Looking good! Lots of fun moments added. Just a few clarifications on the notes below. Also, maybe the kids should call the twins by their names, instead of a group nickname. Thanks! 1. EXT. school yard - near school - day "Great Episode! Lots of fun character moments. Solid The cover page will need to be updated with proper characters and Props" PAN across the schoolyard as kids run to find hiding spots, under the supervision of MS. MOLE. CAMILLA hides behind the corner of the school, TITO hides behind a TREE near the playground. The goat twins, MARY and LIV, count near the classroom door, swapping every number. MARY One... Three... Five... etc. we dont have a tether ball pole in the playground design. - maybe behind the leg of the swingset? Liv ...Two... Four... Six etc. The <COUNTING> continues as ELINOR, HAZEL, and ARI stand near, looking around frantically. ElINOR We need to find somewhere to hide! Hazel Hurry ! Mary and Liv are almost done counting. ARI Less talking, more hiding, C’mon ! The kids run off in search of hiding spots. 2. Ext. SCHOOL YARD - PLAYGROUND - conTINUOUS Hazel tries to tuck herself behind a TETHER BALL POLE so skinny that no student could hide behind it. She manages to conceal her trunk, but little else. Ari sticks his head into a brightly colored BUSH, leaving his lower half clearly visible. Elinor tries to hide behind a TREE, but bumps into KAI . after line 6 - we dont have a rocking toy in the playground design. will need to use something else. possibly Sally is laying flat behind the sandbox Elinor Oops, sorry! I didn’t see you there Kai ! Where can I hide? (she looks around) Aha! Elinor runs off towards the playground. 3. Ext. ScHOOL YARD - playground - conTINUOUS She jumps behind a ROCKING TOY and peeks over it . BEAT. SALLY BEAVER rises and peeks over the toy next to Elinor. ELinor Oh, hi Sally. I guess this spot is taken too ! Sally nods as Elinor runs off towards the SLIDE and ducks behind it. She’s pleased with this spot, though she stands out obviously. Change "the goat twins" to "Mary and Liv" Elinor (sotto) (CONT’D) There’s no way the goat twins will find me here! Mary / liv (o.s.) Ready or not, here we come! 4. EXT. SCHOOL YARD - NEAR PLAYGROUND - CONTINUOUS Liv and Mary run up beside Hazel behind the pole . LIV Nice try Hazel, Found you! HAZEL Oh well... at least my trunk was hidden. She wiggles her trunk. The twins run up to Ari in the bush. MARY <GIGGLES> Um , Ari? Change "the goat twins" to "Mary and Liv" Ari SHH! I’m trying to hide from the- (he pokes his head up and sees the goats) ...goat twins. Aw shucks. The twins run off. 5. Ext. SCHOOL YARD - playground - conTINUOUS Mary and Liv run into the playground, immediately spotting Elinor. They run up on either side of her, surprising her. Mary / LIV Found you Elinor! ELINOR (jumping) AAAAH ! (then) Already? That was fast. Hazel and Ari approach. HAZEL (to Twins) H ow did you find us all so fast? ARI Especially me! I though t my hiding spot was pretty good. Add "Well, US goats have great eyesight…" MAry Well, goats have great eyesight ... Liv That means we see really well. Behind the goats, Tito peeks out from behind a tree. MARY And that’s why we ’ re so good at... LIV Hide and Seek! (then, calling) Tito! Come out from behind that tree! Tito comes out from behind the tree. Mary Kai ! I see you behind Ms. Mole! ON MS. MOLE: Kai steps out from behind her, startling her. Mary and Liv <LAUGH PLAYFULLY> and bound off, in search of other students. Change "the goat twins" to "Mary and Liv" ARI The Goat Twins are way too good at Hide-and-Seek, we don’t stand a chance! LIV (O.S.) Found you too, Sally! Elinor and her friends look over to see Liv and Mary next to Sally’s rocking toy . Sally rises slowly up from behind it, peeking over as before. ELINOR We need to figure out how to make ourselves harder to find! haZEL We’d better figure it out quickly. The twins have found everyone but- MARY / LIV (O.S.) Found you, Camilla ! Camilla reveals herself from behind the school, arms on hips in disbelief at being found . ari Now they’ve found everyone! That must be a new Hide-and-Seek record! The goats bound back to Elinor and her friends. "Give the second part of this line to Ari: ELINOR You two are great at this game! ARI Let's play again!" ELINOR (to twins) You two are