What Are The Sub-Genres Of Teen Drama Films?

Sub-genre: Films of the same genre, which use the same codes and conventions in a different way. We can use this to categorize teen films in more detail.

There are two sub-genres for teen films:

• Youth Drama
• High School Drama

Youth Dramas focuses on social dilemmas faced by the main characters (often male characters), whereas High School Dramas are more about the socialization of teens and young adults by institutions for example, school, college and at home and is often 'girl centered' however the drama may also focus on a male character. Also it sometimes celebrates the idea of being young or young is fun. Youth drama's tend to have characters which are often rebellious and/or get into conflicts with others, such as the police, which is why it is popular with teen audiences as it reflects on the true life/ representations of youths unlike many High School dramas. Youth dramas also focus on the difficulties of adolescent experience and how youths are seen as a difficulty or a problem in society. High School dramas tend to focus on changes, make overs and/or conflicts within different groups at school.

Youth Drama: Donnie Darko

                                                       High School Drama: Mean Girls

In conclusion the different ways in which the two sub-genres are used to show the aspects of teenage experiences may have an impact on title sequences as well.