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The Synopsis• Teenage Drama/Comedy Film
• Student moving from Britain to America
• Was a complete nerd
• Attempts to fit in with crowd
• Saves girlfriend in fire
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The Plot Act One• First scenes – introduce main character
• Opening: A dream of what he wants to be
• End of dream reveals his true identity
• Starts moving to America to study
• Says goodbyes to friends and family
• Moves to a house and been given a nice car
• Decides to hide his nerdy behaviour
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The Plot Act Two• Lies to make friends – makes it into a fraternity
• Truth slowly reveals itself
• Starts dating a girl called Rosie Turner
• Alter ego – invited to a conference of his game in London – buys tickets
• Birthday party almost reveals him
• Shocking truth spread by the girl, forcing him to reveal himself
• Popularity drops, and kicked out of fraternity and loses girlfriend
• Best friend still decides to stick with him
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The Plot Act Three• The events send Connor into grief, and decides to move
back to London, despite friend trying to stop him
• He goes to campus to confirm his move – fire breaks out
• He saves ex-girlfriend Rosie from the fire, but is knocked unconscious
• They get back together and Connor is welcomed back in society
• Film ends similar to dream in beginning
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Genre
Teenage Drama
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The Genre• Sub-genre
• Fundamental basics
• Does not focus on comedy
• Focuses on troubles
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The GenreRepertoire of Elements
•Narratives, e.g. falling in love
•Iconography, e.g. parties, slight dress code
•Setting: America, in a university campus
•Stock Characters: Outcast, Football team and cheerleaders
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The GenreBending the Rule
•Fraternities and sororities instead of cliques
•Character financially well-off
•Not mainly about character falling in love
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The CharactersConnor Jones
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The CharactersConnor Jones’s Room
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The CharactersConnor Jones
•Main Character
•Son of well-off family
•Lived in London
•18 years old
•Nerd
•Compassionate, sympathetic and brave
•Bravery revealed in a pivotal point
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The CharactersRosie Turner
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The CharactersRosie Turner
•Cheerleader
•Connor’s girlfriend
•False prep
•Very popular
•Vain snob
•Personality change towards end of film
•Friends with similar personalities
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The CharactersChris Smith
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The CharactersChris Smith
•Connor’s best friend
•Tolerant and sympathetic – looks beyond the situation and understands why Connor has hidden his past lifestyle.
•Apple fan, like Connor
•May have been through same troubles as Connor
•Alcohol and party addict
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The CharactersVladimir Prop's Spheres of Action
•Hero: Connor
•Villain: Fate
•Dispatcher: Connor
•Helper: Chris
•Princess: Rosie and popularity
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The Audience
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The Budget
£2-3 million
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The Budget
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The Budget
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The Two Minutes• A lot of it will be his dream
• Unconventional way of flash-forward
• Happens at the end of film
• Party, alcohol and sex
• Interest in whether he will fulfil his dream to become popular