Generic Conventions of Romantic Comedies

Whilst films are created, one needs to show the audience clear ideas of the film belonging to a certain genre. For example if it is an action movie, the production need to convey the generic conventions of action movies; this could be done by them showing guns, over-speeding cars, bomb blasts, and the characters talking about a secret mission from the beginning of the movie. Through these conventions one is able to signify to the audience of what genre the movie is.

The genre that my team have decided to work with is 'Romantic-Comedy', however the main genre which we would focus on is going to be 'Romance' which would have elements of 'Comedy'.

Romantic comedies are usually humorous dramatic stories which focus on themes like 'True Love', 'A Happily ever after' or being that 'Perfect couple'. The plot then would focus on two people, who normally would later on be romantically involved with one another. They would meet, feel attracted or hate each other, part ways due to misunderstandings or them believing they are not good enough for each other but at the end they would get back together as being apart is too much emotional stress for them. The screenwriters and directors also leave obvious clues for the audience all the way throughout the movie letting us know and guess that they will be a couple.

When the two characters seperate, be it due to personal reasons, them thinking that the other doesn't like them or if they are just not the perct match, they often start to realise during this phrase that they themselves are deeply in love with the other. Overwhelmed by their new found love they often go for a grand guesture to make the other person feel special who then also would confess his/her love in return, and the film ends happily.