Romance Codes & Conventions

CinematographyEstablishing Shots (usually very picturesque) Two Shots (shows closeness of relationship)High Key Lighting/Natural LightingClose Framing Colour Tints (typically light blue, white or pink)

SoundNon-Diegetic and Diegetic Music – soundtrack full of slow, romantic songsLots of dialogue

EditingStraight CutsCross-Cuts Soft Fades (usually to white)No CGI, or special effects