The romance genre normally targets a female audience however males do like to watch romance films. A romance story normally focuses around a boy and a girl that fall in love however obstacles stand in their way and they have to fight these and stay together. The Romance genre follows Todorov's equilibrium model as it normally shows the couple happy at the start and then 
something happens to cause trouble which is called the 'dark period' and then towards the end the equilibrium is restored and it shows a happy ending. The 'dark period' within the genre is essential to the plot as it creates an effective ending with more effect.
The main characters that are shown in the romance are normally a good looking male protagonist and female protagonist. It will normally show their friends who is somebody that the main cast can turn to and share their problems with which is a key part as they are able to express the problems to the audience.
The setting for the romance genre is also key and they will often be filmed in beautiful settings
reflective of the film. They will often be set in the countryside, little country villages or around a beach and this helps to add to the romance between the two main characters and also helps to add to the story line and create an all round effect. They will sometimes be filmed within a city and this helps to reflect the more negative side of the romance story and shows the 'dark period.'
The themes which are usually shown within the Romance genre are things such as opposites attracts which would show the female and male protagonist falling in love despite drastic differences, there is also love conquers all where the love would be shown high above everything else within the film and be shown as the main focus of the film. The other common theme is overcoming obstacles where the main characters have to fight through a lot of issues and problems to be together, this may be problems that cause them to split up half way through the film or maybe issues within their relationship that they have to solve to be happy together.
The romance genre also has a sub genres such as romantic comedies which is a very popular genre. These are different to straight romance films as humour is used throughout. Within the film the comedy aspect is shown it will usually be through arguments and comical outcomes showing people falling over etc. This genre has become very popular lately and is maybe something we could consider when we are creating our trailer.
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