Typical Romantic Comedy Poses

I have created a slide share in which shows what I have found to be the typical poses in which are often used in romantic comedies. There seems to be seven poses in which are used quite often and these are:
- The back to back pose
- The three floating faces pose
- The park bench
- The giant heads
- The collage
- The pick me up pose
- The lean

I have found that a variation of romantic comedies often use these poses and I will explain the further effect in which each of these have and also show some images as an example of each pose. The website in which I had found all of these poses was the website and the different pages show the different poses and I think I will find this useful when doing my flat-plans and producing my products. The link for the website was on the empire website:  http://www.empireonline.com/features/romantic-comedy-movie-poster-cliches/p1

The back to back pose: This pose shows the two main characters standing back to back and this often occurs in romantic comedies in particular. I have found that this technique or pose has been used for a long time, and in the same way throughout these years. I think that this pose is used in order to show the natural side of things but also it could connote the attitude between the characters depending on what the characters are actually doing for examples of this pose I have taken a older example as well as modern examples. The three examples I will analyse are 'Pretty Woman', 'Life or something like it' and 'Ugly Truth'.

These are three similar poses but connote different things. Pretty Woman is the oldest of these three posters and it represents the comical side of the film as it shows the woman holding onto the mans tie over her shoulder and it shows the woman in control. The back to back pose shows the two completely different people one in which is rich and the other in which is a prostitute and it shows the cheeky side and it represents anything is possible in love. The second poster is similar to show the woman is more powerful and it doesn't clearly replicate the genre so I am not using this as an influence. The ugly truth was my main influence as it shows the typical back to back pose in a way leaning against a wall, well a black line. It clearly stands off the background because it is red off a plain white background which is effective. Furthermore, the hearts clear show the genre it is replicating but I feel it is a good pose but would be better against an actual wall or toilets that show male or female sign. 

The three floating faces pose: Often used in romantic comedies has been used for a long period time and for many different reasons, I have taken three into consideration to compare and these included 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason', 'You, Me and Dupree' and 'License to Wed' and looking at these they are all used in many different ways.

Each of these posters show the three floating faces pose, and I think it connotes the interference in the movie in each of the three I have looked at. For example in Bridget Jones the center character has to decide between the two male characters on the screen, where on the other two the middle character is getting in the way. I think that this could be suited to my genre but I am not planning on using this for my poster or magazine, because there is less of an interference and I want it to show more romance and comedy, rather than drama.

Another pose in which I have looked at is the park bench pose which is where the two main characters are sat next to each other; often used in romantic comedies. The three in which I have looked at other than 'It's a boy girl thing' are the following movies 'Laws of Attraction', 'Knocked Up' and 'Ghost Town'.

This pose shows the two main characters sat next to each other and this could be suited to my genre as a typical pose. The poses often show the faces of the characters to clearly show what kind of plot there is going to be, and what situations the characters will get into. The bench pose adds the sense of location and sets the atmosphere of the film to the audience.

The next pose in which I have looked at is the giant heads pose which is the pose in which shows the main characters as a close up showing just their faces. I have compared all of the three 'Something to talk about', 'what women want' and 'just friends' and these are from all different time eras and are similar in the ways in which they use the pose.

This pose shows the two main characters as large heads and clearly shows the relationship between the two characters and gives a hint at what may occur in the movie. I am planning on using this type of pose for my magazine so that it clearly shows the relationship and shows the typical part of the narrative and not the rest. I thought this was the most romantic pose of the seven and this is why I would choose to promote this way on the magazine.

The fifth pose was the collage pose, where a lot of the images from the trailer are taken and put together to look like a collage of pictures, and this is often used on photograph boards etc. The three movies in which I had compared were 'Love Actually', 'He's just not that into you' and 'Valentine's Day'.

I think this type of pose is very effective as it shows a lot of the characters within the movie, and shots from the movie and it gives a wider view into the film and narrative, introducing characters in a way. This pose is a way in which introduces all the characters and shows all of the popular actors in which are in the film and this would interest a wider amount of people. Therefore, I am not planning on doing this because I don't feel it would have the same effect as the professional text.

The sixth pose was the pick me up pose and it is often where the male character is lifting up the female character and clearly shows the romance factor so this is the main reason it is used in this genre often. I have looked at 'While you were sleeping', 'Just Married' and 'A Cinderella Story'.

This pose is clearly aimed at the romantic comedy genre in particular because it shows the two main characters close and shows the romance between the two. All of the posters in which I have gathered show the men lifting up the females and clearly connotes how the romance is meant to be, and this pose is often used. I think that the first poster is most effective because of the set location, it sets the full atmosphere showing feelings and I think it could be effective so I was considering this for my poster, or a shot in my trailer at least.

The last pose in which is used quite a lot in romantic comedies is the lean pose where one of the main characters is leant on the other main character. I have compared 'Forces of Nature', 'Failure to Launch' and 'Remember Me'.

This pose isn't as seen as often but often the lean shows the characters falling for each other like in poster one but it could also represent the relationship like in number three. I don't think that this is as effective as the others so I am not planning on using these because I don't think, unless they're like number three, they are realistic in terms of the genre.

In Conclusion, I think that in terms of a romantic comedy all of the above poses are useful and can be used to clearly connotate the genre in which I am trying to replicate. However, I am planning on using the 'back-to-back pose' and also the 'giant head' pose for my poster and magazine. I am planning on using these because I thought they would be easier to replicate realistically and also if I was to create a mixture of products in terms of print I would use a mixture of all of the poses to make it more effective in terms of the romantic genre. I think that by using the poses I have chosen clearly shows the romance factor and the back-to-back I am planning on using I could make it more lively to attract a wider audience, and the giant heads could be livened up by the facial expressions and the things in which are surrounding the actors of the film I am creating. In terms of the other poses however I think they could have been more appropriate and fixed to my genre, especially in my opinion the pick me up pose, because it shows the romance between to characters; but hopefully my analysis of all of the poses connote why I had chosen the poses I had in order to fit my narrative and characters. I have used a narrative where the two characters are worlds apart so I though that the back-to-back pose would be the most relevant for this and doesn't give a lot away, but the giant heads can give a little more of the narrative away, showing they fall in love.