Below, all the great stories that students came up with.
Read all the screenplays and watch the incredible videos. Everyone needs to comment at the bottom of the post.
As we saw on the video about The Art of Storytelling, giving feedback is part of the process. Your comments have to be constructive and develop ideas. Suggest adjustments if you see something that could be added or tweaked that could help make the story better. This is part of your participation grades. You need to write at least a comment on 2 different stories.
1. TITLE: Eddie By Eddie
By Eddie Altamirano
A day of my life capturing the different things I do, places I like and showing my artwork. A sort of interview with a creative touch.
SCENE 1
Location: in the bedroom
Audio: Alarm ringing
Action: Silhouette of me getting up from my bed and walking towards the camera.
SCENE 2
Locations: in the bedroom, and a series of New York city views.
Action: Walking back to sit on the bed, starts to talk.
Fade out to New York view with voiceOver of me.
VoiceOver: Hello, my name is Eduardo and I’m from Brooklyn New York.
SCENE 3
Location: In the bedroom and streets.
Action: me walking taking pictures.
VoiceOver: talking about what I like to do.
THE END
2. TITLE: Jennifer’s World
by Jennifer Bocanegra
Jennifer’s favorite activities, places and objects.
SCENE 1
Location: Jennifer’s bedroom
Camera: view of the wall with polaroids of a dog named Dorey, some art and posters. The camera is ending on Jennifer laying on her bed.
Action: Jennifer daydreaming with figurines she collects and objects from Mexico.
SCENE 2
Location : Jennifer’s living room
Action: Jennifer shows her sketchbook with drawings inside.
SCENE 3
Location : Jennifer’s front yard
Action: Jennifer introduces her dog, Dorey. They get ready for their walk around the neighborhood following their favorite route.
SCENE 4
Location : in the street
Action: Jennifer and Dorey in front of murals Jennifer likes.
SCENE 5
Location: in the street in front of the house walking back home.
action : Dorey in the yard with the clouds in the sky
THE END
3. TITLE: Journal
By Mia Calixto
A day of my life capturing things I love, places and my thoughts.
SCENE 1
Locations: Series of views of Kings Highway.
Subtitle: I was born in Kings Highway and lived here since.
Music
SCENE 2
Location: B and Q train station
Action: Wide shot of the train station + Close up of people passing by.
Subtitle: I live right by the train station and even though it gets loud and busy, I’ve learned to enjoy the sound. My block always looks so beautiful throughout the day.
Music
SCENE 3
Location: My desk and its surrounding
Action: Close up of objects and my cat laying on my desk
Subtitle: When it is not cluttered, my cat likes to lay on my desk 🙂
Music Will be lowered a little I want to hear the natural sound of my area
SCENE 4
Location: Outside
Action: My pottery in the sun
VoiceOver: I never expected to love ceramics, but I’ve grown to have such a passion for clay. Creating handmade pieces brings me so much happiness.
SCENE 5
Location: in my favorite park
Action: the sky and the park
Subtitle: My peaceful park
SCENE 6
Location: My sketch book
Action: Me going through my sketch book
Subtitle: Natural sound
SCENE 7
Location: A grass field in the park
Camera: Me laying on the grass looking at the sky, smiling.
Subtitle: My life has been pretty good so far!
THE END
4. TITLE: CHANTAL
by Chantal Gomez
The video is about a day spent with Chantal. Scenes show her favorite places and activities. Graphic elements are scattered throughout the screen with random facts about her.
SCENE 1
Location: Chantal’s bedroom
Action: Chantal is showing to the camera her name written on a piece of paper.
Camera: bird’s eye view showing her personal items laid down on her desk, polaroid pictures, a vinyl, a hat, a cereal box, etc.
SCENE 2
Location: Chantal’s rooftop
Action: Chantal opens door to her roof top, telling the camera to “shhh” while showing the no trespassing sign. Chantal is showing to the camera the view of New York.
Onscreen Graphics: I love New York
SCENE 3
Location: At a store
Action: Chantal is shopping with a friend showing off the outfits they bought.
SCENE 4
Location: Taco Bell or pizza place
Action: Chantal is getting something to eat.
SCENE 5
Location: Chantal’s rooftop
Action: sunset view
THE END
5. TITLE: CHAPTER
By Dereck Henriquez
This video is about the two things that’s I’m most passionate about, dancing and modeling.
SCENE 1
Location: in a park in the city
Action: me walking around
VoiceOver: hey, my name is Dereck, I like modeling and dancing because in makes me feel empowered and happy.
SCENE 2
Location: in a park in the city
Action: posing in front of the camera simulating a fashion photoshoot
SCENE 3
fading out to black
VoiceOver: Stop!