great at this game! Can we play again? MARY Sure! We ’re happy to keep counting.. . LIV If you want to keep hiding! The twins cover their heads and count as the kids run off. MARY One... Three... etc. Liv (CONT'D) ...Two ...Four etc. 6. Ext. SCHOOL YARD - SHALLOW STREAM - conTINUOUS At the SHALLOW STREAM , Elinor jumps behind a LARGE GREY ROCK, Ari hides in some WHITE LOTUS BLOSSOMS, and Hazel behind a GREEN AND BROWN TREE. All three of them stick out obviously. "Line numbers get a bit wonky at this point, but this section needs a bit more in the action descriptions. Here's my best effort: First paragraph of sequence 6: Add a little description at the beginning: ""Everyone scatters to hide. At the shallow stream…"" Second paragraph: ""Elinor peeks from behind her rock. After a beat, she sees TWO LEAVES..."" After Elinor says ""huh?"" add to the next paragraph: ""Meanwhile, Hazel peeks out from behind her tree. Next to her, BROWN PILE OF TWIGS..."" Add to Hazel's line: ""Whoa, what was that?"" Add to Ari's line: ""Huh? Who's there?""" Elinor peeks from behind her rock and sees TWO LEAVES AND A KATYDID (which looks like the leaves) on top. The katydid shifts a bit and catches Elinor’s attention. ElinOR Huh? As Hazel peeks out from behind her tree, a BROWN PILE OF TWIGS beside her seems to shift, catching her eye. HaZEL What was that? On the lotus blossoms, a <CHIRPING> can be heard. Ari pokes his head up and looks around, searching for the sound. ARI Who’s there? Elinor leans in to take a closer look at the katydid when: MARY / LIV (O.S.) Ready or not here we come! Elinor ducks behind her rock as Mary and Liv bound into frame . They spot the friends quickly. After this line, add quick Elinor reaction: "Aww…" LIV Elinor, you’re behind the grey rock. After this line, add a quick Ari reaction: "What? But how?" MARY Ari, we see you in those flowers. After this line, add a quick Hazel reaction (not necessarily in dialogue). LIV Hazel, you’re hiding behind that tree! The friends come out of their hiding spots, astounded. Change to: "How did you find us?" ELINOR Again? But how? Change "spot" with "see" Liv It was easy to spot your white ears behind that grey rock, Elinor. Elinor looks up at her ears and drops them to her side. MAry You too, Hazel. You stand out behind that brown tree... Change to: "And it was easy to see you in those white flowers, Ari." Liv Same for you in those white flowers, Ari. Ari How do you keep finding me? My hiding spots are amazing! (then, unsure) Aren’t they? The goats <GIGGLE> and bound off. Hazel <SIGHS> and rests her head in her hand on the rock, thinking. HAZEL I thought our hiding spots were much better this time, but the twins still found us right away. (then) There must be something we can do to hide better . As Hazel speaks , the katydid takes two quick hops along the rock , getting Elinor’s attention . Elinor is shocked. Add a "Whoa" at the beginning. ELINOR Did you two see that? HAZEL Did that leaf just... hop? ARI I’ve never seen a leaf hop before. The katydid moves again, surprising the kids! ELINOR That is so interesting! We need more observations! The friends lean in to examine. SCIENCE MOMENT CU: The katydid looks very similar to the other two leaves. It takes a couple more hops along the rock. ELINOR (CONT’D) How interesting! It’s not a leaf at all. It’s an insect ! The katydid hops again, landing beside another LEAF. Ari Look! The insect’s body is the same shape and color as the leaf! The kids look back and forth from katydid to leaf in awe. HAZEL Unbe-leaf-able ! But w hen you look even closer , you can see it has antennae and legs. The katydid takes a few steps and wiggles its antennae. Ari / elinor / hazel Cool! / Woah ! / Awesome! ELINOR (to katydid) We almost didn’t see you there, little friend! HAZEL I’ve read about this in my nature book. Some creatures blend in by looking like the things around them. It’s called “camouflage.” ARI Hmmm ... I wonder if anything else around here is camouflaged? Hazel (realizing) While I was hiding, I think I saw something move in a pile of sticks, but I’m not sure. Add "THERE'S only one way to find out! Let's go! ELINOR Only one way to find out ! C’mon ! The kids run over to the pile of sticks. As they look at it, the pile seems to shift again. HAZEL Hmm. First hopping leaves