Pitch PresentationKatie, Leonie, Matt & Merrie

'The Boy Behind the Blog'

SynopsisJosh is a popular, confident college student – online. Writing as a hopeless romantic on his blog, Josh's social life is ultimately non-existent.  As the film progresses, we watch his life change for the better as his online alter-ego becomes real life.

'The Boy Behind the Blog'

Key Themes Loneliness Isolation Young love Identity

'The Boy Behind the Blog'

The main character is called Josh, a college student who is extremely shy at school and ultimately is lonely. The opening sequence will make him look reserved and quiet. The audience will get a taste, however, of his more confident side once they find out about his blog.

Another character that we will be introduced to is his love interest, Ava. Ava is the complete opposite to Josh, being confident and popular. Nevertheless, unlike everybody else, she notices Josh and is sympathetic towards him. 

'The Boy Behind the Blog'

Title SequenceFor our title sequence, we discussed doing something animated, similarly to 'Juno' and 'Scott Pilgrim vs The World'. However, this could be quite difficult and time consuming. We could do something simpler like the title sequence in 'Submarine' or even more simpler where the opening credits just appear on the screen with the image.

'The Boy Behind the Blog'

In our opening sequence, we want to specifically establish Josh's home life and social life so that the audience can learn more about him.We want to make sure the rest of the film makes sense, for example why Josh is lonely.We also want to introduce the audience to his blog, as it will be an ongoing feature throughout the film. We will introduce the audience to the overall background of the film by a voiceover of Josh.

SettingIn the opening sequence, the audience will be introduced to the main setting which will be the school/college, as this is where Josh spends the majority of his time. This is typical of the teen drama genre.

'The Boy Behind the Blog'

The opening sequence will show Josh's morning routine, waking up and going to school. The audience will see what his school is like, and other settings.

Waking up

Below each

story, we have

written extra

information like

specific movements or props.

an eye-level shot of a computer screen, accompanied by a voice-over

'The Boy Behind the Blog"

Target Audience

Majorly male audience

Aged 15-24

Interests in social media

and the internet

Keen cinema goer

Interested in teen dramas

'The Boy Behind the Blog"

How will we appeal to our target audience? By having a male main

character By having it set in a

school/college environment

Having the film centered around an online blog, which will be shown in the opening sequence

The story line is similar to others like 'Submarine' and 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' but is still individual, which will be something different for keen cinema goers.