This document discusses different genres of films including action/adventure, romance, horror, science fiction/fantasy, and comedies. It provides conventions for action/adventure films such as exotic locations, a quest or treasure, love interests, and believable characters. Horror film conventions include stereotypical settings, monster sounds, weapons/blood, and character archetypes. Romance genres focus on love stories and relationships, typically featuring a forbidden or disapproved relationship, miscommunication between couples, and strong female characters. The document notes the filmmakers chose to make a romance genre film focusing on the loss of a childhood friendship and reconnecting later in life.

1. Genre

2. Types of Genre
There are many types of genres but the most popular ones
are
Adventure or Action
Romance or Romantic Comedies
Horror or Thrillers
Science Fiction or Fantasy
Comedies

3. For Genres likes action or adventure, there are many conventions
like..
Usually long quest, including chase scenes, each getting more
tense and more death defying than the previous one.
A treasure or valuable object. Even an object which creates
power.
Love interest that creates the quest or helps it.
A fast moving narrative with constant set backs. Leading to
complex plots.
Exotic locations – e.g. pirates of the Caribbean
Although the film isn’t real the characters must be believable. The
main character is a normal guy with amazing powers or
strength.

4. Horror films have completely different conventions.
They have very stereotypical settings, e.g. graveyards, churches,
lofts, abandoned houses.
Monster sounds which are usually non diegetic.
Usually include weapons, blood, religious symbols, cuts, dark
clothing.
Low key lighting, to show shadows for a better effect.
Character types – hero (usually a victim) Villain, Children or
Girls who are vulnerable. Monsters, ghosts and the
Paranormal.
Horror films have very deep themes. Depression, religion, hate
and death.

5. For our trailer we chose the romance genre. So we researched the
genre and the conventions for romance.
A romantic genre consists of love stories, emotion, affairs,
forbidden love, affection. Usually a heterosexual relationship.
The search for love is the main plot for this genre. This then
creates problems for the couple, normally ending in a happy
ever after.

6. Romance Conventions
Boys meets girl and happy endings.
A family member who frowns upon the couple.
Told from the point of view from both or either lovers.
Miscommunication.
Emotional appeal.
Strong female characters

7. Our Romance
Our romance does use the typical conventions. The main points
of our trailer are.
Loss of friendship in childhood.
Thoughts from the female actress.
Meet again after a long time.

8. Bibliography
Wikipedia
http://www.slideshare.net/Bethmedia/romantic-
genrehttp://brianair.wordpress.com/film-theory/codes-and-
conventions-of-action-adventure-films/
http://www.slideshare.net/adamnelson2/horror-film-genre-
conventions-5321962