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Powerpoint Presentation about our pitch made by Katie, Elena and MarcTRANSCRIPT
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
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
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
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
Genre
Teenage Drama
The Genre• Sub-genre
• Fundamental basics
• Does not focus on comedy
• Focuses on troubles
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
The GenreBending the Rule
•Fraternities and sororities instead of cliques
•Character financially well-off
•Not mainly about character falling in love
The CharactersConnor Jones
The CharactersConnor Jones’s Room
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
The CharactersRosie Turner
The CharactersRosie Turner
•Cheerleader
•Connor’s girlfriend
•False prep
•Very popular
•Vain snob
•Personality change towards end of film
•Friends with similar personalities
The CharactersChris Smith
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
The CharactersVladimir Prop's Spheres of Action
•Hero: Connor
•Villain: Fate
•Dispatcher: Connor
•Helper: Chris
•Princess: Rosie and popularity
The Audience
The Budget
£2-3 million
The Budget
Product Placements
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The Budget
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