Codes and Conventions of The Romance Genre

Codes and Conventions of The Romance Genre

Camera shots & Techniques

• Close-ups often used to show the emotions of the characters.
• Long shots of environment used to show tranquility and peace.

Symbolic (Clothing & colours)

• Red is symbolic of love and helps to subconsciously trigger emotions within the audience.

Written and Audio

• Relaxing, often orchestral soundtracks are used to create a peaceful atmosphere which relates to how the characters are feeling in the scene.

In the opening for 'The Notebook', red is used exclusively because of its correlation to love and passion.

Opening Analysis - The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Intro Analysis - The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 begins with the logo for Spider-Man which transitions into him falling from the sky with the camera following close behind, this is done to make the audience feel the speed at which he is falling and feel like you are in his position.

A powerful non-diegetic score of brass instruments creates a feel of grandeur, to show the 'amazing' abilities of Spider-Man.

The next shot is a ground-level view that follows Spider-Man in the frame but stays in the same position to give the effect of the audience being a pedestrian watching as he swings through the air.

Later on a medium shot is used to show the hijacker and Spider-Man up close, this shot is mainly dialogue to establish Spider-Man's cocky personality and is also shown through his movements.

A close-up shot is used to show the plutonium and the robber in the same shot by having the camera behind the plutonium but in front of the robber, this type of view is an artistic way to reduce the amount of necessary shots and shows the expression of the robber.

Codes and Conventions of Coming of Age Movies

Codes and Conventions of Coming of Age Movies

Coming of age movies focus on the troubles and obstacles of growing up, usually with a resolution at the end but can differ per movie.

Camera shots & techniques

• Long takes due to long dialogue scenes, creates dramatic effect because it allows the audience to focus on the characters emotions for longer.
• Close up shots are used to show the characters face when speaking, this also directs the audiences attention to the characters emotions.

Symbolic (Clothing and colours)

• Typical clothes are used to get the audience to relate to the character more because they seem more human.

Written and audio

• Score type usually varies depending on the mood that the scene shows, fast and high pitched for tense action and slow and low pitch for sad scenes.