- A teen film is a genre which is targeted at an audience aged 13 - 19 where the plot is based on a teens stereotypical interests. These could include:
- Crime
- Gangs
- Romance/Sex/Relationships
- Rebellion
- Bad relationship with parents but very good relationship with friends
- Cliques
- Popularity
Teenagers is the stage between being an adult and a child and this is where the biggest changes happen to their lives physically and emotionally. Films usually use these changes to create certain characters in films to portray teenagers as a whole in society. For example, the innocence of a teenager would be taken away from the influences of a bad character/s. The film industry usually show a sense of weakness and vulnerability in teenagers which is highlighted through the plot of these films involving bad habits such as crime, alcohol and drugs. This portrays a negative view and representation on teenagers which is unfair to those adolescents that do not associate themselves with criminal activity.
Who watches them?
Teen films are watched by teenagers themselves because they can relate to the film which makes it more pleasurable for them to watch. Also, teenagers might watch the teen films because they have certain stars they idolise and therefore watch the film to follow their footsteps.
What sub-genres are common in teen films?
- Romance
- Crime
- Comedy
- Musicals
- Thriller
- Sci-fi
- Rom com
What Locations Do We Usually Notice in Teen Films?
- Teen Bedrooms
- College
- High School
- Cafeteria/Lunch hall
- Common Room
- Parks
- Classrooms
- Friends houses
- Sports pitch/hall
- Geeky labs
- Detention
- House Parties
- Night clubs
What characters do we see in teen films?
- Popular Girls / Boys
- Nerds
- Cheerleaders
- Stupid Bimbos
- Bullied Kids
- Hot Boy/Girl
- New Girl/Boy
- The Outcast
-The class clown
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