Research Information on Romantic Comedies

Genre: Romantic Comedy


Narratives (the kinds of stories)
•Girl meets guy,
•Girl loses guy,
•Meet up again after a space of time,
•Become friends again,
•Realise how much they like each other.
•Happy ending.


Settings
•Big cities,
•Weddings,
•On holiday,


Stock characters
•The perfect man,
•The dorky, loveable guy,
•Clumsy woman,
•The boyfriend/girlfriend,
•The best friend,


Iconography
•Love music,
•Red colours everywhere – Red love hearts, Warm colours.
•When something goes wrong ( Pathetic fallacy {weather affecting story})


Audience – Cassie?
Females, mainly teenage girls. Sometimes, men who have been made to watch the film by their girlfriends.


Films
My Big Fat Greek Wedding,
What Women Want,
Hitch,
Pretty Woman,
There’s Something About Mary,
Sex and The City,
Runaway Bride.


Box office (money earned by the genre films) - http://www.boxofficemojo.com/
My Big Fat Greek Wedding = $241,438,208
What Women Want = $182,811,707
Hitch = $179,495,555
Pretty Woman = $178,406,268
There’s Something About Mary = $176,484,651


Editing techniques
•Close ups on main people – e.g. them kissing,
•Cut-backs/ Flash-backs,
•Establishing shot.