Anielle and Anielle and MelissaMelissa
A Media PresentationA Media Presentation
The GenreThe Genre
• Teen Movie- Rom Com
Repertoire of ElementsRepertoire of Elements
Stock Characters• The ‘normal girl’ • The best friend• The gang of friends• The hot guy• The mean girl
The Normal GirlThe Normal Girl
The Best FriendThe Best Friend
The Gang of FriendsThe Gang of Friends
Hot GuyHot Guy
The Mean GirlThe Mean Girl
Stock NarrativesStock Narratives
• The love triangle• School life• Dreams and ambitions • Fish out of water
Stock SettingsStock Settings
• College • Home Life • Parks
IconographyIconography
• Make- Up• Music• Partying
The Main CharacterThe Main Character
16-17 years old
Dysfunctional family
Nothing special
Easy to pick on
Fancies hottest guy in school
Falling behind at school
Aspirations to be in journalism career
Favourite lesson English Language
Close to her friends
Name: Emily
Audience & BudgetAudience & Budget
• 12A• Teenagers- mainly girls• Films they enjoy- comedies, drama,
teen, romance• Low budget- filming mostly at school
and house. New ‘undiscovered’ actress- next big thing- to play the leading role.
• Budget is £75k
InstitutionsInstitutions
• Produced by Film 4• Its low budget, based
in the UK • Nowhere Boy,
Slumdog Millionaire and many more.
Syd Field’s TheorySyd Field’s Theory
Act 1 • Emily walking to school with her best friend going
to go meet up with her gang of friends. • As she is walking and complaining about her bad
night of listening to her parents rows she walks into the prettiest girl in school, who hates her. She is standing with the hottest guy in school who Emily fancies.
Plot Point 1Plot Point 1
• Hot guy asks mean girl out = Emily extremely jealous and upset.
Act 2Act 2
• Hot guy starts to hang out with Emily and they
spend a lot of time together.
Plot 2Plot 2
• Mean girl is jealous of Emily and starts to embarrass her in front of all her friends.
Act 3Act 3
• Hot guy sees that Mean girl is being horrible and then dumps her for Emily. Emily is happy.
The OpeningThe Opening
• The Everyday Hero Introduction
Ideas Ideas
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEVQt3dg1_w