Deconstruction

One thing we had to look at was how our chosen genre was typically represented. Through some detailed analysis i have come to the following conclusions......:

Romantic comedies also known as 'Rom-Coms', are films with light-hearted, humorous story lines. They are usually based on the idea that true love can over come any obstacle.

In a typical romantic comedy; there are two young lovers who are 'Destined' to be together but face complicating circumstances. Usually though the two find a way to be together despite these differences.  

(Ghosts of girlfriends past)

 

Target audience

 

When researching into a potential target market I found that the expected gender for watching this genre was unsurprisingly female although a lot of males seemed to also be interested, (even if they hated to admit it), considering that romantic comedies are thought of as a female genre of film, many men feel embaressed to admit they also enjoy them. I also found out that alot of young couples tend to watch romantic comedies, whether it be to silently compare their lives with a light harted humorous storyline filled with a constant strive for perfection or to simply spend time with there spouse or partner.

We also carried out a questionaire in order to find specific details about our audience.
We posted this questionaire online and also handed out some. Below is the answers from questionaire.

1) How old are you?
11    -    0
12    -    0
13    -    8
14    -    3
15    -    4
16    -    17
17    -    5
18    -    0

2) What is your gender?
Male     -    14
Female -    25

3) What is your preferred film genre?
Action        - 20
Adventure  - 13
Horror        - 9
Comedy      - 30
Drama        - 7
Fantasy      - 6
Sci-Fi         - 13
Rom-Com   - 12
Musical      - 4
Historical   - 5
Crime        - 7
Romantic   - 8
other         - 7   

4) How often do you watch romantic comedies?
>Once a week    - 1
Once a week      - 0
>Once a month   -10
Once a week       -10
>Once a year       -10
Once a year         -5
never                   -3