Dark Knight - Analysis

How does it follow generic conventions?
The masks that they are wearing makes the atmosphere much more mysterious, also you cannot see the expressions on their faces which adds to the mystery - leaving the audience question if the characters are actually evil or if they are being forced to carry out the crime. Clowns are generically used as scary images.
Violence is a generic convention of an action film, in the opening of the dark knight a lot of gun crime is carried out which is one of the main conventions of violence.
Right from the beginning the characters are put into a dangerous environment with the fact that they are at the top of a tall office building - this creates suspense and this sets up an expectation for the rest of the film.
The musical score is fast pace, this is a generic convention in the way that it creates suspense and tension.

How does it make you feel? How does it achieve this? (techniques).
The musical score being fast paced makes you feel tense and on edge as you cannot guess what is going to happen next. It makes you feel as if something big is going to happen throughout making you feel slightly excited.
The masks (clown faces) make you feel scared as the clown faces are creepy. Also with the fact that you cannot see their facial expressions means you cannot really relate to the characters - this makes you feel much more on edge.
The violence in the opening makes you feel sympathy towards the characters in the bank as they are shown being innocent. It makes you relate to the characters in the bank much more as the characters with the masks on you cannot see their expressions.