Research on genre- Romance

Genre: Romance

Narrative/ theme:

-Boy meets girl E.G 500 days of summer

-Love triangles E.G Bridget Jones diaries

-Marriages/ weddings E.G My big fat Greek wedding

-Forbidden love E.G Romeo and Juliet, Twilight

-Teen Romance E.G LOL

-Love

-Lust

-Jealousy

Setting:

-Anywhere, depending on narrative. For example a teen romance will most likely take place in a high school.

-Places of significant beauty E.G beaches, lakes etc.

-Cities E.G 500 days of summer (2009) set in Downtown LA

-High school E.G teen romance films, for example Wild Child (2008) is set in a boarding school in England.

-Church, Synagogue or Mosque E.G Four wedding and a funeral (1994) set in a church for wedding scenes.

Characters:

-Couples

-Single man and women

-Jealous relative or love interest

-Family

Music/ sound:

-The sound is usually non-diegetic and very uplifting, light and harmonious to parallel the image on screen.

-Love songs are usually played as backing music for example Celine Dion- my heart will go on, played in Titanic (1997)

-Light romantic songs are played to suit the mood of the scene.

Lighting:

-Lighting is dependent on the mood of the scene, for example in a romantic intimate scene, the lighting may be dim or candle lit to parallel the feel and mood.

Example:

'500 days of summer' (2009)

-Plot: An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.

-Theme: boy meets girl

-Setting: city- Downtown LA

-Character: single man, single women