Romantic/action conventions

Typical location
males room, females room then restaurant/bar.

Typical characters
man and women played by teenagers.

Typical mise en scene
props; wine glass, dressing table, mirror, chairs, whiskey glass, cigar, cigarette holder, ashtray, feather bower.
Costume; suit, lingerie, feather bower, heels, shiny shoes, mustache, makeup.
setting; from the separate bedrooms to the restaurant.
lighting; naturalistic in the bedrooms, dark lighting with red hints reflecting love and danger.
shot types; medium close ups, close ups, shot reverse shot, match on action, panning, zoom in.

Typical narratives
Two people are set up on a date, not knowing they are both in for killing each other. The audience will know the two characters aim as the props will be shown; gun and poison.


Typical media language
naturalistic lighting, match on action shot, shot reverse shot, 180 degree shot, We want it black and white in the bedrooms. music will be played through out the sequence with no dialogue.

Typical ideologies
hidden personalities. secrets.

Daniella Worth and Natalie Goode