Class Film Preparation I [HW #47]

• What if we were to make John's short story into a film?

• In each of the movies, the teachers went to extraordinary lengths to "save" the students in order to show they care. Like Hilary Swank and her diaries, Robin Williams and his unorthodox lesson plans, Anne Francis and her visits to the students' homes. Matthew Morrison and his monthly payments of $60 and his temporary job as janitor. Each of these actions were very obvious. I think it would be interesting to try more subtle ways of show that the teacher cares (if we decide that he/she is the type of teacher that does).

• Being that, there really is no climax in our story as students in schools, it would be more realistic to not have one in our movie. That does not, however, mean there is no conflict. But maybe, we shouldn't hype up this one event or have this ultimate solution. Most things would be at an even level, with a few bumps here and there. This may be boring, but realistic.

• Silent film? Have everything be expressed through physical movements, possibly dancing?

• [Inspired by American Born Chinese] Have multiple stories going on, each of which would seem completely impertinent to one another, but still somehow connect at the end. And maybe less emphasis on the time spent in school/classroom. Not only is that the obvious binder that connects all of these students' lives together, but it's not really the part of the day that most of us remember.

• I think one thing that sets SOF teachers away from other teachers is that they "chill" with the students. There's a lot more student-teacher interactions outside the classrooms, afterschool and such in SOF than in other schools (that I know/hear of). So I think that's something that we could bring out.