Typical conventions of dance genre research from 1/2/11

The typical conventions of the dance genre opening scene usually consist of scenes of dancing followed by flashbacks of dancing/ the main characters past which then has the characters name appearing and sets the motive/ pace/ storyline of the film (i.e step up 2) . 

fonts: Urban chalk style          

duration: 1 second/ 3-10 for the dancers

placement on the screen: centre of the screen

content: clips of street dancers 

However some of the films don't follow the conventions i.e Honey which starts off in a bar in a nightclub with the main character but doesnt tell you the storyline in the first few minutes nor does it have any dancing in the first 2 minutes of the film it also uses 

Fonts: block capitals , blue , has a shining effect going across it. 

Duration :1/2 seconds each.

Placement on the screen: bottom right corner of the screen with some more towards the middle and Bottom left of the screen. 

Content: actors, production company , "soundtrack by"  

Links to opening scenes watched:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAobq7g4p9I (honey)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUhNRkRAaSM (step up 2 the streets )