Music starts
SCENE 4
Location: in front of wall with graffitis
Action: walking towards the camera
SCENE 5
Location: in front of wall with graffitis
Action: dancing
THE END
6. TITLE: The Multiple “Me’s” that make Me
By Jasmin Hernandez
A day of my life capturing the multiple things I enjoy doing that make who I am.
Background music playing throughout the whole video.
Intro VoiceOver: All these things define who I am and what my passions are. From my point of view, I think I’m a pretty special me.
SCENE 1
Location: outside of my house
Action: me getting ready for a ride, grabbing my headphones, putting on my mini backpack and of course my skateboard.
Camera: on my objects, the skateboard, backpack , headphones, then goes back to me.
SCENE 2
Location: a park nearby
Action: me riding my skateboard.
Camera: follows me around
SCENE 3
Location: At a nearby McDonald’s or Dunkin Donut’s
Action: Me getting my daily iced coffee
SCENE 4
Location: at multiple stores
Action: me searching for clothes, backpacks, heels, notebooks, pens, etc.
Camera: on the different objects and going back to me
SCENE 5
Location: on the streets
Action: walking back home looking tired
SCENE 6
Location: in my bedroom
Action: sitting at my desk, reading and writing
Camera: backs away slowly and fades out into black
THE END
7. TITLE: Vision
By Aiah Kassim
This is a video a bit about myself, showing what I love, and what I aspire to become.
SCENE 1
Location: Aiah’s neighborhood
Action: Aiah walking on the streets of her neighborhood, showing around proudly.
Aiah: Hey everyone, I’m Aiah. I love art and photography.
SCENE 2
Action: Slideshow of my art.
VoiceOver: these are my photographs. I’ve always been the type of person who randomly stops to take pictures of what captivates my attention. I am also the kid who would always get in trouble for drawing in class. Empty pages were more interesting than anything my geometry teacher taught me - no offense to geometry or the teachers.
SCENE 3
Action: Slideshow of Heylenne’s art.
VoiceOver: Anyway, I really love the art of the rising artist Heylenne and admire her style. Her work has inspired me to want to become a graphic novelist.
SCENE 5
Action: a picture of my sister and I.
VoiceOver: My sister - she is a writer - and I plan on collaborating to put our work out there one day. But my first and main priority for now is to achieve financial stability and equanimity.
THE END
8. TITLE: Business Shutdown
by Rahel Lehar
I want to film the stores that were and are still shut down due to Covid-19 and the looting.
SCENE 1
Filming outside
action: my general pov when i’m walking through my neighborhood
Background music
SCENE 2
action: closer shots of stores out of business
subtitle: These are some businesses in my neighborhood that have closed permanently due to the lockdown along with riots and looting.
Background music
SCENE 3
include social media and news clips of people rioting, looting, & of people who were badly affected.
SCENE 4
Action : show “for rent” signs and signs about covid 19 rules.
Background music
THE END
9. TITLE: Me, Myself And I
by Israel Martinez
The video is showing with humor my somewhat arrogant personality, but revealing the opposite at the same time. With satirical elements the spectator is able to perceive details in the back of the scene that discretely reveal the truth about who I really am.
SCENE 1
Location: in the living room
Camera: me seated, staring straight at the camera looking strong.
Front action: I introduce myself, my nickname, hobbies etc.
Back action: on the wall an old photo framed, of me when I was 6 years old, looking like an angel.
SCENE 2
Location: in the bedroom
Front action: me going under my bed to reach for a pair of sneakers, explaining why they are my favorite and how much I had to give up for them.
Back action: on the floor, next to the bed, a pile of old and warned out sneakers.
SCENE 3
Location: at my desk
Front action: Showing off my favorite things nicely put together on my desk.
Back action: under the desk you can see a mess of old stuff.
SCENE 4
Location: in the park
Front action: me showing off with my bicycle in front of the camera.
Back action: there is a broken bicycle on the floor behind me.
THE END
10. TITLE: Journal
By Mahir Meah
SCENE 1
Location: Midtown Manhattan
Action: views of skyscrapers
VoiceOver: me talking about my life, growing up
SCENE 2
Location: a neighborhood in Queens
Action: view of the ocean near the beach area.
VoiceOver: me talking about what I’m passionate about
SCENE 3
Location: Downtown Brooklyn
Action: views of the Brooklyn Bridge Park
VoiceOver: me talking about my future goals
THE END
11. TITLE: Doubts
By Yessica Ramirez
VoiceOver: Yessica saying: “I am very critical about myself, sometimes a little too much. My accomplishments never seem to be good enough, I always have doubts. I believe that being so self-critical motivates me even more and proves that I am a strong willed person. But is it true?”
