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This is the path we took -
... some things in life aren't as scary as they seem. a) Friends (jealousy, meeting new friends, standing up for new friends against old friends, comforting and feeling better) b) Bullies (standing up to them) c) Helping someone in need. d) Nervous doing something for the first time. e) Being left out.
 * 1. ** After reading a chosen book (The Terrible Plop) to use as inspiration I spoke to the students about some of my own experiences that dealt with the same theme
 * 2. ** The students then wrote an experience that they considered to be dealing with the same issue. The main issues the girls were dealing with involved –
 * 3. ** We spoke about the type of feelings we would like to evoke in the audience when they watch our film. The class and I felt feelings of happiness and a wish to watch the film again would be wonderful. A message in the film was also important to consider for the viewers, so they would have something to think about after the film.
 * 4. ** After reading the students stories several times after the class and before sleep, I then took the stories into my dreams.
 * 5. ** Upon waking at 5am the next morning I began breathing exercise that empties my mind, and opens my heart.
 * 6. ** After this state was flowing I began to breathe the feelings of happiness and joy into a single though. It was the extreme peace and happiness people felt at the end of viewing our film. This state lingered for some time.
 * 7. ** After some time, one of the students experiences came to me. It was one that involved a Mother and Daughter helping a homeless person with money to buy food. From this point on I began to see the film begin in a place that was far from happy. Feelings of loss and needing help, needing a change. I felt empathy for the man in this situation. With an underlying sense of hope, the story began to unfold in my minds eye for one shot to the next I began to watch the big screen in my little head.
 * 8. ** When the story had finished and I felt happy to see all the characters that had entered my imagination had gone through a change or transformation, I grabbed a pen and paper and began writing all down from the end to the beginning. Starting to write at the bottom of the page up, all the thoughts that streamed through my mind were snapped out and onto the page. Anything and every thing, nothing was considered of questioned at this point... just written down.
 * 9. ** After a fresh walk in the morning light with my dog Sunny, I wrote the screen play. This is different to the story as it is more what is being shown in the screen, how close or far away the camera is to the action or object.


 * To be continued **

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