Genre Research

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Genre: Romantic Comedy

Genre Conventions – Content:

• "Meet-Cute": The first meeting between the two main characters is anything humorous or strange. This is usually comes with embarrassment, misunderstandings or a personality clash.
• Opposites Attract: The characters are very different personality wise and what they do daily.
• Misunderstandings and Obstacles: This can happen because of  bad or little to no communication with the other person.
• Grand Romantic Gestures: Extravagant displays of love are made to win the other's heart
• Happy Ending: The message of the movie is usually to have the couple go through their problems and discover love with each other, but this can be twisted in the modern rom-com.

Genre Conventions – Production Techniques:

-Relatable and Charismatic Leaders: The audience must have people to cheer. -Timed Joke: There must be some equilibrium between humor and emotion. -Aesthetic Settings: The aesthetically pleasing settings give more boost to the narration. -High-Key Lighting: A lot of light to make it a good or happy tone -Close-up Shots: It shows how the characters are feeling in that moment by their face                                        -Montages: Display the characters becoming familiar with one another and falling in love.

Institutional Conventions – How is Genre Marketed:

-Interesting and Likeable Lead characters: The viewer must identify with protagonists. -Timely Humor: There has to be a balance of the humor and emotional nuances. -Aesthetic Settings: Pleasing setting makes the story telling enjoyable to the eye. -High-Key lighting: A lot of light to make the area very bright with little to no shadows. -Close-up Shots: It shows how the characters are feeling in that moment -Montages: Make the characters acquainted and in love.

Film Sample #1: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Analysis: Through the teen romance / romantic comedy subgenre, this movie has been captured by its setting in a high school and addressing of young love. It has the opposites attract cliché with the defiant Kat Stratford and the enigmatic Patrick Verona. The promotion of the film focused on the humor of its dialogue and the attractiveness of the young actors that were targeted at a teenage audience.

Film Sample #2: Notting Hill (1999)

Analysis: The movie Notting Hill offers the classic rom-com format whereby a bookstore owner and a famous actress met. The advertising factors in the movie were the celebrity side of Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant and the archetypal London setting. The music is also not forgettable and the lines are quotable which are considered the hallmarks of the successful rom-coms.

List of 5-7 Other Film Examples Within the Genre:

1. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/]
2. Sleepless in Seattle (1993) - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108288/]
3. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119738/]
4. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270288/]
5. The Proposal (2009) - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1041829/]
6. Crazy Rich Asians (2018) - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3104988/]
7. Anyone But You (2023) - [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17237376/]