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