Tuesday 20 October 2015
Sunday 18 October 2015
Romance genre-opening two minutes part one
Notting hill:
Notting hill is a romance film based around Julia Roberts meeting a man, and how her "celebrity lifestyle" can get in the way of reality. The film begins with non-diagetic sound with sounds of clapping and screaming ( like seeing a celebrity) We then see moving video clips of the famous Hollywood actress Emma Roberts in slow motion. This is effective, as it suggests that she is a key character in the film. It also implies, that she is well known and popular, which gives a unique twist to the film.
We then meet the main, male character called William. We see him walking down the street with a voice over of him talking about where he lives, his name, and what he does as a living. On the left is a long shot, of William walking down the street. This is effective, as we can see the setting of where the film is set. We can see its busy, and a urban environment which fits the connotations of the romance genre. On the right of the picture we can see market stands selling fruit and vegetables. This makes the film seem more realistic, as its something that everyone buys. We know that the film is set in London, as he mentions it on the voice cover. London is a rich and powerful city which suggests that the people in the film may be as-well
I wanted to analyse the clothing that William is wearing. On the left is a medium/close up shot of William walking down the street back to where he lives. We can see he is wearing a shirt and a blazer. Wearing this type of clothing, has strong connotations with wealth and power. This could suggest that he has a good job or employment role. However, a lot of his buttons are undone, which makes him look scruffy, tattered and rugged. Which could develop confusion to whether he does have a good job.
When William arrives home, we find out he shares his apartment with a flat mate named spike. The audience can already tell he is "odd" due to his clothing and name. The director has used a informal and unique name to make the audience know he is the "unusual" character in the film. Here, is a over the shoulder shot of William and Spike talking. Spike is getting ready to go on a date and is trying to find the right outfit. The use of the over the shoulder shot is effective, as it tells the audience who spike is talking to. It also allows us to see what he is wearing and his facial expressions. The shirts that he tries on are not considered "romantic" or " flattering". This immidetley suggests that he is the typical "awkward best friend" of the main male in the film. They are usually humorous and no good in relationships or the love concept. This is a typical convention in a romance film.
In conclusion, we can see that it is a romance film due to the voice over, and the character spike. We get a good idea of the setting of where the film is based, which makes it more relatable to the audience as its set in a well known location.
Notting hill is a romance film based around Julia Roberts meeting a man, and how her "celebrity lifestyle" can get in the way of reality. The film begins with non-diagetic sound with sounds of clapping and screaming ( like seeing a celebrity) We then see moving video clips of the famous Hollywood actress Emma Roberts in slow motion. This is effective, as it suggests that she is a key character in the film. It also implies, that she is well known and popular, which gives a unique twist to the film.
We then meet the main, male character called William. We see him walking down the street with a voice over of him talking about where he lives, his name, and what he does as a living. On the left is a long shot, of William walking down the street. This is effective, as we can see the setting of where the film is set. We can see its busy, and a urban environment which fits the connotations of the romance genre. On the right of the picture we can see market stands selling fruit and vegetables. This makes the film seem more realistic, as its something that everyone buys. We know that the film is set in London, as he mentions it on the voice cover. London is a rich and powerful city which suggests that the people in the film may be as-well
I wanted to analyse the clothing that William is wearing. On the left is a medium/close up shot of William walking down the street back to where he lives. We can see he is wearing a shirt and a blazer. Wearing this type of clothing, has strong connotations with wealth and power. This could suggest that he has a good job or employment role. However, a lot of his buttons are undone, which makes him look scruffy, tattered and rugged. Which could develop confusion to whether he does have a good job.
When William arrives home, we find out he shares his apartment with a flat mate named spike. The audience can already tell he is "odd" due to his clothing and name. The director has used a informal and unique name to make the audience know he is the "unusual" character in the film. Here, is a over the shoulder shot of William and Spike talking. Spike is getting ready to go on a date and is trying to find the right outfit. The use of the over the shoulder shot is effective, as it tells the audience who spike is talking to. It also allows us to see what he is wearing and his facial expressions. The shirts that he tries on are not considered "romantic" or " flattering". This immidetley suggests that he is the typical "awkward best friend" of the main male in the film. They are usually humorous and no good in relationships or the love concept. This is a typical convention in a romance film.
