25 minute presentation about Serenity and Firefly

POSTED BY: Orcblaster
UPDATED: Sunday, March 20, 2005 01:54
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ORCBLASTER

Saturday, March 19, 2005 12:44 PM

Hi,

This year I have decided to do my presentation about
Firefly, for school.
Now, I have about 30 people in my class to introduce to Firefly/Serenity.
Of course I have to talk about how Firefly came to be, about the pilot, how Fox messed with the order of the episodes, how great the show really is written/directed/performed etc etc.
But what is the best way to get the Firefly message across in 25 minutes? I mean, I could talk for 25 minutes and people still don't know much (besides, Firefly is very hard to explain to people) so I thought it'd be best if I would show them some precious Firefly moments from my dvd-set. But it is a requirement that I speak for at least 10 minutes, so I have 15 minutes of video to show.
What is the best way to do this? Should I begin with video and later explain what i showed them, should I mix the video in the speech.
It'b really cool if I could get 30 more browncoats in 25 minutes! :-)
Can someone help me out here ;-)

RAVERN

Saturday, March 19, 2005 12:58 PM

Try starting off with a five minute intro off one of the episodes. tension build.
Then after the song - you can go in to your talk for about five -ten minutes. Interweaving 30 second clips, showing all the different techniques used. You know humour, camera angle, script, graphics.
And end with the Gag reel which always makes me laugh.

Hope all goes well.
keep the pace though and don`t let them relax too much.

PURPLEBELLY

Saturday, March 19, 2005 1:00 PM

If it was me, I'd use the opening of The Message: you see each character, so you can link your talk to the most important element of the show; it's funny, so it disarms those alienated by the SciFi-Western mix; it's intriguing, so people may listen to you hoping for the answers.

You only have 25 minutes, though, so you may want to minimise screen time
- unless you play it muted in the background

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

Saturday, March 19, 2005 1:10 PM

I actually tried coming up with something, but on further reflection, just do what Ravern said.

Oh, yeah--further proving that I have precisely zero original bones in my body, I agree that you should use the trailer from The Message.
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I wish I had a magical wish-granting plank.

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

Saturday, March 19, 2005 1:11 PM

Double post.

JUSTCALLMESIMON

Saturday, March 19, 2005 1:39 PM

I hope you're not in public school. And don't ruin any of the suprises.

AURAPTOR

Saturday, March 19, 2005 2:08 PM

Another suggestion - the birthday party scene for Simon in OoG. All the crew members are in the mess, enjoying each other's company and laughing. It shows the audience who everyone is - Book and his monastic humor, Zoe and Wash are married,Simon the doctor,etc - and their 'part' on the ship. And there's the cool shot of the fire being sucked out into space, and you could end it as the bay doors close..

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

ORCBLASTER

Saturday, March 19, 2005 2:34 PM

Thanks you guys!
This really helped me figuring out a lot!
I think I'm gonna go with The Message intro.
Then when I'm talking about the different characters I'll put in the birthday party scene from Out of gas like AURaptor suggested (But the fire might take up too much time, so I may have to cut it when the lights go off when Simon blows out the candles (it might even get them curious)

NYWOE

Saturday, March 19, 2005 2:58 PM

Great work, Browncoat! You make us proud! *wipes tear* Be sure to let us know how it goes.

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I may have to cut it when the lights go off when Simon blows out the candles (it might even get them curious)

Make sure they at least see the explosion...

I think it's a great idea to use this scene. If you need something else to fill the time, you could find one of the better music videos out there. Are you showing this stuff off of a computer or off of a TV?

Back when I was a kid, we didn't have no fancy "multi-media" presentations. We had to stand up front and just talk, using little pieces of paper called "notecards." Kids these days!

Also, I had to walk to school every day in the snow... uphill... both ways.

I have heard of a place where humans do battle in a ring of Jell-O.
--Teal'c

ORCBLASTER

Saturday, March 19, 2005 3:51 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Nywoe:
Great work, Browncoat! You make us proud! *wipes tear* Be sure to let us know how it goes.

Quote:
I may have to cut it when the lights go off when Simon blows out the candles (it might even get them curious)

Make sure they at least see the explosion...

I think it's a great idea to use this scene. If you need something else to fill the time, you could find one of the better music videos out there. Are you showing this stuff off of a computer or off of a TV?

Back when I was a kid, we didn't have no fancy "multi-media" presentations. We had to stand up front and just talk, using little pieces of paper called "notecards." Kids these days! Also, I had to walk to school every day in the snow... uphill... both ways.

I have heard of a place where humans do battle in a ring of Jell-O.
--Teal'c

Yeah, I'm gonna do it on a computer connected to a beamer wich projects it on a big screen, so it's like a semi-theater hehehe. If my classmates are interested (and I hope they will be) we can even watch some episodes after class!

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