Why do you want to be a teacher?

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Why do you want to be a teacher?**Equipment: iphone 5s, MacBook AirScene 1: "So you want to know why I want to be a teacher. Well there are many reasons why I want to be a teacher. Number one, and most importantly is to motivate"Scene 2: "To challenge students to think outside the box!"Scene 3: Text only "To never stop learning"Scene 3: "Another reason why I want to teach: to be creative"Scene 4: "I want to teach because I want to be the teacher that I never had. The teacher who listens, ask questions, and pays close attention to their students. That's the kind of teacher I want to be"

Intro

Text

"Why do you want to be a teacher?"

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upbeat music starts at high volume

Background is white and soothing

Transition

Dip to white for 1 second

Scene 1

Close up: Laure enters room puts down bag

Addresses the question in intro

text fades in: to motivate

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upbeat music lowers enough to hear speaker

hand-held camera technique

Transition

Dip to white for 1 second

Scene 2

Wide shot: Laure continues to describe why she wants to teach in same room as scene 1

Text fades in: to challenge students to think outside the box

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upbeat music lowers to hear speaker

Scene 3

B-Roll

Close-up: Laure sits at computer and does research

text fades in: to never stop learning

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upbeat music rises, Laure and her surroundings are muted

Shot taken from computer she is working on

Transition

Dip to white for 1 second

Scene 3

Wide angle shot from low perspective: Laure walks into frame, puts her bag down, sits crossed legged and adddresses another reason why she wants to teach

text fades in: to be creative

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upbeat music lowers

Transition

Dip to white for 1 second

Scene 4

Close up: Laure walks down a hall and addresses the final reason why she has chosen to teach

text fades in: to be the teacher that I never had

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upbeat music lowers to hear speaker

Hand-held camera technique

Laure's voice continues to be heard for 2 seconds after end of scene and once transition starts

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Dip to white for 3 seconds

Scene 5

Camera pointed outward: Laure makes her way through her school and walks up to her classroom

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Can hear Laure's final words "that's the teacher I want to be"

upbeat music rises

whole shot taken as timelapse

Transition

Black screen for dramatic effect

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upbeat music is rising to its highest volume

Photo Montage

First: Laure addressing group of students

text fades in and out: There is so much value in teaching

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upbeat music remains high

Second: Laure hands award to student at art opening

text fades in and out: to bear witness to the growth and development of young learners

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upbeat music remains high

Third: Laure assist group of students with art project

text fades in and out: And have fun along the way

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upbeat music remains high

Fourth: Laure watches on as student succeeds in art assignment

text fades in and out: that is why I want to be a teacher

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upbeat music remains high

Closing

Full frame with Laure's details

text: Laure Mitchell, Tyndale College and Seminary, Bachelor of Ed, P/J

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upbeat music remains high and tapers off