Exploring genre for A2 media

2.  Normally targeted at females due to their
connection with emotions and feelings
 Typical boy meets girl story line
 Normally would expect to see emotional
scenes, gender differences, relationships,
sexual concepts, and status differences
between characters

3. Narrative
 Normally straight forward the narratives in
romance tend to start with the introduction of
one character – typical boy meets girl
scenario. Throughout the film there are
hidden aspects to the storyline as to why they
could be a good match
 Commonly an argument and a separation
incorporating an aspect of sadness to the
story
 However, in most romantic genres they tend
to end ‘happily ever after’ which is
traditionally known

4. Setting
 Stereotypical locations are common in
romantic films, easily identifiable locations
that are central to allow them to be
revisited within the film
 Knowing the setting helps the audience
imagine what is going to happen in the
film and where the action will take place

5. Use of Sound in Romantic films
 Use of sound influences romantic films
because it helps the audience establish the
mood and atmosphere
 I have discovered from my research so far I
don’t like the use of amateur voice overs and
if we are to use a voice over I would want to
make sure we had a detailed script for it
 The use of music sets the mood in romance
films as a convention because it is common
for happier music to be played on parts that
require lots of empathy

6. Editing
 Juxtaposition is regularly used In romance
films to express two sides of the story
 Shot reverse shot is a good example of an
editing technique used in romance because
it enables the audience to gain
understanding of each characters facial
expressions
 This is enhanced by the use of close ups which
can be used to mark the moment and draw
the audiences attention to that specific point