A Successful Romantic TragedyRomantic tragedy can be a very successful genre for directors to work with, although in some cases the filmmaking goes wrong somewhere and ends up being a rather catastrophic interpretation of a romantic tragedy. When I studied this genre, I discovered that there are several factors that can make or break a film, depending on how these factors are used and how well they are thought through and developed. These areas, I have discovered, are generally cinematography, special effects and soundtrack, plot and narrative dynamics, characters and acting, cultural discourse(s) used. . The speeches are particularly relevant to this genre because the subject matter, events, and characterizations are largely historical and therefore should automatically be seen as cultural artifacts, revealing attitudes and values ​​different from those of the modern viewer. So, the director of this genre must work harder to encourage viewers to suspend their disbelief and get carried away by the drama unfolding before them. This “suspense” of the spectator is often described as verisimilitude or illusion of reality. Creating verisimilitude is the one thing all film producers aspire to, and it's fascinating how much they make us believe that what we see is real. In this journal, I will discuss and compare these elements within two films to decipher how each of the elements should be used to make a successful romantic tragedy. The two films I watched were Wuthering Heights and Tristan & Isolde and those will be compared. My journal will inevitably show that creating a film requires a considerable amount of thought and effort. While watching these two films, I observed that one of the main criteria for a high-quality film is the cinematography, regardless of the genre or storyline. However, I think it's important to match the shots and angles appropriate to a genre, for example wider shots in an action film and more close-ups to show emotion in romantic films. This is indeed the case of Tristan & Isolde and Wuthering Heights. I found Tristan and Isolde to be an excellent representation of how shots and angles can be used to further enhance the story of a romantic tragedy. This is because it uses an appropriate amount of close-ups to depict the amount of emotion originally intended by the producers and directors..