Storyboard created by children, Year 4/5, at Freeville School, NZ. Focusing on safety around bicycles with a emphasis on wearing a cycle helmet correctly. Joint winner of the storyboard section for 2012. Part of the prize packaged included a four day workshop with Stuart Hale and Innes Kennard, so the children could turn their storyboard into a short movie. Too see the finished movie visit this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvwYl0f_rrk

1. The Doughnut Monster’s New Bicycle

2. Scene: Doughnut Land….The
Street were Doughnut Monster
lives…
Script:
Narrator –
On Sunday in…
Camera Shot:
Wide shot, zoom in to Doughnut
Monsterʼs house (see Doughnut
monster and Mum threw the
window).
Backdrop:
Sprinke Street….

3. Scene: Doughnut Land….The
Street Where Doughnut Monster
lives…
Characters: Doughnut Monster
and his Mum.
Script:
Narrator –
Doughnut Land it was…
Camera Shot:
Zoom in to Doughnut Monsterʼs
house (see Doughnut monster and
Mum threw the window).
Backdrop:View of Doughnut
Monsterʼs House

4. Scene: Doughnut Monsterʼs House (in
Doughnut Land)
Characters: Doughnut Monster and
his Mum.
Script:
Narrator –
Doughnut Monsterʼs Birthday. His
Mum said…
Mum: I am going to take you to
Sprinkle Street to buy a new bike so
we can bike to school.
Doughnut Monster: “Yeah”
Camera Shot:
Front view of whole scene.

5.
Scene: Doughnut Bike Shop on
Sprinkle Street.
Characters: Doughnut Monster and
his Mum.
Script:
Narrator
The Doughnut Monster and his
mum….
Camera Shot:
Wide shot…
Backdrop:
Scene

6.
Scene: In the Bike Shop on Sprinkle
Street.
Characters: Doughnut Monster and
his Mum.
Script:
Narrator
walked into the Bike shop.
Camera Shot:
Front view of whole scene.
Backdrop:
Scene inside bike shop.

7. Scene: The Doughnut Monster trying
on bikes.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator:
The Doughnut Monster tried on the
first bike.
Camera Shot:
Whole shot of the bike.
Backdrop:
Inside the bike shop

8.
Scene: Inside the Bike shot, Doughnut
Monster trying on the first bike.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
It was too big and he couldnʼt touch
the pedals or the ground.
Camera Shot:
Close-up of Doughnut Monsterʼs feet.

9. Scene: Inside the Bike shop,
Doughnut Monster trying on a bike that
is too small.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
The Doughnut Monster tried the next
bike and it was too small. His knees
were squashed…
Camera Shot:
Side view of small bike, whole body of
Doughnut Monster.
Backdrop:
Inside the bike shop.

10. Scene: Inside the Bike shop,
Doughnut Monster trying on bikes.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
The next bike was just right!
Camera Shots:
Shot of Doughnut Monster and the
bike.
Backdrop:
Inside the bike shop.

11. Scene: Inside the Bike shop,
Doughnut Monster trying on bikes.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
The Doughnut Monster could touch
the ground with both feet.
He could reach the handle bars and
breaks if he needed to stop quickly.
The bike felt comfortable.
Camera Shots:
Shot of Doughnut Monter’s feet
touching the ground and hands on
handle bars.

12.
Scene: Inside the Bike shop,
Doughnut Monster looking at cycle
helmets.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
Next Doughnut Monster looked at the
cycle helmets.
Camera Shots:
Shot of cycle helmets, Doughnut
Monster back view.
Backdrop:
Cycle helmets.

13. Scene: Inside the Bike shot,
Doughnut Monster trying on a small
cycle helmet.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
The first cycle helmet was too small.
It didnʼt cover his head and the straps
didnʼt do up.
Camera Shots:
Close up - front shot of Doughnut
monster with small helmet.

14.
Scene: Inside the Bike shot,
Doughnut Monster looking at cycle
helmets.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
Then he picked a bright pink cycle
helmet.
Camera Shots:
Close up Doughnut Monster with pink
helmet (covering his eyes).

15.
Scene: Inside the Bike shop, Doughnut
Monster trying on a helmet too big.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
He shook his head and the helmet
flopped back and forth.
Camera Shots:
Profile shot of Doughnut Monster,
helmet too big.
Special Effects: Helmet moving back
and forth, use magnets.

16. Scene: Inside the Bike shop,
Doughnut Monster trying on helmets.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
Then the Doughnut Monster found a
helmet that was just right!
Camera Shots:
Front view.

17.
Scene: Inside the Bike shop,
Doughnut Monster doing the helmet
test.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
Mum: Wait lets do the test! Put two
fingers above your eyebrows.
Tip on screen (two fingers above your
eyebrows) thatʼs where the helmet
should sit.
Camera Shots:
Close up Doughnut Monster.

18. Scene: Inside the Bike shop,
Doughnut Monster helmet test.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
Mum:
Next adjust the straps. The V should
be below your ears.
Screen Tip: Get an adult to help you.
Camera Shots:
Side view.

19. Scene: Inside the Bike shop,
Doughnut Monster helmet test.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
Mum:
Then make sure the straps are done
up under your chin.
ScreenTip: You should only be able to
put your finger tips between.
Camera Shots:
Front shot, chest up with Doughnut
Monster wearing his helmet correctly.

20. Scene: Inside the Bike shop,
Doughnut Monster his bright vest.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
The Doughnut Monster got a bike vest
so he could be seen on his bicycle.
Camera Shots:
Front shot wearing vest.
Backdrop:
Use backdrop of cycle helmet wall or
insde the bike shop.

21. Scene: The Next Day….Monday
biking to school.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
The next day the Doughnut Monster
biked to school with his Mum.
He biked on the left side of the road….
Doughnut Monster:
Children under 10 years old should
always bike with an adult.
Camera Shots:
Wide shot, biking down Sprinke
Street.

22. Scene: The Next Day….Monday
biking to school.
Characters: Doughnut Monster.
Script:
Narrator –
The Doughnut Monster walked his
bike into school.
Doughnut Monster:
Be careful when biking around cars.
Camera Shots:
Standing outside school.

23. Original Idea
Samara
Writers
Samara
Dru
Ryan B
Storyboard
Samara
Ryan B
Manaia
Thomas
Meg
Niamh
Caitlyn P
Kimiya
Ryan R
Created and Developed by the
Children in Room 6, Freeville School 2012.

24.
Notes:
We would make puppets for the movie and backdrops. We would have the same artist
creating/drawing the puppets.
This storyboard had a few children drawing the Doughnut Monster (so he does look
different in some of the photos).