ASSIGNMENT 8: INDIVIDUAL

PRESENTATIONBy Debbie Marques

GENRE

Romantic Drama

WHY I CHOSE THIS GENRE ? Most interesting and touching for me Most films I watch are romantic drama Inspirational scenes were mostly based

on this genre Have a better knowledge about the

conventions on this genre.

ROMANTIC GENRE Love stories Affairs Focus on passion emotions Journey love takes through

marriage Usually lovers face obstacles Illness Financial problems Racial Social class status Sexual orientation

CONVENTIONS Love at first sight young with older love obsessive love forbidden love sacrificial love Tragic love Ending with a ‘’happily ever after’’ Reunion of family Final kiss Not all have happy endings

INSPIRATIONAL FILMS

INSPIRATIONAL SCENES

• flying scene• very romantic • original (never happened before) • memorable • shows the love

•Dancing scene • memorable • unexpected• remember her and the ‘tickles’

• the most difficult part of the dance•Practiced through the entire film, never went right

Titanic Dirty dancing

INSPIRATIONAL SCENE

• first kiss of the couple• romantic atmosphere • unexpected

•Ending scene •They die holding hands • very romantic • Sad

•Final scene•Knows one is expecting these changes•Memorable

A walk to remember The notebook

Grease

IDEAS

Drama 1. 2o year old boy

obsessed over a 16 year old rich girl, tries to rape her (obsession)

2. Women always been jealous of cousin because she was the perfect one therefore decides to kill her to stay with cousin’s husband (revenge)

3. Man divorces from his wife as he finds out his interest in men, she loves him so much that she ends up killing him as she thinks if he’s not hers he is no one else's . (obsession)

(Conflict)Man gets threatened to leave wife otherwise she will die. He leaves her, full of despair she leaves home gets run over and dies. How will he react to this ?

IDEA NUMBER 1 Married for 3 years Husband gets a letter threatening him to

leave his wife that he loves, otherwise she will die

Husband to save her, pretends he has an attraction for his friend

Wife in despair and confusion leaves house without thinking

wife gets run over by a car and dies Husband feels guilty tries to commit suicide

when he hears his wife’s voice telling him to be strong and that wasn't his fault

OPENING SEQUENCE – IDEA 2 Close up shot of wedding rings husband looks at letter threatening him Flashbacks of wife leaving the house in

tears Sound of car breaks Wife laying on road with husband on his

knees, crying, holding her hand (reverse zoom )

CHARACTERS

Husband (Matt)•caring •Loving•Romantic•Handsome•Casual clothes •Fashionable

Wife (Diana)•Loves husband•Wealthy•Spoilt •Fashionable •Beautiful •Her image is her identity

Guy :

HOW I AM GOING TO CREATE ENIGMA ?

Wedding rings – who is married ? What was matt’s excuse to leave the

wife ? How did he react to the wife’s death ?

TARGET AUDIANCE People from 15 to 20 Mostly females Romantic people Enjoys drama romance Believe in love

Interesting to target audience :

Using characters that are more or less the same age

Using realistic problems in these peoples lives

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