SCENE 1
Location: Yessica’s bed.
Action: Yessica is laying in her bed and scrolling on Instagram.
Camera: close-up on the screen showing make-up looks. Camera on Yessica’s face looking exited. She gets out of bed and walks over to her vanity.
SCENE 2
Location: Yessica’s vanityAction: She looks at herself in the mirror looks back at the reference photo and then looks back at herself in the mirror again and says, “I got this!”
SCENE 3
Action: several clips of Yessica attempting to do her make-up. Every time she attempts she gets frustrated because she does not like the way it looks.
SCENE 4
Location: Yessica’s bedroom the next day.
Action: Yessica is sitting at her vanity and looks at the photo again. She keeps trying.
SCENE 5
Action: Yessica puts down the brush, she finished her make-up. Close up on Yessica’s face with a great make-up on. She looks satisfied.
Music: very uplifting giving a sense of accomplishment.
SCENE 6
Action: Yessica is staring at herself and the longer she stares the more she nitpicks at her work. She gets frustrated again.
Music: dark giving a sense of dissatisfaction.
SCENE 7
Action: Yessica harshly removes her makeup and says “Well, I am tired now.” She looks highly dissatisfied. Fade out to black.
THE END
12. TITLE: DAY IN MY LIFE
Esmeralda Reyes
SCENE 1
Location: in my bedroom
Action: I am awoken by an alarm clock. I sigh because I am tired.
Subtitle: 8am – Wishing I can sleep for longer
SCENE 2
Location: In the living room
Action: Putting away toys. Showing that my back hurts
Subtitle: 12pm – I am getting ready to play with my nephews
SCENE 3
Location: In my bedroom and kitchen
Action: Fixing my bed, cleaning the kitchen, yawning
Subtitle: 3pm
SCENE 4
Location: outside of restaurant
Action: eating tacos, taking a bite
Subtitle: 6pm – I am enjoying my favorite food with friends
SCENE 5
Location: in my bedroom
Action : doing homework, looking stressed
Subtitle: 8pm – Crunch time
SCENE 6
Location : in my bed room
Action: jump on my bed take out my kindle, full of joy
Subtitle : 10pm – finally some ME time
THE END
13. TITLE: Cheaper to Make Them
by Destiny Staton
SCENE 1
Voiceover: All my life I have loved Walt Disney’s imagination and creativity. Entering his world has been a way for me to escape my reality when it got too tough.
Action: video of me drawing, sewing and thinking.
SCENE 2
Voiceover: For Middle School graduation my mother and grandmother took me on a Disney Cruise and recently we went to Disney World for my High School graduation.
Action: pictures of me and my family during the Disney cruise.
SCENE 3
Voiceover: While we were there we saw many people wearing headbands called Mickey Ears. I thought about asking for one but when I saw the price tag I knew there was no way I was getting a pair. That’s when I had the idea “Hey I can do that for less with twice the fun, and sell them to friends and family.” And so I did.
Action: video of me coming up with the idea of making my own ears, sitting at my desk.
SCENE 4
Voiceover: My ears are handmade and designed to your unique specification. All materials are hand-picked and bespoke to each customer. Items are made to order.
Action: video showing my Mickey ears and me helping people trying them on looking happy.
THE END
14. TITLE: The Happy Stage
By Kiyana Stoutt
The video is about the daily activities and adventures that make me happy. The scenes will show a list of things I do that bring me happiness. The ending will show a singular moment when I was the happiest.
SCENE 1
Location: Living Room
Action: Narrator and Kiyana comes in and sits down with Kiyana. Narrator asks the question.
Narrator: So let's get straight to the point. Kiyana :Okay Narrator: When in your life are you the happiest? Kiyana: Well, that is a good question.
Fades out to Scene 2
SCENE 2
Location: Park Picnic Area
Action: Title is above Kiyana. Kiyana lays down a picnic blanket and camera pans around the area.
Kiyana voiceover: I’m my happiest being outside in nature
Fades out to Scene 3
SCENE 3
Location: Train Station
Action: Camera films Kiyana from across platforms as train passes.
Kiyana voiceover: I'm my happiest exploring the city and new places.
Fades out to Scene 4
SCENE 4
Location: in the streets
Action: Camera films Kiyana from a distance. Kiyana roller skates or rides a bike towards the camera.
Kiyana voiceover: I'm my happiest being active.
Fades out to Scene 5
SCENE 5
Location: My Room
Action: Kiyana places the camera down. Camera shows Kiyana in her room.
Kiyana voiceover: Sometimes I’m my happiest being alone.
Fades out to Scene 6
SCENE 6
Location: Living Room
Action: Pans to Kiyana and Narrator.
