Deldra McCord

Spring 2015
Book Trailer Storyboard
Book: Chicken Sunday
Title Slide:
Composition: White Background with Black lettering (Times New Roman) Font Size: 12
Chicken Sunday
By Deldra McCord
Time-approximately 10 seconds
Transition: Fade into Black to Scene 1
Audio: Background Music First 15-20 seconds of Family by Dolly Parton
Narration: None
Scene 1: Introduction

Composition: Narrator (Deldra) sitting in the chair holding the book. Narrator sits a slight right
angle to the camera. Narrator looks directly into the camera. The background has books and
other library materials.
Type of Shot: Still Image
Framing: Subject is in the middle of the frame and looking directly at the camera.
Timing: Approximately 20 seconds
Transition: Fade into next image.
Audio: Narrator speaking
Narration: Have you ever wanted to do something special for someone who you love.
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco is a great book that is heart-warming. The cover of the book
expresses love of a grandmother and her three grandchildren. The story is about a lady named
Miss Eula who walks pass a hat shop everyday with her grandchildren. Miss Eula loves to look

at the beautiful hats. Her grandchildren planned to earn money, so they can buy their
grandmother a special hat.
Scene 2:

Type of Shot: Still Image

Framing: Subjects are to the left, right, and middle of frame.
Timing: Approximately 10 seconds
Transition: Fade into next image.
Audio: Narrator speaking
Narration: Miss Eula and her three grandchildren enjoy looking at the beautiful hats in the
window of Mr. Kodinskis Hat Shop.
Scene 3:

Type of Shot: Still Image

Framing: One subject is in the middle of the frame; one to the left; one to the right.
Timing: Approximately 15 seconds
Transition: Fade into next image.

Audio: Narrator speaking

Narration: Stewart, Winnie, and Winston plan to earn money so they can buy their grandmother
Miss Eula a hat. They are counting their money.

Scene 4:

Type of Shot: Still Image

Framing: One subject to the left of the frame; three to the right.
Timing: Approximately 20 seconds
Transition: Fade into next image.
Audio: Narrator speaking
Narration: Mr. Kodinskis Hat Shop is egged. He thinks that Stewart, Winnie, and Winston are
responsible. He can only see the shadows of three children running away from the shop.

Scene 5:

Type of Shot: Still Image

Framing: Subject is in the middle of the frame and looking; one to the left and two to the right.

Timing: Approximately 10 seconds

Transition: Fade into next image.
Audio: Narrator speaking
Narration: Miss Eula and the children are sad because Mr. Kodinski thinks that they throw eggs
at his hat shop.

Scene 6:

Type of Shot: Still Image

Framing: Three subjects to the left of the frame and one to the right.
Timing: Approximately 20 seconds
Transition: Fade into next image.
Audio: Narrator speaking
Narration: They children has a plan to decorate Pysanky eggs, so they can sale them and prove
their innocence to Mr. Kodinski.

Scene 7:

Type of Shot: Still Image

Framing: Subject is in the middle of the frame.
Timing: Approximately 20 seconds
Transition: Fade into next image.
Audio: Narrator speaking
Narration: Mr. Kodinski examines the eggs. He realized that they were special, and that he had
not seen eggs like that since he left his homeland.

Scene 8:

Type of Shot: Still Image

Framing: Three subjects to the left of the frame and two to the right.
Timing: Approximately 20 seconds
Transition: Fade into next image.
Audio: Narrator speaking
Narration: Mr. Kodinski invited the kids over for tea. They decorated eggs for the next few days.

Scene 9:

Type of Shot: Still Image

Framing: Three subjects to the left of the frame and one to the right.
Timing: Approximately 30 seconds
Transition: Fade into next image.
Audio: Narrator speaking
Narration: That afternoon the children counted their money. They had more than enough to buy
the hat for their grandmother. Before they could say anything, Mr. Kodinski came out of the
back room with a box.

Scene 10:

Type of Shot: Still Image

Framing: Four subjects to the left of the frame.
Timing: Approximately 20 seconds
Transition: Fade into next image.
Audio: Narrator speaking
Narration: On Easter Miss Eula opened the box. She cried and held the children close. She was
very happy.

Scene 11:

Type of Shot: Still Image

Framing: Two subjects to the left of the frame; one in the middle; two to the right.
Timing: Approximately 20 seconds
Transition: Fade into next image.
Audio: Narrator speaking
Narration: Miss Eula and the children went to church on Sunday. She was so beautiful in her
pink hat. She sang a solo; her voice was like slow thunder and sweet rain.