Song: “Call Me Back” – The Strokes
Starring: Leo Tebele as Youngster & Isaac Douek as Teacher/Old Man
Props: Table, 2 Full Pieces of Paper, Pencil, Chair, 2 Dark Bags of Chips, 2 Light Bags of Chips, 13 Paper Squares, Glasses, Beard.
Video to be shot in stop motion and black and white.
0:00 – 0:14 Title Screen (Crucial Creativity May Cure Cancer & Credits)
0:15 – 0:45 Young Clueless (The youngster sits in his chair looking absolutely dumbfounded by the math problem given to him, 2+2=?, and tries futilely to solve it.)
0:46 – 1:15 Explaining to Young (The teacher comes over to help the youngster by using bags of chips to represent numbers.)
1:16 – 1:31 Young Success (The youngster understands how to solve the problem, does so, and celebrates merrily.)
1:32 – 2:02 Old Clueless (The old man stands before a desk looking troubled and dumbfounded.)
2:03 – 2:37 Old Remembering Young (The old man remembers how he was taught to be creative when presented with an obstacle.)
2:38 – 3:02 Old Success (The old man quickly arranges the papers before him to spell out “CURE FOR CANCER.” He then picks up a piece of paper that reads “PRESTIGIOUS AWARD” and celebrates merrily.)
THE END
Please comment. I’m looking for feedback on this one. Basing the video on Audre Lorde’s “School Note.” The idea is that the lack of creativity in schools is suppressing creative minds. By showing the opposite, I hope to get the message across.
