Daniel+S.

Daniel S.

=BASKETBALL=

**Outline**
For my “make a difference project” I would like to tell everyone about basketball. Basketball is a sport that can keep you fit and is good for your confidence. People say that if you are short you cannot play basketball. But many players have gone into basketball under 6 feet and come out great legends. Three of them might be Spud Webb was 5 foot 7 and is one of the legends of the game. Allen Iverson is one of the best point guards in the game of basketball, at only 6 feet he can shoot and dribble better than many of the players in the NBA. Earl Boykins is only 5 foot 5 and plays point guard for the Milwaukee Bucks. For my animation project I show my fellow classmates what it looks like to be small compared to the tall players of the NBA.

The video/ animation I will be showing is about my personal experiences and me. When I was a little kid I always wanted to be a basketball player000

Script
The characters in the movie will be:

1. Me (narrator of film) 2. Hunter (little short kid in film that’s depressed for part of the film) 3. Coach Sam (coach of the town’s basketball team. Rejects Hunter and is very mean. 4. Mom [Asha](loving and considerate mother that always wants him to do a good job) 5. Spud Webb (person in dream that comes to him) 6. Earl Boykins(another player that comes to him)

Scenes
Act 1 -- where drawing or not? Act 2 Act 3

=Detailed Description of the Scenes=

Act 1. Setting: kitchen of house. [Hunter enters on stage right. Asha cleaning dishes over sink] Hunter: Hey Mom what do you think of my new uniform [showing off uniform] Asha: I think it’s great and I think that you’ll make the team with that uniform alone. [Hunter smiling] Hunter: Well if you think that I think the coach will let me on for sure. Cause mom you’re always right. [Hunter exits through door on stage left]

Act. II Setting: Gym [Coach Sam holding clipboard and eating doughnut while watching players. Hunter enters from stage left holding a basketball.] Hunter: Excuse me Coach Sam I am here for the tryout. Sam: Ya kid what position do you play (takes a bite of his doughnut) Hunter: Well sir, I can play almost any position you name it I play i… (Interrupts) Sam: Ya okay you go over there and play with the point guards I’ll watch you in a minute. Hunter: Cool

Act. III Setting: Hunter’s room [Hunter sitting on his bed throwing a ball at a wall. Mom comes in on stage right walking slowly] Asha: What happened honey when you came in you totally ignored me and went straight up to your room. Hunter: Well it’s not really important what happened today all you need to know is that I didn’t make the team that’s it ok, ok, good (Hunter turns and keeps throwing the ball against the wall. Asha: Well you go to sleep and I’ll see you in the morning. Hunter: Okay. [sighing]

Act IV: The Dream Setting: Dim basketball court (Hunter is standing in half court while he sees two very short people shooting around. One of them is dunking.) Hunter:[walking slowly toward the people] Are u guys Earl Boykins and Spud Webb? Spud Webb: Yeah kid, I won a slam-dunk contest with an off the backboard three sixty dunk. Earl Boykins: UMM… I never did anything like that but I’m a point guard and I am a real good dribbler and a good three- point shooter. Hunter: Yeah I watch your games all the time Webb: If you keep practicing your skills… eventually, you’ll get better. [White clouds come and fade away the screen.

Act V. Setting: Hunters room [Asha walks into Hunters room on stage right] Asha: Good dreams? Hunter: Yes!!!! I had a dream that… [Hunters words start to blur] Narrator: I hope that when you think about playing basketball don’t only pick the tall people, pick the short people as much because they could be the best dribblers you’ll ever see.