Creating a Genre
Our group got given the genre of a Romantic Comedy (Rom-Com) we
were really excited to get this genre and decided to some reseach about
the sterotypical conventions of a Rom-Com we found that Main Characters in a Rom-Com are
Main Guy
The Girl Next Door
The Cheerleader/Main girl
The Bestfriend
Geek
We decided to use the 'The Main Guy' and "The Girl Next Door/Geek" for our film as these to charaters normally end up together at the end.
Our Story Board
Representing The Main Guy
- Blazer
- Trousers
- Shirt
- Trainers (comedy)
We wanted to represent this character to come across as a guy who may be rebelious and may not have experience in the working world.
The Girl Next Door/Geek
- Skirt
- Glasses
- Shirt
- Blazer
We have created our genre by using the typical convensions of the the sterotypical "geeky girl" and the "popular slick looking boy" we used non- diegetic sound and used a pop love song "She Drives Me Crazy" as it is a sterotypical love song to have in a Rom-Com and the first time the "boy meets girl" is very important. We used a range of shots for our task including
- Close Ups
- 2 Way Shot
- Over The Shoulder
- Point Of View Shot
- Wide Shot
