A Year in L.AHARRY HAZELL, BEN GRIFFTHS & ELLA OVERSON

A Year In LA

Overview

The genre of our movie is Rom Com and the target audience is for teenage girls, we set the age cap for the movie to 15+ so we can include more adult comedy scenes so the movie applies to more teenagers. Also 16-24 year olds are the most frequent age bracket to visit the cinema, so it is important our movie targets people of that age to increase it’s success. Our movie is about 2 sets of best friends who all fall in love with each other, but 2 of the four characters like each other but feel they cannot do anything about it, otherwise they may upset their best friends. The movie is set in Downtown LA.The themes of the movie are teenage love and teenage crushes. The message of the film is that opposites don’t always attract, and love isn’t always perfect. The target audience would like to see our film as it is new and original, but also explores themes that interest teenage girls.

Storyline

Two sets of best friends, Mason and Eugene both work as models, and Bethany and Charlie work as accountants.One day they all go to a bar, Eugene tries to be cool, by leaning against the bar, but falls through it (Only fools and horses) causing the girls to laugh and go over to them. They get talking and Charlie likes Mason, and Eugene likes Bethany. Bethany likes Mason, and Mason likes Bethany. But they both don’t do anything about it because of their best mates. Go out on a group date so they can all talk, Eugene gets nervous and acts funny. They go on a date to a concert. Nice song in the background. Charlie and Eugene go off, get to know each other and fall in love. This means Mason and Bethany can be together. The end.

Actors

Main actors Zac Efron (Mason Fergo) Seth Rogan (Eugene Smith)

Vanessa Hudgens (Bethany Hampton) Rebel Wilson (Charlie Watson)

Guest starring: The 1975

Best friends

Best friends

Audiences and access

Our target audience is teenage girls. We think they will want to see this film, because it involves iconic childhood actors, Zac and Vanessa, from High School Musical. We also believe they will want to watch it as it has 2 funny actors, Seth Rogan and Rebel Wilson, who star in films; Pitch Perfect and Bad neighbours, which many teens would have watched.

Characters

Zac - Mason Fergo, a good looking, intelligent (Countertype) Seth - Eugene Smith, Fat, hairy, funny looking, dumb (Countertype)Vanessa - Bethany Hampton, Pretty, dumb, shy, only in the job because of Charlie.Rebel – Charlie Watson, Fat, ugly, insecure, funny, intellegent

Opening scene

In the opening scene, (Music fades in) over shot over the L.A skyline. Eugene and Mason on a shoot, in their boxers. Camera pans left, to see Bethany and Charlie, sitting in their offices gossiping. Eugene falls over and ruins the movie set, and Bethany and aim are messing around, Bethany tries to push Charlie’s chair but she can’t because she’s too heavy.They then both walk out of the building at the same time, Mason and Eugene don’t realise they are still in their boxers because they ran away from the broken set so they wouldn’t get in trouble. They all start talking in an awkward scene, arrange to date, and when asked where they want to go Seth awkwardly point out a bar (as seen in the picture below)

Setting

Set in L.AEugene and Mason’s photo shoot is set in a downtown studio, with an expensive set, involving makeup and costume, directors, cameras etc.

Bethany and Charlie, in an office, above the shoot. A Year In LA

Enigma Codes

Who will get with who?Why is Mason the smart one?Why is Bethany the dumb one?

Marketing

We plan to advertise our movie on social media, as most teenage girls use social media. We will also advertise it on posters in the cinema.We also feel that advertising on Spotify and You-tube will be beneficial for our movie, as many teenagers use these frequently, and that is where they are most likely to hear about our movie.

Film Inspirations

We have many inspirations for our film, the main two being ‘Valentines Day’ and ‘What Happens in Vegas’ ‘What Happens in Vegas’ inspired us to give our movie a surprising, unseen twist making the opposite characters attract and then have that switch back at the end of the movie. ‘Valentines Day’ inspired us as our characters are going on ‘first dates’ and have youthful crushes, just like in ‘Valentines Day’

Film Inspiration

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj2-OijqpgM&autoplay=1We gained inspiration for one of comedy scenes from ‘The Only Fools and Horses’

Genre Conventions

The genre convention of our movie is Romantic Comedy. Therefore there are many funny scenes but also romantic scenes. The audio will be both diegetic and non-diegetic. There will be romantic, slow paced music but also less serious music, as it has an element of comedy.