Thursday 20 March 2014

Q1. Forms and Conventions of Teen Films in "Bleeding In Love" By Harrison Parker

In our teen film opening, we incorporated typical teen film forms and conventions to make it live up to that genre.

Here are some examples:

Setting: College

Many teen films are set in a high school/college. This is the case as teens spend the a lot of their time at college.

(Breakfast Club 1985):



(Our Film):



Characters: Teens

The main characters are teens.

(Breakfast Club 1985):



(Our Film):



Theme: Obsession

Obsession is a common theme in teen films, maybe not as common as themes like; alcohol, crime, etc - but it's certainly an interesting one.