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DigitalStorytellingPre-ProductionReport

Name:KellieOuzts

TitleofProject:DaddyTime

ReportfromPeerPitch:

IbeganthisprojectbyplanninganEnvironmentalABCsbook

focusingonourfourthgradeecologystandards.Duringmypeerpitch

withateacher/friend,werealizedthatthelengthofmyprojectideawas

mostdefinitelyanissue.Twenty-sixslideswithnarrationwouldbe

longerthanourallottedfive-minutetimeframerequirement.Later,I

spoketoourMediaSpecialistaboutapresentationweareputting

togetherforpre-planning.HeremindedmeofournewTeachersRead

program,inwhichteachersarerecordedtellingabouttheirfavorite

childhoodbook.Teachersarethenrecordedreadingtheirbooks.The

finishedprojects/recordingsarethensharedonschool-widemorningannouncements.

Iplannedmydigitalstoryaroundmybookstory.Ithenpitched

theprojectonceagaintomyfriend.SheandIdiscussedlengthand

actuallytimedthenarration.Shesuggestedleavingthetitleofthebook

outuntiltheendtoincreasetension.ShealsoemphasizedthatIneeded

toclarifythatmyloveofreadingstemmeddirectlyfromDaddytime

andthattheDr.Seussbooksinspiredmydesiretoread.Irewrotethe

narrationandimplementedthechangesshesuggested.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rationale:

IchosethistopicbecauseitisonethatIwillactuallyuse.Our

principalisfocusingonincreasingmediacenterusagemediathisyear.

Topromotethecenter,allteacherswillberecordedtellingabouttheir

favoritebooksandhowtheyfurtheredtheirloveofreading.Daddy

Timewascreatedsimplytosharememoriesofreadingmyfavorite

bookwithDaddyandwiththehopesofinstillingthesamefeelingsin

studentswholistenandwatch.Myschoolhasaverylowsocio-

economiclevelandmanyofthekidsfallintoaMPV(homeless)status.

Severalofourfamilieshavebeenevictedfromtheirhomes.Manyissues

aroseinmyclassroomlastyearconcerningfourthgradersbeingleft

aloneatnightsothatparentscouldworktwojobs.Therefore,manyof

mysweetkidshaveparentswhoaresimplyoverwhelmedanddonot

havetimetoreadwiththeirkids.Withgreaterissuesontheirminds,

likeputtingfoodonthetable,andkeepingaroofovertheirheads,

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familyreadingtimehasbeenputonthebackburner.Ihopethat

DaddyTimedemonstrateshowmyloveofreadinggrewfrommy

father,whotooktimetoreadGreenEggsandHam ,inadditionto

hundredsofotherbooks,tome!

StoryCore:

Mydramaticquestionsare,HowdidreadingwithDaddyevery

nightimpactmeasapre-readerandasanadult?andHowdidDr.

Seussbook,GreenEggsandHam,facilitatemydesiretolearntoread?

MycalltoadventurebeginswithwaitingonDaddytogethomesoIcan

sitandlistentohimreadmyfavoritebook.TheproblemisthatIrealize

thatIcanthearanyofmyfavoritesuntilhesitsdownandreadsthemto

me.AlthoughreadingwithDaddyismyfavoritepartoftheday,Ialso

wanttoreadwhileheisatwork.IcometotheconclusionthatIneedto

learntoreadsothatIwonthavetowaitonDaddytogethome.The

resolutionisthatIlearntoreadandDr.Seussactsastheinciting

event/personthatlightsthefiretoread.ClosureoccurswhenIearn

mymediaspecialistmastersdegree.Transformationtakesplacewith

earningthemastersandcontinuingtobeanavidreadertoday.

RoughStoryboard:

Description of shot Sound/Voice Over Narration Purpose

Midshotofdaddyasayoung

man.

None TitleSlide

Picturewillbeeditedusingpicniktoadd

text.

