1. Media Research
A2 various other genres

2. Liberal Arts
Romance/Comedy

3.  The opening shot is an establishing shot of an urban city, this sets the scene
for the film. It also portrays what genre the film is; as with every film trailer
the genre should be absolutely apparent. For example a horror movie might
open the trailer with a long shot of a dimly lit hallway with blood stains on
the wall etc. The genre of this film is a romance, this isn’t blaringly obvious
from the opening shot but the audience can see that it isn’t, for example, a
science-fiction due to the lack of spacecraft and/or aliens.

4.  In this shot, the audience is introduced to the protagonist of the film. It can
be presumed that this character is the protagonist as it is the first character
to be introduced and the general rule of film trailers is that the protagonist
is the first character to be introduced. Romance films typically involve very
realistic scenarios as this allows the audience to relate to the characters on-
screen. This scene here is very realistic as it features a mundane setting in
which the character follows a mundane lifestyle.

5.  Here, in this wide shot, the audience can see the protagonist looking very
isolated and alone; the sense of loneliness being a key motif in romance
films. Using this shot in the trailer allows the audience to acknowledge the
trailer as one of romance.

6.  This scene really helps the audience identify and relate with the protagonist
with the use of a close up to show his facial expressions in more detail. The
comedy aspect of the “rom com” (romantic comedy) genre is shown here
with the use of dramatic irony; him saying he’s checking his schedule to
“shift some things around” yet he makes no attempt to move. Also it is
typical of comedy film trailers to suddenly stop the background music right
before the punch-line or otherwise funny comment is made.

7.  Here in these two shots, the audience is introduced to the love interest; love
being the a key theme in ALL romance films.

8.  The close up shot here shows the significance of this scene. The first
physical contact between the two main characters. Close ups of physical
contact, even if not sexual, are common in romance films.

9.  The high angle of this shot, captures the moment of which the two
romantics bond. There is fixed eye-contact and laughing. The sound bridge:
“We connect really well, don’t you think?” emphasizes this moment well.

10.  As with all romance film trailers, there is a moment which threatens the
relationship of the two romantics. This is shown here in this over-the-
shoulder shot whereby one of the characters is crying and thus questions
are asked of the conclusiveness of this relationship.

11.  “My advice to you is, put some armour around that gooey little heart of
yours”. The dialogue in this scene is significant as it demonstrates the
conventions of a romance film; the convention being that there is always a
character of which the audience is meant to dislike, the reason for this is
typically because he/she is aiming to break the relationship of the romantic
couple.

12.  The integrity of the relationship is always challenged in romance films and is
done so here, the sense of loneliness returns to the
protagonist, emphasized by the miserable facial expression.

13.  The film title is revealed and it could be suggested that the red font in the
word “Arts” could represent love as it is a typical connotation of this colour.
It would be a symbol to represent the romantic aspect of this genre.