A genre covention which I have used in my film is the popular boy liking the geeky girl, rather than the other popular girl. I have also used the convention of the boy being more rebellious than the girl, as he skips college because he is staying in bed, hinting that he likes going out partying and doesn't care about his education, whereas the girls are good students, shown when they are in college and attending lessons. I included the scene of the boys sat playing guitar hero and taking about girls because I thought that boys would be able to identify with it well. I also thought that it gave insight into the boy friendships and personalities well, allowing the audience to engage with the characters.
I used the college setting as it follows the typical conventions of the teen film genre, and this allows addresses the audience well as it is aimed at both males and females of that age, and also allows the audience to identify with the characters. I also decided to have the smaller storyline of the characters Nicola and Ryan dating in order for the main storyline of Gavin and Pearl meeting to be more realistic, this is something that the audience could possibly be going through.
I followed conventions by having the stereotypical "bitch" character, and having this character allows the audience to identify with Pearl more, as it is hard to indentify with Megan as she is not a pleasant character.
The use of music in the film is important as music is a key aspect to the story, and the film is aimed at teenagers with a particular taste in music. This could also be seen as a Unique Selling Point of the film, as music is central to the story, but the film is not a musical.
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