailing and defeating the "bad guys". Also with the two lead protagonists being a male and a female, the audience would expect the two to come together and fall in love.