Zenzele Barnes

COMM 210
Dr. Carreiro
20 August 2012
Shooting Script/ Video Assignment
Voice Over Script

What materials does it take to have a child

be prepared for school?

Project Visuals/Audio
Intro: Sound bite of children playing and
screaming on the playground.
Music: Somber, piano ballad
TEXT: What materials does it take to have
a child be prepared for school? Fade to
black.

Kids need backpacks for keeping track of

work. Pencils and paper are needed to write
notes down. Calculators and rulers are
necessary for finishing equations.
Sadly, not all children have access to
school supplies.
How can this affect their social life and
future academic success?

CU of child putting materials away in their

backpack (pencils, notebooks, etc.)

Thousands of children within the Charlotte

Mecklenburg school system have to face
this uncertainty everyday.

Wide shot: Charlotte skyline from

Classroom Central parking lot (midmorning)

Twenty-two percent of children in the

United States are living in poverty
(http://www.npc.umich.edu/poverty/). It is
an issue that hits home in Charlotte.
Children living in impoverished conditions
are less likely to have the materials to be
prepared for school each fall. Lack of
preparation for school can lead to students
not being able to achieve on the same level
as other students. Since education is
considered the foundation to being
productive in society, this is a big deal.
Classroom Central, a non-profit
organization in Charlotte helps provide free
school supplies to students and enrich their
lives.

Wide shot: Back of the classroom. At the

board, a teacher is writing notes.

Wide shot: Empty classroom, B&W

ECU: Various shots around school: line of

desks, whiteboard, empty science
classroom (beakers, class pet) B&W
ECU/Longshot: Teacher walking with
children down the hallway.
Wide zoom out: Classroom Central
building.
Music: Happy, whimsical

Interview MCU: Jill Dineen Scott,

executive director
(What is Classroom Central? What is its
mission?)
Making sure that children in the Charlotte
Medium Interior Shot: Risa and
area are prepared for school is no easy task. volunteers/worker stocking the shelves of
The organization was built up through the
donated supplies.
support of local businesses and schools.
Donations are taken from both individuals
and groups and given back to the
community. During a process known as
teacher shopping teachers are allowed to
come to the facility and gather supplies for
their students.

MS: Teachers doing teacher shopping:

filling their baskets, grabbing books and
supplies off the shelves.

Interview MCU: Teacher/Staff Member

(What is the impact of teacher shopping?)
Qualifying teachers must teach at a high
poverty school or volunteer for a certain
number of hours. Resources are not
unlimited so the materials must be rationed
per teacher. Still, this is an irreplaceable
community resource.

ECU: Volunteer assisting teacher with

checkout.

The organization runs based on the efforts

of dedicated staff, gracious volunteers, and
motivated community business leaders.

MCU: Staff member working at their desk,

filling out paperwork, typing on their
computer.

Wide shot time-lapse shot: Teachers and

volunteers loading their cars.

Graphic: Colored pencils in the bottom

right corner of the screen. TEXT: Our
vision: Classroom Central ensures that all
children living in poverty have all the tools
they need to not only learn but to succeed.
When equipped with the proper supplies,
we believe theres no limit to what children
can achieve.
(https://www.classroomcentral.org/aboutus/who-we-are/)
The Board of Directors is made up of
people represented businesses like Wells

WS: Pan across wall of giant checks and

wall with names of local businesses that

Fargo, the Levine Childrens Hospital,

Piedmont Natural Gas, and more.
Volunteers from all walks of life help keep
the organization running smoothly and
efficiently.
Jill Dineen Scott is the executive director
of Classroom Central. She works with a
talented and passionate group of
individuals. Day to day operations include
anything from sorting and stocking
donations to coordinating volunteers and
fundraising events.
It is amazing how much people come
together when they share a vision.
Everyday Classroom Central helps provide
school supplies to children who are in
situations where they do not have access to
it. This organization knows that a backpack
to a child is more than just a backpack; it is
their future. That backpack could prepare
them for years to come. Education serves
as a way to open the door to more
opportunities.
This enthusiastic organization reaches out
to the community everyday and the
community responds. Each teacher that
takes part of teacher shopping is urged to
have their class right a thank you letter to
send to local business that support
Classroom Central.
Word of mouth through schools can lead to
support from teachers and parents. They
have also utilized social media devices to
keep Charlotteans updated. Through these
digital tools, supports can interact real time
with updates and events. In fact, their
twitter page has updates with local news
groups, businesses, and everyday people.

have given support.

MCU: Jill in her work habitat: zoom in on

her talking on the phone, directing a staff
member or volunteer.

Still photos: Past fundraising events: Stuff

the Bus, supply drives, 10th birthday
celebration.
MS: Jill updating the whiteboard with the
number of supplies donated.

Still Photo: Screenshot of Classroom

Central in the news: News 14, Charlotte
Observer.
Various photos of children receiving
supplies.

MCU: Staff using computer, using a cell

phone to take a picture, scrolling through
Twitter and Facebook.
MCU: Teacher grading papers mid
afternoon.
Interview MCU: Volunteer coordinator
Risa Brandon
(How has Classroom Central changed the
lives of children?)

Thanks to the vision this local organization, Still photos: Children with supplies,
children can walk into school prepared.
volunteers working.
Investing in the future of children is no
easy task. The staff and volunteers work to
lessen the problem of children not being
unprepared for school.
Every day they work to build support and
awareness to education and poverty.
Classroom Central has helped to enrich the
lives of not only children but supporters of
education as well.

WS: Pan from Classroom Central building

to the Charlotte skyline.

Fade to black, TEXT: At Classroom

Central, we do more than provide school
supplies. We help create a world of endless
possibilities for our students.
(https://www.classroomcentral.org/aboutus/who-we-are/)