Monday 20 September 2010

Genre conventions





Each genre of film uses different conventions, but the conventions used in the specific film genre are kept the same/similar this is a base to write/produce their film on.
Horror- Horror films feature a wide range of styles, they use many different conventions, they are designed to cause frighten and panic, dread and alarm, often using plots and characters that are in our worst fears/nightmares, they captivate and entertain an audience at the same time. Suspense is key. The use of a silence provokes the viewer to watch even if they don’t want to as the suspense builds up inside them. Horrors usually conclude with a terrifying finale. 
Romantic Comedy- Romantic comedies are movies with light-hearted, humorous dramatic stories centered on romantic ideals such as a "true love" Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. The basic conventions of a romantic comedy is that two people, usually a man and a woman, meet and then part ways due to an argument or other contrived obstacles. Initially, these two people do not become romantically involved, because they believe that they do not like each other, because one of them already has a partner, or social pressures. However, the screenwriters leave obvious clues that suggest that the characters are in fact attracted to each other, or that they would be a good love match.

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