This document provides information about an upcoming coming-of-age film called "Fleeting Youth". The film has a budget of $5-7 million and will be distributed by The Weinstein Company. It follows the story of Alex, a 16-18 year old outsider who turns to music to try to fit in at his new sixth form school and gain recognition from his love interest, the lead singer of the popular band "Dog Days". The film is influenced by other coming-of-age films like "Submarine" and "Juno" and will feature an alternative rock-influenced soundtrack. It is targeted towards teen audiences aged 12+ and will be released on May 30th.

1. FLEETING
YOUTH

2. Genre:
Social
Realism/Coming of
Age Film

3. • Submarine
FILMS
SIMILAR
• Juno
• Almost Famous
• The Rocker

4. BUDGET
Independent low cost film
5-7 Million
Distribution:
Weinstein Company
Film Four

5. • Alex is part of a new sixth form
• He finds it difficult making friends due to past experiences.
• So he decides to keep to himself and turn to music and his two
people he previously went to school with.
Narrative
• So he remains an outcast.
• Alex is looking to get in to the ‘band’ which is part of an
intimidating, rebellious and popular group.
• Alex is a fantastic musician, he plays various musical
instruments, but is most confident at playing electric guitar.
• As the audience we believe this is mainly to gain recognition
from his ‘love interest’.
• His love interest is the female lead singer of ‘the band’.
• However obstacles stand in his way as he has a Socially
disadvantaged background.

6. THE CHARACTERS…

8. • Male
• Older Teen 16-18 years old
PROTAGONIST
ALEX
• Outcast, looking to get in
some kind of social circle
• Main interest is music
• Wants to be liked but he
gets picked on for being
different.
?

9. • Male
• Older Teen 16-18 years
BRIAN
• Enjoys Learning (Bit of a Geek)
• Likes learning but he has trouble finding a
balance between this and socialising and meeting
new friends.
• Therefore he lacks in experience with socialising and instead of flourishing as a
young person, he has become socially awkward.
• Gets picked on for being different like Alex.
This is one of the main things that they have in common.

10. • Female
SARAH
• 16-18 years of age
• Has an interest in Literature and Art.
• Sarah is a loyal friend and has stood by Dan’s side
through out of the torment and bullying he has encountered.
•
However the loyalty has never really been returned.
• Sarah starts to question whether she wants to
be friends with someone who can’t reflect the
same respect.
• Sarah has also never really fitted in, however
she has had many opportunities to climb the ‘social ladder’ but chose not to.
Mainly because it didn’t involve the movement of Simon and Dan.

11. OLIVIA
• Olivia is the ‘love interest’ of our
protagonist.
• Olivia is in the best band at the school and
is admired for being a strong and powerful
female lead singer.

12. DOG DAYS - BAND

13. LOCATIONS…
Forum
Park
School – Music rooms/ Hall/Courtyard/
Common Room

16. UNIQUE
SELLING
POINT
• Well known actors
• Mixes between issues with teens,
including music, romance and bromance

17. PACING
Starting off slowly and building up the pace as the trailer
progresses
As it is not a linear trailer it will have different speeds
occurring at different times.
Depending on the shots the speed will relate to it.

18. TARGET
Teens - 12+
AUDIENCE

19. COST OF
PRODUCTION
Between £5-7 Million

20. MUSIC
• Alternative Rock influences
• Influences from musicians such as Alex
Turner who wrote the soundtrack to
Submarine.

21. Released May
th
30

22. You will have to invest in my film to find
out the ending to Alex’s story…