Teen dramas typically feature stock characters like a popular student and an outcast. They are usually set in a high school to explore the social hierarchies and challenges of adolescence. The most common narrative follows an outcast who is bullied by popular kids, but eventually someone from the popular group falls for the outcast. Teen dramas use certain cinematic techniques like high key lighting, mood-setting music, and love songs to set the fun, lighthearted tone of exploring relationships and social dynamics in high school.

1. THE CHARACTERS
Stereotypically within the teen drama
genre, there is the representation of a
popular girl/boy character and a
character who is also seen to be
beneath them. We also have the
typical character of the boy and girl
that create romance within the film.
THE SETTING
Most teen dramas are set within a
high school/university environment to
enhance the idea of teens and the
main struggle they come across which
is school and the social order that
surrounds them.
NARRATIVE
Teen dramas are known for the typical
storyline within a high school where an
individual outcast is seen to be bullied
by a popular group of people, however
the storyline always concludes someone
from the popular side falling in love with
the outcast.
EDITING STYLE
Teen dramas always follow the editing style of
high key lighting to perhaps represent the
tone of the film they are creating, they want
to create a sense of fun and light-heartedness
throughout the film in oppose to a thriller or
horror.
SOUND
Throughout teen dramas, the use of
music is extremely important as it is
normally played as a undertone to
set the mood, for example within a
concluding love scene, there is
always a significant use of a love
song.