Thursday 1 December 2011
G321- Re-Sit- History of Romantic Comedies
The genre Romantic Comedy developed from Shakespeare's comedies in the sixteenth century. It combines elements from two previous forms of Romantic Comedies including Ancient Greece and Mediaeval. The Ancient Greece Comedies involved the story of a young man longing for a woman but who meets certain obstacles along the way. The play ends with a turn of events that enables the couple to be together. The comedy seen in these plays is the union of society. The other form, mediaeval romance appeared in both narrative and lyrical poems. Here, Romance was given a new sense of love, the passionate experience of the individual, which was different to ‘social solidarity’ that love use to mean. Romantic Comedies ever since have told their audiences that dreams of finding true love can come true. There are four romantic comedy subgenres:
Romantic comedy proper, farce, screwball comedy and the relationship story. The subgenres are determined by how love, romance and marriage are portrayed in the film and how they are related.
Thursday 17 November 2011
G321- Re-Sit - Evaluation Question 5
How did we attract our audience?
We attracted our audience by creating a very recognisable domestic setting which has created verisimilitude. We have included everyday items on the office desk including magazines, stationary, photos etc. The reality we have created, has allowed the audience to connect with the character and the obstacles she may come across. The character can be viewed to be similar to that of an everyday person and represent a large portion of the population and this can make the character very inviting towards the audience.
The face of the main character has not been revealed to the audience in the opening of the film. This is another element we have used to attract the audinece. By not showing her face we have created a sense of mystery and curiosity for the audience and have left them wanting to know more and find out who she is. We have used the voiceover, props and costumes as the only glimpse of the characters identity. The female voiceover is very sweet and calming and this is another element that we added to attract our audience. It can make the audience feel at ease and in the right mood to watch the film. The voiceover is talking about love and this is a popular topic which all audiences can relate to. By choosing a broad topic it allowed us to attract a wider audience.
We attracted our audience by creating a very recognisable domestic setting which has created verisimilitude. We have included everyday items on the office desk including magazines, stationary, photos etc. The reality we have created, has allowed the audience to connect with the character and the obstacles she may come across. The character can be viewed to be similar to that of an everyday person and represent a large portion of the population and this can make the character very inviting towards the audience.
The face of the main character has not been revealed to the audience in the opening of the film. This is another element we have used to attract the audinece. By not showing her face we have created a sense of mystery and curiosity for the audience and have left them wanting to know more and find out who she is. We have used the voiceover, props and costumes as the only glimpse of the characters identity. The female voiceover is very sweet and calming and this is another element that we added to attract our audience. It can make the audience feel at ease and in the right mood to watch the film. The voiceover is talking about love and this is a popular topic which all audiences can relate to. By choosing a broad topic it allowed us to attract a wider audience.
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Film opening analysis and Title timeline
10 Things I Hate About You
- The opening begins with a mixture of aerial and high angled shots of the setting of the film. It appears to be a high school so, this can indicate that the romance could be between two young teenagers.
- There is a car scene and this allows us to see some of the characters that may be included in the film. Conflict can be seen between the group of girls and the single girl in the other car and this can reflect potential relationships within the movie and the scene can be viewed as quite comical.
- There is non-digetic background music throughout the opening which is up-beat and happy, this changes when we see the single girl in the car. This can indicate that she is one of the main characters in the film. The music contrasts with the earlier music and this can reflect the main characters slightly moody, teenage personality.
- The characters car is red and this can have connotations of both love and danger which could reflect a possible storyline of the character finding love and then becoming heartbroken.
- The name of the Guidance Counselor who we are presented with in the opening is 'Ms. Perky' and this can have comical connotations around it.
Titles Timeline
0.09- Company Logo
0.19-Secondary production company logo
0.29- Film Title0.34- Main Actor
0.38- Main Actor
0.42- Sub Actor
0.45- Sub Actor
0.49- Actor
0.52- Actor
0.56- Actor
1.26- Actor
1.30- Actor
1.34- Actor
1.40- 2X Actors
1.43- Casting
2.37- Executive Music Producer
2.41- Costume Designer
2.58- Associate Producer
3.15- Co-Producers
3.19- Editor
3.32- Production Designer
3.36- Photography Director
3.47- Executive Producer
4.01- Producer
4.06- Writers
4.22- Director
50 First Dates
- The film opens with a long shot of a beach sunset and this can set the romantic mood for the film. However, the non-digetic Hawaiian background music contrasts with this and adds to the comical aspect of the film.
- We are presented with lots of snippets of different female characters talking about a romantic holiday where they met a guy. All the stories appear to correlate together and this can imply that they have all been seeing the same man.
- In one of the scenes the character is talking about her romantic date while she is working in a mourg and the juxtaposition of these two things can have a comical effect on the film.
- At the end of the opening the characters all reveal the name of the man they were with and they all say the same one. We have been shown the personality of this character from the start as a player and cheater and this can reflect the possible storyline of the film. The male character can be viewed as the main character and he is wearing a Hawaiian print shirt and shades which give him a comical/non-serious look.
0.33- Associate Logo
0.47- Title
Legally Blonde
- Straight away from just seeing the titles we can see that this is going to be a girly girl/chick flick film. they are coloured pink and sparkling against a characters blonde hair and this can reflect the stereotypical girly girl.
- Close-ups are used to show the characters manicured nails and elegant jewellery which can portray the characters feminine personality.
- The main characters face is not revealed to the audience but they can see her personality through the props shown as she gets ready for the day including pink hairbrush, nails, jewellery and pink sparkling shoes. They are mainly pink and sparkling which we can associate with a girly girl character. The colour pink can also connote love and happiness.
- Happy non-digetic background music is played throughout the opening and this can add to the comedy aspect of the film.
Titles Timeline
0.06- Production Company Logo
0.15- Title
0.22- Main Actor
0.32- Main Actor
0.38- Sub Actor
0.48- Sub Actor
0.54- Sub Actor
1.01- Sub Actor
1.17- Sub Actor
1.22- Sub Actor
1.27- 2X Sub Actor
1.32- 2X Sub Actor
1.39- 2X Sub Actor
1.44- Special Appearance
1.48- Casting
1.53- Co producers
2.01- Music
2.09- Music Supervisor
2.13- Costume Designer
2.19- Editor
2.26- Production Designer
2.31- Photography Director
2.36- Based on the book
2.46- Screenplay
3.06- Director
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