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COMMODITY ACTIVISM BLAIR SMITH. ACT 1, SCENE 1 - After the title screens, the screen will fade to all black -Map of the world fades onto the screen -Voice.

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1 COMMODITY ACTIVISM BLAIR SMITH

2 ACT 1, SCENE 1 - After the title screens, the screen will fade to all black -Map of the world fades onto the screen -Voice over with statistics - how many products Americans buy each year - how many products are made in unfair working conditions overseas - distribution of wealth statistics - animate the map to highlight whatever country the voice over mentions -Map fades out -- (Where should I get a map of the world?)

3 ACT 1, SCENE 2 -Cuts to a shot of the main character -Clothing: Toms Shoes, FEED bag, Hudson/American Apparel Jeans, Ten Thousand Villages jewelry, orange/apple -Camera pans main character to ensure the audience can see the labels -Voice over: Talks about the recent craze concerning socially responsible companies and fair trade. Ends with the question: is consumer pressure responsible?

4 ACT 2, SCENE 1,2 -First (out of 3) case study -Camera zooms in on main character’s shoes and introduces Toms shoes -Picture montage of kids (Mae Sot, Thailand) without any shoes -Show shot of map and highlight Thailand -Shot of Toms shoes in a mainstream store (Nordstrom, Neimans) to show how accessible they are -Scene 2 -Interview with Dr. Chong and his experiences in developing countries working with extremely poor families, especially the children. (location: his office) -Shot of map and highlight wherever Dr. Chong is talking about

5 ACT 2, SCENE 3,4 -Shot of the main character, just like in the previous scene -Camera zooms in on the orange/apple/coffee in her hand -Voice over explaining what fair trade is, and the different umbrella organizations (ex. FLO) -Shot of an orange field, voice over of working conditions in fields and why fair trade is necessary -Scene 4 -Slow fade to shot of Eat More Produce -Interview with the owners as they discuss the importance of buying local (location: right outside of the store where the plants are, next to the chalk board) -Cut to black screen

6 ACT 2, SCENE 5,6 -Same shot of main character as in the previous 2 -Zoom in on Jewelry -Voice over of how Ten Thousand Villages was started -Slow fade to shot of outside of Ten Thousand Villages store -Scene 6 -Slow fade to inside of the store -Interview with Lisa (Store Manager) as she discusses the importance of providing consistent payment to skilled artisans in developing countries in order to provide sustainability (location: in store) -Shot of map to highlight the countries that Lisa discusses -Cut to black screen

7 CLIMAX -Shot of Dr. Chong -confirming that consumer pressure is a huge part of why fair trade and socially responsible companies have become so popular recently (location: his office)

8 ACT 3, SCENE 1 -Shot of Dr. Chong -What consumers (like us) can do in order to continue with the pressure and ensure that socially responsible companies and fair trade continue on the upward trend. -This concluding scene is important because it shows the audience’s involvement and what they can do to help -Cut to shots of young people in community engagement activities -(pictures and videos)

9 ACT 3, SCENE 2 -Conclusion -Start with that same shot of the main character and voice over with a quick review of her outfit showing that everything that she has on has been purchased responsibly and not at unreasonable prices -Shot of map with every country that was discussed in the film highlighted -Show list of stores right here in wp where fair trade products can be purchased?


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