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This is research I have conducted on the Rom-Com.
- Genre- Romantic Comedy (Rom-Com)
- Genre Conventions- Content
-Focuses on love stories
-Mixes humor with emotions and vulnerability
-Conflicts revolve around mistakes, misunderstandings, or differences in the love interests
-Obstacles work to drive the couple apart
-Ends in personal growth and discovery and a typical "happily ever after"
-Themes revolve around self-love, growth, communication, discovery, and tension between emotions and logic
-Lighthearted, silly, relatable, and optimistic tones
- Genre Conventions- Production Techniques-
-Pop music or indie music for a playful atmosphere
-Warm, bright, inviting color schemes and soft lighting (like rose-colored glasses)
-Montages to show development of relationship/characters
-Two-shots and close-ups for connection between characters and with the audience
- Institutional Conventions- How The Genre Is Marketed
-Popular music or phrases in ads to attract younger target audience (teenagers, young adults)
-Trailers have funny moments or tension to draw audience in
-Posters have main characters together smiling to introduce the genre visually
- Film Sample #1: To All The Boys I've Loved Before
-Popular indie/pop music
-Uses a popular "fake dating" trope
-Soft pastel tones and dreamy lighting
- Film Sample #2: 10 Things I Hate About You
-Uses upbeat popular indie/rock music throughout
-High school setting
-Humor and wit in dialogue, causing audience to connect with and relate to characters
-Popular "enemies to lovers" trope
- Other Movies Within This Genre-
- How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days https://youtu.be/EiHLFK7Fo0s?si=fsP_378GxgTeNKLq
- Clueless https://youtu.be/KeGqX4GVBZE?si=tKrjd_z9fQ1oVn0b
- She's The Man https://youtu.be/n0nVmgIgWGs?si=NjSbdv5VhOMlPusQ
- 50 First Dates https://youtu.be/17KJk3ErIx0?si=xXtfDzDvZ9rFLONE
- Mamma Mia https://youtu.be/8RBNHdG35WY?si=P3KuWD-LRd-gFUX6
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