Opening shots
School ground (oval, play equipment, sandpit), spinning lotus flowers.
A student walks past in the background.
Interior classroom Wide shot
Students are asked by the teacher to take out their presentations to show to the class. Teacher - “I asked you to research what character best represents your personality. You can present it to the class when we are all ready.”
Action – One student activates the appearance of her character. The camera moves to another student to watch him draw the character out of the desk. Another student opens her bag and a little character jumps out onto the desk. Medium shot
Rani looks worrying into his bag and at his classmate disappointed. Rani- “I forgot to bring in my project.” Ivy– “Your as forgetful as a brainless chicken.” Rani - “ I feel like one you know” Medium shot
Rani steps to the side of the teacher’s desk.
Teacher looks up Close up
Rani looks at teacher then down to the ground. Close up
Teacher looks with a knowing smile. Teacher – What character did you research? Rani – I am such a brainless chicken miss, I forgot what character I was researching Teacher: Rani
Teacher takes out and hands out notebook Teacher: Write down who you think you are in this little book. The truth is you have a kind heart and a very creative mind, so start writing these things down! They are worth remembering. Teacher: Now go and drink some water from this lotus outside. Rani: Thanks Miss.
Ext Long Shot
Rani is walking towards the taps when the lotus flower starts dripping water and Rani takes a drink, the whole world and it’s out of focus.
Ext sky Long shot
Rani’s mind appears. Rani: Wow… I’m in my mind. C God: Your in my control Rani.
Rani: Who’s in my brain? Show yourself!
Video close up of C God silhouette. C God: I am the mighty Chicken God! YOU CAN’T SEE ME, so forget about it. The more forgetful you are the stronger I become. Mo ha ha ha! Rani: I challenge you to a duel, if you loose then your dead meat. Agreed?
The wrestling ring appears and the Chicken God. Close up C God: Forget about it Rani your dead meat!
Bell rings - ding ding
Crowd appears cheering the chicken god
Various shot of fight scene C God: Feel my Power Push C God: Get ready for Wind Storm C God: These no way out Rani, Chicken Transformation!
Rani looks at his hand as it grows a wing.
He feels the book in his pocket and pulls it out. Flicking it open it reads “kind heart and creative mind”.
Close up
Rani clenches his fist and opens it to make a rules appear.
Medium Shot
Rani taps his wing with the ruler and it changes to his arm.
He whirls the ruler and blasts the C God into a cooked chicken on a plate.
Rani eats to chicken and the fades out
Int classroom
Fade in to Rani in class with a chicken leg in his mouth. Ivy pulls the bone out of his mouth.
Teacher: Rani your presentation is next. Lets see it please.
Rani stands at the front of class with his ruler and taps the desk into an unfolding of leaping plasticine beauty.
Faces around the class look in surprise and joy.
THE END
Credits
Below are some of our early ideas -
Hi Guys,
Finally I feel we have a really fun film to create. All thanks to your ideas gathered from your short stories and interesting things you would like to learn and teach!!!!
SCENE 1 Shot 1
EXT school street.
Video Action
School kids arrive at school with cross walk lady helping kids across the street.
Shot 2
EXT Entrance to the school office.
Video Action of Keysborough Primary School sign.
Reporter enters the shot. He or she introduces themselves and where they are, and why... "why is everyone talking about Keysborough Primary."
There will be a series of students that are interviewed by the reporter and asked whats so special that you've learnt today. The student/s will firstly explain a general knowledge answer... then show -
a) how to make a portal that can take us anywhere.
b) how to turn something alive again.
c) how to be less shy and quiet.
d) how to use to force.
e) how to change your size.
f) how to talk to a cat.
g) how to transform into anything.
h) how to stay under water forever.
i) how to increase stamina by running.
j) how to tele-port anywhere
k) how to use special shoes to jump as high as you like.
l) how to control the weather.
m) make a robot gladiator.
n) how to change hair color.
The theme of our film is based on "DREAMS", and what beauty we can create in our school space.
Our school moto also plays an important role in our film - "TEACHING, LEARNING, CARING".
Below are some PIXAR story writing tips -
#1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.
#2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be v. different.
#3: Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite.
#4: Once upon a time there was _. Every day, _. One day _. Because of that, _. Because of that, _. Until finally _.
#5: Simplify. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You’ll feel like you’re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free.
#6: What is your character good at, comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal?
#7: Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front.
#8: Finish your story, let go even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time.
#9: When you’re stuck, make a list of what WOULDN’T happen next. Lots of times the material to get you unstuck will show up.