and now moving twigs? Hazel looks even closer and... nothing happens. She starts to look away when something in the pile shifts again. HAZEL (CONT’D) Ok , that time I know I saw something move. She extends her trunk and sniffs the pile when a BROWN TOAD hops out of it and startles Hazel and her friends ! HAZEL (CONT’D) <TRUMPET>! The toad lands next to the twigs. ELINOR What was that? ARI Something brown and... jumpy! The kids search near the pile. Hazel spots the toad. "Change to: ""Look, it's a toad! It was hidden in the pile of sticks and twigs!"" Also, the paragraph after this line is missing a description of the SCIENCE CU." HAZEL That tricky toad was hidden in that pile of sticks and twigs. The kids lean in for a closer look at the toad sitting next to the pile of twigs . SCIENCE MOMENT CU: Change to: "Cool! Those spots on his back look just like the sticks and leaves on the ground! It's the same pattern!" ELINOR Cool! T hat pattern on his back is the same black and brown color as the sticks! HAZEL Even when I was looking right at him, I couldn’t see him! The toad <RIBBITS> proudly and hops away. In the paragraph after this line, it should just be Ari that looks up. ELINOR How interesting! Above them, they hear a <CHIRPING>. They look up at the canopy, but can’t see anything. "Change to: ""Hey, that's the bird I heard earlier. But I couldn't see it!"" After this line, add a beat of the kids looking up listening for the bird." ARI I hear d that same bird earlier , but I c ouldn’t see it . Change to: "Can you fly up and take a closer look?" Elinor Think you can fly up and take a closer look? ARI (excited) Can I?! Just watch! Ari flies up onto a TREE BOUGH with several branches and twigs growing off of it. A SMALL BROWN SPARROW sits, barely visible, on a nearby twig. The bird <CHIRPS> and flutters, identifying itself to the audience (but not Ari). Ari (CONT’D) Where is that sound coming from? As Ari looks LEFT, UP, then RIGHT, the bird flies from one twig to another, always one step ahead of him. ( ie , when Ari looks LEFT, the bird is UP. When the bird flies RIGHT, he looks UP etc.). The bird <CHIRPS> at each branch. Ari (CONT’D) Is it the tree that’s chirping? On the ground, Hazel and Elinor share a <GIGGLE>. Ari is looking directly at the bird, but he doesn’t notice. The bird <CHIRPS> and flutters and he finally sees it. ARI (CONT’D) Oh, there you are! Have you been hiding here this whole time? The bird <CHIRPS> happily and flies onto his head. Ari floats down to the ground to rejoin his friends. ELINOR (to bird) Look at your beautiful brown and grey feathers. They’re the same colors as the tree. HAZEL It’s a perfect match. We couldn’t see him at all from down here. ARI (pointing up) I couldn’t even see him from up there! The bird, still on his head, <CHIRPS> in agreement. "Instead of thought bubbles on this section, let's just have the kids run from location to location. E.g. ""They run over to the rock and look at the katydid and leaves."" Also, on the second part of Elinor's line 81, change ""katydid"" to ""bug"" ""Then Hazel leads them to the twigs pile where they saw the toad"" and they look at the frog's similarities to the twigs.""" ELINOR Wow, it’s so cool how good nature is at hiding. A THOUGHT BUBBLE shows the katydid’s similarity to the leaf. ElINOR (CONT’D) T he katydid was hidden because it had the same shape and color as the leaves it was next to. A THOUGHT BUBBLE shows the frog’s similarity to the twigs. "Change ""And I didn't see that tricky toad because the spots and colors on his skin look just like the twigs and leaves he's sitting on."" On next paragraph, change to: ""Ari then flies up and drops off his friend among the tree branches.""" HAZEL And I didn’t see that tricky toad because his color and pattern matched the twigs he was sitting on. A THOUGHT BUBBLE shows the bird’s similarity to the treetop. Ari (pointing at bird on head) And my little buddy up here looks just like... (pointing up at canopy) ...the tree up there. I didn’t see him at all ! Change "the goat twins" to "Mary and Liv" Elinor Hey! This gives me an idea of how to hide better from the goat twins! Ari and Hazel listen eagerly. ELINOR (CONT’D) If we hide near things that we look like, we can camouflage too! Ari / hazel Awesome! / Great idea! Music starts