Purpose: To inform people of what the Youth Commission is and what they do for the community.
Contacts: Lynsie and Seren-Youth Commission Coordinators, Youth Commissioners, veteran/co-chair Jessica, a new person (?), board and commissions member, policy track member
Questions:
“What was last year’s project/ your project last yr? (or other past projects)”
-“What made you guys chose this/these?”
What is this year’s project?
-What made you guys choose this?
Questions to YC members: Why did you decide to do Youth Commission and why did you continue with it?
What is the funnest thing you guys have ever done together and what’s the story behind that?
What is the best inside joke you guys have?
Overall Flow:
1. Show the setting in which the Youth Commission is based + Explain Commission
2. Explain past/current projects
3. Have people explain why in commission/serving it
4. Any Jokes/Fun Times
5. Conclusion
Script with Intro and Closing:
[Note: all interview shots are established before B-roll when they are answering question for the first time, then is unnecessary; MCU with speaker on right for all shots, sitting down preferably]
[Ask interviewees to answer in complete sentences]
B-roll of building, using the tricky elevator (maybe joke shot of trying to get into elevator quickly; sound edited for convenience and jest, explanation in words on screen), Coupa, lingering on it on way to the office, the office itself, the quirks, the noisy windows, also the public meetings, the dome building in Redwood City to signify government, mostly ELS, some CU on quirks, LS and CU on elevator.
VO: “A bank building in the middle of San Mateo seems like a strange place to put a non-profit, possibly even ironic, but yet here resides the Youth Commission. Here, up a creepy elevator that closes even as you are still walking through it, is a program run by the Youth Development Initiative to empower youth through its programs and nurture their growth. The Youth Commission has existed since 1993 and is an officially sanctioned San Mateo County Commission that meets in the Redwood City Supervisors’ meeting room for public meetings and in this office in San Mateo next to some inexplicable business. What is Coupa anyways? Regardless, in this building is where much of the actions happen for the Youth Commission.”
Have Advisors answer questions about “What is the structure of the Youth Commission?”
VO: Over the past 17 years of the Youth Commission’s existence, the Commission has evolved into an organization that has students either individually or in a group produce an annual project that benefits the community on a certain project.
Have people answer Question about “What was last year’s project/ your project last yr? (or other past projects)”
-“What made you guys chose this/these?”
B-roll of magazine, depressed people in pictures, Gunn H.S., etc
What is this year’s project?
-What made you guys/you choose this?
B-roll-Alco-pops in liquor stores, party cups, % alcohol in alco-pops and other liquor, $ of water or some other drink vs. alcohol, panning over alco=pops, CU or ECU for all.
VO: Perhaps students originally came to the Youth Commission to garner community service hours to pump up their college apps, but for many that’s not the only reason they have stayed.
Crescendo of Music (inspirational type) B-roll of meetings, magazines, working together, up and out ice-breakers
Questions to YC members: Why did you decide to do Youth Commission and why did you continue with it? Advisors: Why did you chose to work with the Youth Commission?
VO: Of Course, this group has fun too; it is a bunch of teenagers all together.
B-roll: The group doing an activity, a teenager leading an activity (i.e. in icebreaker, team building activity, like at public meeting probably), LS, MCU on teenagers, activities
What is the funnest thing you guys have ever done together and what’s the story behind that?
What is the best inside joke you guys have? (Nick and the apple juice, acting as a pterodactyl)
VO: As is apparent, the Youth Commission is making a difference in our community, regardless of whether or not you see it as large or small.
B-roll: Everyone together, camera leaving the building, showing the grand area of the public meeting.
Sounds like a solid Pre-production, I'd like to see this onscreen come finals time. I'm not so sure about the inside joke part of the film, perhaps you can incorporate that into the greater part of the togetherness that this organization provides for you guys.
ReplyDeleteI like your prepro. I think its good that you try to make the personality of the different interviewers shine and not be too plain and blah about it so the mood is fun too. There is too many voice overs that is kind of unnecessary since you are already interviewing the teens in the commission. So maybe cut out some of the voice overs and maybe try to show it through the interviewer more.
ReplyDeleteI like how elaborate you are in your prepro. You know what you're getting and how to get it, so there's not much to say about your prepro other than I like your ideas, and the lightheartedness of your overall documentary. it's really whimsical and creative :]
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