Research on teenage romance movies

High School Musical

The titles are bold and appear right at the immediate start of the seqence and as the camera starts to pan on the location it gradually shows the casts names.

The music is very festive because the film starts on new years eve, the holiday season is a good time to show people falling in love as it is a time of love and people coming together.

In the opening sequence you meet the progonists both male and female Troy is a typical Jock used in typical romance films and Gabriella is a smart charecter which isnt the typical type of charecter used, however she is very pretty so the director makes it work, they are both doing a hobby they enjoy rather than enjoying the celebrations, this is one of the clues the director uses as later on in the film the comitments both these charecters have effect their relationship.Both these charecters meet at the karoke at the kids party it was like they were ment to be together as the spotlight hits at random these two charecters to sing together, when they are first on stage their body language is closed and they are very distant with each other and eye contact is rare. However, it is only when they get into the song where they start to appeal to each other, the music used is about love so already it becomes clear that these two charecters will eventually fall in love. Another major clue is that just before they start singing the guy who hands them the microphone says 'one day you'le thank my for this'
indicating that he is the one responsible for bringing them together.

This meets my expectations for a romance film opening as the various clues used are key indicators of what the narrative will be and also the male protagonist used is the typical type of charecter that the females fall in love with, in this case it is the charecter Gabriella.

Get over it


Looking at the opening sequence of get over it, it is clear with the narrative that the film is a teenage romance, the upbeat and fast paced soundtrack gives the opening a jolly and possitive vibe for the audience to engage with which makes them feel happy.It starts off with video footage from the childhood of the two protagonists helping the audience see how these charecters have developed in relationship as time passes. I think meeting the protagonists within the opening sequence is a key element to have as the audience can automatically connect with these charecters before being introduced to anyone else. When the male charecter says ' someday, somehow, fate will bring us together'it is a major clue in what is likely to happen in the narrative of the film. This may leave the audience wanting to know what is going to happen and how they will end up getting back together.
This opening sequence meets my expectations of a teenage romance film opening as it has a possitive and happy vibe to the scene it is also based in a high school this is shown through various close ups of when the pair are kissing.




In the opening of What A Girl Wants there is a butterfly included in the title sequence, this will appeal automatically to female audiences. Similarly to 'Get Over It' there narrative rather than dialogue so using narative seems to be very popular in teenage romance films. Not only is using narative a regular occurance but directors leaving clues within the dialogue is also seen in 'What a girl wants' and words like 'Fate' are heard.' Little did she know that in the deserts of Morroco fate was waiting for her'. When the word fate is heard we are introduced to the male charecters letting the audience know that the coming of these two charecters was ment to be. As we are introduced to the male charecter the music gets slower and softer adding a romantic element to the scene.Similarly to 'Get Over It' and 'High School Musical' this meets my expectations of what and teen romance opening sequence should be as the audience are intoduce into a soft atmosphere with clues of two charecters falling in love visible throughout. Also the way in which both protagonists are introduced within the opening sequence adds to my expectations as I feel it is important to meet the main charecters straight away.