Pre-Production

Before actually starting to film I had to research on the characters of different romantic films in order to see the way they have been represented such as the type of clothes females and males wear, their usual location, types of shots, music and lighting they used.

Costume

Normally, in romantic movies a girl would wear really fashionable, trendy and girly clothes, especially the main character in order to look appealing. Also, as she is the main chcracter, girls who might be watching this may be able to get advice on some of the things they can wear or relate to them because they enjoy the fashion style the main character is wearing. Below is a picture of Rachel McAdams who plays the main girl chcracter of the film 'The Notebook'. She is wearing formal wear but also looks pretty and elegant at the same time, making her look attractive and the right fit for the role of a man who falls in love with her. This is why in our opening sequence we have also decided to make our main girl look very pretty with a nice 'girly' dress which stereotypically defines a teenage girl.


Locations

Normally in romantic films the locations of the place have really beautiful scenary in them in order to make it more romantic between the two people. It also creates a really great and positive atmosphere, which is an important aspect needed to be considered for the target audience as they enjoy these type of aspects. SOme of the locations I have found are below:

Some of the scenes in the film 'Marley and Me' were filmed on the beach which contains beautiful scenery which does appear romantic.

The film 'New Years Eve' (2011) was filmed at New York city in times square which is effective because the whole lights and 'buzzing' atmosphere makes the film interesting and again can be great for filming romantic films

 Lighting

In contrast to horror movies, romantic movies have really nright, high-key lighting in order to create a really upbeat, positive energy and for the audience to associate the film with happier times. this is important because romantic filmes are about showing a relationship between two people, and so in order to create a sense of intimacy between them, the lighting needs to be bright,, where not tension/ eeriness or suspense is being created. The light lighitng also makes the scene appear really normal and ordinary like, where the audience can relate to these characters and make them want to be in a situation like them.