Documentaries 101 (Workshop #6) - A/V Room (Tuesday morning)
Jay was absolutely nowhere to be found. Moping about the lack of a certain pink-clad blonde? Possibly. Silent Bob didn’t look too concerned about it, so the situation was under control.
Today’s lesson was brought to the girls by the words “scripts” and “storyboards”. At least, that’s what Silent Bob had written on the board when they arrived. With a grin and a flourish, he revealed the sample storyboard he had made, entitled ‘Skater Dude’s Adventure’. Stick figures enacted the adventures of a dude on a skateboard - clearly cribbed from the footage that had made Sakurazaki blush last week - interspersed with notes on where to put an interview, where to put in shots to set a scene or mood, where to add a title slide or a bit of information. He added to it as he went, showing the girls how to build one of their own.
Next up was the example bit. It was ‘Supersize Me’ and ‘Bowling for Columbine’ that Silent Bob used to show how to use the different elements to make a point more effectively. The transition between the McDonald’s “fun facts” to footage of the documentary filmmaker to interviews to stock or historical footage, for example.
Hoping that the girls got it by now, he handed them some storyboard templates and broke the silence of the lesson. “So, uh, the last workshop is in two weeks so you can show off. Next week is the last chance you’ll get to edit and finish up your documentary, but I’ll hang around a bit early that last day if you need to make final touches.” He reconsidered. “Actually, no. We’ll make the expo the last half of the workshop just in case.” He pointed to the storyboards. “So you need to finish up your storyboards and scripts by next week so you know what you’re doing.”
Surprised at the length of that speech, he fell silent again and offered them both a thumbs-up and a proud smile. They were doing great and he was starting to really like this teaching thing.
[[I am a dip and thought I had one less week than I really did. So today’s lesson should have been last week’s . . . oi. He was high, alright? There’s your explanation. No OCD today. Go forth and frolic!]]
Today’s lesson was brought to the girls by the words “scripts” and “storyboards”. At least, that’s what Silent Bob had written on the board when they arrived. With a grin and a flourish, he revealed the sample storyboard he had made, entitled ‘Skater Dude’s Adventure’. Stick figures enacted the adventures of a dude on a skateboard - clearly cribbed from the footage that had made Sakurazaki blush last week - interspersed with notes on where to put an interview, where to put in shots to set a scene or mood, where to add a title slide or a bit of information. He added to it as he went, showing the girls how to build one of their own.
Next up was the example bit. It was ‘Supersize Me’ and ‘Bowling for Columbine’ that Silent Bob used to show how to use the different elements to make a point more effectively. The transition between the McDonald’s “fun facts” to footage of the documentary filmmaker to interviews to stock or historical footage, for example.
Hoping that the girls got it by now, he handed them some storyboard templates and broke the silence of the lesson. “So, uh, the last workshop is in two weeks so you can show off. Next week is the last chance you’ll get to edit and finish up your documentary, but I’ll hang around a bit early that last day if you need to make final touches.” He reconsidered. “Actually, no. We’ll make the expo the last half of the workshop just in case.” He pointed to the storyboards. “So you need to finish up your storyboards and scripts by next week so you know what you’re doing.”
Surprised at the length of that speech, he fell silent again and offered them both a thumbs-up and a proud smile. They were doing great and he was starting to really like this teaching thing.
[[I am a dip and thought I had one less week than I really did. So today’s lesson should have been last week’s . . . oi. He was high, alright? There’s your explanation. No OCD today. Go forth and frolic!]]