School ground (oval, play equipment, sandpit), spinning lotus flowers.
A student walks past in the background.
Interior classroom
Wide shot
Students are asked by the teacher to take out their presentations to show to the class.
Teacher - “I asked you to research what character best represents your personality. You can present it to the class when we are all ready.”
Action – One student activates the appearance of her character. The camera moves to another student to watch him draw the character out of the desk. Another student opens her bag and a little character jumps out onto the desk.
Medium shot
Rani looks worrying into his bag and at his classmate disappointed.
Rani- “I forgot to bring in my project.”
Ivy– “Your as forgetful as a brainless chicken.”
Rani - “ I feel like one you know”
Medium shot
Rani steps to the side of the teacher’s desk.
Teacher looks up
Close up
Rani looks at teacher then down to the ground.
Close up
Teacher looks with a knowing smile.
Teacher – What character did you research?
Rani – I am such a brainless chicken miss, I forgot what character I was researching
Teacher: Rani
Teacher takes out and hands out notebook
Teacher: Write down who you think you are in this little book. The truth is you have a kind heart and a very creative mind, so start writing these things down! They are worth remembering.
Teacher: Now go and drink some water from this lotus outside.
Rani: Thanks Miss.
Ext
Long Shot
Rani is walking towards the taps when the lotus flower starts dripping water and Rani takes a drink, the whole world and it’s out of focus.
Ext sky
Long shot
Rani’s mind appears.
Rani: Wow… I’m in my mind.
C God: Your in my control Rani.
Rani: Who’s in my brain? Show yourself!
Video close up of C God silhouette.
C God: I am the mighty Chicken God! YOU CAN’T SEE ME, so forget about it. The more forgetful you are the stronger I become. Mo ha ha ha!
Rani: I challenge you to a duel, if you loose then your dead meat. Agreed?
The wrestling ring appears and the Chicken God.
Close up
C God: Forget about it Rani your dead meat!
Bell rings - ding ding
Crowd appears cheering the chicken god
Various shot of fight scene
C God: Feel my Power Push
C God: Get ready for Wind Storm
C God: These no way out Rani, Chicken Transformation!
Rani looks at his hand as it grows a wing.
He feels the book in his pocket and pulls it out. Flicking it open it reads “kind heart and creative mind”.
Close up
Rani clenches his fist and opens it to make a rules appear.
Medium Shot
Rani taps his wing with the ruler and it changes to his arm.
He whirls the ruler and blasts the C God into a cooked chicken on a plate.
Rani eats to chicken and the fades out
Int classroom
Fade in to Rani in class with a chicken leg in his mouth. Ivy pulls the bone out of his mouth.
Teacher: Rani your presentation is next. Lets see it please.
Rani stands at the front of class with his ruler and taps the desk into an unfolding of leaping plasticine beauty.
Faces around the class look in surprise and joy.
THE END
Credits
Below are some of our early ideas -
Hi Guys,
Finally I feel we have a really fun film to create. All thanks to your ideas gathered from your short stories and interesting things you would like to learn and teach!!!!
SCENE 1
Shot 1
EXT school street.
Video Action
School kids arrive at school with cross walk lady helping kids across the street.
Shot 2
EXT Entrance to the school office.
Video Action of Keysborough Primary School sign.
Reporter enters the shot. He or she introduces themselves and where they are, and why... "why is everyone talking about Keysborough Primary."
There will be a series of students that are interviewed by the reporter and asked whats so special that you've learnt today. The student/s will firstly explain a general knowledge answer... then show -
a) how to make a portal that can take us anywhere.
b) how to turn something alive again.
c) how to be less shy and quiet.
d) how to use to force.
e) how to change your size.
f) how to talk to a cat.
g) how to transform into anything.
h) how to stay under water forever.
i) how to increase stamina by running.
j) how to tele-port anywhere
k) how to use special shoes to jump as high as you like.
l) how to control the weather.
m) make a robot gladiator.
n) how to change hair color.
The theme of our film is based on "DREAMS", and what beauty we can create in our school space.
Our school moto also plays an important role in our film - "TEACHING, LEARNING, CARING".
Below are some PIXAR story writing tips -
#1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.
#2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be v. different.
#3: Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite.
#4: Once upon a time there was _. Every day, _. One day _. Because of that, _. Because of that, _. Until finally _.
#5: Simplify. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You’ll feel like you’re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free.
#6: What is your character good at, comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal?
#7: Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front.
#8: Finish your story, let go even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time.
#9: When you’re stuck, make a list of what WOULDN’T happen next. Lots of times the material to get you unstuck will show up.