Great first draft. We suggested some language to simplify and to sharpen the focus on how different woodpeckers sound different. 1. EXT SCHOOLYARD -- DAY cute interstitial - only concern in assumptions for production. There are too many designs required. Pls see my note below. It’s recess. ELINOR, OLIVE, and ARI are hanging out together. We hear <SFX: BIRD SONG> in the background. I love being outside. I can hear so many birds! ELINOR Maybe instead of "It's so pretty" she says something more closely related to the content. like "I love to listen to (or use my senses in ) (or observe) nature" It’s so pretty outside. Listen to all the birds! On top of the bird sound, we hear a <SFX: PILEATED WOODPECKER DRUMMING>, a deep, drumming sound that trails off. OLIVE I hear a woodpecker drumming on a tree. Ari points at a Hairy Woodpecker perched in a nearby tree. I SEE a woodpecker. Is that it? ARI I SEE a woodpecker! We see the Hairy Woodpecker drumming, and we hear <SFX: HAIRY WOODPECKER DRUMMING>. That one is making a different sound. OLIVE I hear a different sound Hey - that’s not the sound we heard before. A Pileated Woodpecker flies in to the adjacent tree and we hear <SFX: PILEATED WOODPECKER DRUMMING>. There's the first one! There are two different woodpeckers making different sounds. That's SO INTERESTING! ELINOR "drum solos." i think to simplify, she should say "drum sounds" Might be nice if she points out the two different patterns in their taping THAT’S the sound we heard before. It looks like there are two kinds of woodpeckers, and they make different drum solos. That’s SO INTERESTING! MZ MOLE pokes her head into the scene. MZ. MOLE In fact, there are more than TWO HUNDRED kinds of woodpeckers! The kids <SFX: WOAH> . MZ. MOLE (CONT’D) Here, I’ll show you. Mz. Mole sits on a stump and pulls out a book about woodpeckers as Ari, Olive, Elinor, and the rest of the kids settle around her. 2. EXT OUTSIDE (BOOK) -- DAY Mz. Mole’s book shows a nice spring forest. We see a songbird singing (an American Robin? A Yellow Warbler?) and hear <SFX: BIRD SONG>. Cut "In the springtime" MZ. MOLE (O.S.) In the springtime, lots of birds talk to each other by singing songs. A second songbird of the same kind lands nearby. The birds look at each other and second songbird sings <SFX: BIRD SONG> at the first one. Could the kids notice the woodpecker is not singing...so this is less lectury from Mz. Mole Mz. MoLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) But woodpeckers don’t sing. A Hairy Woodpecker lands nearby. It watches thoughtfully and scratches its head with its wing "Let's stay on the woodpecker and show it pecking its own beat, and use the real sound if available. Simplify this line a bit: ""But don't worry, woodpeckers can still talk to each other. Instead of singing they drum with their beaks! Listen to this Hairy Woodpecker." MZ. MOLE (CONT’D) after line 10, if its possible, can she be drumming with one stick in her hand so she can still be holding her book with the other? otherwise its going to take time to put the book down, pick up 2, drum, put them down and pick the book up again - we need to ne sure we shorten the action to fit all the conent in 1:30 Instead, they do something amazing. They drum with their beaks to talk to each other. This is a Hairy Woodpecker, and it makes fast drumrolls with spaces in between, like this... BACK ON: Mz. Mole, who uses a couple of drumsticks to tap out the Hairy Woodpecker’s drumroll on the side of the stump. BACK ON: the book. A Pileated Woodpecker flies up near the Hairy Woodpecker. This is a Pileated Woodpecker. It looks different, and it also SOUNDS different. MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) This is a Pileated Woodpecker. It’s bigger, with a pointy crest. It makes deep drumrolls that trail off at the end, like this... We see the Pileated Woodpecker drumming and hear <SFX: PILEATED WOODPECKER DRUMMING>. Next, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker flies up to join the woodpeckers. MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) My favorite woodpecker is this one, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. It gets creative, switching between fast and slow! We hear the weird, random drumroll of the <SFX: YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER>. This would be wonderful, but will require too much work for the design team. Maybe she can demonstrate how many there are by flipping the pages in the book, suggesting each one has a woodpecker on it? Mz. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) production - after line 13, theres a list of woodpeckers to be displayed in a chart. we already have 2 woodpeckers (in the real world and then in pop-up book form) plus a regular song bird in the pop-up book. we will not be able to create a list of other woodpeckers due to assumptions. can she just explain how there are many all of the world and explain how they are of different colour? These are just a few of the over two hundred kinds of woodpeckers. In a grid, we see a bunch of fancy woodpeckers appear as Mz. Mole mentions the different colors. Some possible species - Green: European Green Woodpecker, Cuban Green Woodpecker. Yellow: Cream-colored Woodpecker, Yellow-throated Woodpecker. Black: Black Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker. Red: Banded Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker. Brown: Chestnut Woodpecker, Smoky-brown Woodpecker. Multicolored: Yellow-fronted Woodpecker, Black-rumped Flameback . LIne 14-15: Maybe just point out they are all different like you and me...Woodpeckers are different in size,shape, color, and how they tap on wood. I worry the focus on color is pulling away from the sound. MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) They live all over the world, and they come in tons of colors, like green, yellow, black, red, brown, and multicolored. ELINOR (O.S.) It’s a rainbow of woodpeckers! 3. EXT SCHOOLYARD -- CONTINUOUS I love it! I want to drum like a woodpecker! ARI I love all those different drumbeats. Now I really want to try and make those new sounds. Cut "Good thing", feels self-congratulatory. MZ. MOLE I thought you’d never ask! Good thing I brought enough drumsticks for everybody. Mz. Mole passes out drumsticks to the kids. With a <SFX: YAY> they run up to different trees and start banging out different types of <SFX: WOODPECKER SOUNDS>. It’s total mayhem. Mz. Mole stands in the middle, enjoying the chaos. Let's have them bang simple messages to each other, in woodpecker style, to reinforce the message that drumming is communication, not just chaos. Keep MM's ironic ending line, very funny. MZ. MOLE (CONT’D) Ahh , I love the soothing sounds of nature. THE END.

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY 136 Interstitial: MZ. Mole Story time: different drummers Written by Rosemary Mosco Follows 136A "The Little Drummer" Curriculum: The kids learn that different kinds of woodpeckers make different kinds of drumming patterns to talk to each other. Learning Goals: LS2c: Compare how the external body parts of animals and plants are the same and/or different. [The kids learn that woodpeckers come in many shapes, sizes, and colors.] LS8a: Observe and describe similarities and differences across different types of plants and animals. [The kids learn to tell different woodpecker drumming calls apart.] FIRST DRAFT: 17-APR-20 ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI ELINOR ARI OLIVE MZ. MOLE (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) INT EXT I/E 2 4 3 THE END. INT CLASSROOM -- DAY EXT OUTSIDE (BOOK) -- DAY 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