genre conventions

1. +
ROMANCE

2. +
The music
escalates louder
when Hazel goes
in to kiss Gus,
emphasising the
romantic moment
being shared.
Upbeat guitar music plays in the
background of the trailer and then
the crisp of the sound becomes
more clear when the guitar man is
shown on screen.
Usually in romance movies, the music
that’s played during sad scenes would
be extremely emotional tunes or well
known songs that the audience have
heard before so they feel more
connection towards the scene they’re
watching. This type of music is also
used during positive moments for
instance, part of this trailer. If That’s
What You Wanted by One Republic is
played which I’m sure many audiences
have heard before.
Sound sets the
mood of a movie,
and therefore
romantic films
need a positive
lovey tune.

3. +
This is a cinema/theatre sign
that appeared in the film
opening The Vow.
Cinemas/theatres are places
that couples go to to watch
new movies together,
therefore this setting portrays
a romance feel.
In this scene, a wedding is
being portrayed through the woman
and male facing each other in
smart/glamorous outfits. This scene
fits the title of the film The Vow.
The setting is key in a romance movie
as most setting shared between a
couple is based around their houses or
places they spend days out together.

4. +
A prop used in this trailer is a boat to
demonstrate the romantic event that
the couple are sharing on a tranquil
bed of water. Them both being in the
water gives the impression that they’ve
fallen in which in their eyes would be
funny, so the audience can see that
their love is like a friendship; fun and
easy going, the best type of love.
Props allow an
audience to
gather a better
understanding of
the characters’
relationship.
The props like the
boat and love
letters used in The
Notebook tell the
audience the
couple are both
very romantic.
Love letters are usually associated
with a long distance relationship, which is
one that occurred in The Notebook. It’s a
prop that illustrates a traditional old
romanticist which has a lot more meaning
than a text message.

5. + The costume the
characters are
wearing here is
quite old fashioned
but trendy;
suspenders and
patterned dresses.
The uniqueness
of their outfits
portrays how their
love could be
quite old
fashioned but
wonderful.
Costume can contribute to the age of
the characters that the audience firstly
assume. A male always wearing suits
and shirts would convey him as being a
sophisticated mature adult, whereas if
he were to wear jeans and tops and
jackets instead of blazers it would
portray him as being a younger boy
perhaps in late teens/early twenties.
Emma is demonstrated here as being quite a
quirky and unique individual with her furred
hood, floral top, pendant necklace, hoop
earrings and circle framed glasses. From her
costume I gather the impression of her
character as being old school and interesting.

6. + You usually
get a ditsy female
who’s clumsy yet
has a big heart.
She’ll play the main
character along with
the guy she falls in
love with.
A handsome man
with a humorous
personality who’s extremely
caring to make all the girls
who’s watching the movie drool,
is always featured in a romance
movie. Yum.
Stock characters are the typical types of
characters that you’d find in a certain
movie. In a romance movie, the types of
characters you find are a father figure, a
best friend, and the personality of the
romance couple. These have all been
The main character,
whether that be a boy
or a girl, always has a
best friend either at the
beginning or through
the duration of the
movie.
demonstrated.
The father figure who
influences the main
character’s decisions
above their love life.