Third Graders have spent part of the fall term reading and enjoying Kathryn Lasky’s popular fantasy novel, The Capture. Two years ago, this vivid and compelling novel was adapted for the big screen by BCD parent, John Orloff. Today, John was generous to come to the library to share his experiences about adapting the first three books in this series to create the film, Guardians of Ga’Hoole. Students learned about the film-making process by viewing portions of John’s original scripts, seeing top-secret artist renderings of the characters as they went through stages of editing and development, and by viewing segments of the pre-production animation. We also viewed the first scene of the film which left us all wanting more!
As a thanks to John, the third grade presented a book of their owl writings.
Thank you to John Orloff for sharing your experience with us. We really appreciate your time today. And thanks to Mrs. Romano for being so flexible with the schedule to allow the entire third grade to come together for this special workshop!
