A Treatment and why write one? = 1.Gets your ideas fleshed out. 2.Narrative synopsis of the story told in 4-20 pages. 3.Solves the problem of knowing what to write.

Critiqued a student film called "Asleep". The film was shot local in Orlando. Using this as an outline to motivate the students.

We got Brooke's digital tablet working and she loved it. I demonstrated how I wanted her to grab images from the web and sketch them as originals for her storyboard library. She took to the tablet very well and seemed to really enjoy this part of the process.

Brooke has defined her backstory and first act pretty well. She still needs to decide how the story ends so we can complete the major plot elements.

Picked a location for shooting the film and did a dry run of the script.

We review four films the field school shot and voted on one to submit to the art fair. The name of the film is "A day in the life of S.A.D".

(Devin was absent) What's going on in their heads? Use the biographical form supplied.

We assigned characters for each student and did a dry run of the script. All students participated. We will be doing an edit and rewrite next week to finish up the script before filming.

Final Draft formats the screenplay for you. It's simple to operate. Not to expensive to own. Industry standard. Demonstration. Alternative: Celtx

We had some technical difficulties getting the sketchpad to work with Brooke's laptop. Then it took a long time for the lab computer to work properly. I owe Brooke about 30 mins of time due to the laptop problems. She was very forgiving and pleasant about it and always has a cheery disposition even with these frustrating challenges.