Thursday, 3 December 2015

Codes and conventions of the Romantic Comedy Genre

Rom Com Genre 

Generally begins with voice over introducing characters.

Two protagonists, one male, one female.

Plot consists of male protagonist competing against various rivals and set backs for the attention of the female protagonist, usually ending happy where the two fall in love.

A consistent colour theme with romantic comedy films are red/white/pink.
Red represents love, romance and passion, white represents innocence and purity, and pink represents romance and femininity.

The stereotypical idea of love is usually explored with cliché's.

Music is typically romantic and light hearted.

The target audience is generally young women who could find themselves in the same situation.



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