Hey everyone, welcome back! Since I decided on a romance film, I still need to take a look at the subgenres of romance. So, today I'll be examining each subgenre and covering general characteristics (not plot specific since they all fit into the general romance plot conventions) so that I can settle on one option. Let's get right into it!
Historical Romance
These films portray stories of passion and intimacy in earlier time periods. Some of my favorite examples are Gone with the Wind, Downton Abbey, Bridgerton, and Pride and Prejudice. They're known for having elaborate production design and spectacular costuming, with incredible attention to detail to ensure historical accuracy (for the most part). These examples take place in the eras of the Civil War and the late 19th century in America and England respectively. The biggest, most crucial aspect of creating a historical romance (or period film in general) is ensuring that the audience feels immersed in the time period of your choosing.
Romantic Drama
These films blend the aspects of both main genres since both of them are very easily melded. They often feature deeper, more emotional plots and address more serious topics. They also have more realistic, everyday settings and characters. Some examples of romantic dramas are La La Land (which fits into multiple categories), The Notebook, and even Pride and Prejudice. Funnily, a lot of period films are also romantic dramas. Gone with the Wind is also a romantic drama, and one of the best examples of one too. Romantic dramas are essentially just deeper, more serious romance films.
Romantic Comedy
I already spoke a lot about romantic comedies in my last blog post, but just to summarize what I said, they're kind of the opposite of romantic dramas. They're lighthearted, funny, mix humor with passionate stories, and usually have happy endings. Compared to dramas, I just feel like you can't make a story that's quite as deep, and that's really what I'd like to do.
Conclusions
Overall, I think I can decide on a subgenre now, too. As much as I would love to make one, a historical romance isn't practical for me since I don't have the resources required to make it accurate to the time period. Pride and Prejudice has extremely accurate costumes and incredibly picturesque, period-appropriate settings, so that rules out that subgenre. A romantic comedy would be really fun, but not only is comedy difficult to write well for a variety of audiences, but it's hard to dive as deep with a romantic comedy. With that said, my final option is romantic drama. A romantic drama feels like the perfect genre because it's broad enough for me to have artistic freedom but it's also a great genre plot-wise.
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