as Elinor and her friends search for hiding spots where they might be able to camouflage themselves. "Some of the words in the song can be simplified. Suggested tweaks to the verses: My two ears are long and white How can I hide them from sight? My fur is brown, my shirt is green, Where can I sit and not be seen? My skin is grey, where can I be? To look like the things next to me? OR My skin is grey, where can I hide Where color makes me hard to find? OR My skin is grey, where can I be Where color makes me hard to see? " Elinor / ari / hazel Hide and Seek, Hide and Seek Count to ten and don’t you peek! Nature shows me how to hide, Use my color, shape or size. Elinor compares herself unsuccessfully to a bush and keeps searching for a hiding spot. Elinor Because my ears are long and white, I should use them to hide from sight! Ari looks around for somewhere he could hide. ARI My fur is brown, my shirt is green Where can I hide myself unseen? Hazel compares herself unsuccessfully to a rocking toy and keeps looking. HAZEL My skin is grey, where can I hide, And look like the thing I’m beside? The kids continue to search for hiding spots. ElinOR / ARI / HAZEL Hide and Hide, Hide and Seek Count to ten and don’t you peek! A hiding spot that looks like me, Will make me really hard to see! Collectively, they see some hiding spots off-screen, unseen to the audience. They share a look; they know what to do! Wipe to: 7. Ext. ScHOOL YARD - NEAR SCHOOL - later Same as the opening scene, PAN across the schoolyard as kids run off to find hiding spots. The goat twins count at the classroom door as Elinor, Hazel, and Ari stand near. ELINOR Everyone knows where to hide, right? HAZEL Ya! This time there’s no way the twins will find us. Ari Do I have to say this every time? Less talking, more hiding... C’mon ! The friends run off as the goats finish counting. Mary 7... 9... Liv ...8 ...10! "Line numbers get wonky again. Let's delete the three lines near the beginning of sequence 7. OR move them to the end of sequence 6 after the song. That way, we leave the mystery open of where our three mains are." MARY / LIV Ready or not, here we come! The goats run off, searching for their friends. 8. Ext. School yard - various locations - conTINUOUS The twins run past the SHALLOW STREAM (FROM SC6 ) , not noticing Elinor, Hazel and Ari. Elinor is hiding in the lotus blossoms, her ears blending in with the pedals. Ari hides in the brown and orange tree, and Hazel hides behind the large grey rock. The friends should be well camouflaged and apparent to the audience only when they move or make themselves scene. (Perhaps their hiding spots are slowly revealed through the following scenes. The first time the goats run through, Ari pops out. The second time, Hazel peeks out quickly, the last time, Elinor peeks out.) They find Sally standing on Camilla’s back, behind a TREE. They run in the other direction past the stream again. The twins find Tito behind A HOLLOW LOG , and Kai in it. The twins look around, searching. They look at each other confused, shrug, and run off. 9 . Ext. SCHOOL YARD - SHALLOW STREAM - contINUOUS The twins run in and start searching, coming close to Elinor and friends, but not finding them. "Lines 98-104: The way this section plays out feels a little undercooked. This part should be fun for the audience, as they discover ahead of the twins where our three mains are. Let do this order: Sequence 8: The twins are out looking for kids. By now, this should feel familiar to the audience. First they find Camilla and Sally. Then they find Kay and Tito. Then they seem a little stumped. Where are Elinor, Ari and Hazel? They walk past where Elinor is hiding. Initially we don't see her, but as the twins walk by, we see Elinor move, and the audience should go, ""Gasp! There she is!"" Next, the twins walk past where Hazel is. Again, we initially don't see her, but once the twins walk by, Hazel shifts and peeks and the audience sees her. Repeat with Ari. The twins go off screen, and our three main do the whispering joke: ""It's working! They can't see us!"" etc. Then the twins come back to the area, and that's when they say they are stumped and give up. At that point, our three mains jump out and it plays out the same after line 105." Mary I can’t see Elinor, Ari, or Hazel