A Deep Dive into Romance

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1. Common CAMS in your genre

A close-up typically shows one object, very commonly the human face. It isolates that object from its surroundings and, by doing so, concentrates the viewer's attention on it. For instance, the extraordinary facial close-ups that end City Lights (Charlie

Chaplin, 1931) are matched in their expressive intensity by La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc, Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928), a film composed almost entirely of facial close-ups. If the face is cinema's supreme emotive object, the close-up is essential to reveal it.

2. Common Sound in your genre

Diegetic sound- Sounds like cars on a city street or the noises of slot machines in a casino create the world in which the characters exist.

Scoring- A good score is vital in a romance movie, with the highs of the story having rich and warm tracking and the lows having more quiet and somber tracking. It highlights the emotion seen on the screen.

Voice-over- often used int he intro or closer of the movie for exposition or conclusion, voiceovers present the audience with information not directly shown on screen.

3. Common Mis-En-Scene (CLAMPS) in your genre

Most romance movies have befitting, time-appropriate costuming. 

The lighting is also scene-appropriate. Romance movies won't have it be dark out around 1:00 pm.

4. Common Editing in your genre

I discovered that rom-com frequently employ Straight Cuts and Cross Cuts, two distinct types of editing procedures. Crosscuts are a technique used to show an action occurring between two different locations. Straight Cuts are utilized to maintain the story's consistency and make it flow smoothly. Additionally, I've noted that the pace of the edition will be gradual, yet throughout the movie, there are small but major modifications. For instance, the editing speed will start to quicken when the protagonists in the movie begin to fall in love, giving the impression that time is passing more quickly.

5. Example films of your genre

LaLa Land

Call Me By Your Name

Titanic

The Shape of Water

Romeo + Juliet (The Baz Luhrman one from 1996)

Brokeback Mountain

6. What elements of the genre that you like?

I like when a romance movie has a meet-cute dynamic. I also like it when things don't always get better in the end. A happy ending is nice, but sometimes, it helps with immersion to see the good guy lose.

7. What elements of the genre do not appeal to you?

I dislike how romance movies frequently end in a happily ever scenario.




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