Teen films are mainly created which the target audience of Teens in mind,this is why in majority of teen films the plot will be centred around the Teens likes and dislikes.The most popular plot examples being,bullying,coming of age,parents,love,being different,anxiety or feeling excited about an event.Some Teen films will comply with gender stereotypes in order to get a particular audience to watch the film, such as a film which is heavy based on sports will often cause more males to watch it;one with high school dramas is more likely to appeal to females.This has allowed sub genres to be created within the Teen genre.
Teen Film Sub Genres include:
Horror
Thriller
Comedy
Fantasy
Drama
Adventure
Romance
Sci-fi
Mystery
Some often use a combination of the above to broaden the target audience and make it appeal to both genders equally.
Harry Potter is combination of the teen sub genres Fantasy,Mystery and Adventure.The setting is similar to vast majority of teen movies in a school, although it is a school of magic.It goes against the normal stereotypes of teens at school , i believe this is important in helping the film to have a wider audience;this could be the reason Harry Potter is renowned among people of all ages.
No comments:
Post a Comment