This document outlines some common conventions and genres seen in romance films. It notes that romance films typically follow a "boy meets girl" plot, include arguments between main protagonists that either improve or worsen their relationship, and end with the reunification of the main couple. Other conventions discussed include using a soundtrack to guide audience emotions, incorporating other genres to appeal to wider audiences, and including narration from someone close to the protagonists.

1. Normally the heroin has a deep, sad back story
usually involving the parents. One of the
parents have either left, died or become very ill.
Genre
‘boy meets girl’ this is very typical in
a romance film and also most
viewers watch these kind of films to
see a happy ending.
Conventions
Main protagonists usually see to
have a huge argument in the middle
of the film which can either better
or worse their relationship but
either way they normally reunite
again at the end.
Normally aimed at a
female audience.
The script normally suggests to the
audience that the protagonists of the
film are a good love match and that
they might end up together in the end.
Romance films tend to have a
soundtrack which will tell the
audience how they should feel at
different points in the film.
Sometimes, other genres
are intertwined into
romance films to make it
appeal to a wider audience.
Often romance films tend
to have a narrator in the
film and this is either
someone close to the
protagonists telling the
story or one of the
protagonists telling the
story.
A typical romance genre
would include sexuality,
status, gender and
relationships.