Narrator: But if you were to choose one moment in your life when you were your happiest, when would it be. Kiyana: Well, then, that would have to be a summer in the Caribbean.
Fades out to Scene 7
SCENE 7
Action: Inserted clip swimming in the Caribbean.
THE END
15. TITLE: “What Students Really Do During Online Class”
By Eric Sukhdeo
Under the title: Camera shows the monitor of the Zoom class.
SCENE 1
Action: Student sits down at chair and desk and logs into online class.
Eric: (Sigh) here we go, good morning professor
SCENE 2
Graphic text onscreen: TEXTING
Action: Phone screen showing professor starting the lecture and is talking in the background during the all video.
Eric: okay. He pulls out phone to text a message.
SCENE 3
Graphic text onscreen: EATING
Action: Eric Eating, stuffing face with food.
SCENE 4
Graphic text onscreen: VIDEO-GAMES
Action: Eric playing Video-games saying loudly while holding controller
Eric: DUDE HE’S GOING TO PLANT AT B, GET OVER THERE!!
SCENE 5
Graphic text onscreen: MUSIC
Action: Bet of it plays in it background. Eric shaking his head and lip syncs the song.
SCENE 6
Graphic text onscreen: SLEEP
Action; Lecture stops and professor asks if anyone has any questions. Eric asleep on the chair with a pillow and blanket.
Professor: okay class that will be it for today, Any questions? Eric?. (Eric doesn’t respond) Eric are you there? Eric: (Eric jolts awake) What??? Yeah, I’m here professor (Eric is dazed and still half asleep) Professor: Any questions? Eric: Nope see you next week (Eric logs off and jumps in bed)
THE END
16. TITLE: My story
by YiQiang Wang
Voiceover: I like stories, everyone’s stories, I just don’t like my story.
SCENE 1
Location: in my bedroom
Screen graphic: September 3, 2025
Action: I am drawing a cartoon. My phone vibrates. Close up on my phone screen showing a new message from my high school classmate. Me pensive thinking of the past.
Fade out and in to scene 2.
SCENE 2
Location: In front of my high school entrance
Screen graphic: September 3, 2015
Action: me standing in front of the door with my schoolbag. Close up of my face feeling nervous and lonely.
Fade out and in to scene 3.
SCENE 3
Location: Graduation Ceremony
Screen graphic: June 25, 2019
Action: me happy with my new friend during the ceremonyFade out and in to scene 4.
SCENE 4
Location: inside the school after the ceremony
Action: All the classmates are leaving. I walk alone, holding a poster in my hand. Close up of me looking at the poster smiling.
Voiceover: me saying: I want to remember all my friends and tell their story. I am going to record everything in my comics and videos.
THE END
17. TITLE: Who Made Me Who I Am Today
By Zhigang Wen
The video is about an animated character with no face, but who slowly becomes whole after responding to the question asked, with a series of images that represent his identity.
SCENE 1 (This scene may be removed later, I have not decided yet.)
Action: Starting with a summon circle that drawing on the ground and combine with a sound effect.
Sound effect: The sound of using a pencil to draw on paper.
SCENE 2
Action: on-screen, my name, and the question: “Who made me who I am today?”
VoiceOver: who made me who I am today?
Background music will start.
SCENE 3
Action: fade in an animated character with no face is sitting in the center of the frame.
VoiceOver: The beginning of life is like a plain white paper. But when we meet different people or things in our lives, these people and things will become different colors to fill the blank paper of our lives. And those colors made me who I am today.
This VoiceOver will run through scene 2 and 3, and connect to the previous.
SCENE 4
Action: a series of photos fall down from the right or left orderly. The first one is about the family, the second one is about friendship, the third one is about love. When the character absorbed the first photo, his face will emerge a smiling face. Similarly, when the character absorbed the next second and third photos, he will start to appear more detail in his body.
During the photo falling, I will zoom in and create a pause effect to the photo to let the viewer see the detail inside of each photo.
VoiceOver: So, here are the three most important elements that create my life.
Action: first photo zoom in
VoiceOver: my family
Action: second photo zoom in
VoiceOver: my best friend
Action: third photo zoom in
VoiceOver: my love
SCENE 5
Action: After the three important photos fell down and absorbed by that character’s body. There will still have a few photos fall down together from both sides of the frame to create a time to let me finish up my VoiceOver.
VoiceOver: (Connect with the previous VoiceOver) And every important moment that is happened in my life. All of those things made me who I am today.
SCENE 5
Action: After the character absorbs all the photos, he becomes complete. He put down his hand from the knee to the side on the ground. And then, I will make a zoom-in effect in his eye until the scene turns to all black.
SCENE 6
Action: the black scene will start to emerge the ending graphic and the information about the music I have used in my video.
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