PPT-Conventions of the Romantic Comedy Film

JC Clapp HUM 110 Introduction to American Film North Seattle College Themes Films are lighthearted humorous and centered on romantic ideals where love is able to conquer all Romantic union is destined or due to fate. A2 MEDIA EVALUATION. AREK STEPANIAN & ALEX MACLEAN. 1) In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge the forms and conventions of real media products?. Choice of Genre. PSYCHOLOGICAL / THRILLER. Frailer Conventions. Learning . O. bjective. To apply . knowledge of codes and conventions to film trailers. Types of . Trailers. These three trailers all advertise . Iron Man 3. .. . What is the purpose of each trailer? . . Openings. Titling. From researching a selection of different romantic comedy openings, such as ‘The Holiday’ in the bottom left and ‘Knocked Up’ in the bottom right, it seems as though titling and fonts in the openings are much more of an afterthought that in other genres.. Learning Objective:. T. o apply knowledge of codes and conventions to . Action-Adventure . film trailers. Analysing Trailers. Analyse the trailer for . Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls. Learning Objective:. T. o apply knowledge of codes and conventions . to Rom-Com . film trailers. Analysing Trailers. Analyse the trailer for . P.S. I Love You. , . with each group focusing . on different aspects. By Luke Higgins & Andrew Birch . Market Research . On doing our market research we looked a several past comedies that had been very successful some of these past comedies were films such as American Pie, Super Bad, Epic movie, Jack and Jill and The Imbetweeners. We where inspired by all of these films but the one that inspired us the most was Imbetweeners and the transformation it underwent As it became such a popular series that they made a film. All of the settings locations and characters were also possible to achieve as it was set in a school and the main four characters where all 6. Romanticism. Revolutions. Revolutions occurring in France, and in America, thus many in England saw this as a turning point in history for a more ideal and civilized society.. The Industrial Revolution brought about many improvements, particularly to the upper classes, but the living and working conditions for industrial laborers were horrific. Laws to regulate safety, hours, wages, or child labor did not exist. . How do we analyse a film’s use of techniques to make meaning?. What does a strong analytical essay look like?. Techniques Make Meaning. Filmmakers use a range of techniques to communicate character and story.. To understand the codes & conventions of film trailers. you. Codes & . C. onventions . of . T. railers. What are the codes and conventions (typical features) of film trailers?. Create a checklist of features you expect to see or be told in every trailer.. Famous comedic teams (Some of them, anyway!). The 3 stooges. In film, the Stooges ran from . 1930-1969. Longest and most famous combination of Stooges = Larry, Curly, & Moe (this combo ran for 14 years). Approximately 1810-1900. Growth of established forms; such as opera, mass, symphonies and concertos.. Greater experimentation and freedom to explore timbre and harmony as the orchestra expands.. Associations with other art forms and artists – writers, poets, artists and other musicians.. Romantic Comedy. Bellringer. What is your favorite Romantic Comedy? Was the relationship believable? . What makes this your favorite romantic comedy?. If you don’t enjoy romantic comedy, explain why not.. Aristotle defined comedy as one of two main forms of drama—comedy and tragedy. Most contemporary views see comedy as a form of humorous text. Why are we amused?. Relief theory. Reducing physiological tension caused by the self-censoring of the baser instincts (Freud). HNC Creative . M. edia Production . Genre. According to . my research . ‘genre’ . is from 19. th. century France.. T. he . French for genre is either "kind" or "sort", . I. t . is any category of literature, music, or other forms of art or entertainment, whether written or spoken, audio or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. .