Genre Conventions

RomanceBy

Grace Cambridge

Setting• Typically set in and urban setting

such as a beach, a school or a

local diner.

• The settings used in Romance films

are typically known as where a chance encounter may take

place.

• Sometimes Romance films can

use big cities as a setting such as

New York.

Dear John

Grease

Maid in Manhattan Set in New York

Set in a school and a diner

Opening is set in a beach

Sound • Sound that is used in Romance

films shows the mood of the

characters and the mood of the

film.

• If the movie is sad then the

music will generally use just one

instrument to create the lonely

and sad environment.

Sometimes soft lyrics are also

used to create a lonely mood.

• However if the romance film

when something good happens

to the lead character an

upbeat and cheerful song is

used.

Twilight

During Bella’s depression

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

When Georgia and Robbie get together

Diegetic and Non

Diegetic Sound• Musical instruments that are

used to create mood can either

be diegetic or non-diegetic.

• A guitar is used in the fault in our

stars as a way of showing that

the main character is in a bad mood and the support working is

trying to lift it. This is diegetic

sound.

• Non diegetic sound is used

when music is played over the

top of the scene. To show the characters feelings.

The fault

in

our stars

Titanic

Props • Different props are used

depending on the storyline

of the film.

• You would expect to find

Flowers such as Roses

Hearts

Restaurants

Rings

Jewelry

Box of Chocolates

The fault

in

our stars

Valentines

Day

The Best

Of Me

• In the Romance Genre

costumes are very genetic

they wear everyday clothes

that are specific to the time

period.

• On a Romantic date the audience would expect the

man to wear a suit and the

women to wear a elegant

dress.

• They would wear brighter

coloured clothes as they are in happy period of their lives

Costumes

My Film

Setting - My film will have 2 locations, it will be set in a college and inside a house allowing the audience to see when the disruption of the equilibrium occurs.

Sound – I will use diegetic to show where the setting is such as background chatter when filming in the college, I will then use non-diegetic music to create suspense over the audience while she is taking a pregnancy test.

Props – The main props I will use for my film will be a car and a pregnancy test but to the genre obvious I will have flowers on the table to make it obvious.

Costumes – My main character will be wearing very casual clothes such as Jeans and a T-Shirt this will show that she has been to a place where it is more acceptable to wear casual clothes.