The narrative of romance trailers usually follow the conventional
"boy meets girl" plot, which consists of the main male character
meeting the main female character and eventually falling in love. This has
proven to be a successful narrative structure of romance films and the target
audience often expect to see a plot like this. Often the film will involve some
sort of disequilibrium which forces the characters to break up or be separated,
the cause of this could be one of them moving away or even one of them dying,
for example, P.S. I love you.
The location used is often somewhere rural, because it is known
to be beautiful and peaceful which are both associated with the romance genre. Close
up shots are used to emphasise the significance/importance of certain things in
the narrative, this shot also shows the characters emotions. Shot reverse shot
edits are used to clearly show a connection or relationship between two
characters and establishing shots are used to show the location.
Sub-genres of Romance
- Romance Drama
- Romance Thriller
- Rom-com
