Storyboard Heroes: December 2009

Saturday, December 12, 2009

H1N1 and Flu Treatment

Mid Shot pan of sick people coughing on the bus. Stops on the only health man with a closed of posture.

During the pan a cloud of germs and sickness follows with camera.

The cloud surrounds the healthy man and starts to grow around him. He gets smaller and smaller as the cloud gets bigger and bigger around.

Until he explodes and screams "COVER YOUR MOUTH." Big voice bubble comes out and pushes the cloud away.(School House Rock Style)

Either cut back to the sick people on the bus covering their mouth and leaning scared away from the man(who is not in the shot) or Fast pan back to them where you only see blurs back to those same people.

Cut back to the man who talks to the audience and says "Remember to always cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze. Wash your hands with soap and water, or use hand sanitizer often. If your experiencing flu-like symptoms you should stay home and avoid contact with people except medical care ."

Compost/Recycling Treatment

'Let's All Go To The Compost!'

A Leaf, an apple core, a chicken drumstick, a tea bag, a slice of bread (with bite taken out), and a piece of broccoli happily march in formation along a countertop.

As they march they sing:

Let's all go to the trash bin!

Let's all go to the trash bin!

Let's all go to the trash bin,

we're not used anymore!

A hand comes in from screen right, and brings the procession to a halt.

Narration:

Hold it there! You don't belong in the trash, you're a special kind of waste.

(The hand points over to screen left. Pan over to reveal the Green Composting Bin).

You should be going in the Green Compost cart so you can be turned into an additive for soil.

Apple Core and Broccoli:

Soil?!

Narration:

That's right, soil. Compost provides a rich growing medium, and acts as a natural pesticide. Composted soil can even be used for erosion control, and wetland construction.

Chicken Drumstick:

Can I be made into compost?

Narrator:

You bet, you can. Meat, including bones can go into the composting bin.

Teabag:

What about me?

Narrator:

If you're made out of paper, you can go, too.

A cork and a can of cooking oil march over

Cork:

What about us? Can we go in the compost?

Narrator:

Sorry guys, but you need to stay in the regular trash bin. Putting the wrong items in the green bin can ruin perfectly good compost.

The cork and cooking oil can dejectedly walk off screen.

Bread Slice:

How can you find out what can and can't go in the compost bin?

Narrator:

Contact your local recycling service. Here in San Francisco you just have to visit www.sfrecycling.com and you'll find a list of acceptable and non-acceptable green bin items. So where are you guys off to now?

The procession now marches off toward the compost bin singing:

Let's all go to the compost!

Let's all go to the compost,

And make ourselves some dirt!

Intended to be done in the style of the 50s-movie-theatre-Let's- all-go-the-lobby ads. Very simple, slightly stylized, and a little camp.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Internet Safety

I typed up a script for Internet Safety.

Kids are leaving school. Chris and John are walking right next to each other while texting each other.

Chris

Bye, John

John

Bye, Chris

Chris

I’ll keep you posted on my Jitter.

Chris and John walk separate directions.

Chris (Jitter)

Now I’m turning right down Albuquerque Rd. Heading towards the park all alone with no witnesses to see me.

Int. dark room

A fat man with an eye patch is reading Chris’ Jitter. He has an evil grin on his face.

Ext. Park

Chris is trotting along through the park happily. Some is watching him in the bushes. Chris is unaware of the danger. Chris is still Jittering. Suddenly from out of the bushes the fat eye patch man bursts out.

Fat Eye Patch Man

I’ve got you now LITTLE BOY! Thanks for all the Jittering. It was very helpful in tracking you down. Heh hehehAHAAAAAAA!

The fat man grabs Chris. Chris is struggling, but it is no use. The fat man is too strong for Chris to break free.

Chris

Why? Oh, why, did I have to Jitter my personal information?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Frame freezes on Chris as a man in a Suit walks in front of the frame.

