Codes & Conventions

Thrillers
Here are a few codes and conventions of a thriller:

-Quick Cuts
-Mystery
-Suspense
-Exotic Setting
-Intensity
-Protagonist usually dies
-High paced music
-Conspiracy
-High Tech
-Apprehension and exhilaration
-Special Effects

Horror
Here are a few codes and conventions of a horror:

-Serial Killer
-Blood/Gore
-Torture
-Monsters
-Gothic
-Body count is always bigger in next movie
-Screams
-Darkness
-Eerie Music
-Young cast

Rom-com
Here are a few codes and conventions of a rom-com:

-Love
-Jokes
-Adultery
-Singing
-Sex
-Marriage
-Good looking cast
-Happy ending
-Laughter/Crying
-Upbeat music
-Slapstick humour