anywhere... where are they? Liv I don’t know! We’ve usually found them by now. They’re hiding much better this time. MAry Do you think we should spl i t up to look? The y star e at one an other for a beat. Mary / LIV No way! / We’re never splitting up! The bound off together hand-in-hand, <GIGGLING>. Elinor (STAGE whisper) It’s working! They can’t see us. ARI (stage whiSPER) Shhh ! Flowers can’t talk! HAZEL (stage whisPER) Neither can trees! Ari catches himself and covers his mouth his hands. Elinor stifles a <GIGGLE>. The goats bound back in , near Ari’s tree . Mary We’ve looked everywhere! LiV And they’re nowhere! Mary If we can’t find them... Liv Then no-one can. They look at each other for a beat. MARY COME OUT, COME OUT, WHERE EVER YOU ARE! Liv OLLY-OLLY-OXEN-FREE ! Elinor and her friends jump out of their hiding spots, startling the goats! A few classmates run in to watch. MarY / LIV (shocked) BAAAAAAA !!! Elinor Here we are! Right in front of you! Mary But how? We looked here! Liv We looked there! Mary / LIV We looked everywhere! Elinor <LAUGHS> We used camouflage to hide in plain sight! She hops into the lotus blossoms and blends in with her ears. Hazel B y finding hiding spots that looked like us . Hazel tucks herself back behind the rock. Let's delete the second line that Ari whispers here. It feels a little too much like he's rubbing it in. Ari So you couldn’t see us! He leans in to share a secret. Ari (stage whisper) (CONT’D) (good-natured) Even when we were right under you noses. He hops into the tree right next to them and disappears. The twins are flabbergasted! MARY That... LiV Is... Mary / LIV AMAZING!!! Ari, Hazel, and Elinor hop proud ly from their hiding spots . MARy Can we try? We want to camouflage! LIV Ya, it’s our turn to hide now! Change to: "Of course! I'll count!" Elinor <GIGGLES> Sure thing! Elinor covers her head and counts. Elinor (CONT’D) 1... 2... 3... etc. Everyone scatters to hide, leaving the goat twins behind. They look around for a hiding spot. MAry (stage whisper, to liv) Psst ... what around here looks the most like twin goats? Liv shrugs and they bound out, looking for a goat-shaped hiding space. Unseen behind them are TWO BUSHES THAT MATCH THEIR SILHOUETTE AND COLORS. IRIS OUT on Elinor counting. THE END.

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ELINOR’S TOWN EP 106 Hiding In Plain Sight By: Tom Berger Elinor’s Question: How can we hide so that we're harder to find? Logline: With their keen eyesight, the goat twins are too good at hide and go seek, so Elinor and her friends have to figure out a better way to hide. Curriculum Goals: (suggested by Sara) Constructing Explanations (science) and Designing Solutions (engineering) o Use background knowledge experiences, and data to construct reasonable explanations and theories of natural phenomena (may not be scientifically correct, rather naïve theories) (science) o Look for and describe patterns and relationships in natural phenomena (science) o Use and apply productive science discourse to support an explanation (e.g., think out loud, revise and rethink) o Use evidence to support a theory (science) or solution to a problem (engineering) LS2 . Understand that animals have different body parts that are used in different ways to meet their needs – Animals have different shapes, patters and colors to help them blend in with their surroundings and “hide”. Main Characters: Elinor, Hazel, Ari, Mary, Liv Secondary Characters: Ms. Mole Incidental Characters: Silas , Camilla, Tito, Kai , Sally Backgrounds - Schoolyard - various Props - book, lotus flowers, leaves, trash bin OUTLINE: December 7, 2018 FIRST DRAFT: January 3, 2019 SECOND DRAFT: January 15, 2019 ELINOR ARI HAZEL Mary Liv Mary / liv Ms. Mole Elinor / ari / hazel Ari / elinor / hazel WIPE To: Ari / hazel (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (SUBTITLE) (Calling) (excited) (looking up at the bird) (Realizing) (dramatically) (whispers) (stage whisper) (amazed) INT EXT I/E 1 2 EXT. school yard - near school Ext. SCHOOL YARD - NEAR PLAYGROUND Ext. ScHOOL YARD - playground Ext. SCHOOL YARD - river bend Ext. SCHOOL YARD - riverbend Ext. School yard - various locations SCHOOL YARD - riverbend SCHOOL YARD - PLAYGROUND SCHOOL YARD - NEAR SCHOOL 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