Genre and narrative conventions of Lovers on the Lam

Lovers on the lam - 'Romance, road movie, crime' 

Mise-en-scene 

Locations: 

• Mid west or Southern US/desert or 
• open plain locations/
• the open road/
• diners
• motels 
• gas stations.

( Conventions used often for lovers on the lam settings)

Camera:

• Two shot
• wide shot
• low angles 
• high angles

Lighting:

• Low key/ often tinted
• red/white/blue + green (American theme)

Characters:

• Lovers/ A character as an obstacle to overcome.

Editing:

Differs vastly between each film

• Badlands - classical/slow paced
• Natural Born killers - experimental/ energetic/ frenetic
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