Research Into Genre

We have decided that our film will be a drama film as we all very much enjoy drama films and feel that we will be able to create a successful, effective drama film. It also slightly falls into the romantic drama category as it focuses on a male and female character who fall in love, however the story ends as a tragedy.

Drama films tend to be serious presentations or stories with settings or life situations which portray realistic characters in conflict with either themselves or forces of nature and who are dealing with emotional themes. A dramatic film shows human beings at their best, their worst and everything in between. Drama films are probably the largest film genre because they include a broad spectrum of films such as romantic dramas, sport films, period dramas, comedy dramas, courtroom dramas and crime.

Dramatic films tend to include themes such as infidelity, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, drug addiction, poverty, political unrest, alcoholism, sexuality, mental illness, violence against women and many others. Dramatic films which have used some of these subjects have successfully drawn attention to the issues by taking advantage of the topical interest of the subject. Dramas tend to have tragic or painful resolutions and concern the survival of some tragic crisis, like the death of a family member or a divorce.

Romantic drama explores the complex side of love. The plot usually revolves around an obstacle which prevents 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 romantic drama films are Letters To Juliet (2010), A Walk To Remember (2002), The Notebook (2004) and Romeo and Juliet.

 


Letters To Juliet trailer (2010) - A girl named Sophie dreams of becoming a writer and travels to Verona, Italy where she meets the "Secretaries of Juliet".












   A Walk To Remember trailer (2002) - The story of  
   two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie
   Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets
   into trouble and is made to do community service.













The Notebook trailer (2004) - A poor and passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman and gives her a sense of freedom. They soon are separated by their social differences.














Romeo and Juliet trailer (1996) - Shakespeare's famous play updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona and still retaining its original dialogue.