Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Genre and Convention




 
Firstly when it comes to teen films the common sub-genres of the movies are: love/romance/sex, violence, comedy, musical, horror, supernatural/fantasy, thriller, regional, action and sci-fi. Secondly  the conventional themes  and topics are mostly about teenagers rebelling, love, romance/ sex between them, relationship with boyfriends and girlfriends, friendships, family problems( teenagers and their parents in conflict always arguing. Parents not understanding teenagers and teenagers always getting into trouble). To add to this teens movies portray teens drinking, doing drugs, in gangs and being violent/ aggressive therefore a common theme is gang deprivation/ crime/fighting. Conventional themes for teen movies  also include  sexuality, drams, race and ethnicity and American dream( being successful).  happiness, music, dancing, singing, entertainments, competitions, sports are also involved in the themes for teen movies.





        




















              
 
 
Furthermore when talking about locations, there are different locations in which teenagers meet at in teen movies. For example:
 

Locations within home:

Bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, Dinning rooms, gardens, basements, toilets, bathrooms, front yard, swimming pools.
 
 

 

 

Locations within school/college:

corridor with lockers, stairs, outside college/entrance, classrooms, toilets , gardens, canteens, head teacher's offices, roofs, halls.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sports locations:

 
 football fields, changing rooms, basketball courts, swimming poles, dance rooms.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hang out locations:

coffee shops, restaurants, beaches, cars, friend's houses, shopping centres, fast food shops, playgrounds, parks, woods
 
 
 
 

Other locations:

 
other countries, Saturday jobs locations.
 
 
 

Characters in teen movies

 

 





                                           Bullies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Geeks
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Captain of the sport teams
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cheer leaders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Popular girls
 
 


















                                                                                   

 
 
 
 
Rich boys

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