Our chosen genre and its conventions; teen movies

Our film is going to be consist of two genres; teen and documentary. The reason that it is teen is because it is going to be set in a high school and focus on the pressures that teenagers face, we are going to document what we see and interview certain people which will create a documentary.

Teen films are films that contain mainly teenage characters with real life problems to face, ones that the audience can relate to. They attract a teenage audience and actively discourage adult viewers. They are usually rated as 15's for indecency and sexual themes as these are common in teen films. The main plot line that they can go for would be, first love, the coming of age, conflict with parents/family, teen angst and alienation. They can either be presentd in a serious way but this wouldnt be as fun for teenagers to watch as they enjoy watching the glossy and stereotypical way they are usually presented.
Teen documentary is not the only hybrid genre of the classic teen film. You can get:

• Teen sci-fi
• Teen drama
• Teen horror
• Teen comedy
• Teen musical

The codes and conventions of a teen film are;

• high school
• parties
• alocohol
• illegal substances
• relationships
• complications
• proms
• parties
• virginity

American teen films are much more popular and world wide watched then any other. This is because they focus on the conventions of sterotypes and social groups. They always contain cliques and bullies and the jocks..etc.