Sub-Genres• Romantic Drama: The plot usually revolves around an obstacle which prevents deep love

between two people. Music is often employed to indicate the emotional mood, creating an atmosphere of greater insulation for the couple. The conclusion of a romantic drama typically does not indicate whether a marriage will occur. Some examples of Romatic Dramas are, “The Bridges of Madison County”, “The English Patient”, “Falling in Love” and “Casablanca”.

• Romantic Comedies: films with light-hearted, humourous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. Humour in such films tends to be of a verbal, low-key variety or situational, as opposed to slapstick. Films within this genre include, “Love Actually”, “Moonstruck”, “As Good as It Gets”, “Something's Gotta Give”, “When Harry Met Sally...” and “It's Complicated”.

• Romantic Action Comedies: films that blend romantic comedy and action. Examples include Killers, Knight and Day, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, This Means War and The Bounty Hunter.

• Romantic Thriller: is a genre of film which has a storyline combining elements of the romance film and the thriller genre. Some examples of romantic thriller films are The Adjustment Bureau, The Phantom of the Opera, The Tourist, The Bodyguard, Unfaithful, and Wicker Park

Target Audience

• The typical target audience of a romance are usually females aging from around 14+.

• The appealing thing to this audience is the fact there’s always an attractive male lead which sweeps the female lead off her feet into an adventure of romance.