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Plot and Storylines | Genre Research | Kiera Tolhurst

Romantic Comedies generally consist of two people. The two characters are usually one of each gender although sometimes it has consisted of two or more friends, who experience friendship and love together. Films like this generally consist of humorous moments which are relatable to the audience, also the films themselves always consist of a primary moral which naturally engages the audience. For example in the film 'Bridewars' two friends have become rivals due to the clash of their weddings. This leads to the fight between friendship and love, showing which one holds an importance and questioning which one out of the two, will last in the long run.
Conventions of a trailer:
Romantic Comedies generally consist of mid shots and establishing shots as there main images. This is due to the conversations between the two main acts and also the detail that is shown within the location, giving off a romantic appeal. The lighting within these scenes are usually high key, this allows the audience to get a clear view of the characters themselves and also it adds to the intensity within a scene. Scores within a Rom Com trailer are generally upbeat and of the pop genre, this helps the transactions flow from clip to clip with the use of a theme song. Finally the pop genre score layers a different musical instrument (preferably drums) in order to show the changes in atmosphere throughout the trailer. This also tones down with the use of voice overs or audio from characters on scene. This is mainly used to give a brief narrative/ introduction to the film, giving the audience an insight on what to expect.
Todorov's theory
, where the film begins with an equilibrium, which is then disrupted (usually a fault within a plan that should have taken place). Then a recognition of the fault is acknowledged leading to a method of solving it, which usually consists of the film reaching its new equilibrium and generally ending on a happy note.
Stereotypically the role of a hero and villain mainly consists of a male figure. However there have been a few cases where the influence of a female hero is needed, also within every film there is always a main female role - which consists of the leading female to be the love interest to the hero. For example 'Lois Lane and Pepper Potts'.

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