Final

Questions: First Draft for Group

Rebecca, Amanda, Brittney

How are the Monfort's a normal family?

1. Tell me about Leeann's birth.
2. When did you notice Leeann's was having problems?
3. What did the doctors say?
4. How did you react?
5. Explain Leeann's condition.
6. What changes did the family have to make?
7. What impact did this condition have on your relationship?
8.What other situations impacted your relationship?
9. How did this affect your social lives?
10. What influenced you to have more children?
11. How did your families react to the fact that you wanted more children?
12.What other situations has put a strain on your relationship? Your family?
13. What are your experiences to how people react to your family?
14. How did you learn to deal with strangers' reactions?
15. What other stresses do you have?
16. Tell me about how you spend your holidays?
17. (Brothers) How are you like any other family?
18. (Brothers) How are you different from other families?
19. (Brothers) How do your friends react when you introduce them to your family?
20. (Brothers) Tell me about positive/negative experiences you've had? How did you react to them.
21. What are your plans for Leeann's care?
22. Where do you think the family will be in the future? 20 yrs from now?
23. What made you decide to keep Leeann at home?
24. What were people's reactions at you keeping her home?
25. How are the your sons' affected?
26. (Brothers) How are you affected? What stress has it created?
27. How are you like any other families?
28. How are you not like other families?
29. (Ms. Dorthy) How are the Monforts like any other families?
30. (Ms. Dorthy) In your experience, what stereotypes have you witnessed about families with handicap children?
31. (Ms. Dorthy) What are your experiences with Leeann?
32. (Ms. Dorthy) What role do you play in this family?
33. (Ms. Dorthy) What do you do on a daily basis here?

The Monfort Family
Pitch

Crit-a-Crit

I made, what images I could, larger. The challenge, though, was keeping the within the image safe zone. I still need to improve the layout of the images. I'm still not a fan of the jump cuts. I keep wanting to put in the dissolves. I did do a re-shoot, but certain parts didn't have the impact that the original had.

Mid-Term Edit

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Revised Pitch

Rebecca, Brittany, and Amanda
Final Project

Demystifying our concept of what life is like for a family with a handicap adult child.

The Monfort's Story:

*The B-Roll will show two days (or more) of following the Monfort family, then lead to the third day of interviewing the family.

*Questions: (more to come when following the family so we can get a more better understand of them first)

1. What do you remember with Leeann birth? Good or bad, tell me more about it.

2. When did you know something was wrong with Leeann?

3. From what you remember, when did Leeann situation get worse? How, has she always been this way, and how was she as a child growing up?

4. Has this situation affected your social life? Are there other situations affecting it? How?

5. What does the family plan to do when you are no longer able to care for your child?

6. If you could wish one thing for Leeann what would it be?

7. (For Kevin Monfort, the younger brother) Tell me about having an older sister that is handicap.  How is it no different than anyone else? How is it different?
8. Why did you make the decision to keep Leeann at home? Why not out-of-home care?

Story Board:

B-Roll:

-Start off with Louann getting the day started and Ms. Dorothy walking into the Monfort's home (at 8am) to prepare for the day.

Wideshot:

- switch to the parents. Ask the parents, Jimmy Monfort and Louann Monfort, what do they remember from Leeann birth

B-Roll:

-(While the parents are still going on continuing with the question) Photographs of Leeann from when she was a baby will be shown.

Medium Bust Shot:

 (Medium bust shot of one of the parents will be on camera, while talking)

B-Roll:

-Louann and Ms Dorthy enteracting with Leeann.

Medium Bust Shot:

-Whole family (Jimmy, Louann, & Kevin) couple of seconds with one or two members of the family) Questions related to: "what you remember, when did Leeann situation get worse? Ect.

B-Roll:

-Kevin, the younger brother, doing what he normally does. Questions.

B-Roll:

-Following Ms. Dorothy and Leeann; ask Ms. Dorothy a couple questions during some B-Roll of how long she has been around the Monfort family, what she does for Leeann, and what Leeann likes and dislikes. Ect.

Medium Bust Shot:

-Interview with Ms. Dorothy.

Wideshot:

-Whole family. Questions about their social life.

(During this question we focus more on the family one on one interview)

Wideshot:

-Whole family. Questions related to their future plans. (focus on one or two members of the family interview)

Headshots:

-Interviews.

B-Roll:

-Ms. Dorothy shift is over (at 5pm). Parents take turns taking care of Leeann.

Wideshot:

-Whole Family.

Headshot:

-Question of their hopes for Leeann.

B-Roll:

-Parents put Leeann to bed.

Medium Bust Shot:

-Parents.

Crit-a-Crit

I chose to use a simple title header this time. I think it's too simple. I'll have to go back and rework my font choice and probably add a picture of Jewell to it like the original. I'm still adjusting the flow of the video. I'm not a big fan of the abrupt changes of scenes; I prefer to fade to the next scenes but I'm trying the cut scenes.

Mid-Term Rework

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