Thursday, September 16, 2010

3 Genres and their conventions

Romantic comedy:
- Two people
- usually meet in an unusual or comic circumstance
- romance
- a problem or challenge
- usually a happy ending
- narrative - usually 2 people who are binary opposites (different situations or social statuses) who would not meet or talk under normal circumsances
- music: is usually playful and happy
- lighting: is usually bright

Horror:
music - dark
characters:
- a villain
- victims
- monsters
- ghosts
narrative usually includes:
- killing
- death
- blood
- chase sequence
- storms/dark weather
location - haunted house/isolated settings
sounds -screams

Action:
- music: themed songs
- sound affects: time ticking down
- props: gadgets
- fast pace
- car chasers
- special effects: explosions (exciting)

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