To complete my primary reserach, I firstly asked my parents if they watch a particular genre of film, what would they expect to see. The genres I asked them about were Drama, Romance and Comedy.
This is what they said:
Comedy:
- Main character is usually male
- Can sometimes relate personally to what is happening, making us laugh
- Blatant stereotypes
- Main parts played by either genders
- "Boy meets girl"
- The love between two people is usually complicated by something
- Everything is always okay in the end
How the characters lives will be affected by love - Secondary reserach:
After watching an episode of documentary series of wealthy women in Florida, USA, it has taught me they find it very hard to find a decent man, as well as run their own business indepedantly. This is because they very much like to go out with their "girl friends" for a few drinks or do other social activities rather than meet men as they don't have enough time for this. I want to encorporate this into my script. Although my main female character is much younger than the females in the documentary, I want to change this idea of having to focus too much on their business and have it although her parents are forcing her to spend every spare minute adding to their knowlegde whilst still in some form of education.
As for the main male character, I want to use the idea that the boy has finished compulsary education and is now doing nothing with his life. This idea was inspired by the role played by Jack Black in 'School of Rock'. This is because it is completly opposite to how the girl is, creating contrast within the film - and the phrase "opposites attract" is also related to romantic/drama films.
