3. Narrative Overview
Genre- Romcom.
The key features :
The bucket list (shown in flashbacks and onscreen towards the end of the bucket list)
The love affair between friends who both never found love / realised it was present .
USP.
The love affair that is caused by a simple quest to finish a bucket list.
4. Trends / gap in the market.
There has been some films that are based on a form of completing a bucket list.
These are a couple of examples.
5. Brief overview
/ Synopsis
We meet “Bruno” who has spent years slowly crossing off a bucket list
that he made in his early life. A conversation takes place that informs us
of most of the items that have been completed so far ( visual examples
wind through the different bucket list items at the same time as the
conversation). We find out the penultimate bucket list item and leave off
to go and complete it, we follow along the process with Bruno as he
completes his second to last bucket list item with Caroline his long time
friend right with him. After completing we see Bruno tick it off the
bucket list leaving him just one, but then Caroline says that she has to
leave for America for a great new job opportunity. This leaves Bruno in a
predicament as he has completed all of his bucket list with Caroline and
with her gone it puts the whole completion of the bucket list in jeopardy.
We then find out that the last thing left on the bucket list needs Caroline.
We then gain some backstory on Caroline and find out that she is a
journalist who has travelled to America to report on a problem in
America. After a few months away Caroline is let go on the reporting in
America because of the story breaking down and coming to an end.
Caroline flies back without Bruno knowing because she wants to plan a
surprise to sort out Bruno's final bucket list item, but Bruno ends up
bumping into Caroline in the high street and Caroline has to lie to say she
has only just got back and was planning on meeting up with Bruno after
she had caught up with family. Bruno is told to travel to a destination
that Caroline has sent to him, Bruno becomes suspicious about what is
happening but goes ahead and travels to the location. Bruno and
Caroline Complete the final bucket list item and both agree that the love
they desired was just floating around the corner from them. At the end
of the film we see Caroline and Bruno cross the final bucket list item off
the list.
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6. • These can be added to and
taken away from these are just
a basic start point.
7. Target
Audience
- Primary -
30 to 45 because older actors in the film will naturally give
it some more mature whit, also because of the developing
hidden romance. The fact that it is a romcom also Highers
the age range, this also makes it appeal more to females .
- Secondary -
Early 20’s and also older than the primary (50+) because of
the fact that the bucket list was started then giving them
more reason to relate and also they still will be able to
understand some of the whit.
- Demographic -
This would most likely be aimed at C2 (skilled working class)
and C1 (lower middle class)
- Psychographic -
Resigned and Mainstreamers.
8. Purpose and Intention
This piece of work could show some people who aren't in love but are looking that it could
be closer to them hidden under their nose.
This piece of work could also show that you can finish a goal even if it takes you a while.
This is a piece of entertainment.
9. Character
Profiles
• Caroline
• 46
• Motivation- To find a lover
and to build her reputation as
a journalist whilst helping life
long friend Bruno finish his
bucket list.
• Caroline has worked as a
journalist since she was 22 and
has worked her way up in the
industry and is given the
occasional opportunity to
report abroad.
• -possible talent-
Kristin Scott Thomas
• Bruno
• 53
• Motivation- To finish his
bucket list and find love.
• Bruno plays one half of the
secret love that the audience
will slowly realise
throughout. Bruno has
worked part time all his life
at a local cafe and has always
enjoyed news and how its
reported on so quickly.
• -possible talent-
Jeremy Irons
