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.