Something You Learn — revision 2157

The song by Lori Henriques is available to listen to [http://www.reverbnation.com/lorihenriques here]. Below is [[Ben]]'s draft script for an animated video of the song. <table border="1"> <tr> <td>'''Lyrics'''</td> <td>'''Visuals'''</td> <td>'''Text'''</td> </tr> <tr> <td nowrap valign="top"> Learn to consider Learn to decide Learn how to pedal Learn how to glide It's what the world is for A place where you explore Learn to recycle Learn to recite Learn to distinguish Your left from your right It's what the world can show So much for you to know Maybe tomorrow, maybe today Something you learn is gonna find its way Into your smile and you will be One step closer to self-discovery Learn to wash dishes Learn to fold clothes Learn to read music Learn to transpose It's what the world can be No reason for ennui Learn to play soccer Learn to play chess Learn your phone number Learn your address It's what the world can give A space for you to live Maybe tomorrow, maybe today Something you learn is gonna find its way Into your smile and you will be One step closer to self-discovery Da da da da… There'll be days when you don't want to listen There'll be chapters you can't stand to read Try to remember that learning takes patience Give yourself as much time as you need Learn to speak Spanish Learn to speak French Learn to relax In the park on a bench It's what the world can do Your very own milieu Learn to subtract Learn to divide Learn to express What you're feeling inside It's what the world's about A place where you find out Maybe tomorrow, maybe today Something you learn is gonna find its way Into your smile and you will be One step closer to self-discovery </td> <td nowrap valign="top"> Fade in on sunrise Pan down to child with hand on chin, standing in driveway of house Pull back to show school bus on one side and bike on the other Cut to child pedaling bike along a path, then gliding down a hill Pull back to show neighborhood, flock of birds flies past Bird in foreground transitions us to child arriving at school Cut to child throwing paper in recycle bin Crossfade to child speaking in front of class Clock wipe to child on bike coming out of school parking lot to an intersection with left-turn lane and bike-path sign pointing to the right Pull back to neighborhood, then all the way out to see the whole Earth Cut to child on bike arriving at house Cut to child greeting parents at the door Cut to child standing in front of bathroom sink, smiling and looking at self in mirror Crossfade to child at kitchen sink, washing a plate Cut to child folding a shirt Cut to child playing a repeating chord on a piano with music score, then the same chord moved over a few keys Pull back to show parents sitting on a couch listening, then applauding as child stands up and bows Cut to child kicking soccer ball Ball transitions us to child at chess board moving a knight Cut to child dialing on cell phone while other kids stand around chatting Clock wipe to child in car with mother driving, pulling up to house Cut to mother pulling letter out of mailbox Cut to child and mother walking in front door, crossfade to neighborhood and then to whole Earth Cut to sunset seen through bathroom window Pull back to show child standing at sink with music score in thought bubble Child smiles and music notes appear in word bubble Child looking at self in mirror Cut to outside of house as sun sets, stars wheel overhead, and sun rises Cut to child sitting in classroom, doodling while teacher talks Clock wipe to child sitting at home at a desk with an open book, eyelids drooping, slumping forward Cut to clock on desk with minute hand going around quickly Cut to child filling out worksheet with open book next to it Crossfade to different book and worksheet Cut to child sitting on park bench with thought bubbles blowing away Pull back to show bike leaning against bench, people walking by, birds, squirrels, kids playing on a playground Clock wipe to child at blackboard writing answer to a subtraction problem, then a division problem, smiling, turning to teacher Pull back through classroom window Pan up to the clouds Images appear in clouds: child reciting poem, child playing the piano, child riding bike, child playing soccer Clouds become thought bubbles above child standing at bathroom sink, smiling, looking at self in mirror Crossfade to neighborhood with a trolley going into a tunnel Crossfade to whole Earth </td> <td nowrap valign="top"> Title: "Something You Learn" Sign on school building: "School" Heading on paper: "Haikus" Word bubble: "A lovely thing to see: / through the paper window's hole, / the Galaxy." ([http://www.poemofquotes.com/famoushaiku/issa.php haiku by Kobayashi Issa]) Word bubbles: "How was school?" "I learned a poem!" Thought bubble: "A lovely thing to see..." Sign: "Chess Club" Thought bubble: "555-1234" Mailbox: "5678" Letter: "Jones family / 5678 Oak St / Springfield" Word bubble: "Blah blah blah... Thought bubble: "I wanna go outside" Writing on worksheet: "Aburrimiento" Writing on worksheet: "Ennui," "Milieu" Thought bubbles: "Aburrido," "Ennui" Blackboard: "48 - 27 = 21" Blackboard: "128 ÷ 16 = 8" Word bubble: "Hey, this is actually fun!" Credits </td> </tr> </table>