"Really fun, great first draft. Only some tweaks from us. Timing: I read it out loud several times and found it took ~1:20, which should leave some time for the action shots. If time is tight we could cut l19 " 1. INT CLASSROOM -- DAY I think this will be visually fun. Good to portray spiders in a kind way since most children’s shows demonize them. I don’t know much or anything about these spiders but I’m envisioning that the silk web it designs helps to catch the wind. Around line 11 would it be appropriate to say something about that? very cute first draft ELINOR, ARI and OLIVE are sitting down for story time. MZ. MOLE settles down in front of them. We can see the wind blowing (leaves etc.) outside the window. <SFX: WIND BLOWING> OLIVE It’s so windy today, Mz. Mole! MZ. MOLE It sure is, Olive. While I was walking here today, my favorite hat blew away! l3 Can we make it sound a bit more like something a kid would say? Ideas: “Oh no! The wind can be so PUSHY” or “Oh no! The wind pushed it off your head?” ELINOR Oh no! The wind can really push things around sometimes. "Consider: l4 maybe “some critters NEED a push from the wind? " Mz. mole Yes, but did you know that some creatures WANT the wind to push them? Like these spiders! (she holds up the spider book) Let’s take a look... Mz. Mole opens the book. 2. EXT OUTSIDE (BOOK) -- DAY Close up on a small cotton ball-like spider egg sac stuck to a dead leaf. is this dead leaf on the ground? (on the forest floor) MZ. MOLE (O.S.) This is a nest for baby spiders. Maybe if we’re very quiet, a baby will come out. A cute baby spider crawls out of the egg sac, peering around. <SFX: KID WALLA AWWWW> "l6,7: The spider babies are very cute and a nice addition, though they do add a layer of complexity. Is it only babies that do this? " MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) Welcome to the world, little one! The spiderling waves “hello” with a leg. could possibly cut if we are over time ELINOR (O.S.) Hello little spider. "l8: Lot’s -> Lots l8: do the other spiders have their own leaves? love the 1st spider being surprised by the others" MZ. MOLE (O.S.) But this baby isn’t alone. It has brothers and sisters. Lot’s of brothers and sisters. Pull back. There are dozens or hundreds of baby spiders. They all wave “hello” with a leg, and the first baby spider jumps in surprise. <SFX: KID WALLA WHOOOA> reads that the spider crawls up a very tall blade of grass but was originally on a dead leaf - when scared, did it jump to the grass? MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) So our spider needs to go somewhere less crowded where it’ll have enough space and lots of food! The spider walks away from the egg sac and climbs up a very tall blade of grass. MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) It climbs up to a high point and sticks out a leg to test the wind. The spider sticks out a leg to test the air. This is a somewhat windy day, but not a full gale. MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) The spider makes some silk threads... The spider extrudes a bunch of separate, long silk threads from its abdomen. design heavy - we will have the spider take off and be high above the trees - since its in a 'pop-up book' we will flip the page to show the different locations, mountains, ocean, forest MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) And WHOOSH, it sails into the sky! The spider blows aloft. It flies all over the landscape. <SFX: KID WALLA WHOOOOAA> BACK ON: The classroom. ELINOR Mz. Mole, where’s our baby spider going? MZ. MOLE Why, anywhere the wind takes it! BACK ON: The book, our spider is now joined by his brothers and sisters in the background. MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) Most spiders sail for a short time, but some sail for a long time. Ours could fly as high as a mountain... The spiders bob over a mountain, some spiders land. MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) Or out to sea. The spiders fly over the ocean, our spider takes the lead. A dolphin leaps alongside it. MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) But at last... It lands. The wind gently blows the spider to that forest path from the Wind In The Web episode. MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) Good job, spider. This looks like a nice place for a new home! The spider looks around at the landscape. It jumps up and down happily. BACK ON: Mz. Mole. She closes the book. MZ. MOLE (CONT’D) And that's the end of our story about spiders who ride the wind. suggest door blows open as our classroom window is designed as a huge window panel and not able to open ELINOR Hmm. I guess the wind’s pushiness can be helpful... Suddenly the <SFX: WIND> blows open window. Mz. Mole’s hat blows in and lands smack on her face. MZ. MOLE (muffled) Ah, THERE’S my hat. Thank you, wind. <SFX: KID GIGGLE> THE END.

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY 112 Interstitial: MZ . Mole Story time: BaLLOONING SPIDERS Written by Rosemary Mosco Follows "The Wind In The Web" Curriculum: The kids learn that spiders can travel by releasing silk that catches the wind. Learning Goals: LS2 . Understand that animals have different body parts that are used in different ways to meet their needs, and that plants have different parts that help them survive and grow. LS4 . Understand that all animals and plants have a life cycle, can reproduce, and change and grow over time. FIRST DRAFT: 12-Apr-19 POLISH DRAFT: ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI MZ MOLE ELINOR ARI OLIVE (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) INT EXT I/E THE END. DAY NIGHT AFTERNOON MORNING EVENING LATER MOMENTS LATER CONTINUOUS THE NEXT DAY CUT TO: FADE IN: FADE OUT. FADE TO: DISSOLVE TO: BACK TO: MATCH CUT TO: JUMP CUT TO: FADE TO BLACK. Order Title Location ELINOR ELINOR