Create a short script, shot list, and storyboard for an instructional or biographical film in documentary style. The film should be about 15—30 minutes in length. Construct a half-page treatment on the subject. 1. The script must have a hook.
2. The biographical script can be based on a personality you find worth documenting—a grandparent, a school friend who has a remarkable flair for rap, the wrinkled news-stand lady you've seen every morning for 15 years and share a rapport with.
3. Instructional films can be about how to bond with people from a different community, how to pack for a rock climbing trip, ways to store your expensive fishing gear between seasons, how to construct a carrier for music equipment on your bicycle, etc.
4. The script must follow the traditional layout, stating exterior/interior, characters' names in all caps, dialogues, etc.
5. Test your script treatment on a parent or friend to see if they "bought" your idea.
6. The story board must include images that you would want to see: a close-up of grandpa's favorite place in the house; long shot of him walking into the room, with a chair in foreground; mid shot of grandpa sitting down and smiling at the camera, etc.