Wideshotofawindingdirt

road

WhenIwasalittlegirlwe

livedwayoutinthe

country.Ourhousewason

alongdirtandgravelroad

andtherewerenootherhousesaround.

Establishisolationof

home.

WideShotphotographofmy

familywhenIwasyoung.

BecauseIamanonlychild

andbothmyparentswere

onlychildrentoo,there

werenobrothersorsisters

orcousinstoplaywith.

Showfamilyunity

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Midshotofmealoneasachild.

Ispentalotoftimealone,sowhenDaddycamehome

fromwork,Iwouldbeextraexcitedtoseehim.Hewas

myheroandstillistoday.

Reinforceisolationasanonlychild.

Verywideshotofconstructionsite.Thisshot

suggestthatDaddywasaconstructionworkerwho

workedoutsideinthe

weatherallday.

WhenDaddycameinthe

door,tiredfromalongdayatwork,hewouldscoopme

upsqueezemetight.

Thisshotwillshow

thatDaddyworkedalldayandcertainlyhe

wouldhavebeen

exhaustedwhenhe

camehomefrom

work.

Wideshotofmama,daddy,

andmeatkitchentable

Thenhewouldgoget

cleanedupandIwouldsit

downatthekitchentable

withmyMamaandDaddy

forsupper.

Establishfamilyunity

Midshotofdaddyhuggingme

Afterthedisheswerecleanedup,everynightI

wouldtugatthehemofDaddysshirtandsayinthe

sweetestvoiceIcoulddigup,Daddywillyouread

meabook?

Showsloveandaffection

betweenfatheranddaughterwhichisalso

fosteredbyreadingtogether.

Closeupofonebook

SureBoo.Hecalledme

Boo.Gogetyourbook.Nownotice,hesaid,book.

EmphasizethatDaddy

saidonebook

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startedwritingkidsbooks,

theyallseemed,well,abitboring.Itwasall,See,

Dick.SeeJane.Run,Dick.Run,Jane...

MidshotofSeussStamp

Butthisguy,hisstorieswerejustsosillyandthe

pictureswerefunnyandcolorfulandthewordswere

justnonsense...andIloved

themall.Butoneofthose

books,oneofthemlitthe

fireinmyheart.Itmademe

wanttolearntoreadallby

myself....

Introducesauthorwithouttelling

audiencewhichbookwasmyfavorite.

WideshotCloseofChildwithastackofbooks

See,eventhoughreadingwithDaddywasthebest

partofmyday,Iknewthat

ifIcouldreadbymyself,I

wouldnthavetowaiton

Daddytocomehometo

hearmystory.Icouldread

itallbymyself.

Thisshotshowsthestudentshowmany

booksIwouldreturn

with.Theyneedan

examplesotheycan

seehowmuchIloved

toreadwithDaddy.

Wideshotofme

So,thisbookthatchangedmylife,theonethatledme

toaMediaSpecialistdegree,

iscalled...

Providesaudiencewithyoungpictureof

mytocomparewith

thecurrentpictureof

meinthelastframe.

CloseupofGreenEggsand

Ham

GreenEggsandHam,byDr.

Seuss.

Sharesoneofmy

favoritepagesfrom

GreenEggsandHam.

Ididnotwantto

simplydisplaythecoverofthebook.I

wantedtheaudience

toactuallythinkabout

thestoryandwhere

thispageactually

occursinthebook.

Midshotofcomfychair So,DaddyandI,wesatand Pictureofchair

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cuddledwhileIsuckedmy

thumbwrappedupinthatsoftafghanandhedread

methatbookwhileIbreathedinhisclean,clean

smellandhealwaysstartedlikethis...

providedsothatthe

audiencecanvisualizemereadingwithmy

Daddy.

Closeupofheadstogether

Boo,hedwhisper,do

youlikeGreenEggsand

Ham?And,thosearethe

wordsthatchangedmylife.

Continuing

establishmentof

closeness!

ListofMedia

IincludedtheactualimagesinmyroughstoryboardthatIwillusetocreatemyvoicethread.