Man in suit

It all started as a normal day for little Chris. He had a normal life like you or me. But he liked to Jitter specific information on the interweb. Now Chris is off to have a fun time with Mr. Eye patch over there. Ha Ha Ha!

DON’T PUT PERSONAL INFO ON THE WEB!!!

Hydrant and Poppy take on the Forest

Hydrant and Poppy enjoy a nice hike in the forest when they pass
a guy with sunglasses. He's smoking then flicks it out at Poppy. Poppy screams and catches on fire. Hydrant panics as well then Poppy tells him to
put him out. Hydrant squirts water at Poppy and then the fire goes out.

Announcer: If you are going to smoke outside, practice safe habits by smoking in a 3-foot clearing. Grind out your tobacco in the dirt. Never grind it on a stump or log and never throw it away into the brush or on our beautiful Poppy's. Protect our forest because there might not be Hydrant there to save you!

Most of your guys know what Hyrant and Poppy look like, but I am posting a picture to refresh your memory.

Let me know if you guys think its still working. I will post some drawings later today.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Energy Vampire PSA

So right now I have 2 options. I think it's obvious which one I prefer, but I will pitch them both.

Option 1
Characters: Girl, Energy Vampire, Native Ameriwolf

Girl walks by energy vampire who is slouched against the wall with several chargers plugged in. Pov as she looks over at him sparkling in the light.

Girl: Wow you're beautiful
EV: I know
Girl: What are you?
EV: I'm an Energy Vampire, can't you tell by the way my skin sparkles?
Girl: What's an Energy Vampire?
EV: It's someone who wastes energy by leaving things on standby, or keeping chargers plugged into the wall, even when they aren't charging anything.
Girl: That's cool ::giggles::
NA: No, it isn't cool.
EV: psha
Girl: Why not?
NA: It's blatant energy wasting from people like that who are slowly killing off my people.
Girl: You mean Native Americans?
NA: No, werewolves.
Girl: Oh...
NA: You shouldn't encourage Energy Vampires. In fact, pull out his charger.
EV: What?
Girl: Okay...
The girl pulls the charger from the wall.
EV: Eeeeeee
NA: Only *you* can help conserve energy.

Now the dialogue isn't finalized of course, but that would be the gist of it, prolly need to have the Ameriwolf prattle out more on the dangers of Energy Vampires.

Option 2 is a bit more dull.

One girl is sitting staring at the wall. A boy walks by and stops.
B: What are you doing?
G: Isn't it beautiful, the way it sparkles in the light?
POV of a charger in the wall with little eyes and a mouth with fangs...sparkling
B: I think that's just the wasted energy escaping since nothing is plugged into it.
G: What do you mean?
B: It's an energy vampire.
G: A what?
B: An Energy Vampire, they are devices that have standby mode, you know, the ones that don't turn off all the way and continually suck energy.
G: Oh
B: Chargers like this one can also be Energy Vampires if they are plugged in when nothing is being charged.
G: I won't wanna waste energy though.
B: Then you should help out by unplugging unused chargers, and completely turning off appliances when you aren't using them.
G: Okay!
The girl unplugs the charger from the wall.
Charger: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.........

The second is probably more practical. But the first one is a bit more fun.

I'd post character mock-ups but my scanner is being dumb. Anyways hit me up with thoughts and I'll crack this out tomorrow. It's fairly short and won't require a whole lot of boarding ie: time.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

SF Gov Site...

http://www.sfrecycling.com/residential/composting.php?t=r

Recycle and Compost Info...

Shaun

PSA Reference for Energy Vampire

Here is a link to the SNL skit about Twilight. Its hilarious!

http://www.hulu.com/watch/107500/saturday-night-live-digital-short-firelight

Public Information Films Assignment!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

CLASS POSTPONED.

Hey Guys, Really sorry to do this but I've a terrible cold and won't be in class today. I'll post the new assignment choices on the blog later so you can get a start and we'll do a make-up class next week.

Sorry for the inconvenience but I'm in no fit state for teaching.
Shaun