Documentary PrePro

Documentary Pre-Production

Purpose: To show the importance of ELD English classes.

Contacts: Students enrolled in the class. The teacher that teaches ELD.

Interview Questions: Teacher Questions: GET THERE NAMES Can you describe to us what ELD is? What is the average number of students in an ELD class? How many ELD classes do you teach in a day? What are some challenges that come with teaching students how to speak English? Who regulates the difficulties of the assignments you assign? Do you feel that assignments are too easy for the students or if they’re too hard? When do you know to move on to the next level in teaching these students? Do you feel that students perform better in school based on learning to understand English better? Can you describe to us why ELD is important and why it should stay in the curriculum? There is a saying: “When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.” So when life gives you students, what do you make THEM into? How much do you love your job and what is your favorite part about it? Students’ questions: GET THERE NAMES

Where you born in the United States? If not where? Is English a second language to you? How long have you been taking ELD? Why are you taking ELD? Has your English improved since you have been taking ELD? For example, has it gone from a C to a B? Does the homework challenge you hard enough so that you do better? General Flow: In the beginning, we will see b-roll of the teacher teaching her class and we will fade to the actuall interview with the teacher describing what ELD is. In the middle, the teacher will tell us challenges about what she does in her job and then fade into the interviews with the students describing us how ELD has helped them. In the end, the final questions will pop up and the teacher will tell us how she transforms teens (that have just moved to the country) into successful students. Then she will tell us what she loves about her job and what the best part about is. Shot List- B-roll of classroom being taught CU- interviews with teacher and students Walking shots- me following the teacher throughout the day. 180 degree shot- panning the camera 180 degree around the teachers head CU- Students working hard.

Scripts: No script can be written yet due to the fact that i do not have my shots yet. the script will be written when i have filmed my shots. Intro: There are many levels in English studies but ELD helps students out more than we would ever expect. ELD helps shape our students of tomorrow. Closing: the closer will be the lemonade question.