In conclusion, we can see that it is a romance film due to the voice over, and the character spike. We get a good idea of the setting of where the film is based, which makes it more relatable to the audience as its set in a well known location.
Romance film target audience
Romance films are usually aimed at the female gender ages 13-18 and some older. This is due to the light heated nature of films that are produced in this genre. Romance films are usually based around the girl, so it attracts a female audience. Girls can also find them relatable, due to heart-aches are relationship problems. Generally, every women dreams of a man coming along and sweeping her of her feet. They have no face in their delusion, and the romantic genre of film, puts a face on their dream man.
Dirty dancing is a very popular and well known film. The front cover of the film is effective. We can clearly see from the front cover that the film is targeted at a audience of 18-60. This is because it is a classic romance film, which is suitable for a wider range of people. We can see from the title that it would be aimed at a older audience as it has the adjective "dirty" in it, suggesting that it would be inappropriate for a younger audience. Furthermore, the two characters on the cover are very intimate, suggesting the film has sexual references in there.
Mean girls is a popular film based around high school girls. This immediate attracts a younger female audience, as the topic of "school" is annotated with a younger audience. The cover consists of 4 girls, which would make a female more likely to pick it up, as the girls are all in pink. The use of the colour pink is effective, as it has strong connotations with a girly, romance nature. Also, the actors/actressess in films would make a certain gender watch the film. Mean girls stars Linsey Lohan and Rachel Mcadams. These 2 icons are liked by the public, and are very well known, meaning people are more likely to watch the film.
Below is a chart analysing the age, gender and class of the film "the wedding singer". We can clearly see that the female audience is a much higher percentage of 16% to the male. We can also see the the highest age percentage is ages 15-2, which a lower average than expected, as it is based around marriage, which is seen as a mature, and older concept.
From the chart on the right, we can see that the male column for romance is a percentage of 9.6% and females a percentage of 15%. This helps explain the idea that romance films are aimed a female audience for many reasons that i have discussed on this blog page.
Dirty dancing is a very popular and well known film. The front cover of the film is effective. We can clearly see from the front cover that the film is targeted at a audience of 18-60. This is because it is a classic romance film, which is suitable for a wider range of people. We can see from the title that it would be aimed at a older audience as it has the adjective "dirty" in it, suggesting that it would be inappropriate for a younger audience. Furthermore, the two characters on the cover are very intimate, suggesting the film has sexual references in there.
Mean girls is a popular film based around high school girls. This immediate attracts a younger female audience, as the topic of "school" is annotated with a younger audience. The cover consists of 4 girls, which would make a female more likely to pick it up, as the girls are all in pink. The use of the colour pink is effective, as it has strong connotations with a girly, romance nature. Also, the actors/actressess in films would make a certain gender watch the film. Mean girls stars Linsey Lohan and Rachel Mcadams. These 2 icons are liked by the public, and are very well known, meaning people are more likely to watch the film.Below is a chart analysing the age, gender and class of the film "the wedding singer". We can clearly see that the female audience is a much higher percentage of 16% to the male. We can also see the the highest age percentage is ages 15-2, which a lower average than expected, as it is based around marriage, which is seen as a mature, and older concept.
| Age: | %: | Gender: | %: | Class | %: | |
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| 4-6 | 0% | Male: | 42% | AB | 31% | |
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| 7-11 | 0% | Female: | 58% | C1 | 27% | |
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| 12-14 | 9% | C2 | 18% | |||
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| 15-24 | 34% | DE | 24% | |||
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| 25-34 | 25% | |||||
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| 35-44 | 10% | |||||
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| 45+ | 22% | |||||
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From the chart on the right, we can see that the male column for romance is a percentage of 9.6% and females a percentage of 15%. This helps explain the idea that romance films are aimed a female audience for many reasons that i have discussed on this blog page.
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