Research: Target audience and more conventions of a Romantic drama

Hi and welcome back to my blog! Today I will be talking about my target audience and also covering more of genre conventions in a Romantic drama. Lets get started!

Target audience

Romantic dramas are mostly watched by women. The audience is made up of about 85% women with ages 18-49 who typically watch this genre. I find this quite surprising since I know a lot of kids my age who watch romance dramas as much as I do. Around 55% of the women who watch this genre do not have kids though romantic dramas generally target family and relationship oriented women who dream of a perfect fairytale ending. Romance films have really shaped their target audiences view on relationships. Dramatic films where the man does whatever he can for the woman to please her just because he cares has made an unrealistic ideology in women who watch these films, of finding the perfect man with not flaws who will do whatever  it takes for her. Creating that sense of wanting to find that type of love in the audience is crucial to making a good romantic drama. Every time I watch a good romantic drama, I am left with that feeling of wishing I had that with someone which is what makes me continue to watch more of this genre so that I can experience what is completely unrealistic. It is important that I portray the genre conventions correctly so that evoking this emotion of romanticism in the audience is possible.

App, Carmella. Romantic Movies and Their Influence on the Audience’s Ideals of Real-Life Relationships. 2014.

‌Romantic Comedies Shape Our Expectations, Not Realities. 3 Nov. 2013, www.statepress.com/article/2013/11/romantic-comedies-shape-our-expectations-not-realities.

‌Genre conventions

Romantic dramas also typically focus on how romance can cause characters to make decisions they normally wouldn't make. It's important to include how a character starts changing and developing based on the new feelings they are facing.

Typical characters that you will find in a romantic drama include the male and female lead, their best friends, and their family. I'm thinking of making the family of the main characters a big part of the story that influence their decisions and add to the drama of the story.

Romantic dramas typically use piano solos that can transform melancholy to happiness. They also use love songs as well to add to the romantic effect. Narration can also be used to further drive the story and add an inside look on what a character is thinking.

Cinematic techniques like soft lighting, close ups, and flashbacks are frequently employed to evoke 

feelings of nostalgia and intimacy. 

 

It is also very important to look at the story circle when creating the full story. The story circle helps to create a story with no plot holes making sure that all the information a story needs is there.

Well that's all I have for today! Thank you so much for reading see you next time!

“Romantic Drama Code and Conventions.” MindMeister, www.mindmeister.com/487895066/romantic-drama-code-and-conventions.