2. Genres: Drama, (teen) RomCom, Fantasy twist - Combination of
popular fairy tale narratives from
mainly Cinderella and Beauty and the
Beast.
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Narrative Summary
Plot Summary: Evie and Bella are best friends and used to go to school together. They are the
quieter ones in the year and then there are the โpopularโ kids, who are typically spoilt and some
from wealthy families. James and Georgia, siblings from the school, are holding a massive party at
the end of the term, for Jamesโ birthday. Evieโs two brothers fancy Georgia and so end up going to
the party, leaving Evie home to do the chores. She decides to go for a walk instead, out of selfpity, and manages to bump into a stranger (James). Bella tries to help Evie by meeting up with
Vanessa, who is rumoured to be an enchantress. Evie lacks a decent dress and
so, eventually, Vanessa fixes this by creating one from an old dress. Evie goes to the party, trying to
have a good time and find the boy from the park, but also has to avoid the two brothers. As she is
spying on the brothers, Evie bumps into James, further gaining his attention and interest.
Meanwhile, Adam (Jamesโ best mate, who can act arrogant, vain and disrespectful) is caught
bullying/in a fist fight by Vanessa. She places a curse on him, of which he must find love in another
before his 18th birthday, or his appearance shall have flaws for the rest of his life. James starts
falling for Evie, but starts worrying as she keeps disappearing and never calling him. He is left with
just a bracelet, that she dropped when she ran out on the party. James confronts Bella about
this, however she ends up shouting at Adam as he accidently runs into her. Impressed by her and
feeling sorry, He apologises and sits down, spends some time with her. James eventually finds
Evie, after the brothers were unsuccessful of trying to distract and confuse him. Bella and Adam
seems to build a relationship, however they break up after she finds him fist fighting with one of
Evieโs brothers. Regretful, he begs for another chance. After few more make-ups and life lessons
learnt, Bella finally gives in and tells Adam that she forgives him. (side note: focusing on Evieโs
story- due to more storyline conventions and rom-com/drama scenes)
3. Poss. = possibly, to
be arranged and
sorted
Characters & Actors
Character
Evie
Bella
James
Adam
Actor (poss.)
Heather
Nicola
Richard
Cameron
Personality
Quiet, Shy
Quiet, peaceful
Oblivious, tired
mean, confused
Wardrobe
simplistic
Jeans, jumper
Smart but
simple (jeans)
Smart, highly
dressed (tie)
Smart, but with
e.g. tie undone
4. Characters & Actors
Minor Roles
Character
Vanessa
Georgia
Brother 1
Brother 2
Actor (poss.)
Rachael
Caroline
Nick
Ben
Personality
Fair, flawless
Wise, mature
Mean, idiotic
Mean, idiotic
Wardrobe
Glitter, pretty
Smart, fancy
Of limited colour
Of limited colour
5. Scenes & conventions to
include in trailer
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First meeting of each character
Fantasy moments, e.g. Vanessaโs enchantments, dress/party transformation
Fist fight, fights, shouting, sad scenes (drama)
Intertextuality โ clock chimes when she drops her bracelet and James picks it
up, โthereโs something sweet, and almost kindโโ, step brothers dressed in purple
and green, B&B prologue โshe warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for
beauty is found withinโ
Evie and step brothers
Lists of โhow to surviveโ โ typical teen comedy convention
Couple montages โ typical rom-com conventions
Settings: the party, Evieโs home, parks/โdateโ settings, town (possibly)
Comedy โ male characters considered funny, females considered awkward
Different in class and status, set by minor characters.
