1. EXT DESERT -- DAY
ELINOR, ARI, and OLIVE are exploring the area around
BiBi’s
house. We see features of
Bibi’s
desert environment
, a few desert plants
. The sun’s heat reflects off the landscape.
<SFX:
DRY BREEZE BLOWING>
Ari
I
’m thirsty
!
OLIVE
It’s so dry out here.
The kids stop and look up at the landscape in front of them. They see sun-soaked hills
and a few hardy plants
.
ELINOR
It must be hard for animals and plants to live out here.
<SFX:
GUITAR TUNING>
SR. TAPIR (O.S.)
Hey kids -- you’re right, there’s not much water around and that reminds me of a scientist who wondered what kind of life survives in a desert.
The kids turn around and are surprised to see
Sen
~
or Tapir in the desert.
ARI, OLIVE, and Elinor
Sen
~
or Tapir!
<SFX:
YAY WALLA> Senior Tapir stands and stretches his back to sing and play the guitar. The kids gather close by.
2. EXT OUTSIDE (SONG ANIMATION) -- DAY
In simplified song animation, we see young
Roseli
Ocampo
in a
WARM, ARID DESERT similar to
Bibi’s
area
, examining a plant.
SR. TAPIR
(SINGS)
O – O –
Roseli
Ocampo
W
anted to know
O O
Roseli
, oh!
All the places where life could grow
Roseli
walks through
the WARM, ARID DESERT
looking at the extent of life.
Well all life is alive!
Life needs food and water to thrive
Some places
get lots of water
Other places are much drier
Roseli
continues her walk through the
WARM, ARID DESERT and sees plants and animals adapted to living there
.
Roseli
went to visit the desert, Saw life all
around
,
She was amazed at all the creatures that she found,
Close-up on
Roseli
as she stoops to examine a
plant
in the desert. A cute horned toad climbs up on her shoulder to look at the same
plant
. It looks at the camera and shrugs.
O - O -
Roseli
Ocampo
W
anted to know
O O
Roseli
, oh!
If things could live in the
desert cold!
OLIVE (SPOKEN) (O.S.)
Deserts can be
cold!?
Sr. TAPIR (SPOKEN)
Oh, you
betcha
!
Roseli
walks on, passing behind a huge saguaro cactus. As she does, her clothes change to ARCTIC GEAR and the setting changes to a lifeless ARCTIC DESERT.
SR. TAPIR (SUNG)
(CONT’D)
Some deserts are hot
But the driest one ever
Was actually cold
It had almost no water!
Roseli
looks closely at a horizontal band in a cliff face. She scrapes off some of the rock and holds it in both hands, carefully
inspecting it
.
She used her observation
,
An
d looked everywhere,
And
whaddya
know
?
She found life
even there
!
EXTREME ZOOM into the rock that
Roseli
is holding and examining. AS IF THROUGH A MICROSCOPE, we see
links of green ovals, gently swaying. Cyanobacteria from Antarctica. BACK ON:
Roseli
looks surprised and happy.
O - O -
Roseli
Ocampo
Wondered where life would grow
O O
Roseli
, oh!
Found life in the driest desert cold!
Roseli
continues her march though the Antarctic desert. Fade to white.
BACK ON: Senior Tapir and the kids.
<SFX:
KIDS CHEER>
ARI
So, maybe
we aren’t looking closely enough.
ELINOR
Or
... in the right place! Look!
Elinor points off to the left. There they see cacti, a tortoise slowly shuffling in the shade, and a lizard scamper by.
<SFX:
WHOA COOL WALLA>
EWW123 INTERSTITIAL D2 30Sept19
.
EWW
123 Interstitial
Señor Tapir Ballad
Roseli
Ocampo-Friedman
- "
Roseli
in Antarctica"
Robert
Kalinowski
Follows: "Burrowing Owl Girl"
Curriculum: the kids learn that
Roseli
Ocampo-Friedman
was a Philippine born botanist who wondered if life could exist in even the harshest deserts on Earth, so she went to the Ross Desert in Antarctica and found out!
LS3
. Understand that all animals need food in order to live and grow, that they get their food from plants or from other animals, and that plants need water and light to live and grow:
FIRST DRAFT: Sept. 11, 2019
SECOND DRAFT: September 30, 2019
OLIVE
Ari
ELinor
SR. TAPIR
ARI, OLIVE, and Elinor
ARE
(V.O.)
(O.S.)
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