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Task: Two-minute film opening in a genre with strong conventions used and possibly challenged

Chosen genre: rom-com, teen, coming of age

Is both a hybrid genre, with both being a subgenre of comedy and romance. Teen is very easily connected with genres, Submarine example is rom-com, 

Working Title: Reputations

It's: Pretty In Pink meets Wild Child

Submarine meets 10 Things I Hate About You

THE CHARACTERS AND THEIR LOOKS

THE OUTSIDER

An alienated outsider who reads and watches a lot of science-fiction, horror and outsider narratives.
His look and behaviour will be based on that of goths, but will not by a pure goth or heavy metal fan.

Look:

Rich Hardback (played by Alexander Arnold) from Skins

Eddie Weinbauer from Trick r Treat

John Bender from The Breakfast Club 

THE ARTIST

Is very creative and sketches and paints a lot. She has a huge love/hate obsession with the Jock (see below)

THE JOCK

The Jock will a stereotypically, popular type like that seen for e.g. in the character of Joey Donner  in "10 Things I Hate About You". But he will also be a countertype 

THE BLONDE DANCER

In terns of the look I am basing it on the radical drama comedy series. (which in terms of the development of its whole narrative in the show of two characters coming together in the end could be seen as a romantic comedy). There are quite similar character traits of the bad boy, the one who fools around sexually and doesn't care much.

OTHER MINOR CHARACTERS

The Artist's best friend

A normal-looking girl, not too feminine but also not tomboyish or unwomanly. Briefly appears towards the end and gives a disapproving look when she sees her best friend going off with the jock.

The Jock's Followers

Hang out with the jock and are more cruel to the artist and the blonde gay, which the jock

Possible one or teachers

If possible get one or two teachers in a brief moment to say hi and completent the jock to further show his popularity.