Schools are a common setting for romantic comedies as they show the audience it is a rom com in a believable setting. Examples include 10 Things I Hate About You and Juno, which both feature unexpected romantic pairings. Some rom coms are also set in the workplace, usually between people of different statuses, like in Bridget Jones's Diary where she ends up dating not her boss but someone else she goes out with. The most important thing is the setting feels believable to the audience so they can connect with the characters.

1. Locations for Rom Coms

2. School
• A common setting for Rom coms are schools. As it shows the audience
that is a rom com, and it is a believable setting.
As you can see 10 things I
hate about you is set in a
school. And the narrative
hook is that it is 2 very
different people from
different clics, who end up
together.

3. School
• Another example of a Rom Com set in a
school is Juno. And again 2 very unexpected
people end up being together.
This film also goes
into more detail,
with what can
happen when
something goes
wrong in a
relationship when
you are young…
Also from a film
poster you can
get an idea, of
what is going to
happen in the
movie. This is a
good example of
that. As from
seeing this film
poster, the
audience will
already start to
preform an
opinion towards
the girl because
she is pregnant.

4. Workplace
• Some rom coms are set in a workplace, and it
is usually 2 people from different scales of the
ladder who end up together.
For example Bridget Jones’s Diary is
set in the workplace. However this
rom com has a twist because she first
starts to fancy her boss, but then this
changes once she goes out on a date
with him… This is also a narrative
technique used in rom coms as the
person the girl falls for, doesn’t turn
out to be who she thought they
were.
This is usually
shown in the film
poster, as you can
see.

5. Location of a Rom Com
• The most important thing about the setting of a Rom
Com, is that it is believable for the audience. As if it
isn’t believable then the audience, won’t be able to
connect with the characters or relate to certain
aspects of the film.