The document discusses several films and how they meet conventions of the drama genre. It provides plots for films like 2012, Twilight, Romeo and Juliet, Titanic, Seven Pounds, Bride and Prejudice, and Why Did I Get Married? These films involve themes like natural disasters, relationships, conflicts, and even deaths. They can also combine elements of other genres like action, adventure, fantasy, comedy, and musical. Meeting conventions of drama helps move the audience's emotions.

1. Anicia Brown Ina Bayson Drama

2. What is Drama? Drama A type of genre that touches the audience’s emotions. Themes: Poverty Violence Etc. Sub-Genres: Romantic drama Tragedy Musical Drama Etc. It is fictional.

3. How did ‘Drama’ changed over time? New types of conventions. Crime Musical Adventure Other genres became combined The audience and technology has changed over time which would make the genre of drama change over time

4. 2012 Director: Roland Emmerich Distributing Company: Columbia Pictures Released date: 13-Nov-09 (UK) Ina Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

5. Plot of 2012 It is when a geologist and his team discovered that the earth’s core is heating up. The geologist warns the U.S. President that the crust of the Earth is unstable and without preparations the whole world is doomed. Meanwhile, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and other disasters wreak around the world. Ina

6. How does it meet the conventions? Ina Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama Meeting the Conventions Disasters all around the world are happening Travels across the globe to survive

7. Twilight Director: Catherine Hardwicke Distributing Company: Summit Entertainment Release Date: 19 th December 2008 (UK) Ina

8. Plot of Twilight Isabella Swan from Arizona moves to Forks to live with her father Charlie, after her mum remarries. She meets a mysterious guy called Edward Cullen, which is not a normal boy. In no time they are in a relationship, but he is no like other boys as he can run fast, can stop a moving car with his bare hands, and hasn’t aged since 1918. Ina

9. How does it meet the conventions? Ina Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Meeting extra-ordinary people. Eg: vampires and werewolves Moved from Forks back to Arizona running away from a tracker vampire. Involving fights This have Edward climbing on tall tree with Bella.

10. Romeo and Juliet (1996) Director: Baz Luhrmann Distributing Company: 20 th Century Fox Release Date: 28 th March 1997 (UK) Ina

11. Plot A Capulet’s daughter and Montague’s son meets and fell in love with each other causing the two families fight with each other. The two lovers soon get married as Father Lawrence agrees to marry them. But then, Juliet asked the Priest for help so she wouldn’t marry Paris. The Priest then proposes to do a fake death and gave Juliet a potion that will wake her up after 24 hours. Romeo thought that Juliet is really dead and buys a poison and drinks it where Juliet lies. Juliet then wakes up finding Romeo dead, she took his handgun and shoots herself in the head. Ina

12. How does it meet the Conventions? Ina Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance Crime involves gun crimes Two lovers There is death scene of Juliet

13. Titanic (1997) Director: James Cameron Distributing Company: Paramount Pictures (USA) 20 th Century Fox (International) Release Date: 23 rd January 1998 (UK) Ina

14. Plot A lover from different social backgrounds meets in a voyage of RMS Titanic’s first and last voyage. Ina

15. How does it meet the Conventions? Ina Genre: Adventure, Drama, History The ship is sinking killing lots of people.

16. Seven Pounds Director: Gabriele Muccino Distributing Company: Columbia Pictures Released date: 16 th January 2009 Anicia

17. Plot An aerospace engineer (Ben Thomas) who transforms the lives of 7 people that he doesn’t know. However, he ends up falling in love with one of these people, who ends up transforming him. Anicia

18. How did it meet the convention? Anicia Genre: Drama It has romance with the man falling in love. Death as 7 people died including his wife. Emotional Scenes in movie.

19. Bride and Prejudice Director: Gurinder Chadha Distributed Company: Miramax Films (USA) Pathé Distribution (UK) Released Date: 8 th October 2004 Anicia

20. Plot A Bollywood update of Jane Austen's classic tale, in which Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitable husbands for her four unmarried daughters. When the rich single gentlemen Balraj and Darcy come to visit, the Bakshis have high hopes, though circumstance and boorish opinions threaten to get in the way of romance. Anicia

21. How did it meet the convention? Anicia Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical They sing and dance throughout the movie. Has Conflicts Love and Relationships Has problems and concerns

22. Why did I get Married? Director: Tyler Perry Distributing Company: Lionsgate Released Date:12 th October 2007 Anicia

23. Plot Dr. Patricia Agnew, a psychologist, has written a best seller about marriage: hers and those of three other couples who together take a week's vacation each year to ask themselves, "Why did I get married?" It's time for one of those weeks, and all four relationships are strained: Patricia and her husband Gavin have the shadow of grief between them; Terry believes that Diane has abandoned him for her work; Angela, who's built a successful business, belittles her husband Marcus, who works for her; Mike is cruel to Sheila, his religious, overweight wife. During the week, each person's secret comes out. Will these marriages survive? Anicia

24. How did it meet the convention? Anicia Has comedy in it Love and relationships involved in it Conflicts Emotionally moves the audience

25. We learn that.. There are many different conventions of Drama. Natural Disaster Relationships Conflicts Even Deaths It can link to other genres. Adventure Fantasy Action Anicia Ina

26. It inspire us.. If making a drama film we must have… The conventions Conflict Love Tragedy Linking the story Examples of films that have these conventions: Romeo and Juliet Titanic Ina Anicia