Ethan Pike
Storyboard
11/14/15
Storyboard:
Athletes
I want this documentary to make
people aware of what athletes are and the habits and patterns of athletes. It
overall will have a positive tone and I believe it will leave its viewers not
uncomfortable or depressed but informed about the lighter and serious sides of
athletics.
The first thing on the screen will
by the title screen saying “Athletes by Ethan Pike”. There will be no sounds. There
will be a picture of a team of soccer players smiling for a team picture in the
background. After that the screen will fade to black. This will help lead into
the fun tone of my next scene.
The opening scene is clips of
sports moments. First is game four of the NBA finals when LeBron James hits the
game tying buzzer beater with Mike Breen commentating. I like this opening in
particular because it shows the pinnacle of athleticism in a sense. Then cut to
a high school men’s soccer game, a gymnastics meet with a woman tumbling, a gym
where a man is lifting weights, and a woman cycling in a marathon. These clips
will show the diversity of activities, intensity, and skill. After these clips
I will still be cycling clips of other sports but I will be doing a voice over.
I will say “Athletics and those who participate in them are a large part of our
society. Athletes do this to stay in shape, better themselves, and promote
community in their local area. The community of athletics is full of comradery
and fun while improving their bodies. Athletes enjoy playing sports such as these,
but there are so much more.” The video clips that will show during this include
women’s volleyball, guys playing basketball in a gym, a yoga class, a high
school football game, and a dodgeball match. All the clips mentioned so far
will be between three and five second each. During all this a song I created in
a program called Garageband will be playing in the background and will fade
out. I believe that this will create an upbeat tone and a feeling of fun.
Upbeat and fun are the tone I want because I believe it relates the most to the
nature of athletes and sports.
The following scene will be
relatively short. It is a general history in athletics and sports. This scene
will be short as to not create a dry mood or to emphasize the history so there
is more focus on the present situation of athletes. I will be narrating and
will say “There have been athletes for over 3500 years and competed in events
such as distance running, sprinting, jumping, and stone throwing. Historically
the most recognized sporting event is the Olympics, held in Athens, Greece in
1896. Fourteen nations were present and competed in several different running
and jumping competitions, as well as shot-put and javelin throwing. Since then
international sports have grown significantly. There are currently 204
countries compete in the Olympics and have more than 400 events to compete in.
With the growth of the Olympics the usage of sports began to rise in the
general population. People of all ages daily participate in sports and
trainings just like Olympic athletes do around the world.” During this
narration there will be pictures of old paintings of the Olympics as well as
pictures of the modern Olympics. The older paintings will get more time on the
screen, but there are enough modern Olympics pictures there will be a new one
every three or four seconds. This brief description of the history of athletes
and the growth of how it got to where it is today informs the viewer of how
integral sports are in human history. It could create an appreciation for what
sports have done for humanity.
The next scene will open with my
voice on a black screen until different pictures of the Johnson Center at UK start
to come up(I took this picture). There will be a picture of the basketball
courts, racquetball room, climbing wall, several pictures of weight machines,
and some pictures found online of other gyms. I will be saying “Whether
professional or amateur all must train or participate regularly. Gyms and
fitness centers are an easy and cheap way to practice and train. Utilizing
these centers will improve an athletes abilities. Gyms offer a wide assortment
of tools to meet the needs of athletes. Places like the Johnson Center are well
kept and very popular on this campus. Most towns have a gym and many colleges
will have their own. Competitions can happen on a variety of settings. A
recreational competition will happen in a gym or common area similar to where
training happens.” At one point I will hold on a picture of people playing
basketball while making a bullet point list. The bullets will individually say,
easy, cheap, machines, cardio work, training room, and competition as I read
them during my narrating. Also, during the first few seconds a song I created
will be playing. The tone of this is sort of serious in the sense of voluntary
hard work. After I am done saying this the list will fade out, then the picture
and finally the music will fade.
The next scene will open with a
song I created with videos of people working out with other people. This will
create a tone of getting pumped or hyped to workout. The music and the guy
working out will give a good idea of what it means to train and the important
part is having friends being there to support each other. After a few second I
will start narrating, I will say “Training and competition often go hand in
hand. The most successful teams have intense practice sessions and individual
workouts to become tougher, faster, and stronger. Between the professional
level and the beginner there are many different levels of commitment. The
minority of athletes are training really hard to achieve some goal. This doesn’t
discount the efforts of those who don’t. Speaking to a recreational style of
training, Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner put it as Recreational
sports are those activities where the primary purpose of the activity is
participation, with the related goals of improved physical fitness, fun, and
social involvement often prominent ports are usually perceived as being less
stressful, both physically and mentally, on the participants. There are lower
expectations regarding both performance and commitment to the sport in the
recreational sphere (563-564).” The video will last for a short while after I
am done narrating. This tone will transition smoothly into the topic of the
next scene.
The music will continue into this
scene. There will be a sequence of professional athletes, collegiate athletes,
and fans of their sports. I will narrate saying “Some people in this community
play sports professionally or collegiately. Playing collegiately opens doors to
play professionally and make a fulfilling career out of a sport. They will
compete on large scales against other professionals, individually or on a team
and be paid based upon demand and skill level. These people are considered the pinnacle
of athleticism. Professional athletes are the leaders of the sports
communities. Whether a body builder, basketball player, or gymnast there are
other amateur athletes trying to copy what the professionals do. This promotes
the growth of members and the acquiring of new ones. Professionals drive the
community to be better at what they do and to help it grow.” The pictures will
start and continue with LeBron James, Tom Brady, Serena Williams, Christiano
Ronaldo, U.K. fans cheering at a football game, the U.K. basketball team, Brian
Shaw, Tony Hawk, Shawn White, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. These professionals will
look happy and powerful in their pictures. Between these photos of professional
athletes and their fans I believe it will convey a sense of community and
prestige for being an athlete.
