Night of the Museum started off with the film companies name and then begun with magical music in the background to give the feel of magic and fantasy - this helps put across the genre well. The location was then established which is the Museum and a number of characters in the museum are seen but the audience is left to imagine what the role of the characters are. The music did change slightly when some important characters were pictured to give the audiences a slight hint. The main character was not established until after the credits and music had stopped and the narrative had begun. Not giving too much information away creates a sense of uncertainty which suits the fantasy genre as in most fantasy films anything can happen/come alive.
Spy Kids similarly showed the films companies name, however the music was much more fast paced and intense which definitely showed that the films genre was action. There is an establishing shot of where the film is set but differently to the Fantasy genre the main characters we introduced immediately to make the film more realistic. The narrative also begun straight away as the dialogue used introduced the "spy" theme. This fast start helps establish the genre of the film as it introduces characters, setting and narrative all in one and then quickly begins - this is the fast paced convention that all action films have.
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