Our short film ‘frame’ has a romance based story.
Our ending of the film is ambiguous which is slightly unusual for a romance based genre film as the audience seek for an happy ending with a clear closure, but with out short film we left the ending ambiguous with obvious trails (with the way the main protagonist was behaving/acting) of what could happen next.
Genre was something we had to pick first and we were already leaning towards the idea of a romantic short film because we were able to expand and brainstorm on that genre the most, also we had more interesting and original ideas for this genre in particular, which is why understanding the way this type of film (genre) is constructed. The type of narrative theory it follows, for this case it would be Todorov’s narrative structure. Romantic film usually follow this narrative theory.
A romantic genre film usually consists of a male and female protagonist.
– stage 1 – At this stage everything is neutral and balanced. nothing is disrupting anything or anyone
– stage 2 – At this point the story has progressed and has led to some sort of a disruption, which the two protagonists are facing
– stage 3 – At this stage they have both figured out the problem and identified it. during this point obvious signs of the inevitable will be shown to the audiences leading them to be prepared for the worst.
– stage 4 – Around this stage is where the protagonists face/make their hardest decisions or face their hardest task to overcome in order for a happy ending.
– stage 5 – Final stage and this stage is when the protagonists preserver and are welcomed to a peaceful ending whether the couple are still together or not, however, the usual convention shows signs that most romantic films will have a happy ending with the main two protagonist from the beginning to who faced disruptions be back together again at the end.
Romantic drama/tragedies films
Castaway on the moon, A moment to remember, 500 days of Summer
romantic drama usually shows a more harsh-er side to love and romance. they are more serious in terms of romance when it comes to their story/plot line.
Romantic comedies (romcom)
My sassy girl, When in Rome, What happens in Vegas
Romantic comedies usually dont have that harsh story-line, they usually follow a very mild story, which is nothing too serious, they have a lot of humour an like any romantic film they have a happy ending which sometimes may cause misconception of what ‘love’ is due to comedy films having an easy way out of their disruption with a follow through of a very happy and peaceful ending.
Romantic thriller
he illusionist, Mr and Mrs Smith
Romantic thriller films usually have a balance of the two. they have a strong story with demonstrates ‘love’ and also might have little humor and also thriller to make the story very interesting. it could be considered that Romantic thriller would be the closest to reality of ‘love’ as it portrays a lot of realism in their story and characters.
Romantic Fantasy
Twilight, Scott pilgrim vs the world, Enchanted
Romantic fantasy usually consists of supernatural things. The premise of the this sub genre is that it includes/involves a lot of things that wont necessarily happen in reality such as having ability to fly etc. Fantasy romance usually finds a special balance between fantasy and romance. Fantasy in general is special, its unique story makes it the romance that much more meaningful, also romantic fantasy films usually has two sides, they can and cannot include comedy aspect to the film, it can be done either way if it stays consistent with the film.
Frame - Short film 