When those photos finish I will
start narrating again. Shortly after I do a new set of photos will come up
involving trainers, injuries, and rehab. This will convey a sense of sacrifice.
It seem like these athletes pay a price to do what they do and you should feel
sorry for them. I will be saying “Athletes in this community have one real
setback that they experience. During competition or training people can get
hurt. Injuries are a normal fact of being an athlete. Training breaks down the
body to make it stronger again, but it doesn’t always go as planned. Whether it
is a small problem like a sprain or a severe issue such as blowing out a knee,
injuries can be a nightmare to deal with.
This picture is of a concussion that
I suffered during high school. This injury caused me to miss my junior year of
school and made it hard to read. I suffered the effects of this for almost two
years. Most injuries are not this serious and usually involve a week to a month
of recovery time. Science makes advances every year in the rehabilitation and
prevention of injury. Injuries can come to people of all ages so safety is
taught during all competition or practice.” The mood will remain constant
throughout because of the nature of the pictures that will be shown. There will
be a picture of me and probably another professional athlete injured. There
will be pictures of athletes in casts and doing rehab that looks really
painful. The music and picture will fade at together.
The next scene will be much more
somber. It will open with a picture of a football team with their helmets off. A
somber song that I created will start to play. The tone of this will be much
more serious to catch people’s attention from the positive and fun tone that
there has been so far. I will start narrating during the first picture saying
"Athletic events are a lens to show a microcosm of society. A particular
instance of this comes in patterns of racism. The prominent pattern is term
racial stacking which means the over or under representation of one particular
race of people in certain positions in the sports world. Black and white people
are given very different roles in sports. For example, there are significantly
fewer black coaches compared to white and the opportunity for rehiring of a
black coach is considerably lower. Black players throughout sports are placed
in roles where pure athletic ability is critical while white players are given
leadership positions or a role that requires more mental ability (63-65).”
During my narration pictures of sports teams that are predominantly one race
will go through a slide show. After my narration the last picture will stay up
and words will pop up (
Powell-Morse, Andrew). They will be” 67% of NFL
players are black and 25% are white. 78% of all quarterbacks are white while
only 16% are black. 89% of running backs are black while 7% are white. There
are 170 black cornerbacks and no white cornerbacks.” This focused showing of
evidence should drive the point more than if I read it out loud. This is the
most serious part of the documentary, but it is not so serious that people will
remember how they felt but what was shown.
After this a slightly upbeat song that
I made will play and a picture of Mia Hamm and the U.S. soccer team will come
up. This scene will be have a feeling of things are improving as the scene
progresses. I will start narrating shortly after the picture comes up. I will
say “Women’s sports have been ignored largely for much of their existence.
Girls programs starting in middle school are given less money and a tighter
budget. They will get the leftovers of equipment, practice times, and field
use. Women’s professional sports are small here in America but show promise of
growing. The U.S. women’s soccer team and the WNBA are growing steadily with
their growing success in international play and star athletes.” The picture of
Mia Hamm will eventually change to a picture of two WNBA teams playing against
each other with a focus on the point guard with the ball.
The next scene will start with a
song that I created. There will be a series of pictures and sports clips. In
this order there will be a championship flag football team pictures, a clip of
one touchdown pass in a football game, a picture of guys congratulating each
other, a picture of volleyball players congratulating each other, and a clip of
the New England Patriots winning the super bowl and their celebration. During
this I will be narrating over the media. I will say “Becoming a part of the
community is simple. There are several opportunities on this campus to get
involved in athletic activities. Joining an intermural team and attending a gym
regularly is the easiest way to do it. Most things come with little to no cost
and have lenient time requirements. Being
an athlete is very rewarding. Athletics are a way to stay in shape because all
athletics will improve the general fitness or people. The athletic community
continues to grow and promote healthy living for all people. These athletes
share a desire to better themselves and encourage each other to be successful
as they train. This community is a great group to get plugged in to.” The final
clip of the Patriots winning the super bowl will fade after I am done
narrating. This final image of a team winning a trophy will give a feeling of
victory to the viewer. The sight of a group of players achieving their final
goal of winning the Super Bowl can be a powerful image.
After this there is a credits/
sources scene scrolling with no music. I have no people to give credit to but I
will have several sources that will be listed. It will end with “Thanks for
watching!”
The information presented and the
manner it was presented may come as entertaining and informational. I don’t
believe it will be dry or monotonous. The mix of music and visuals should keep
the viewer engaged for as long as the documentary goes. The serious parts about
injury and racial stacking are not serious enough I believe to put a damper on
the whole video. It should leave people entertained and knowing more than they
came into it knowing.
Sources
Powell-Morse, Andrew. "The Unofficial 2014 NFL Player
Census - Best Tickets Blog." Best Tickets Blog. 23 Sept. 2014. Web. 14
Nov. 2015.
URL
"Recreational Sports." World of Sports Science.
Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 2007.
563-565. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 9 Oct. 2015.
"Sports." International Encyclopedia of the
Social Sciences. Ed. William A. Darity, Jr. 2nd ed. Vol. 8. Detroit:
Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. 63-65. Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Web. 9 Oct. 2015.
